The 2011–12 Copa del Rey was the 110th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 31 August 2011 and ended on 25 May 2012 with the final, which was held at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Entering the competition, the winners were assured of a place in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, who went on to win the title.
Calendar
RoundDateFixturesClubsNotesFirst round31 August 20111884 → 66Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gain entry.Second Round6–8 September 20112366 → 43Clubs participating in Segunda División gain entry.Third Round12 October 20111143 → 32Round of 329 November8; 13 December 20111632 → 16Clubs participating in La Liga gain entry.Europa League teams brought forward their first leg matches to 8 December.20–22 December 2011Round of 163–5 January 2012816 → 810–12 January 2012Quarterfinals17–19 January 201248 → 424–26 January 2012Semifinals31 January1 February 201224 → 27–8 February 2012Final25 May 201212 → 1Hosted at Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
Qualified teams The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2011–12:
20 teams of 2010–11 La Liga:
Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Getafe Hércules Levante Málaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing Santander Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Sporting Gijón Valencia Villarreal Zaragoza
20 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División (Barcelona B and Villarreal B were excluded for being reserve teams):
Albacete Alcorcón Betis Cartagena Celta Vigo Córdoba Elche Gimnàstic Girona Granada Huesca Las Palmas Numancia Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Recreativo Salamanca Tenerife Valladolid Xerez
26 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified were the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the six with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):
Lugo Guadalajara Leganés Alcalá Vecindario Eibar Mirandés Alavés Real Unión Palencia Sabadell Badalona Alcoyano Orihuela Lleida Esportiu Murcia Melilla Cádiz San Roque Lepe Ceuta Logroñés* Oviedo* L'Hospitalet* Sant Andreu* Roquetas* Jaén*
18 teams of 2010–11 Tercera División. Teams that qualified were the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded):
Cerceda Marino Noja Amorebieta Llagostera Olímpic Xàtiva Alcobendas Sport Burgos Comarca Níjar Linense Manacor Lanzarote UCAM Murcia Villanovense Tudelano Náxara Andorra Toledo
First round The matches were played on 31 August 2011.
Alcalá, Cádiz, Sant Andreu, San Roque Lepe, Albacete, Roquetas, Orihuela and Alavés received a bye.
Second round The matches were played on 6, 7 and 8 September 2011.
Third round The draw for the third round was held on 15 September 2011 at 13:00 CEST at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.
The matches were played on 12 October 2011.
Oviedo received a bye.
Final phase The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2011 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas, Madrid.
Like previous years, Segunda División B teams played against the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions, this is: four teams from Pot 1 (Segunda B) were drawn against four teams from pot 2a (champions) and the three remaining teams in pot 1 were drawn in the same way with the pot 2b teams (Europa League). The five teams in Pot 3 (Segunda División) were drawn against five teams of the thirteen remaining teams of La Liga (Pot 4). The remaining eight teams of La Liga faced each other. The lowest ranked teams from each match played at home on the first leg and if two teams from a match played in the same division then the first one to come out of the draw played at home first.
The first leg was played on 13 December 2011 except for matches involving teams from Pot 2b, which were played on 8 December 2011 (due to Europa League–Round 6, except for Sevilla which were eliminated from the competition) and the match involving Barcelona which was played on 9 November 2011 (due to Barcelona's participation at the FIFA Club World Cup). The second leg was played on 22 December 2011. Pot 1(Segunda División B)Pot 2a(champions League)Pot 2b(Europa League)Pot 3(Segunda División)Pot 4(rest of Primera División)AlbaceteCádizL'HospitaletMirandésOviedoPonferradinaSan Roque LepeReal Madrid (holders)BarcelonaValenciaVillarrealAthletic BilbaoAtlético MadridSevillaAlcorcónAlmeríaCelta VigoCórdobaDeportivo La CoruñaBetisEspanyolGetafeGranadaLevanteMálagaMallorcaOsasunaRacing SantanderRayo VallecanoReal SociedadSporting GijónZaragoza
Bracket
Round of 32 The first leg matches were played on 9 November, 8 and 13 December while the second legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 December 2011.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16 The draw for Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals was held on 23 December 2011 at 10:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.
The first leg matches were played on 3, 4 and 5 January while the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 January 2012.
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals The first leg matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 January while the second legs were played on 24, 25 and 26 January 2012.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The first leg matches were played on 31 January and 1 February while the second legs were played on 7 and 8 February 2012.
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals Pablo InfanteMirandés 2 Fernando LlorenteAthletic Bilbao 5 Álvaro VázquezEspanyol 4 JonasValencia 4 PedroBarcelona Cristhian StuaniRacing Santander 7 Karim BenzemaReal Madrid 3 Cesc FàbregasBarcelona Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid José Callejón Real Madrid Frédéric KanoutéSevilla Lionel MessiBarcelonaPablo PiattiValenciaRoberto SoldadoValencia
See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2011 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2011–12 2011–12 La Liga 2011–12 Segunda División 2011–12 Segunda División B 2011–12 Tercera División
References
External links
MundoDeportivo.com Marca.com AS.com