2021–22 Copa del Rey

2021–22 Copa del Rey

Tournament details
Country	Spain
Date	17 November 2021 – 23 April 2022
Teams	126
Final positions
Champions	Real Betis (3rd title)
Runner-up	Valencia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	121
Goals scored	369 (3.05 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Borja Iglesias (5 goals)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Copa del Rey was the 120th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2022–23 Supercopa de España.

Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by previous two seasons' runners-up Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16. Real Betis won the final 5–4 over Valencia on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time for their third Copa del Rey title.^[1][2]

As across Spain, match times up to 31 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1). Matches played in the Canary Islands used the WET (UTC±00:00).

Schedule and format

In August 2021, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.^[3]

Round	Draw date	Date	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details
Preliminary	28 October 2021	17 November 2021	10	126 → 116	New entries: Clubs qualify through the 2020–21 fifth tier. Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match
First round	18 November 2021	30 November – 2 December 2021	56	116 → 60	New entries: All qualified teams except the four participants in the Supercopa de España. Opponents seeding: Teams from La Liga faced teams from the lowest divisions. The four remaining teams faced teams from Segunda División B. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Second round	3 December 2021	14–16 December 2021	28	60 → 32	Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match
Round of 32	17 December 2021	4–6 January 2022	16	32 → 16	New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España gained entry. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Round of 16	7 January 2022	15, 16, 19 & 20 January 2022	8	16 → 8	Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Quarter-finals	21 January 2022	2 & 3 February 2022	4	8 → 4	Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Semi-finals	4 February 2022	9 & 10 February 2022	2	4 → 2	Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
		2 & 3 March 2022
Final		23 April 2022	1	2 → 1	Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualify for the 2022–23 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage.**

Notes

• From this season on, the away goals rule in the semi-finals was abolished.
• 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 excluded.

La Liga All 20 teams of the 2020–21 season	Segunda División All 22 teams of the 2020–21 season	Segunda División B All teams of each one of the five promotion groups (C), all winning teams and the two second-placed teams of each one of the five promotion groups (D) of the 2020–21 season	Tercera División The best teams plus the best fourteen runners-up of each one of the thirty-six promotion groups (A) and (B) of the 2020–21 season	Copa Federación The four semifinalists of the 2021 Copa Federación de España	Regional leagues The best non-promoted teams of the twenty groups of the fifth tier in the 2020–21 season
Alavés Athletic Bilbao[a] Atlético Madrid[a] BarcelonaTH[a] Cádiz Celta Vigo Eibar Elche Getafe Granada Huesca Levante Osasuna Real Betis Real Madrid[a] Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal	Albacete Alcorcón Almería Cartagena Castellón Espanyol Fuenlabrada Girona Las Palmas Leganés Lugo Málaga Mallorca Mirandés Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Oviedo Sabadell Sporting de Gijón Tenerife UD Logroñés Zaragoza	Alcoyano Algeciras Amorebieta Andorra Atlético Baleares Atlético Sanluqueño Badajoz Burgos Calahorra Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Extremadura Gimnàstic Ibiza Internacional Linares Racing Ferrol Rayo Majadahonda Real Unión San Fernando San Sebastián de los Reyes SD Logroñés Talavera Tudelano UCAM Murcia Unionistas Zamora	Águilas Alzira Andratx Arenteiro Atlético Mancha Real Atlético Pulpileño Bergantiños Brea Cacereño Calvo Sotelo Cayón Ceares Cristo Atlético Eldense Europa Gernika Gimnástica Segoviana Ibiza Islas Pitiusas Llanera Marchamalo Mensajero Montijo Náxara Panadería Pulido Peña Sport Racing Rioja San Juan San Roque de Lepe Teruel Unión Adarve Vélez Xerez Deportivo	Córdoba Ebro Guijuelo Leioa	Aldeano Atarfe Industrial Atlético Espeleño Ceuta 6 de Junio Hernani Huracán Melilla Alicante Injerto Jaraíz Laguna Mollerussa Mora Nalón Penya Independent San Agustín del Guadalix Solares Unami Utrillas Victoria Villa de Fortuna

