# 2020–21 Copa del Rey

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 were assured a place in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2022 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. 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-extending 31st Copa del Rey title.
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.
| 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. |
| Semi-finals | 5 February 2021 | 3 March 2021 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. |
| Final | | 17 April 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2022 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 |
| Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Leganés Levante Mallorca Osasuna Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal | Albacete Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Deportivo La Coruña Elche Extremadura Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Las Palmas Lugo Málaga Mirandés Numancia Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Oviedo Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza | Amorebieta Andorra Atlético Baleares Badajoz Burgos Calahorra Cartagena Castellón Córdoba Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Coruxo Guijuelo Haro Ibiza Internacional La Nucía Linense Lleida Esportiu Marbella Olot Peña Deportiva Pontevedra Rayo Majadahonda Sabadell San Fernando UD Logroñés Yeclano | Alcoyano Atlético Pulpileño Ciudad de Lucena Compostela Coria El Ejido Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Ibiza Islas Pitiusas L'Hospitalet Laredo Lealtad Linares Llanera Lorca Deportiva Marino Mutilvera Navalcarnero Ourense CF Poblense Portugalete Quintanar del Rey San Juan SD Logroñés Sestao River Socuéllamos Tarazona Terrassa Teruel Varea Villanovense Zamora | Las Rozas Leioa Llagostera UCAM Murcia | Anaitasuna AUGC Deportiva Buñol Cantolagua Cardassar Chinato Colegios Diocesanos Épila Guía Marchamalo Miengo Montañesa Móstoles Racing Murcia Racing Rioja Ribadumia Rincón Rusadir Titánico Tomares |
* 1 2 3 4 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

* ↑ 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 2021 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.

### Draw

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

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Cantolagua did not play its game in its main stadium Municipal, in Sangüesa, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ The match, originally scheduled for 16 December 2020, was postponed due to a number of SD Logroñés players being tested positive for COVID-19.
* ↑ 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 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 |
| Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Betis | Real Betis | Real Betis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Betis | Real Betis | Real Betis | 2 | Real Betis (a.e.t.) | Real Betis (a.e.t.) | Real Betis (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Córdoba | Córdoba | Córdoba | 0 | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 2 | | | | | Real Betis | Real Betis | Real Betis | 1 (1) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Athletic Bilbao (p) | Athletic Bilbao (p) | Athletic Bilbao (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Alcoyano (a.e.t.) | Alcoyano (a.e.t.) | Alcoyano (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | Athletic Bilbao (p) | Athletic Bilbao (p) | Athletic Bilbao (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | Alcoyano | Alcoyano | Alcoyano | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ibiza | Ibiza | Ibiza | 1 | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | | | | | | | | | Athletic Bilbao (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Levante | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Peña Deportiva | Peña Deportiva | Peña Deportiva | 1 | | | | | | | | | Levante | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Valladolid (a.e.t.) | Valladolid (a.e.t.) | Valladolid (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valladolid (a.e.t.) | Valladolid (a.e.t.) | Valladolid (a.e.t.) | 4 | Valladolid | Valladolid | Valladolid | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Levante | Levante | Levante | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | Fuenlabrada | 1 (2) | Levante | Levante | Levante | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Levante (p) | Levante (p) | Levante (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Levante (p) | Levante (p) | Levante (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | Levante (a.e.t.) | Levante (a.e.t.) | Levante (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 0 | | | | |
| Girona | Girona | Girona | 2 | | | | | Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 0 | | | | |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Cádiz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cádiz | Cádiz | Cádiz | 0 | Girona | Girona | Girona | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tenerife | Tenerife | Tenerife | 0 | Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | Villarreal | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 |
| Almería | Almería | Almería | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 |
| Alavés | Alavés | Alavés | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alavés | Alavés | Alavés | 0 | Almería (p) | Almería (p) | Almería (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Osasuna | Osasuna | Osasuna | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Espanyol | Espanyol | Espanyol | 0 | Osasuna | Osasuna | Osasuna | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Osasuna | Osasuna | Osasuna | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Osasuna | Osasuna | Osasuna | 2 | | | | | Almería | Almería | Almería | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Leganés | Leganés | Leganés | 0 | | | | | Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Sevilla (a.e.t.) | Sevilla (a.e.t.) | Sevilla (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sevilla (a.e.t.) | Sevilla (a.e.t.) | Sevilla (a.e.t.) | 1 | Sevilla | Sevilla | Sevilla | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Valencia | Valencia | Valencia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alcorcón | Alcorcón | Alcorcón | 0 | Valencia | Valencia | Valencia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valencia | Valencia | Valencia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valencia | Valencia | Valencia | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sevilla | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Navalcarnero | Navalcarnero | Navalcarnero | 3 | | | | | | | | | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Eibar | Eibar | Eibar | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eibar | Eibar | Eibar | 1 | Navalcarnero | Navalcarnero | Navalcarnero | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Granada | Granada | Granada | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Málaga | Málaga | Málaga | 1 | Granada | Granada | Granada | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Granada | Granada | Granada | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Granada | Granada | Granada | 2 | | | | | Granada | Granada | Granada | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | |
| Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | | | | | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | | |
| Elche | Elche | Elche | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elche | Elche | Elche | 0 | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Cornellà | Cornellà | Cornellà | 0 | Barcelona | Barcelona | Barcelona | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | Barcelona (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32
### Draw

The four participant teams of the 2021 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 2021 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

* ↑ Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Fernando Torres stadium in Fuenlabrada due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
* ↑ Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Butarque stadium in Leganés due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
* ↑ Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid due to the consequences of Storm Filomena.
* ↑ 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.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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.

## Top scorers

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