The 2025–26 Copa del Rey (branded as the Copa del Rey MAPFRE for sponsorship reasons) was the 124th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League league stage. Both the winners and the runners-up would qualify for the four-team 2027 Supercopa de España.
Barcelona were the defending champions, having beaten Real Madrid in the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated by Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals.
The final was held at La Cartuja in Seville on 18 April 2026. Real Sociedad defeated Atlético Madrid 4–3 on penalties to win their third Copa del Rey title.
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 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 remained a single match, but a new criteria of geographical proximity was created to define which teams would face each other in these rounds. In the round of 32 and in the round of 16, Supercopa de España teams were separated into a new pot, facing the teams from lowest divisions in both rounds.
RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsPreliminary round20New 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.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.Final18 April 202612 → 1Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2027 Supercopa de España.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified 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.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were not allowed to enter. La LigaAll 20 teams of the 2024–25 season Segunda DivisiónAll 22 teams of the 2024–25 season Primera FederaciónTop five non-reserve teams of each group of the 2024–25 season Segunda FederaciónTop five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2024–25 season Tercera FederaciónThe best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2024–25 season Copa FederaciónThe four semi-finalists of the 2025 Copa Federación de España Regional leaguesOne team of each one of the twenty groups of the sixth tier Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid BarcelonaTH Real Betis Celta Vigo Espanyol Getafe Girona Las Palmas Leganés Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal Albacete Almería Burgos Cádiz Cartagena Castellón Córdoba Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Elche Eldense Granada Huesca Levante Málaga Mirandés Oviedo Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza Andorra Antequera Ceuta Cultural Leonesa Gimnàstic Ibiza Mérida Murcia Ponferradina Tarazona Arenas Getxo Atlético Antoniano Atlético Baleares Ávila Avilés Industrial Cacereño Estepona Europa Guadalajara Juventud Torremolinos Langreo La Unión Atlético SD Logroñés UD Logroñés Navalcarnero Numancia Pontevedra Rayo Majadahonda Sabadell Sant Andreu Talavera de la Reina Teruel Torrent UCAM Murcia Utebo Alcalá Atlético Astorga Atlético Tordesillas Azuaga Caudal Cieza Ciudad de Lucena Constància Ebro Extremadura Jaén Lorca Deportiva Mutilvera Náxara UD Ourense Poblense Portugalete Puente Genil Quintanar del Rey Reus FCR Roda Tropezón Sámano San Fernando Valle de Egüés Atlètic Lleida Orihuela Ourense CF Toledo Alberite Atlètic Sant Just Atlético Calatayud Atlético Melilla Atlético Palma del Río Betis Valladolid Campanario Getxo Inter de Valdemoro Los Garres Lourdes Manises Maracena Negreira Puerto de Vega Sant Jordi Sporting de Ceuta Textil Escudo Universitario Yuncos Notes
Preliminary round Draw Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Alberite Betis Valladolid Getxo Negreira Puerto de Vega Textil Escudo Atlético Calatayud Atlètic Sant Just Lourdes Sant Jordi Atlético Melilla Atlético Palma del Río Los Garres Manises Maracena Sporting de Ceuta Campanario Inter de Valdemoro Universitario Yuncos
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 2026 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 28 and 30 October 2025.
