Copa del Rey
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESPCUP1
Summary
The 2021-2022 Copa del Rey (ESPCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in Spain. All 20 teams from La Liga (ESP1) and 22 teams from the Segunda División (ESP2) will participate. The winner of the 2021-2022 ESPCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League. The Final will be held on 23 April 2022. FC Barcelona (ESP1) is the defending ESPCUP1 champion.
In all "knockout matches", if a match ends in a tie after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held. For the Semifinals, if the aggregate score is tied at the end of the 2nd leg, the team with the most away goals advances. If still tied after applying the Away Goals Rule, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held.
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Leagues Pyramid - Spain
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ESP1 | La Liga Santander | 20 |
| ESP2 | LaLiga 2 (Segunda División) | 22 |
| ESP3 | Primera División RFEF | 40 |
| ESP4 | Segunda División RFEF | 90 |
| ESP5 | Tercera División RFEF | 90 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 20 | 20 Regional Leagues group winners | None | 10 Knockout matches |
| 1st Round | 112 | 16 ESP1 teams, 22 ESP2 teams, 28 ESP3 teams, 32 ESP4 teams, 4 Copa Federacíon Semifinalists | 10 Preliminary Round winners | 56 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 56 | None | 56 winners from 1st Round | 28 Knockout matches |
| Round of 32 | 32 | 4 ESP1 teams playing in the Supercopa de España | 28 winners from 2nd Round | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from Round of 32 | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 23 Apr 2022
 | 54 | Valencia (ESP1) | Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Rayo Vallecano (ESP1) | 23 | Real Betis (ESP1) |
| 09.02.22 |  | 12 | Real Betis | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
| 03.03.22 | | 11 | Rayo Vallecano | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
| Aggregate | Athletic Bilbao (ESP1) | 12 | Valencia (ESP1) |
| 10.02.22 |  | 11 | Valencia | Estadio San Mamés |
| 02.03.22 | | 10 | Athletic Bilbao | Estadio Mestalla |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 2 Feb 2022
| 10 | Mallorca (ESP1) | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas |
Thu - 3 Feb 2022
 | 04 | Real Betis (ESP1) | Reale Arena |
| 10 | Real Madrid (ESP1) | Estadio San Mamés |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 15 Jan 2022
 | 12 | Rayo Vallecano (ESP1) | Estadi Municipal de Montilivi |
Sun - 16 Jan 2022
 | 01 | Valencia (ESP1) | Estadio Balear |
| 21 | Sevilla FC (ESP1) | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
Wed - 19 Jan 2022
| 20 | Atlético Madrid (ESP1) | Reale Arena |
Thu - 20 Jan 2022
 | 12 | Real Madrid (ESP1) | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 32 | FC Barcelona (ESP1) | Estadio San Mamés | |||
| AET | ||||||
Round of 32
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 4 Jan 2022
 | 13 | Espanyol (ESP1) | El Toralín |
Wed - 5 Jan 2022
 | 12 | Valencia (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal Cartagonova |
 | 23 | Real Sociedad (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de Butarque |
 | 12 | FC Barcelona (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de Linarejos |
| 21 | Celta Vigo (ESP1) | Estadio Balear |
 | 03 | Real Betis (ESP1) | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
 | 01 | Rayo Vallecano (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de Anduva |
 | 13 | Real Madrid (ESP1) | Campo Municipal El Collao |
Thu - 6 Jan 2022
 | 01 | Cádiz CF (ESP1) | Estadio Fernando Torres |
 | 21 | Villarreal (ESP1) | El Molinón |
 | 02 | Sevilla FC (ESP1) | Estadio La Romareda |
 | 02 | Athletic Bilbao (ESP1) | Estadio Polideportivo La Juventud |
 | 12 | Elche CF (ESP1) | Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos |
 | 05 | Atlético Madrid (ESP1) | Estadio La Peineta |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Dec 2021
 | 12 | Celta Vigo (ESP1) | Estadi Nacional (Andorra la Vella) |
 | 45 | CF Fuenlabrada (ESP2) | Estadio Nuevo Matapiñonera |
| 10 | Málaga (ESP2) | Miniestadio Cerro del Espino |
| 20 | Burgos CF (ESP2) | Estadio La Romareda |
 | 12 | Espanyol (ESP1) | Estadio La Nueva Balastera |
| 31 | Levante (ESP1) | Campo Municipal El Collao |
| 21 | Deportivo Alavés (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de Linarejos |
Wed - 15 Dec 2021
 | 13 | Rayo Vallecano (ESP1) | Estadio As Eiroas |
 | 56 | Sevilla FC (ESP1) | Camp Municipal Sa Plana |
 | 03 | Real Sociedad (ESP1) | Estadio Ruta de la Plata |