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.^[4][5]

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Aldeano Hernani Nalón Solares Unami Victoria	Injerto Mollerussa Penya Independent Utrillas	Alicante Atarfe Industrial Atlético Espeleño Ceuta 6 de Junio Huracán Melilla Villa de Fortuna	Jaraíz Laguna Mora San Agustín del Guadalix

Matches

Notes

First round

The first round was played by 112 of the 116 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2021–22 Supercopa de España. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The four Copa Federación semi-finalists with another four teams from La Liga and the last two La Liga teams with two teams from Segunda RFEF. Twenty-one teams from Segunda RFEF were paired with the twenty-one Segunda División teams, the last nine teams from Segunda RFEF were paired with nine Primera RFEF teams. Finally, the remaining twenty teams from Primera RFEF were paired between them. In the case of opponents from the same division, the home advantage was decided by whichever team was drawn first; otherwise, the match was held in the stadium of the lower division team. A total of 56 games were played from 30 November to 2 December 2021.

Draw

The draw was held on 18 November 2021. Teams were divided into six pots.^[6]

Pot 1 16 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 21 teams of Segunda División	Pot 3 29 teams of Primera RFEF	Pot 4 32 teams of Segunda RFEF	Pot 5 4 teams qualified through the Copa Federación	Pot 6 10 winners of the preliminary round
Alavés Cádiz Celta Vigo Elche Espanyol Getafe Granada Levante Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Alcorcón Almería Amorebieta Burgos Cartagena Eibar Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Ibiza Las Palmas Leganés Lugo Málaga Mirandés Ponferradina Real Oviedo Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valladolid Zaragoza	Albacete Alcoyano Algeciras Andorra Atlético Baleares Atlético Sanluqueño Badajoz Calahorra Castellón Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Extremadura Gimnàstic Internacional Linares Racing Ferrol Rayo Majadahonda Real Unión Sabadell San Fernando San Sebastián de los Reyes SD Logroñés Talavera Tudelano UCAM Murcia UD Logroñés Unionistas Zamora	Águilas Alzira Andratx Arenteiro Atlético Mancha Real Atlético Pulpileño Bergantiños Brea Cacereño Calvo Sotelo Cayón Ceares Cristo Atlético Eldense Europa Gernika Gimnástica Segoviana Ibiza Islas Pitiusas Llanera Marchamalo Mensajero Montijo Náxara Panadería Pulido Peña Sport Racing Rioja San Juan San Roque de Lepe Teruel Unión Adarve Vélez Xerez Deportivo	Córdoba Ebro Guijuelo Leioa	Alicante Huracán Melilla Laguna Mollerussa San Agustín del Guadalix Solares Unami Utrillas Victoria Villa de Fortuna

Matches

Notes

Second round

Draw

The draw was held on 3 December 2021 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams were divided into 4 pots according to their division in the 2021–22 season. Matches were played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. A total of 28 games were played from 14 to 16 December 2021.

Pot 1 16 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 20 teams of Segunda División	Pot 3 14 teams of Primera RFEF	Pot 4 6 teams of Segunda RFEF
Alavés Cádiz Celta Vigo Elche Espanyol Getafe Granada Levante Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Alcorcón Almería Amorebieta Burgos Cartagena Eibar Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Ibiza Las Palmas Leganés Lugo Málaga Mirandés Ponferradina Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valladolid Zaragoza	Albacete Alcoyano Andorra Atlético Baleares Atlético Sanluqueño Castellón Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Linares Rayo Majadahonda San Sebastián de los Reyes Talavera Unionistas Zamora	Andratx Arenteiro Atlético Mancha Real Bergantiños Cristo Atlético Llanera

