2023–24 Copa del Rey

2023–24 Copa del Rey

Tournament details
Country	Spain
Date	11 October 2023 – 6 April 2024
Teams	125
Final positions
Champions	Athletic Bilbao (24th title)
Runner-up	Mallorca
Tournament statistics
Matches played	126
Goals scored	362 (2.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Abdón Anastasios Douvikas Asier Villalibre (6 goals each)
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The 2023–24 Copa del Rey was the 122nd edition of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2024–25 Supercopa de España.

Real Madrid were the defending champions, having beaten Osasuna in the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Atlético Madrid.

The final was held at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on 6 April 2024, between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca.^[1] Following a 1–1 draw, Athletic Bilbao won the match 4–2 on penalties, securing a 24th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984.

As across Spain, match times up to 28 October 2023 and from 27 March 2024 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 the summer of 2023, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.^[2]

Round	Draw date	Date	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details
Preliminary round	27 September 2023	11–12 October 2023	10	120 → 110	New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2022–23 sixth 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	17 October 2023	31 October – 2 November 2023	55	110 → 55	New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España and champions of the 2022–23 Primera Federación. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match.
Second round	15 November 2023	22 November and 5–7 December 2023	28	56 → 28	New entries: 2022–23 Primera Federación champions entered at this stage. Opponents 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 32	12 December 2023	6–8 January 2024	16	32 → 16	New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España entered at this stage. Opponents 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 16	8 January 2024	16–18 January 2024	8	16 → 8	Opponents 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.
Quarter-finals	19 January 2024	23–25 January 2024	4	8 → 4	Opponents 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-finals	26 January 2024	6–7 February 2024	2	4 → 2	Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match.
		27–29 February 2024
Final		6 April 2024	1	2 → 1	Single match at La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2024–25 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage.

Notes

• Matches 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 Liga All 20 teams of the 2022–23 season	Segunda División All 21 non-reserve teams of the 2022–23 season	Primera Federación Top five non-reserve teams of the two groups of the 2022–23 season	Segunda Federación Top five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2022–23 season	Tercera Federación The best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2022–23 season	Copa Federación The four semi-finalists of the 2023 Copa Federación de España	Regional leagues The best non-promoted teams of the twenty groups of the sixth tier in the 2022–23 season
Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid[a] Barcelona[a] Cádiz Celta Vigo Elche Espanyol Getafe Girona Mallorca Osasuna[a] Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real MadridTH[a] Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal Valladolid	Alavés Albacete Andorra Burgos Cartagena Eibar Granada Huesca Ibiza Las Palmas Leganés Levante Lugo Málaga Mirandés Oviedo Ponferradina Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza	Alcorcón Amorebieta[b] Castellón Deportivo La Coruña Eldense Gimnàstic Linares Murcia Racing Ferrol Unionistas	Antequera Arenteiro Atlético Sanluqueño Avilés Cacereño Compostela Gernika Gimnástica Segoviana Guijuelo Hércules Manresa Melilla Navalcarnero Peña Deportiva Recreativo Huelva Sestao River Tarazona Teruel Terrassa Tudelano UCAM Murcia Utebo Villanovense Yeclano Zamora	Águilas Andratx Arandina Arosa Atlético Antoniano Atlético Astorga Atzeneta Azuaga Barakaldo Barbastro Cayón Covadonga Europa Jaén Llerenense Lorca Deportiva Manacor Manchego Marbella Mensajero Náxara Orihuela Ursaria Valle de Egüés Varea	Badalona Futur San Roque Lepe Talavera de la Reina UD Logroñés	Atlético Lugones[3] Boiro[3] Buñol[3] Ceuta 6 de Junio[3] Chiclana[3] Deportivo Murcia[3] Hernán Cortés[3] Mijas-Las Lagunas[3] Melilla CD[3] Monte[3] Pradejón[3] Quintanar[3] Rotlet Molinar[3] Rubí[3] Santurtzi[3] Sauzal[3] Tardienta[3] Turégano[3] Unión Zona Norte[3] Zirauki[3]

Notes

Preliminary round

Draw

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

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4
Atlético Lugones Boiro Monte Pradejón Santurtzi Turégano	Rotlet Molinar Rubí Tardienta Zirauki	Buñol Ceuta 6 de Junio Chiclana Deportivo Murcia Melilla CD Mijas-Las Lagunas	Hernán Cortés Quintanar Sauzal Unión Zona Norte

Matches

First round

The first round was played by 110 of the 115 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2023–24 Supercopa de España, and the Primera RFEF champions. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The four Copa Federación semi-finalists were drawn with the other four teams from La Liga, and the last two La Liga teams were drawn with two teams from the Tercera RFEF. The last six teams from the Tercera RFEF were paired with six teams from the Segunda División. The last fourteen teams from Segunda División were paired with fourteen teams from the Segunda RFEF. Then, eighteen teams from the Segunda RFEF were paired with the eighteen teams from the Primera RFEF. Finally, two teams from Segunda RFEF were paired each other.

A total of 55 matches were played between 31 October and 2 November 2023, as well as two postponed matches on 8 and 14 November, respectively.

