The 2017–18 Copa del Rey was the 116th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Barcelona were the three-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 5–0 win over Sevilla in the final. Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1).
Schedule and format
RoundDraw dateDateFixturesNo. of ClubsFormat detailsFirst Round30 August 20171883 → 65New entries: Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gained entry.Byes: Seven teams from Segunda División B received a bye.Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchCopa Federación qualification: losers qualified for 2017–18 Copa Federación, National phase.6 September 20172265 → 43New entries: Clubs participating in Segunda División gained entry.Byes: One Segunda División B team received a bye.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchThird round8 September 201720 September 20171143 → 32Byes: One team from Segunda División B or Tercera División which previously did not receive a bye, received one.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchRound of 3228 September 201725 October 20171632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in La Liga gained entry.Opponents seeding: The seven teams from La Liga which qualified for 2017–18 UEFA competitions, faced the remaining seven teams from Segunda División B and Tercera División.The five Segunda División teams played against La Liga teams.The eight remaining La Liga teams faced each other.Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double matchRound of 165 December 20173 January 2018816 → 8Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: First leg at home of the team in the lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double match10 January 2018Quarter-finals12 January 201817 January 201848 → 4Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match24 January 2018Semi-finals26 January 201831 January 201824 → 27 February 2018Final21 April 201812 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by RFEF.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage. Notes Double-match rounds enforced the away goals rule, single-match rounds did not. Games ending in a tie were decided in extra time, and if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were excluded. La Ligathe 20 teams of the 2016–17 season Segunda Divisiónthe 21 non-reserve teams of the 2016–17 season Segunda División Bthe top five non-reserve teams of each group and the four with the highest number of points 2016–17 season excluding reserve teams Tercera Divisiónthe best non-reserve team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2016–17 season Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Espanyol Granada Las Palmas Leganés Málaga Osasuna Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Sporting Gijón Valencia Villarreal Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Córdoba Elche Getafe Gimnàstic Girona Huesca Levante Lugo Mallorca Mirandés Numancia Oviedo Rayo Vallecano Reus Tenerife UCAM Murcia Valladolid Zaragoza Albacete Alcoyano Atlético Baleares Badalona Cartagena Cultural Leonesa Fuenlabrada Hércules Leioa Lleida Esportiu Lorca FC Marbella Melilla Mérida Murcia Ponferradina Pontevedra Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Real Unión Rayo Majadahonda Toledo Villanovense UD Logroñés Antequera Arcos Avilés Cacereño Calahorra Cultural Durango Formentera Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Lorca Deportiva Olímpic Olot Peña Sport Rápido de Bouzas Talavera de la Reina Tarazona UD San Fernando Unión Adarve
First round The draw for the first and the second round was held on 28 July 2017 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 32 teams from the 2016–17 Segunda División B and ten from the 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:
Atlético Baleares, Racing Ferrol, Hércules, Alcoyano, Fuenlabrada, Mallorca, and Mérida received a bye to the second round.
Second round Formentera received a bye for the third round.
Third round Lleida Esportiu received a bye for the round of 32.
Final phase The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 28 September 2017, in La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the seven remaining teams participating in the 2016–17 Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the 2017–18 La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The five remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule will also be applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs will be based on the luck of the draw.
Pot 1Segunda B and Tercera DivisiónPot 2European competitionsPot 3Segunda DivisiónPot 4Rest of Primera DivisiónCartagenaElcheFormenteraFuenlabradaLleida EsportiuMurciaPonferradinaChampions League:Atlético MadridBarcelona (TH)Real Madrid SevillaEuropa League:Athletic BilbaoReal SociedadVillarrealCádizNumanciaTenerifeValladolidZaragozaAlavésCelta VigoDeportivo La CoruñaEibarEspanyolGetafeGironaLas PalmasLeganésLevanteMálagaReal BetisValencia
Bracket
Round of 32
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Víctor CurtoMurcia 62 Joaquín CorreaSevilla5 Luis SuárezBarcelona4 MunirAlavés4 Lionel MessiBarcelona6 José ArnaizBarcelona3 David BarralCádiz Wissam Ben YedderSevilla Jonathan CalleriLas Palmas Juan CarlosTenerife Ermedin DemirovićAlavés LoloElche Borja MayoralReal Madrid Santi MinaValencia Gerard MorenoEspanyol RodrigoValencia Lucas VázquezReal Madrid Luciano ViettoValencia
References
External links Royal Spanish Football Federation official website Copa del Rey at LFP website Copa del Rey at BDFútbol