Copa del Rey
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2026-2027
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESPCUP1

Summary

The 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 ESPCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2027-2028 UEFA Europa League. The Final will be held April 2026 Real Sociedad (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 LaLiga EA Sports 20
ESP2 Segunda División 22
ESP3 Primera Federación 40
ESP4 Segunda Federación 90

Competition Structure

Stage# TeamsNew Teams Entering This RoundTeams From Previous RoundFormat
Preliminary Round2020 Regional Leagues group winnersNone10 Knockout matches
1st Round11216 ESP1 teams, 22 ESP2 teams, 16 ESP3 teams, 36 ESP4 teams, 8 ESP5 teams, 4 Copa Federacíon Semifinalists10 Preliminary Round winners56 Knockout matches
2nd Round56None56 winners from 1st Round28 Knockout matches
Round of 32324 ESP1 teams playing in the Supercopa de España28 winners from 2nd Round16 Knockout matches
Round of 1616None16 winners from Round of 328 Knockout matches
Quarterfinals8None8 winners from Round of 164 Knockout matches
Semifinals4None4 winners from Quarterfinals2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances
Final2None2 winners from Semifinals1 Knockout match played at a neutral site

1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 27 Oct 2026
 Pinatar (ESP) 13 Elche CF (ESP1)
 Sestao River Club (ESP) 43 Espanyol (ESP1)Estadio Las Llanas
 Castellonense (ESP5) 12 UD Almería (ESP2)
 RSD Alcala (ESP4) 13 UD Las Palmas (ESP2)
 Gimnástica Segoviana (ESP4) 01 Cultural Leonesa (ESP3)Estadio Municipal de La Albuera
 UD Llanera (ESP4) 35 SD Ponferradina (ESP3)Estadio Municipal Hermanos Antuña
 Lucena CF (ESP) 01 CF Rayo Majadahonda (ESP3)Estadio Ciudad de Lucena
 CE Manresa (ESP4) 14 UE Sant Andreu (ESP3)Estadio Municipal Hermanos Antuña
 Alcazar (ESP) 03 Málaga (ESP1)
 CD Tudelano (ESP4) 04 Real Zaragoza (ESP3)Estadio Ciudad de Tudela
 Recreativo Huelva (ESP4) 23 Rayo Vallecano (ESP1)Estadio Nuevo Colombino
 Arosa SC (ESP4) 20 Pontevedra CF (ESP4)Estadio A Lomba
 CD Atlético Paso (ESP4) 31 Córdoba CF (ESP2)Campo Municipal de El Paso
 CE Manacor (ESP5) 05 Villarreal (ESP1)
Wed - 28 Oct 2026
 Mijas Las Lagunas (ESP5) PSPD Real Jaén (ESP3)Estadio Municipal Francisco Muñoz Pérez
Thu - 29 Oct 2026
 CD Numancia (ESP4) 42 Real Oviedo (ESP2)Los Pajaritos
 Peña Sport FC (ESP4) 15 SD Huesca (ESP3)Campo San Francisco
 Lebrijana (ESP) 23 Getafe (ESP1)
 Atletico Calatayud (ESP) 06 Osasuna (ESP1)
 UD Poblense (ESP4) 12 AD Ceuta (ESP2)Estadio Municipal de Sa Pobla
 Coruxo FC (ESP4) 02 Zamora CF (ESP3)Campo do Vao
 Atlético Baleares (ESP4) 01 CD Eldense (ESP2)Estadio Balear
 SS Reyes (ESP4) 12 CD Coria (ESP3)
 CD Cieza (ESP) 03 Granada (ESP2)Estadio Santa Ana
 CD Covadonga (ESP4) 01 Real Valladolid (ESP2)
 UB Conquense (ESP4) 03 CD Castellón (ESP2)Estadi Municipal de Reus
 CD Guijuelo (ESP4) 13 Sporting Gijón (ESP2)
 CD Laredo (ESP4) 24 Burgos CF (ESP2)
 Real Ávila CF (ESP4) 10 Unionistas de Salamanca (ESP3)Estadio Municipal Adolfo Suárez
 Antequera CF (ESP3) 20 Águilas FC (ESP3)Estadio El Maulí
 CD Varea (ESP4) 03 FC Andorra (ESP2)Estadio Las Gaunas
 Prat (ESP4) 16 Athletic Bilbao (ESP1)
 Auriense (ESP) 03 Deportivo La Coruña (ESP1)Estadio O Couto
 Hortaleza (ESP) 03 Sevilla FC (ESP1)
 Xerez CD (ESP4) 13 Cádiz CF (ESP2)Chapín
Tue - 3 Nov 2026
 Pamplona (ESP5)   SD Eibar (ESP2)
 CD Anaitasuna (ESP4)   Deportivo Alavés (ESP1)Campo Txerloia
Wed - 4 Nov 2026
 Club Portugalete (ESP4)   Real Unión de Irún (ESP3)Estadio La Florida
 SD Amorebieta (ESP4)   UD Logroñés (ESP3)Estadio Municipal de Sa Pobla
 Deportiva Minera (ESP4)   FC Cartagena (ESP3)Chapín
 Utebo FC (ESP4)   CE Sabadell FC (ESP2)Estadio Santa Ana
 Reus FCR (ESP4)   Barakaldo CF (ESP3)Estadi Municipal de Reus
 CD Badajoz (ESP4)   CD Tenerife (ESP2)Estadio Nuevo Vivero
Thu - 5 Nov 2026
 Tarancon (ESP5)   Levante (ESP1)
 CD Alcoyano (ESP4)   Mallorca (ESP2)Campo Municipal El Collao
 Trival Valderas (ESP)   CD Leganés (ESP2)
Thu - 12 Nov 2026
 CDA Navalcarnero (ESP4)   Real Betis (ESP1)Estadio Municipal Mariano González
Fri - 13 Nov 2026
 Salamanca CF UDS (ESP4)   Celta Vigo (ESP1)Estadio La Florida