 | 23 | CD Leganés (ESP2) | Estadio Municipal Reino de León |
 | 12 | FC Cartagena (ESP2) | Nou Estadi Castalia |
| 21 | AD Alcorcón (ESP2) | El Molinón |
| 21 | UD Ibiza (ESP2) | El Toralín |
| 31 | UD Las Palmas (ESP2) | Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla |
 | 01 | Elche CF (ESP1) | Campo de Futbol Reina Sofía |
 | 17 | Villarreal (ESP1) | Estadio El Palmar |
 | 12 | SD Eibar (ESP2) | Estadio de Tenerife |
Thu - 16 Dec 2021
 | 06 | Mallorca (ESP1) | Estadio Ganzábal |
 | 13 | Valencia (ESP1) | Estadio de Espiñedo | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 24 | Real Betis (ESP1) | Estadio El Prado (Talavera de la Reina) | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | UD Almería (ESP2) | Campo Municipal de Urritxe |
 | 12 | CD Mirandés (ESP2) | Estadio Anxo Carro |
| 10 | Granada (ESP1) | Estadio Polideportivo La Juventud |
 | 01 | Cádiz CF (ESP1) | Estadio Carlos Belmonte |
| 50 | Getafe (ESP1) | Estadio Balear |
 | 12 | Osasuna (ESP1) | Estadio Abanca-Riazor |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 30 Nov 2021
 | 01 | Real Valladolid (ESP2) | Estadio La Solana |
 | 01 | FC Andorra (ESP3) | Estadio La Salera |
 | 08 | Villarreal (ESP1) | Estadio Abanca-Riazor |
 | 04 | Deportivo Alavés (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de La Albuera |
 | 01 | AD Alcorcón (ESP2) | Estadio La Pinila |
 | 01 | Sporting Gijón (ESP2) | El Molinón |
 | 02 | FC Cartagena (ESP2) | Estadio Las Gaunas |
| 20 | CE Sabadell FC (ESP3) | Campo Municipal El Palmar |
 | 15 | Getafe (ESP1) | Camp Municipal d'Esports (Mollerussa) |
 | 05 | Celta Vigo (ESP1) | Estadio La Romareda |
 | 35 | UD Almería (ESP2) | Estadio El Rubial | |||
| UD Almería advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
| 21 | Racing de Ferrol (ESP3) | Estadio Carlos Belmonte | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 03 | CD Alcoyano (ESP3) | Estadio Nuevo Vivero |
Wed - 1 Dec 2021
 | 01 | Real Zaragoza (ESP2) | Estadio Silvestre Carrillo |
| 20 | CD Tudelano (ESP3) | Estadio As Eiroas |
 | 23 | Espanyol (ESP1) | Campo Municipal La Estación |
 | 01 | Sevilla FC (ESP1) | Estadio Neuvo Arcángel | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 02 | Mallorca (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal de La Albuera | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Unionistas de Salamanca (ESP3) | Estadio Nuevo Mirador |
 | 01 | CF Fuenlabrada (ESP2) | Estadio Luis Suñer Picó |
 | 12 | SS Reyes (ESP3) | Estadio San Juan (Pamplona) |
| 21 | Inter de Madrid (ESP3) | Estadio Polideportivo La Juventud |
 | 34 | Deportivo La Coruña (ESP3) | Estadio de La Condomina | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 20 | UE Cornellà (ESP3) | Estadio El Prado (Talavera de la Reina) |
 | 01 | SD Amorebieta (ESP2) | Camp Municipal de Futbol Nou Sardenya |
| 21 | SD Logroñés (ESP3) | Estadio de Espiñedo |
 | 45 | Atlético Baleares (ESP3) | Estadio La Planilla | |||
| CD Calahorra advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 14 | Zamora CF (ESP3) | Estadio Francisco de la Hera |
| 65 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona (ESP3) | Estadio Municipal de Linarejos | |||
| Linares Deportivo advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
 | 23 | Cultural Leonesa (ESP3) | Estadio Iberoamericano 2010 |
 | 12 | SD Ponferradina (ESP2) | Estadio Príncipe Felipe |
 | 04 | Real Betis (ESP1) | Campo Municipal El Collao |
 | 04 | Real Sociedad (ESP1) | Estadio Gran Canaria |
 | 03 | CD Mirandés (ESP2) | Estadio Ciudad de Lepe |
Thu - 2 Dec 2021
 | 23 | UD Las Palmas (ESP2) | Estadio Vivar Téllez |
 | 08 | Levante (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro |
 | 04 | Osasuna (ESP1) | Campo de Fútbol San Agustin de Guadalix |
 | 34 | Rayo Vallecano (ESP1) | Estadio Municipal Luis Ramos | |||
| Rayo Vallecano advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 12 | SD Eibar (ESP2) | Estadio Urbieta |
 | 03 | Valencia (ESP1) | Estadio La Vega |
 | 03 | Málaga (ESP2) | Campo San Francisco |
 | 15 | Girona FC (ESP2) | Estadio Ciudad de Puertollano |
| 21 | Real Oviedo (ESP2) | Camp Municipal Sa Plana |
 | 01 | CD Castellón (ESP3) | Estadio San Miguel (Pulpí) |
| 21 | UD Logroñés (ESP3) | Estadio Ganzábal |
 | 22 | CD Lugo (ESP2) | Centro Deportivo Municipal Vicente del Bosque | |||
| CD Lugo advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 01 | CF Rayo Majadahonda (ESP3) | Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat |
 | 12 | CD Leganés (ESP2) | Chapín |
 | 07 | Cádiz CF (ESP1) | Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia |
 | 12 | CD Tenerife (ESP2) | Estadio Can Misses - Power Electronic | |||
| AET | ||||||