Draw

The draw for the first round was held on 17 October 2023. Teams were divided into seven pots.^[5]

Pot 1 16 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 20 teams of Segunda División	Pot 3 18 teams of Primera Federación	Pot 4 34 teams of Segunda Federación	Pot 5 8 teams of Tercera Federación	Pot 6 4 teams qualified through the Copa Federación	Pot 7 10 winners of the preliminary round
Alavés Almería Athletic Bilbao Cádiz Celta Vigo Getafe Girona Granada Las Palmas Mallorca Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Albacete Alcorcón Andorra Burgos Cartagena Eibar Elche Eldense Espanyol Huesca Leganés Levante Mirandés Oviedo Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valladolid Zaragoza	Antequera Arenteiro Atlético Sanluqueño Castellón Deportivo La Coruña Gimnàstic Ibiza Linares Lugo Málaga Melilla Murcia Ponferradina Recreativo Huelva Sestao River Tarazona Teruel Unionistas	Águilas Andratx Arandina Atlético Antoniano Avilés Barakaldo Barbastro Cacereño Cayón Compostela Covadonga Europa Gernika Gimnástica Segoviana Guijuelo Hércules Llerenense Manchego Manresa Marbella Mensajero Navalcarnero Náxara Orihuela Peña Deportiva Terrassa Tudelano UCAM Murcia Ursaria Utebo Valle de Egüés Villanovense Yeclano Zamora	Arosa Atlético Astorga Atzeneta Azuaga Jaén Lorca Deportiva Manacor Varea	Badalona Futur San Roque Lepe Talavera de la Reina UD Logroñés	Atlético Lugones Boiro Buñol Chiclana Deportivo Murcia Hernán Cortés Quintanar Rubí Tardienta Turégano

Matches

Notes

Second round

The second round was played by 56 teams, with the four participants of the 2023–24 Supercopa de España having a bye. The Primera RFEF champions entered in this round. The three Tercera RFEF teams were paired with three teams from La Liga. The eleven Segunda RFEF teams were drawn with eleven teams from La Liga, and the last La Liga team were drawn with one team from the Primera RFEF. The last nine teams from the Primera RFEF were paired with nine teams from the Segunda División. Finally, eight teams from Segunda División were paired each other.

A total of 28 matches were played between 22 November and 7 December 2023.

Draw

The draw for the second round was held on 15 November 2023. Teams were divided into five pots.

Pot 1 15 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 17 teams of Segunda División	Pot 3 10 teams of Primera Federación	Pot 4 11 teams of Segunda Federación	Pot 5 3 teams of Tercera Federación
Alavés Almería Athletic Bilbao Cádiz Celta Vigo Getafe Girona Las Palmas Mallorca Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Alcorcón Amorebieta Burgos Cartagena Eibar Elche Eldense Espanyol Huesca Leganés Levante Mirandés Oviedo Racing Ferrol Sporting Gijón Tenerife Valladolid	Arenteiro Antequera Castellón Deportivo La Coruña Linares Lugo Málaga Melilla Sestao River Unionistas	Andratx Arandina Barbastro Cayón Orihuela Terrassa Tudelano Valle de Egüés Villanovense Yeclano Zamora	Arosa Atlético Astorga Atzeneta

Matches

Notes

Round of 32

Draw

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2023 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2023–24 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 sixteen matches were played between 6 and 8 January 2024.

Pot 1 4 participants in 2023–24 Supercopa de España	Pot 2 13 teams of La Liga	Pot 3 9 teams of Segunda División	Pot 4 4 teams of Primera Federación	Pot 5 2 teams of Segunda Federación
Atlético Madrid Barcelona Osasuna Real Madrid	Alavés Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo Getafe Girona Las Palmas Mallorca Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal	Amorebieta Burgos Cartagena Eibar Elche Espanyol Huesca Racing Ferrol Tenerife	Castellón Lugo Málaga Unionistas	Arandina Barbastro

Matches

Notes

Round of 16

Draw

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 8 January 2024 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The qualified teams were split up into three groups based on their division in the 2023–24 season. When possible, 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 16 and 18 January 2024.

Pot 1 14 teams of La Liga	Pot 2 1 team of Segunda División	Pot 3 1 team of Primera Federación
Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Getafe Girona Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia	Tenerife	Unionistas

Matches

Quarter-finals

Draw

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 January 2024, 13:00 UTC+1 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.^[21][22] As there were no remaining teams from the lower divisions, home teams were determined by luck of the draw.

A total of four matches were played between 23 and 25 January 2024.

Pot 1 8 teams of La Liga

Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Girona Mallorca Real Sociedad Sevilla

Matches

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 26 January 2024, 13:00 UTC+1 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.^[23][24]

First leg matches were played on 6 and 7 February, and second leg matches were played between 27 and 29 February 2024.

Qualified teams 4 teams of La Liga

Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Mallorca Real Sociedad

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mallorca (1)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Real Sociedad (1)	0–0	1–1 (a.e.t.)
Atlético Madrid (1)	0–4	Athletic Bilbao (1)	0–1	0–3

Matches

1–1 on aggregate. Mallorca won 5–4 on penalties.

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Athletic Bilbao won 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Abdón	Mallorca	6
	Anastasios Douvikas	Celta Vigo
	Asier Villalibre	Athletic Bilbao
4	Cristhian Stuani	Girona	5
5	Cyle Larin	Mallorca	4
	Willian José	Real Betis
7	Xeber Alkain	Alavés	3
	Leandro Antonetti	Lugo
	Memphis Depay	Atlético Madrid
	Abde Ezzalzouli	Real Betis
	Radamel Falcao	Rayo Vallecano
	Jon Karrikaburu	Alavés
	Kike	Hernán Cortés
	Juanmi Latasa	Getafe
	Víctor Meseguer	Valladolid
	Óscar	Getafe
	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad
	Alfred Planas	Unionistas
	Rodri	Real Betis
	Manu Trigueros	Villarreal
	Nico Williams	Athletic Bilbao

References