Copa del Rey
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Spain
Abbreviation
ESPCUP1
Summary
The 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 ESPCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League. The Final will be held April 2026 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 | LaLiga EA Sports | 20 |
| ESP2 | Segunda División | 22 |
| ESP3 | Primera Federación | 40 |
| ESP4 | Segunda Federación | 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, 16 ESP3 teams, 36 ESP4 teams, 8 ESP5 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 |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 28 Oct 2025
 | 42 | Real Oviedo (ESP1) | Estadio O Couto | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 23 | Girona FC (ESP1) | Nou Camp de Inca |
 | 00 | Racing de Ferrol (ESP3) | Estadio Ganzábal | |||
| Racing de Ferrol advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 13 | Cádiz CF (ESP2) | Estadio de La Condomina |
 | 04 | Racing Santander (ESP2) | Estadio Las Gaunas |
 | 14 | Talavera CF (ESP4) | Miniestadio Cerro del Espino |
 | 21 | CP Cacereño (ESP3) | Estadio Pedro Escartín |
 | 03 | Albacete Balompié (ESP2) | Estadio Iberoamericano 2010 |
 | 13 | Cultural Leonesa (ESP2) | Campo Municipal Santa Ana |
 | 31 | UD Las Palmas (ESP2) | Estadio Francisco de la Hera |
 | 14 | Sevilla FC (ESP1) | Estadio Salto del Caballo |
Wed - 29 Oct 2025
 | 12 | CE Sabadell FC (ESP4) | Estadio Municipal de Sa Pobla | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 13 | Real Zaragoza (ESP2) | Estadio Municipal Valle de Aranguren |
 | 11 | SD Tarazona (ESP4) | Estadio El Carmen (Zaragoza) | |||
| CD Ebro advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 02 | UD Almería (ESP2) | Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco |
 | 21 | Mérida AD (ESP3) | Estadio Municipal Mariano González |
 | 30 | Arenas Club de Getxo (ESP3) | Los Pajaritos |
 | 21 | CD Teruel (ESP4) | Camp Municipal Narcís Sala | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 14 | CD Leganés (ESP2) | Estadio CD Azuaga |
 | 01 | Sporting Gijón (ESP2) | Estadio Municipal Hermanos Antuña |
 | 10 | Real Valladolid (ESP2) | Estadio La Florida |
 | 11 | CD Mirandés (ESP2) | Estadio La Eragudina | |||
| CD Mirandés advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 11 | Pontevedra CF (ESP4) | Estadio O Couto | |||
| Pontevedra CF advances on PKs (3-0) | ||||||
 | 11 | UD Ibiza (ESP4) | Estadio San Marcos | |||
| CD Quintanar del Rey advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 06 | Villarreal (ESP1) | Estadio Ciudad de Lucena |
 | 13 | CD Eldense (ESP4) | Estadio Nuevo La Victoria |
Thu - 30 Oct 2025
 | 34 | Levante (ESP1) | Los Arcos |
 | 15 | FC Andorra (ESP2) | Estadio Sarriguren |
 | 20 | Gimnàstic de Tarragona (ESP4) | Estadio Balear |
 | 13 | SD Ponferradina (ESP3) | Estadio Las Gaunas |
 | 10 | Real Avilés (ESP3) | Estadio Municipal Adolfo Suárez | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 13 | Málaga (ESP2) | Estadio Municipal Francisco Muñoz Pérez |
 | 10 | CD Castellón (ESP2) | Campo Municipal de Lebrija |
 | 11 | Antequera CF (ESP4) | Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia | |||
| Real Murcia advances on PKs (2-1) | ||||||