2023 Copa Federación de España

The 2023 Copa Federación de España is 31st edition of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs.

The competition began in August with the first games of the Regional stages and will end 22 November with the final of the National tournament. As part of the new competition format started in 2019, the four semifinalists will qualify for the Copa del Rey first round.

Regional tournaments

Andalusia tournament
The Royal Andalusian Football Federation (RFAF) decided to create the 'Copa RFAF' in 2020. The finalists of this competition were selected as the Andalusian representatives in the national phase of Copa RFEF.

Final

Aragon tournament
Four teams joined the tournament: Almudévar (5), Brea (4), Ejea (5) and Utrillas (5). The matches started 12 August and ended 27 August.

Asturias tournament
12 teams joined the tournament. The draw was made 7 July and the tournament started 5 August.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage
The knockout stage matches were played at La Mata Stadium, in Candás.

Final

Balearic Islands tournament
Formentera (4) and CD Ibiza (5) joined the tournament.

Basque Country tournament
4 teams joined the tournament. The draw was made 2 August.

Final

Canary Islands tournament
Only Gran Tarajal (5) joined the tournament.

Cantabria tournament
Eight teams from 2023–24 Tercera Federación will join the tournament. The teams qualified via their results in 2022-23 leagues, ignoring those who have their ticket for the Copa del Rey or for the national phase of the Copa RFEF.

Final

Castile-La Mancha tournament
Twelve teams joined the Trofeo Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancham acting as qualifying tournament. Guadalajara, Illescas and Manchego cannot qualify because they were already qualified to Copa del Rey or National Phase of Copa RFEF.

Final

Castile and León tournament
7 teams joined the tournament: Atlético Bembibre (5), Ávila (5), Numancia (4), Palencia (5), Salamanca (5), Santa Marta (5) and Villaralbo (5). The draw was made 26 July and the tournament started 12 August.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Final

Catalonia tournament
4 teams joined the tournament. Draw was made 25 July.

Final

Ceuta tournament
Polillas Atlético was directly selected by Federación de Fútbol de Ceuta due to sporting merits.

Extremadura tournament
13 teams joined the tournament. Arroyo (5), Olivenza (5) and Trujillo (5) received a bye to the second round.

Final

Galicia tournament
13 teams joined the tournament. The draw was made 12 July.

Final

La Rioja tournament
9 teams joined the tournament. Draw was made 20 July.

Final

Madrid tournament
8 teams joined the tournament: Alcalá (5), Fuenlabrada (3), Las Rozas (5), Móstoles URJC (5), Pozuelo de Alarcón (5), San Sebastián de los Reyes (4), Torrejón (5) and Unión Adarve (4). The draw was made 7 July.

Group A

Group B

Final

Melilla tournament
At. Melilla (5) was directly selected by Real Federación Melillense de Fútbol due to sporting merits.

Murcia tournament
Eight teams joined the tournament.

Final

Navarre tournament
Four teams joined the tournament. The draw was made 27 July.

Final

Valencian Community tournament
Five teams joined the tournament: Atlético Saguntino (4), Intercity (3), Patacona (5), Rayo Ibense (5) and Silla (5). The draw was made 27 July. After the draw, Intercity resigned from participating in the tournament. Matches were played between 5 and 18 August.

National phase
National phase will be played between 27 September and 22 November with 32 teams (20 winners of the Regional Tournaments, the best 5 teams from 2022–23 Segunda División RFEF not yet qualified to 2023–24 Copa del Rey and the best 7 teams from 2022–23 Tercera División RFEF not yet qualified to 2023–24 Copa del Rey). The four semifinalists will qualify to 2023–24 Copa del Rey first round.

Qualified teams

5 best teams from 2022–23 Segunda Federación not yet qualified to 2023–24 Copa del Rey
 Badalona Futur (4)
 Gimnástica Torrelavega (4)
 Guadalajara (4)
 San Juan (4)
 San Roque Lepe (4)

7 best teams from 2022–23 Tercera Federación not yet qualified to 2023–24 Copa del Rey
 El Palo (4)
 Illescas (4)
 L'Entregu (5)
 Lanzarote (5)
 Penya Independent (4)
 Sant Andreu (4)
 Vimenor (5)

Winners of Autonomous Communities tournaments
 Ciudad de Murcia (5)
 Ejea (5)
 Gran Tarajal (5)
 CD Ibiza (5)
 Laredo (5)
 Lleida Esportiu (4)
 Marino Luanco (4)
 At. Melilla (5)
 Numancia (4)
 Ourense CF (4)
 Patacona (5)
 Peña Sport (5)
 Polillas Atlético (6)
 Puente Genil (5)
 Real Unión (3)
 Talavera de la Reina (4)
 Torre del Mar (5)
 UD Logroñés (4)
 Unión Adarve (4)
 Villafranca (5)

Draw
The draw for the entire tournament was made at the RFEF headquarters on 14 September. The teams were divided into four pots based on geographical criteria. Each pot will be played independently until the semi-finals.

Bracket

Round of 32
Pot A

Pot B

Pot C

Pot D

Round of 16
Pot A

Pot B

Pot C

Pot D

Quarter-finals
Winners will qualify to the 2023–24 Copa del Rey first round.
Pot A

Pot B

Pot C

Pot D

Semi-finals

Final

References

Copa Federación de España seasons
2023–24 in Spanish football cups