2020–21 Copa del Rey

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2020–21 Copa del Rey
Tournament details
Country  Spain
Date 11 November 2020 – 17 April 2021
Teams 126
Final positions
Champions Barcelona (31st title)
Runner-up Athletic Bilbao
Tournament statistics
Matches played 127
Goals scored 345 (2.72 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sergio León (5 goals)

The 2020–21 Copa del Rey was the 119th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners are assured a place in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2021–22 Supercopa de España.

Real Sociedad were the defending champions, having won the postponed final of the previous edition, which was held two weeks before the 2021 final.[1] They were already eliminated by Real Betis in the round of 16 of the 2020–21 edition, before the previous final had been played. Barcelona won the final 4–0 against Athletic Bilbao for a record 31st Copa del Rey title.[2][3]

As across Spain, match times up to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1).

Schedule and format

On 14 September 2020, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.[4]

Round Draw date Date Fixtures Clubs Format details
Preliminary

29 October 2020

11 November 2020 10 126 → 116 New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2019–20 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

16 November 2020

16 December 2020 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 18 December 2020 6 January 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 8 January 2021 16 January 2021 16 32 → 16 New entries: Clubs participating in 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 22 January 2021 27 January 2021 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 29 January 2021 3 February 2021 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 5 February 2021 10 February 2021 2 4 → 2 Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.
Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.
Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
3 March 2021
Final 17 April 2021 1 2 → 1 Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2021–22 Supercopa de España.
UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage.**
Notes
  • The semi-finals used the away goals rule.
  • 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 2019–20 season
Segunda División
All 22 teams of the 2019–20 season
Segunda División B
The top seven teams of each one of the four groups of the 2019–20 season, excluding reserve teams
Tercera División
The best team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2019–20 season plus the best fourteen runners-up, excluding reserve teams
Copa Federación
The four semifinalists of the 2020 Copa Federación de España
Regional leagues
The winners of the twenty groups of the fifth tier in the 2019–20 season
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad joined the tournament in the round of 32, as participants of the Supercopa de España.

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

Anaitasuna
Colegios Diocesanos
Miengo
Racing Rioja
Ribadumia
Titánico

Cantolagua
Cardassar
Épila
Montañesa

AUGC Deportiva
Chinato
Racing Murcia
Rincón
Rusadir
Tomares

Buñol
Guía
Marchamalo
Móstoles

Matches

Notes
  1. Titánico played this game at Nuevo Nalón instead of their regular stadium Las Tolvas, in Laviana, as it did not have floodlights.

First round

The first round was played by all the qualified teams, except for the four participants of the 2020–21 Supercopa de España. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The remaining six teams and the 22 teams of the Segunda División were paired with the four Copa Federación semi-finalists, the fourteen teams that competed in the Tercera División and ten teams from Segunda B. Finally, the remaining 36 teams from Segunda B 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, with 112 participating teams, from 15 to 30 December 2020.[5]

Draw

The draw was held on 16 November at the Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Teams were divided into five pots.[5]

Pot 1
10 winners of the preliminary round
Pot 2
16 teams of La Liga
Pot 3
14 runners-up of Tercera División and 4 teams qualified through the Copa Federación
Pot 4
22 teams of Segunda División
Pot 5
28 teams of Segunda División B and 18 group winners of Tercera División

Anaitasuna
Buñol
Cantolagua
Cardassar
Marchamalo
Racing Murcia
Racing Rioja
Ribadumia
Rincón
Tomares

Alavés
Atlético Madrid
Cádiz
Celta Vigo
Eibar
Elche
Getafe
Granada
Huesca
Levante
Osasuna
Real Betis
Sevilla
Valencia
Valladolid
Villarreal

Atlético Pulpileño
Ciudad de Lucena
Coria
Gimnástica Segoviana
Gimnástica Torrelavega
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
Las Rozas
Leioa
Llagostera
Llanera
Ourense CF
Quintanar del Rey
San Juan
Sestao River
Terrassa
Teruel
UCAM Murcia
Varea