Matches

Notes

Final phase

Bracket

	Round of 32						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Girona			1
	Osasuna			0
							Girona			1
							Rayo Vallecano			2
	Mirandés			0
	Rayo Vallecano			2
													Rayo Vallecano			1
													Mallorca			0
	Eibar			1
	Mallorca			2
							Mallorca			2
							Espanyol			1
	Ponferradina			1 (1)
	Espanyol (p)			1 (3)
																			Rayo Vallecano	1	1	2
																			Real Betis	2	1	3
	Leganés			2
	Real Sociedad			3
							Real Sociedad			2
							Atlético Madrid			0
	Rayo Majadahonda			0
	Atlético Madrid			5
													Real Sociedad			0
													Real Betis			4
	Valladolid			0
	Real Betis			3
							Real Betis			2
							Sevilla			1
	Zaragoza			0
	Sevilla			2
																									Real Betis (p)			1 (5)
																									Valencia			1 (4)
	Atlético Mancha Real			0
	Athletic Bilbao			2
							Athletic Bilbao (a.e.t.)			3
							Barcelona			2
	Linares			1
	Barcelona			2
													Athletic Bilbao			1
													Real Madrid			0
	Almería			1
	Elche			2
							Elche			1
							Real Madrid (a.e.t.)			2
	Alcoyano			1
	Real Madrid			3
																			Athletic Bilbao	1	0	1
																			Valencia	1	1	2
	Atlético Baleares			2
	Celta Vigo			1
							Atlético Baleares			0
							Valencia			1
	Cartagena			1
	Valencia			2
													Valencia			2
													Cádiz			1
	Sporting Gijón			2
	Villarreal			1
							Sporting Gijón			0 (2)
							Cádiz (p)			0 (4)
	Fuenlabrada			0
	Cádiz			1

Round of 32

Draw

The draw was held on 17 December 2021 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2021–22 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at stadiums of lower-ranked teams.

Pot 1 4 participants in 2021–22 Supercopa de España	Pot 2 12 teams of La Liga	Pot 3 11 teams of Segunda División	Pot 4 4 teams of Primera RFEF	Pot 5 1 team of Segunda RFEF
Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid	Cádiz Celta Vigo Elche Espanyol Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Almería Cartagena Eibar Fuenlabrada Girona Leganés Mirandés Ponferradina Sporting Gijón Valladolid Zaragoza	Alcoyano Atlético Baleares Linares Rayo Majadahonda	Atlético Mancha Real

Matches

Notes

Round of 16

Draw

The draw was held on 7 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams are divided into 3 pots according to their division in the 2021–22 season. When possible, matches will be played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. Otherwise, the first team drawn plays home. A total of 8 games will be played from 15 to 20 January 2022.

Pot 1 13 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 2 teams of Segunda División	Pot 3 1 team of Primera RFEF
Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Cádiz Elche Espanyol Mallorca Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia	Girona Sporting Gijón	Atlético Baleares

Matches

Notes

Quarter-finals

Draw

The draw was held on 21 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. As there are no teams from the lower divisions, home teams were selected by a draw.

Qualified teams 8 teams of La Liga

Athletic Bilbao Cádiz Mallorca Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Valencia

Matches

Notes

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 February 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.

Qualified teams 4 teams of La Liga

Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Valencia

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rayo Vallecano (1)	2–3	Real Betis (1)	1–2	1–1
Athletic Bilbao (1)	1–2	Valencia (1)	1–1	0–1

Matches

Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	5
2	Ángel Rodríguez	Mallorca	4
	Alfredo Ortuño	Cartagena
	Dani Gómez	Levante
5	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	3
	Álvaro Negredo	Cádiz
	Loren Morón	Espanyol
	Manel Martínez	Atlético Baleares
	Alejandro Marqués	Mirandés
	Paco Alcácer	Villarreal
	Mourad Daoudi	Alcoyano
	Riki	San Agustín del Guadalix
	Jaime Mata	Getafe
	Adrián Butzke	Granada
	Alejandro Blesa	Levante
	Roberto Soldado	Levante

Notes

References

External links

• Royal Spanish Football Federation official website
• Copa del Rey at LFP website