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Football tournament season
| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 September 2025 – April 2026 |
| Teams | 125 |
The 2025–26 Copa del Rey will be 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 group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2027 Supercopa de España.
Barcelona are the defending champions, having beaten Real Madrid in the final of the previous edition.[1]
The final will be held at La Cartuja in Seville in 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
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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.[2] 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.[3]
| Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round |
16 September 2025 |
27 September 2025 | 20 | 125 → 115 | 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. |
| 4 October 2025 | |||||
| First round | 6 October 2025 | 29 October 2025 | 55 | 115 → 60 | New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España and champions of the 2024–25 Primera Federación. 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. |
| Second round | 3 December 2025 | 28 | 60 → 32 | 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. |
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| Round of 32 | 17 December 2025 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 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. |
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| Round of 16 | 14 January 2026 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 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. |
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| Quarter-finals | 4 February 2026 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 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. |
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| Semi-finals | 11 February 2026 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. |
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| 4 March 2026 | |||||
| Final | 25 April 2026 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 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. |
- Notes
- Games ending in a draw were decided in extra time and, if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.
The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter.
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid joined the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the Supercopa de España.
Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.[17]
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 remain a single match, but a new criteria of geographical proximity was created to define which teams will face each other.
A total of 56 matches were played between 28 and 30 October 2025.
The draw for the first round was held on 6 October 2025. Teams were divided into four pots.[18]
- Notes
- ^ Náxara did not play the match in their main stadium La Salera, Nájera, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[19]
- ^ Puerto de Vega did not play the match in their main stadium El Campón, Puerto de Vega, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[20]
- ^ CD Getxo did not play the match in their main stadium Campo Municipal de Fadura, Getxo, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[21]
- ^ Sámano did not play the match in their main stadium Estadio Vallegón, Sámano, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[22]
- ^ Sant Jordi did not play the match in their main stadium Municipal, Sant Jordi, Palma, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[23]
- ^ Ebro did not play the match in their main stadium Campo Municipal de Fútbol La Almozara, Zaragoza, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
- ^ Atlètic Sant Just did not play the match in their main stadium Municipal, Sant Just Desvern, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[24]
- ^ Maracena did not play the match in their main stadium Ciudad Deportiva, Maracena, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[25]
- ^ Los Garres did not play the match in their main stadium Las Tejeras, Los Garres, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[26]
- ^ Inter de Valdemoro did not play the match in their main stadium El Restón, Valdemoro, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[27]
- ^ UD San Fernando did not play the match in their main stadium Ciudad Deportiva, Maspalomas, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.[28]
