# 2017–18 Copa del Rey

The 2017–18 Copa del Rey was the 116th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Barcelona were the three-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 5–0 win over Sevilla in the final. Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1).

## Schedule and format

| Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | No. of Clubs | Format details |
| First Round | 28 July 2017 | 30 August 2017 | 18 | 83 → 65 | New entries: Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gained entry. Byes: Seven teams from Segunda División B received a bye. Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Draw of lots. Knock-out tournament type: Single match Copa Federación qualification: losers qualified for 2017–18 Copa Federación, National phase. |
| Second round | 28 July 2017 | 6 September 2017 | 22 | 65 → 43 | New entries: Clubs participating in Segunda División gained entry. Byes: One Segunda División B team received a bye. Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other. Local team seeding: Draw of lots. Knock-out tournament type: Single match |
| Third round | 8 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 | 11 | 43 → 32 | Byes: One team from Segunda División B or Tercera División which previously did not receive a bye, received one. Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other. Local team seeding: Draw of lots. Knock-out tournament type: Single match |
| Round of 32 | 28 September 2017 | 25 October 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New entries: Clubs participating in La Liga gained entry. Opponents seeding: The seven teams from La Liga which qualified for 2017–18 UEFA competitions, faced the remaining seven teams from Segunda División B and Tercera División. The five Segunda División teams played against La Liga teams. The eight remaining La Liga teams faced each other. Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Round of 32 | 28 September 2017 | 29 November 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New entries: Clubs participating in La Liga gained entry. Opponents seeding: The seven teams from La Liga which qualified for 2017–18 UEFA competitions, faced the remaining seven teams from Segunda División B and Tercera División. The five Segunda División teams played against La Liga teams. The eight remaining La Liga teams faced each other. Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Round of 16 | 5 December 2017 | 3 January 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: First leg at home of the team in the lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Round of 16 | 5 December 2017 | 10 January 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: First leg at home of the team in the lower division. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Quarter-finals | 12 January 2018 | 17 January 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Quarter-finals | 12 January 2018 | 24 January 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Semi-finals | 26 January 2018 | 31 January 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Semi-finals | 26 January 2018 | 7 February 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Draw of lots. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match |
| Final | 26 January 2018 | 21 April 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match, stadium TBD by RFEF. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage. |

### Notes

* Double-match rounds enforced the away goals rule, single-match rounds did not.
* Games ending in a tie 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 the 20 teams of the 2016–17 season | Segunda División the 21 non-reserve teams of the 2016–17 season | Segunda División B the top five non-reserve teams of each group and the four with the highest number of points 2016–17 season excluding reserve teams | Tercera División the best non-reserve team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2016–17 season |
| Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Espanyol Granada Las Palmas Leganés Málaga Osasuna Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Sporting Gijón Valencia Villarreal | Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Córdoba Elche Getafe Gimnàstic Girona Huesca Levante Lugo Mallorca Mirandés Numancia Oviedo Rayo Vallecano Reus Tenerife UCAM Murcia Valladolid Zaragoza | Albacete Alcoyano Atlético Baleares Badalona Cartagena Cultural Leonesa Fuenlabrada Hércules Leioa Lleida Esportiu Lorca FC Marbella Melilla Mérida Murcia Ponferradina Pontevedra Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Real Unión Rayo Majadahonda Toledo Villanovense UD Logroñés | Antequera Arcos Avilés Cacereño Calahorra Cultural Durango Formentera Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Lorca Deportiva Olímpic Olot Peña Sport Rápido de Bouzas Talavera de la Reina Tarazona UD San Fernando Unión Adarve |

## First round

The draw for the first and the second round was held on 28 July 2017 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 32 teams from the 2016–17 Segunda División B and ten from the 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:
* Atlético Baleares, Racing Ferrol, Hércules, Alcoyano, Fuenlabrada, Mallorca, and Mérida received a bye to the second round.

## Second round

Formentera received a bye for the third round.

## Third round

Lleida Esportiu received a bye for the round of 32.