Albacete
Alcorcón
Almería
Cartagena
Castellón
Espanyol
Fuenlabrada
Girona
Las Palmas
Leganés
Lugo
Málaga
Mallorca
Mirandés
Ponferradina
Rayo Vallecano
Oviedo
Sabadell
Sporting Gijón
Tenerife
Zaragoza
UD Logroñés

Alcoyano
Amorebieta
Andorra
Atlético Baleares
Badajoz
Burgos
Calahorra
Compostela
Córdoba
Cornellà
Cultural Leonesa
Coruxo
Deportivo La Coruña
El Ejido
Extremadura
Guijuelo
Haro
Ibiza
Internacional
L'Hospitalet
La Nucía
Laredo
Lealtad
Linares
Linense
Lleida Esportiu
Lorca Deportiva
Marbella
Marino
Mutilvera
Navalcarnero
Numancia
Olot
Peña Deportiva
Poblense
Pontevedra
Portugalete
Racing Santander
Rayo Majadahonda
San Fernando
SD Logroñés
Socuéllamos
Tarazona
Villanovense
Yeclano
Zamora

Matches

  1. Tomares did not play its game in its main stadium San Sebastián, in Tomares, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  2. Cantolagua did not play its game in its main stadium Municipal, in Sangüesa, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  3. Quintanar del Rey did not play its game in its main stadium San Marcos, in Quintanar del Rey, for avoiding to play behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. Racing Murcia did not play its game in its main stadium Municipal de Dolores de Pacheco, in Torre-Pacheco, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  5. Buñol did not play its game in its main stadium Beltrán Báguena, in Buñol, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  6. Rincón did not play its game in its main stadium Francisco Romero, in Rincón de la Victoria, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  7. Racing Rioja did not play its game in its main stadium El Salvador, in Logroño, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  8. Llanera did not play its game in its main stadium Pepe Quimarán, in Llanera, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
  9. The match, originally scheduled for 16 December 2020, was postponed due to a number of RB Linense players and staff being tested positive for COVID-19.
  10. The match, originally scheduled for 16 December 2020, was postponed due to a number of SD Logroñés players being tested positive for COVID-19.
  11. The match, originally scheduled for 16 December 2020, was postponed due to a number of Poblense players being tested positive for COVID-19.

Second round

Draw

The draw was held on 18 December in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams were divided into four pots according to their division in the 2020–21 season. Tercera División teams were drawn with others from La Liga, while the remaining Segunda B and Tercera teams were drawn with teams from La Liga and Segunda División. Matches were played at the home of the lower-ranked team.

Pot 1
1 team qualified through the Copa Federación
Pot 2
22 teams of Segunda División B
Pot 3
17 teams of Segunda División
Pot 4
16 teams of La Liga

Las Rozas

Alcoyano
Amorebieta
Burgos
Córdoba
Cornellà
Cultural Leonesa
Deportivo La Coruña
Haro
Ibiza
La Nucía
Linares
Marbella
Mutilvera
Navalcarnero
Numancia
Olot
Peña Deportiva
Pontevedra
Portugalete
Socuéllamos
Yeclano
Zamora

Alcorcón
Almería
Castellón
Espanyol
Fuenlabrada
Girona
Las Palmas
Leganés
Lugo
Málaga
Mallorca
Oviedo
Rayo Vallecano
Sabadell
Sporting Gijón
Tenerife
Zaragoza

Alavés
Atlético Madrid
Cádiz
Celta Vigo
Eibar
Elche
Getafe
Granada
Huesca
Levante
Osasuna
Real Betis
Sevilla
Valencia
Valladolid
Villarreal

