2025–26 Copa del Rey

The 2025–26 Copa del Rey (branded as the Copa del Rey MAPFRE for sponsorship reasons) is the 124th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league stage. Both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2027 Supercopa de España.

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2025–26 Copa del Rey

Barcelona were the defending champions, having beaten Real Madrid in the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated by Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals.

The final will be held at La Cartuja in Seville on 18 April 2026.

As across Spain, match times up to 26 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 are CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days are CET (UTC+1). Matches played in the Canary Islands use the WET (UTC±00:00).

Schedule and format

2025–26 Copa del Rey

On 30 June 2025, the RFEF introduced changes in the format of the competition, with the preliminary stage becoming a two-legged tie. The first and second rounds remain a single match, but a new criteria of geographical proximity was created to define which teams will face each other in these rounds. In the round of 32 and in the round of 16, Supercopa de España teams will be separated into a new pot, facing the teams from lowest divisions in both rounds.

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Draw date</th><th>Date</th><th>Fixtures</th><th>Clubs</th><th>Format details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Preliminary round</td><td>16 September 2025</td><td>27 September 2025</td><td>20</td><td>125 → 115</td><td>New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2024–25 sixth tier. Opponents seeding: Teams face each other according to proximity criteria. Knock-out tournament type: Double match.</td></tr><tr><td>4 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>First round</td><td>6 October 2025</td><td>29 October 2025</td><td>56</td><td>116 → 60</td><td>New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.</td></tr><tr><td>Second round</td><td>11 November 2025</td><td>3 December 2025</td><td>28</td><td>60 → 32</td><td>Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.</td></tr><tr><td>Round of 32</td><td>9 December 2025</td><td>17 December 2025</td><td>16</td><td>32 → 16</td><td>New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España enter at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively. Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.</td></tr><tr><td>Round of 16</td><td>7 January 2026</td><td>14 January 2026</td><td>8</td><td>16 → 8</td><td>Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively. Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.</td></tr><tr><td>Quarter-finals</td><td>19 January 2026</td><td>4 February 2026</td><td>4</td><td>8 → 4</td><td>Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Matches will be played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.</td></tr><tr><td>Semi-finals</td><td>6 February 2026</td><td>11 February 2026</td><td>2</td><td>4 → 2</td><td>Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match.</td></tr><tr><td>4 March 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Final</td><td>18 April 2026</td><td>1</td><td>2 → 1</td><td>Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualify for the 2027 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League group stage.</td></tr></tbody></table>

• Games ending in a draw were decided in extra time and, if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

2025–26 Copa del Rey

The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter.

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.

Summary

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Textil Escudo</td><td>2–5</td><td>Negreira</td><td>2–1</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Puerto de Vega</td><td>5–1</td><td>Alberite</td><td>4–0</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Getxo</td><td>2–1</td><td>Betis Valladolid</td><td>0–0</td><td>2–1</td></tr><tr><td>Atlètic Sant Just</td><td>7–1</td><td>Atlético Calatayud</td><td>3–0</td><td>4–1</td></tr><tr><td>Sant Jordi</td><td>4–1</td><td>Lourdes</td><td>1–0</td><td>3–1</td></tr><tr><td>Manises</td><td>2–4</td><td>Los Garres</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–4 (a.e.t.)</td></tr><tr><td>Atlético Melilla</td><td>0–10</td><td>Atlético Palma del Río</td><td>0–5</td><td>0–5</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting de Ceuta</td><td>1–3</td><td>Maracena</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Campanario</td><td>0–2</td><td>Yuncos</td><td>0–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Inter de Valdemoro</td><td>4–2</td><td>Universitario</td><td>1–1</td><td>3–1 (a.e.t.)</td></tr></tbody></table>

First round

2025–26 Copa del Rey

The first round was played by 112 of the 116 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2026 Supercopa de España.

This first round remained a single match, but a new criteria of geographical proximity was created to define which teams would face each other.

A total of 56 matches were played between 28 and 30 October 2025.

Draw

The draw for the first round was held on 6 October 2025. Teams were divided into four pots.

Second round

Draw

The draw for the second round was held on 11 November 2025. Teams were divided in two groups.

This second round maintains the criteria of geographical proximity.

A total of 28 matches were played between 2 and 4 December 2025.

Round of 32

Draw

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 9 December 2025 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2026 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. The remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at stadiums of lower-ranked teams.

A total of 16 matches were played between 16 December 2025 and 6 January 2026. The match involving Rayo Vallecano was played during the week of 5 January due to a clash with the UEFA Conference League league phase during the same week.

Round of 16

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 January 2026 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four teams participating in the 2026 Supercopa de España were drawn with the Segunda División teams. The remaining Segunda División team was drawn against a La Liga team. Matches were played at the stadiums of the lower-ranked teams, otherwise the first team drawn played at home.

A total of eight matches were played between 13 and 15 January 2026.

Quarter-finals

Draw

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 January 2026 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. When possible, matches were played at the stadiums of the lower-ranked teams, otherwise the first team drawn played at home.

A total of four matches were played between 3 and 5 February 2026.

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 February 2026 at 13:00 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.

First leg matches were played on 11 and 12 February, and second leg matches were played on 3 and 4 March 2026.

Summary

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Atlético Madrid (1)</td><td>4–3</td><td>Barcelona (1)</td><td>4–0</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Athletic Bilbao (1)</td><td>0–2</td><td>Real Sociedad (1)</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top scorers

2025–26 Copa del Rey

Players and clubs in bold are still active in the competition.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Raúl García</td><td>Osasuna</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Rodrigo Riquelme</td><td>Real Betis</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Carlos Vicente</td><td>Alavés</td></tr><tr><td>Antoine Griezmann</td><td>Atlético Madrid</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Abdón</td><td>Mallorca</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Jefté Betancor</td><td>Albacete</td></tr><tr><td>Jan González</td><td>Atlètic Sant Just</td></tr><tr><td>Juanmi</td><td>Getafe</td></tr><tr><td>Toni Martínez</td><td>Alavés</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Juan Carlos Arana</td><td>Racing Santander</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Cristian Herrera</td><td>Deportivo La Coruña</td></tr><tr><td>Mariano</td><td>Alavés</td></tr><tr><td>Tani Oluwaseyi</td><td>Villarreal</td></tr><tr><td>Fran Pérez</td><td>Rayo Vallecano</td></tr><tr><td>Gonzalo Di Renzo</td><td>Talavera de la Reina</td></tr><tr><td>Umar Sadiq</td><td>Valencia</td></tr><tr><td>Beñat Turrientes</td><td>Real Sociedad</td></tr></tbody></table>