## Final phase

The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 28 September 2017, in La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the seven remaining teams participating in the 2016–17 Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the 2017–18 La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The five remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule will also be applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs will be based on the luck of the draw.
| Pot 1 Segunda B and Tercera División | Pot 2 European competitions | Pot 3 Segunda División | Pot 4 Rest of Primera División |
| Cartagena Elche Formentera Fuenlabrada Lleida Esportiu Murcia Ponferradina | Champions League: Atlético Madrid Barcelona (TH) Real Madrid Sevilla 0 Europa League: Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad Villarreal | Cádiz Numancia Tenerife Valladolid Zaragoza | Alavés Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Espanyol Getafe Girona Las Palmas Leganés Levante Málaga Real Betis Valencia |

### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Valladolid | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leganés | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leganés | 2 | 1 | 3 | Leganés (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Villarreal | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ponferradina | 1 | 1 | 2 | Villarreal | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Villarreal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Villarreal | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | Leganés (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Numancia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Málaga | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Málaga | 1 | 1 | 2 | Numancia | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Fuenlabrada | 0 | 2 | 2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Leganés | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sevilla | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lleida Esportiu (a) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Sevilla | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Real Sociedad | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | 1 | 2 | 3 | Lleida Esportiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Elche | 1 | 0 | 1 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sevilla | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Cádiz | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | Sevilla | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Real Betis | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Betis | 2 | 3 | 5 | Cádiz | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sevilla | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sevilla | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Sevilla | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sevilla | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 5 |
| Tenerife | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 5 |
| Espanyol | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Espanyol | 2 | 3 | 5 | Espanyol | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Levante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Girona | 0 | 1 | 1 | Levante | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Levante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Levante | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Espanyol | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Eibar | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Barcelona | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | Barcelona | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Las Palmas | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Las Palmas | 4 | 2 | 6 | Las Palmas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Valencia | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Zaragoza | 0 | 1 | 1 | Valencia | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Valencia | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valencia | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | Valencia (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Alavés | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Formentera | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Alavés | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 1 | Formentera | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alavés | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Getafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alavés | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Alavés | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cartagena (3) | 0–7 | Sevilla (1) | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Elche (3) | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid (1) | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Murcia (3) | 0–8 | Barcelona (1) | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| Fuenlabrada (3) | 2–4 | Real Madrid (1) | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Formentera (3) | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao (1) | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Lleida Esportiu (3) | 3–3 (a) | Real Sociedad (1) | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Ponferradina (3) | 1–3 | Villarreal (1) | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Zaragoza (2) | 1–6 | Valencia (1) | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Numancia (2) | 3–2 | Málaga (1) | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Valladolid (2) | 1–3 | Leganés (1) | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Cádiz (2) | 6–5 | Real Betis (1) | 1–2 | 5–3 |
| Tenerife (2) | 2–3 | Espanyol (1) | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Getafe (1) | 0–4 | Alavés (1) | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Deportivo La Coruña (1) | 4–6 | Las Palmas (1) | 1–4 | 3–2 |
| Girona (1) | 1–3 | Levante (1) | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Eibar (1) | 1–3 | Celta Vigo (1) | 1–2 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Formentera (3) | 1–5 | Alavés (1) | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Lleida Esportiu (3) | 0–7 | Atlético Madrid (1) | 0–4 | 0–3 |
| Numancia (2) | 2–5 | Real Madrid (1) | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Celta Vigo (1) | 1–6 | Barcelona (1) | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Cádiz (2) | 1–4 | Sevilla (1) | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Leganés (1) | 2–2 (a) | Villarreal (1) | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Las Palmas (1) | 1–5 | Valencia (1) | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Espanyol (1) | 3–2 | Levante (1) | 1–2 | 2–0 |

### Second leg
## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Valencia | 3–3 (3–2 p) | Alavés | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–5 | Sevilla | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Espanyol | 1–2 | Barcelona | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Leganés | 2–2 (a) | Real Madrid | 0–1 | 2–1 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Leganés | 1–3 | Sevilla | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Valencia | 1–0 | 2–0 |

### Second leg
## Final
## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Víctor Curto | Murcia | 6 |
| 2 | Joaquín Correa | Sevilla | 5 |
| 2 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 5 |
| 4 | Munir | Alavés | 4 |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 4 |
| 6 | José Arnaiz | Barcelona | 3 |
| 6 | David Barral | Cádiz | 3 |
| 6 | Wissam Ben Yedder | Sevilla | 3 |
| 6 | Jonathan Calleri | Las Palmas | 3 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos | Tenerife | 3 |
| 6 | Ermedin Demirović | Alavés | 3 |
| 6 | Lolo | Elche | 3 |
| 6 | Borja Mayoral | Real Madrid | 3 |
| 6 | Santi Mina | Valencia | 3 |
| 6 | Gerard Moreno | Espanyol | 3 |
| 6 | Rodrigo | Valencia | 3 |
| 6 | Lucas Vázquez | Real Madrid | 3 |
| 6 | Luciano Vietto | Valencia | 3 |