† The identity of this team was unknown at the time of the draw

Matches

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                                       
Sporting Gijón 0
Real Betis 2
Real Betis (a.e.t.) 3
Real Sociedad 1
Córdoba 0
Real Sociedad 2
Real Betis 1 (1)
Athletic Bilbao (p) 1 (4)
Alcoyano (a.e.t.) 2
Real Madrid 1
Alcoyano 1
Athletic Bilbao 2
Ibiza 1
Athletic Bilbao 2
Athletic Bilbao (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
Levante 1 1 2
Peña Deportiva 1
Valladolid (a.e.t.) 4
Valladolid 2
Levante 4
Fuenlabrada 1 (2)
Levante (p) 1 (4)
Levante (a.e.t.) 1
Villarreal 0
Girona 2
Cádiz 0
Girona 0
Villarreal 1
Tenerife 0
Villarreal 1
Athletic Bilbao 0
Barcelona 4
Almería 5
Alavés 0
Almería (p) 0 (5)
Osasuna 0 (4)
Espanyol 0
Osasuna 2
Almería 0
Sevilla 1
Leganés 0
Sevilla (a.e.t.) 1
Sevilla 3
Valencia 0
Alcorcón 0
Valencia 2
Sevilla 2 0 2
Barcelona (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
Navalcarnero 3
Eibar 1
Navalcarnero 0
Granada 6
Málaga 1
Granada 2
Granada 3
Barcelona (a.e.t.) 5
Rayo Vallecano 2
Elche 0
Rayo Vallecano 1
Barcelona 2
Cornellà 0
Barcelona (a.e.t.) 2

Round of 32

Draw

The four participant teams of the 2020–21 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 the home of the lower-ranked team, with exceptions due to Storm Filomena noted below. The draw was held on 8 January 2021.

Pot 1
6 teams of Segunda División B
Pot 2
4 participants in 2020–21 Supercopa de España
Pot 3
12 teams of La Liga
Pot 4
10 teams of Segunda División

Alcoyano
Córdoba
Cornellà
Ibiza
Navalcarnero
Peña Deportiva

Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Real Sociedad

Alavés
Cádiz
Eibar
Elche
Granada
Levante
Osasuna
Real Betis
Sevilla
Valencia
Valladolid
Villarreal

Alcorcón
Almería
Espanyol
Fuenlabrada
Girona
Leganés
Málaga
Rayo Vallecano
Sporting Gijón
Tenerife

Matches

Notes
  1. Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Fernando Torres stadium in Fuenlabrada due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
  2. Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Butarque stadium in Leganés due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
  3. Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
  4. Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Santo Domingo stadium in Alcorcón due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.

Round of 16

Draw

Teams of La Liga were firstly drawn against the teams from Segunda and Segunda B, with those matches to be played at the Segunda/Segunda B teams' homes, and then the remaining six teams of La Liga were drawn against each other. The draw was held on 22 January 2021.

Pot 1
2 teams of Segunda División B
Pot 2
3 teams of Segunda División
Pot 3
11 teams of La Liga

Alcoyano
Navalcarnero

Almería
Girona
Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
Granada
Levante
Osasuna
Real Betis
Real Sociedad
Sevilla
Valencia
Valladolid
Villarreal

Matches

Quarter-finals

Draw

All eight teams were in one pot, and the home team was decided by the luck of the draw. As the only remaining Segunda División side, Almería hosted its opponent regardless, as per the rules. The draw was held on 29 January 2021.

La Liga
7 teams
Segunda División
1 team

Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
Granada
Levante
Real Betis
Sevilla
Villarreal

Almería

Matches

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 5 February 2021.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sevilla (1) 2–3 Barcelona (1) 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Athletic Bilbao (1) 3–2 Levante (1) 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.


Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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2021 Copa del Rey Final

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Sergio León Levante 5
2 Spain Jorge Molina Granada 4
Spain Kike Barja Osasuna
4 Netherlands Luuk de Jong Sevilla 3
France Antoine Griezmann Barcelona
Argentina Lionel Messi Barcelona
Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Barcelona
Spain Raúl Garcia Athletic Bilbao
Spain Fer Niño Villarreal
Spain Yeremy Pino Villarreal
Spain Juan Esnáider Navalcarnero
Spain Óscar Plano Valladolid
Spain Toni Villa Valladolid
Spain Sergio Castel Ibiza
Spain Pedro León Eibar
Spain Rafa Mir Huesca
Spain Fede Vico Granada

Notes

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External links

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