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2019–20 Copa del Rey

The 2019–20 Copa del Rey was the 118th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). In its original format, the winners were assured a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage, however this place was forfeited under the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with the two finalists (Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad) opting instead to delay the date of the postponed match. Both finalists qualified for the four-team 2021 Supercopa de España.

The defending champions Valencia were eliminated by Granada in the quarter-finals. Real Sociedad won the final 1–0 against Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao, achieving their second Copa del Rey title[1][2] (in 1909 it was won by its forerunner, Club Ciclista de San Sebastián), ending a 34-year trophy drought since 1987.[3][4]

As across Spain, match times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1).

Schedule and format

On 29 April 2019, the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved the new competition format,[5][6] expanding the competition to 125 teams and changing all rounds to a single-match format until the semi-finals.

Video assistant referee was used from the round of 16.

The RFEF confirmed the dates on 31 July 2019.[7]

Notes

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were excluded.[8]

  1. ^ Reus was excluded from the competition.[9]
  2. ^ a b c d Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia joined the tournament in the round of 32, as participants in the Supercopa de España.

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.[11]

Matches

First round

The first round was played by all the qualified teams, except the four participants in the 2020 Supercopa de España, paired by a draw where the ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from the La Liga. The remaining six teams and the 22 teams of Segunda were paired with the four Copa Federación semifinalists, the 21 that compete in Tercera and three from Segunda B. Finally, the remaining 35 teams from Segunda B were paired between them, one team received a bye in this round. In the case of rivals of the same category, the home advantage was decided by the order of extraction of the balls and otherwise, it was in the stadium of the lower category team. A total of 55 games were played, with 111 participating teams, from December 17 to 19, 2019.[12]

Draw

Teams were divided into five pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season, except Andorra, included in the pot 1 as participant of the preliminary round.[13]

Matches

Yeclano received a bye in this round.

Notes
  1. ^ a b Comillas and SD Logroñés played their game at Las Gaunas instead of their regular stadium Mundial 82, also in Logroño, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[14]
  2. ^ Intercity played its game at Martínez Valero instead of their regular stadium Poliesportiu, in Sant Joan d'Alacant, as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[15]
  3. ^ Mensajero played at Rosendo Hernández instead of their regular stadium Silvestre Carrillo, also in Santa Cruz de La Palma as this one does not have floodlights.[16]
  4. ^ El Palmar played its game at Nueva Condomina instead of their regular stadium Municipal, in El Palmar, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[14]
  5. ^ Bergantiños played at Riazor instead of their regular stadium As Eiroas, in Carballo, as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[15]
  6. ^ Melilla CD played at Álvarez Claro instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera, also in Melilla, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[14]
  7. ^ Peña Azagresa played its game at La Planilla instead of their regular stadium Miguel Sola, in Azagra, as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[15]
  8. ^ Atlético Antoniano played at Benito Villamarín, stadium of Real Betis, instead of their regular stadium Municipal, in Lebrija, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[14]
  9. ^ Becerril played at Nueva Balastera instead of their regular stadium Mariano Haro, in Becerril de Campos, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[14]
  10. ^ Match started on 19 December 2019 at 20:45 and after 39 minutes played, it was suspended with 0–1 due to strong winds.
  11. ^ Match started on 17 December 2019 at 19:00 and after 18 minutes played, it was suspended with 0–0 due to heavy rain.

Second round

Draw

Teams were divided into four pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season. Tercera División teams were drawn with others from La Liga, while the rest of Segunda B and Tercera teams were drawn with teams from La Liga and Segunda División.

Matches

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32

Draw

The four participant teams of the 2020 Supercopa de España were firstly drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, all the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. The draw was held on 14 January 2020.

Matches

Round of 16

Draw

Six teams of La Liga were firstly drawn with the teams from the lower categories. After them, all the remaining teams from La Liga teams faced one another. The draw was held on 24 January 2020.

Matches

Quarter-finals

Draw

All 8 teams were in one pot, and the home team was decided by the luck of the draw. As the only remaining Segunda División side, Mirandés hosted its opponent regardless, as per the rules. The draw took place on 31 January 2020.

Matches

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 7 February 2020.

Summary

Matches

Reale Arena, San Sebastián
Attendance: 35,194
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Anduva, Miranda de Ebro
Attendance: 5,583
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Real Sociedad won 3–1 on aggregate.

San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 48,149
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada
Attendance: 20,799
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

2–2 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.

Final

The final was originally scheduled for 18 April 2020, but was postponed to 3 April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)

Top scorers

Notes

  1. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

References

  1. ^ "TRACK RECORD - The team in white win their 20th Copa trophy. - LIST OF WINNERS OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - COPA DE SM EL REY". RFEF.es (RFEF official website). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ Real Federación Española de Fútbol (March 2011). "Historial" (PDF). Revista Oficial de la R.F.E.F. p. 70. Archived from the original (pdf) on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Oyarzabal scores winner in Copa del Rey final". BBC Sport. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ "La nueva Copa del Rey saldrá con 116 equipos". rfef.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Así quedan el calendario, y los nuevos formatos de Copa y Supercopa de la RFEF". marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ "La RFEF aprueba las Bases de competición de la nueva Copa del Rey, Supercopa y Copa RFEF" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ "¡¡¡ Aprobado el nuevo formato para la Copa del Rey Temporada 2019/2020!!!" (in Spanish). Marino de Luanco. 3 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo dictado por la Jueza de Competición tras su reunión de 12 de noviembre de 2019 en relación con el Reus Deportiu y la Copa del Rey" (PDF) (in Spanish). rfef.es. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ^ "La revolucionaria Copa Federación que dará acceso a la Copa del Rey en Segunda B y Tercera división" (in Spanish). ABC. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ^ "¡Estos son los emparejamientos de la eliminatoria previa de la Copa del Rey!" [These are the pairings of the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey!] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ^ "El sorteo de la Copa del Rey será este domingo, 17 de noviembre" (PDF) (in Spanish). rfef.es. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Circular Nº 40" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Estos son los horarios y estadios de la primera eliminatoria de la Copa del Rey" [These are the times and stadiums of the first round of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Nueve equipos modestos cambian de campo en la primera ronda de la Copa". Marca. 6 December 2019.
  16. ^ "El CD Mensajero quiere jugar el martes 17 de diciembre en el Rosendo Hernández ante el CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 18 November 2019.

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