# 2023–24 Copa del Rey

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 phase. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2025 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. Following a 1–1 draw, Athletic Bilbao won the match 4–2 on penalties, securing a 25th 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.
| 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. |
| Semi-finals | 26 January 2024 | 27–29 February 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. |
| Final | 26 January 2024 | 6 April 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match at La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2025 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase. |

### 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 Barcelona Cádiz Celta Vigo Elche Espanyol Getafe Girona Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid 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 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 Boiro Buñol Ceuta 6 de Junio Chiclana Deportivo Murcia Hernán Cortés Mijas-Las Lagunas Melilla CD Monte Pradejón Quintanar Rotlet Molinar Rubí Santurtzi Sauzal Tardienta Turégano Unión Zona Norte Zirauki |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Osasuna and Real Madrid joined the tournament in the round of 32 as participants of the Supercopa de España.
* ↑ Amorebieta joined the tournament in the second round as champions of the 2022–23 Primera Federación.

## Preliminary round
### Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.
| 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 2024 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.
| 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

* ↑ Varea did not play the match in their main stadium Municipal de Varea, Varea, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Llerenense did not play the match in their main stadium Fernando Robina, Llerena, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Turégano did not play the match in their main stadium El Burgo, Turégano, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Valle de Egüés did not play the match in their main stadium Sarriguren, Egüés, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Covadonga did not play the match in their main stadium Juan Antonio Álvarez Rabanal, Oviedo, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Tardienta did not play the match in their main stadium Santa Quiteria, Tardienta, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Buñol did not play the match in their main stadium Beltrán Báguena, Buñol, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Hernán Cortés did not play the match in their main stadium Municipal, Hernán Cortés, Don Benito, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Arosa were awarded a 3–0 win after Granada fielded ineligible player Adri López during the match. Granada originally won the match 3–0.
* ↑ Deportivo Murcia did not play the match in their main stadium Campo Municipal José Manuel Aroca, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Atzeneta did not play the match in their main stadium El Regit, Atzeneta, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.

## 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

* ↑ Atzeneta did not play the match in their main stadium El Regit, Atzeneta, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Valle de Egüés did not play the match in their main stadium Sarriguren, Egüés, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.
* ↑ Cayón did not play the match in their main stadium Fernando Astobiza, Cayón, as it did not meet the broadcasting requirements.

## 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 2024 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 2024 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

* ↑ The match was originally played on 7 January 2024, but was suspended and postponed until the following day at the beginning of extra time due to lighting problems in the stadium.

## 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. 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.
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.
Athletic Bilbao won 4–0 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

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