Draw The draw for the first round was held on 6 October 2025. Teams were divided into four pots. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Alavés Celta Vigo Oviedo Real Sociedad Burgos Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Mirandés Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Valladolid Arenas Getxo Avilés Industrial Ponferradina Pontevedra Racing Ferrol Atlético Astorga Ávila Langreo SD Logroñés UD Logroñés Náxara Numancia UD Ourense Sámano Atlético Tordesillas Caudal Portugalete Tropezón Ourense CF Getxo Negreira Puerto de Vega Espanyol Girona Mallorca Osasuna Andorra Huesca Zaragoza Europa Gimnàstic Sabadell Tarazona Teruel Atlético Baleares Ebro Mutilvera Poblense Reus FCR Sant Andreu Utebo Constància Valle de Egüés Atlètic Lleida Atlètic Sant Just Sant Jordi Real Betis Elche Levante Sevilla Valencia Villarreal Almería Cádiz Castellón Ceuta Córdoba Granada Málaga Antequera Cartagena Eldense Juventud Torremolinos Murcia Atlético Antoniano Estepona Jaén La Unión Atlético Lorca Deportiva Puente Genil Torrent UCAM Murcia Cieza Ciudad de Lucena Roda Orihuela Toledo Atlético Palma del Río Los Garres Maracena Getafe Rayo Vallecano Albacete Las Palmas Leganés Cacereño Guadalajara Ibiza Mérida Talavera de la Reina Tenerife Alcalá Extremadura Navalcarnero Quintanar del Rey Rayo Majadahonda Azuaga San Fernando Inter de Valdemoro Yuncos
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Notes
Second round
Draw The draw for the second round was held on 11 November 2025. Teams were divided in two groups.
This second round maintains the criteria of geographical proximity.
A total of 28 matches were played between 2 and 4 December 2025.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Alavés Celta Vigo Espanyol Girona Mallorca Osasuna Real Sociedad
Andorra Burgos Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Huesca Mirandés Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Zaragoza
Ponferradina Pontevedra Racing Ferrol Sabadell
Atlético Baleares Ebro Numancia Reus FCR Sant Andreu
Portugalete
Ourense CF Elche Getafe Levante Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Sevilla Valencia Villarreal
Albacete Almería Cádiz Ceuta Granada Leganés Málaga
Cartagena Eldense Guadalajara Murcia Talavera de la Reina Tenerife
Atlético Antoniano Ávila Extremadura Navalcarnero Quintanar del Rey Torrent
Cieza
Group 1
Group 2
Notes
Round of 32 Draw The draw for the round of 32 was held on 9 December 2025 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2026 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. The remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at stadiums of lower-ranked teams.
A total of 16 matches were played between 16 December 2025 and 6 January 2026. The match involving Rayo Vallecano was played during the week of 5 January due to a clash with the UEFA Conference League league phase during the same week. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid Alavés Celta Vigo Elche Getafe Levante Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal Albacete Burgos Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Granada Huesca Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Eldense Guadalajara Murcia Talavera de la Reina Atlético Baleares Ourense CF
Matches
Round of 16
Draw The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 January 2026 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four teams participating in the 2026 Supercopa de España were drawn with the Segunda División teams. The remaining Segunda División team was drawn against a La Liga team. Matches were played at the stadiums of the lower-ranked teams, otherwise the first team drawn played at home.
A total of eight matches were played between 13 and 15 January 2026. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid Alavés Elche Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Valencia Albacete Burgos Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Racing Santander
Matches
Quarter-finals
Draw The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 January 2026 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. When possible, matches were played at the stadiums of the lower-ranked teams, otherwise the first team drawn played at home.
A total of four matches were played between 3 and 5 February 2026. Pot 1 Pot 2 Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Betis Real Sociedad Valencia Albacete
Matches
Notes
Semi-finals Draw The draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 February 2026 at 13:00 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.
First leg matches were played on 11 and 12 February, and second leg matches were played on 3 and 4 March 2026. Qualified teams Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Sociedad
Summary
Matches
Atlético Madrid won 4–3 on aggregate.
Real Sociedad won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals Raúl GarcíaOsasuna Antoine GriezmannAtlético Madrid Rodrigo RiquelmeReal Betis Carlos VicenteAlavés AbdónMallorca Jefté BetancorAlbacete Jan GonzálezAtlètic Sant Just JuanmiGetafe Toni MartínezAlavés Juan Carlos AranaRacing Santander Gonzalo Di RenzoTalavera de la Reina Cristian HerreraDeportivo La Coruña Ademola LookmanAtlético Madrid MarianoAlavés Tani OluwaseyiVillarreal Mikel OyarzabalReal Sociedad Fran PérezRayo Vallecano Umar SadiqValencia Beñat TurrientesReal Sociedad
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