The 2026–27 Copa del Rey will be the 125th 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 2028 Supercopa de España.

Real Sociedad are the defending champions, having beaten Atlético Madrid in the final of the previous edition.

The final will be held at La Cartuja in Seville in April 2027.

As across Spain, match times up to 25 October 2026 and from 29 March 2027 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 RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsPreliminary round20New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2025–26 sixth tier.Opponents seeding: Teams face each other according to proximity criteria.Knock-out tournament type: Double match.First round56116 → 60New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España.Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams according to proximity criteria.Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.2860 → 32Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams.Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Round of 321632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España entered at this stage.Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively.Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Round of 16816 → 8Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced Supercopa and La Liga teams, respectively.Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Quarter-finals48 → 4Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Semi-finals24 → 2Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match.Final24 April 202712 → 1Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2028 Supercopa de España.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2027–28 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.

Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter. La LigaAll 20 teams of the 2025–26 season Segunda DivisiónAll 21 non-reserve teams of the 2025–26 season Primera FederaciónTop five non-reserve teams of each group of the 2025–26 season, plus the non-reserve team with the best coefficient not already qualified Segunda FederaciónTop five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2025–26 season Tercera FederaciónThe best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2025–26 season Copa FederaciónThe four semi-finalists of the 2026 Copa Federación de España Regional leaguesThe best non-promoted teams of the twenty groups of the sixth tier in the 2025–26 season Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Betis Celta Elche Espanyol Getafe Girona Levante Mallorca Osasuna Oviedo Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real SociedadTH Sevilla Valencia Villarreal Albacete Almería Andorra Burgos Cádiz Castellón Ceuta Córdoba Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Granada Huesca Las Palmas Leganés Málaga Mirandés Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Valladolid Zaragoza Antequera Barakaldo Cartagena Eldense Europa Sabadell Tenerife Ponferradina Pontevedra Unionistas Zamora Águilas Alcalá Alcoyano Amorebieta Atlético Baleares Ávila Conquense Coria Coruxo Extremadura Gimnástica Segoviana Jaén UD Logroñés Minera Numancia UD Ourense Poblense Rayo Majadahonda Real Unión Reus FCR San Sebastián de los Reyes Sant Andreu Tudelano Utebo Xerez Arosa Atlético Paso Atlético Tordesillas Badajoz Calamocha Calvo Sotelo Castellonense Cieza Ciudad de Lucena Covadonga Cuarte Don Benito Gimnástica Torrelavega Guijuelo Laredo Llanera Manacor Manresa Mijas-Las Lagunas Pamplona Peña Sport Portugalete Trival Valderas Tarancón Varea Navalcarnero Recreativo Salamanca Sestao River Anaitasuna Atlético Calatayud Atlético Melilla Atlético Pinatarense Atlético Unión Güímar Auriense Baztán Ceuta 6 de Junio Lebrijana Maracena Noja Prat Ribadesella San José Sant Rafel Sporting de Alcázar Sporting Hortaleza Talayuela Tavernes de la Valldigna Tedeón Notes

Preliminary round

Draw Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Anaitasuna Auriense Noja Ribadesella San José Tedeón Atlético Calatayud Baztán Prat Sant Rafel Atlético Melilla Atlético Pinatarense Ceuta 6 de Junio Lebrijana Maracena Tavernes de la Valldigna Atlético Unión Güímar Sporting de Alcázar Sporting Hortaleza Talayuela

Summary

First leg

Second leg

First round The first round was played by 112 of the 116 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2027 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 27 and 29 October 2026.

Draw The draw for the first round was held on 5 October 2026. Teams were divided into four pots. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Celta Deportivo La Coruña Racing Santander Burgos Oviedo Sporting Gijón Valladolid Cultural Leonesa Mirandés UD Ourense Ponferradina Pontevedra Unionistas Zamora Arosa Atlético Tordesillas Ávila Coruxo Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Llanera Numancia Covadonga Guijuelo Laredo Salamanca Auriense Ribadesella Alavés Athletic Bilbao Espanyol Osasuna Andorra Eibar Girona Sabadell Barakaldo Europa Huesca UD Logroñés Real Unión Sant Andreu Zaragoza Amorebieta Calamocha Manresa Peña Sport Portugalete Reus FCR Tudelano Utebo Cuarte Pamplona Varea Sestao River Anaitasuna Atlético Calatayud Sant Rafel or Prat Elche Levante Málaga Valencia Villarreal Albacete Almería Castellón Ceuta Eldense Granada Mallorca Águilas Antequera Cartagena Jaén Alcoyano Atlético Baleares Calvo Sotelo Castellonense Cieza Conquense Mijas-Las Lagunas Minera Poblense Manacor Tarancón Atlético Pinatarense Sporting de Alcázar Tavernes de la Valldigna Betis Getafe Rayo Vallecano Sevilla Cádiz Córdoba Las Palmas Leganés Tenerife Coria Extremadura Rayo Majadahonda Alcalá Atlético Paso Badajoz Don Benito Ciudad de Lucena San Sebastián de los Reyes Xerez Trival Valderas Navalcarnero Recreativo Lebrijana Sporting Hortaleza or Atlético Unión Güímar

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Notes

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