The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 109th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 April 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over Barcelona in extra time. Sevilla were the defending champions, but they were defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.
Calendar RoundDateFixturesClubsNotesFirst round21–25 August 20101883 → 65Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gain entry.Second Round1 September 20102265 → 43Clubs participating in Segunda División gain entry.Third Round8 & 15 September 20101143 → 32Round of 3226–28 October 20101632 → 16Clubs participating in La Liga gain entry.9–11 November 2010Round of 1621–22 December 2010816 → 85–6 January 2011Quarterfinals12–13 January 201148 → 418–20 January 2011Semifinals26 January 201124 → 22 February 2011Final20 April 201112 → 1
Qualified teams The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2010–11:
20 teams of 2009–10 La Liga:
Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Getafe Málaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing Santander Real Madrid Sevilla Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valencia Valladolid Villarreal Xerez Zaragoza
21 teams of 2009–10 Segunda División (Villarreal B are excluded for being a reserve team of Villarreal):
Albacete Betis Cádiz Cartagena Castellón Celta Córdoba Elche Gimnàstic de Tarragona Girona Hércules Huesca Las Palmas Levante Murcia Numancia Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad Real Unión Recreativo Huelva Salamanca
24 teams of 2009–10 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified are the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):
Ponferradina Eibar Palencia Pontevedra Alavés Alcorcón Real Oviedo Guadalajara Universidad Las Palmas Leganés Sant Andreu Ontinyent Alcoyano Dénia Benidorm Granada Melilla Real Jaén Poli Ejido Ceuta Puertollano* Orihuela* UD Logroñés* Lucena*
18 teams of 2009–10 Tercera División. Teams that qualified are the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams are excluded):
Cerceda Caudal Noja Portugalete L'Hospitalet Gandía Parla Burgos Atl. Mancha Real CD Alcalá Atl. Baleares Corralejo Jumilla Badajoz Tudelano Oyonesa Teruel La Roda
First round The matches were played on 21, 22, 24 and 25 August 2010.
Alcoyano, Cerceda, Jumilla, Lucena, Melilla, Poli Ejido and Real Jaén received a bye.
Second round The matches were played on 1 September 2010.
Orihuela received a bye.
Third round The matches were played on 8 and 15 September 2010.
Portugalete received a bye.
Final phase
Draw The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 22 September 2010 at 13:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.
Pot 1 teams (Segunda B and Tercera divisions) were drawn against four teams from pot 2 with the first leg at pot 1 team's home. The three remaining teams in pot 1 were paired in the same way with the pot 3 teams. The teams in the special pot 1 (Segunda A) were drawn against five teams in the special pot 2, with the first leg at the home ground of the special pot 1 teams. The remaining teams in the special pot 2 faced each otherLos equipos de Primera entran en el bombo, MARCA.com , 21 September 2010
Pot 1Pot 2(Champions League)Pot 3(Europa League)Special pot 1(Segunda División)Special pot 2PortugaleteReal UniónPoli EjidoMurciaUniversidad LPGCLogroñésCeutaSevilla (holders)BarcelonaReal MadridValenciaAtlético MadridGetafeVillarrealBetisValladolidCórdobaXerezAlcorcónAthletic BilbaoEspanyolOsasunaReal SociedadSporting de GijónMallorcaNote: Mallorca, the fifth-placed team of the 2009–10 La Liga, were not admitted to the UEFA Europa League (initially qualified) due to their high debts. Therefore, Mallorca are in the special pot 2 and it's not on pot 3.HérculesDeportivo La CoruñaMálagaRacing SantanderAlmeríaZaragozaLevante
Bracket
Round of 32 The first leg matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 October while the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 November 2010.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16 The draw for the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals was held on 18 November 2010 at 13:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.
The first leg matches were played on 21 and 22 December while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals The first leg matches were played on 12 and 13 January while the second legs were played on 18, 19 and 20 January 2011.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first leg matches were played on 26 January while the second legs were played on 2 February 2011.
First leg
Second leg
Final
Copa del Rey2010–11 Winners Real Madrid18th Title
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Lionel MessiBarcelona 7 Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid 3 Leonardo Ulloa Almería 6 4 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 5 Álvaro NegredoSevilla 6 Fernando Cavenaghi Mallorca 4 Adrián Deportivo La Coruña Jorge Molina Betis PedroBarcelona 10 8 players 3
References
External links
MundoDeportivo.com Marca.com AS.com