The 2014–15 Copa del Rey was the 113th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners assure a place for the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Atlético Madrid 2–4 on aggregate in the round of 16.
Barcelona won the tournament by defeating Athletic Bilbao in the final, 3–1, thus achieving their record-extending 27th title.
Schedule and format The fixtures' schedule was released by the RFEF and the LFP on 30 May 2014 and the format is identical to the previous season. RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsFirst round31 July 20143 September 20141883 → 65New entries: Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B will gain entry.Byes: Seven teams from Segunda División B will receive a bye.Opponents seeding: Teams will face each other according to proximity criteria.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchCopa Federación qualification: losers will qualify for 2014–15 Copa Federación, National phase.Second round10 September 20142265 → 43New entries: Clubs participating in Segunda División will gain entry.Byes: One team from the first round will receive a bye.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams will face each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchThird round22 September 201415 October 20141143 → 32Byes: One team from Segunda División B or Tercera División, which previously didn't receive a bye, will receive one.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams will face each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchRound of 3217 October 201429 October 2014 (see notes)3 December 20141632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in La Liga will gain entry.Opponents seeding: The seven teams from La Liga which were qualified for 2013–14 UEFA competitions, will face against remaining seven teams from Segunda División B and Tercera División.The five remaining Segunda División teams will face against La Liga teams.The eight remaining La Liga teams will face each other.Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double match3 December 2014 (see notes)17 December 2014Round of 167 January 2015816 → 8Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double match14 January 2015Quarter-finals21 January 201548 → 4Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match28 January 2015Semifinals11 February 201524 → 24 March 2015Final30 May 201512 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by RFEF.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, group stage. Notes Double-match rounds enforced away goals rule, single-match rounds did not. Games ending in a tie were decided in extra time; and if it persisted, by a penalty shoot-out. Real Madrid, as participant in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, played its Round of 32 games on 29 October 2014 and 3 December 2014. UEFA Europa League qualification: if the Cup winners had qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the Cup runner-up would have qualified for the third qualifying round, then the 5th and 6th ranked teams in 2014–15 La Liga (always excluding no "UEFA licence" and banned clubs) would qualify for group stage and play-off round respectively. However, if the Cup runners-up ended in Europa League places (5th or 6th), the 5th, 6th and 7th ranked teams in 2014–15 La Liga would have qualified for the group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round respectively.Similarly, if both finalists qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th ranked teams in 2014–15 La Liga would also qualify for group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round respectively. At the date of the draw of the first and second round, Murcia was considered a team of Segunda División yet, and Mirandés of Segunda División B.
Qualified teams The following teams competed in the 2014–15 Copa del Rey.
Twenty teams of 2014–15 La Liga:
Almería Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Córdoba Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Elche Espanyol Getafe Granada Levante Málaga Rayo Vallecano Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal
Twenty teams of 2014–15 Segunda División (Barcelona B was excluded for being a reserve team and Racing Santander was sanctioned):
Alavés Albacete Alcorcón Girona Jaén Las Palmas Leganés Llagostera Lugo Mallorca Murcia Numancia Osasuna Ponferradina Real Betis Sabadell Sporting Gijón Valladolid Tenerife Zaragoza
36 teams of 2014–15 Segunda División B: the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams), the five with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*), the three teams relegated from 2013–14 Segunda División, and the twelve teams winners of a group of 2013–14 Tercera División (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams are excluded) that were promoted to Segunda División B.
Alcoyano Amorebieta Atlético Astorga Atlético Baleares Avilés Barakaldo Cádiz Cartagena Cornellà Eldense Fuenlabrada Gimnàstic Tarragona Guadalajara Guijuelo Hércules Huesca Jaén La Hoya Lorca Lealtad Leioa L'Hospitalet Linense Lleida Esportiu Marbella Marino Luanco Mirandés Oviedo Racing de Ferrol San Roque de Lepe Sestao River Somozas Toledo Trival Valderas UCAM Murcia Villanovense Zamora
Seven teams of 2014–15 Tercera División. Teams that qualified were six of eighteen champions that were not promoted to Segunda División B (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded):
Atlético Granadilla Gimnástica Torrelavega Izarra Peña Deportiva Puertollano Teruel Varea
First round The draw for First and Second round was held on 31 July 2014 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round 43 Segunda División B and Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly seven teams from the 2014–15 Segunda División B (L'Hospitalet, Guadalajara, Fuenlabrada, Zamora, Lleida Esportiu, Mirandés and Guijuelo) received a bye and then remaining teams from 2014–15 Segunda División B and teams from 2014–15 Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups: Pot 1Group 1Pot 2Group 2Pot 3Group 3Pot 4Group 4Segunda División B:Atlético AstorgaAvilésGuijueloLealtadMarino Luanco OviedoMirandésRacing de FerrolSomozasZamoraTercera División:Gimnástica TorrelavegaVareaSegunda División B:AmorebietaBarakaldoFuenlabradaGuadalajaraHuescaLeioaSestao RiverToledoTrival ValderasTercera División:Atlético GranadillaIzarraPuertollanoTeruelSegunda División B:AlcoyanoAtlético BalearesCornellàEldenseGimnàstic TarragonaHérculesL'HospitaletLleidaTercera División:Peña DeportivaSegunda División B:Balompédica LinenseCádizCartagenaJaénLa Hoya LorcaMarbellaSan Roque de LepeUCAM MurciaVillanovense
Matches
Second round The draw was held together with the First round draw on 31 July 2014 in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In the draw, the team from 2014–15 Segunda División B or 2014–15 Tercera División, winner from First round match Oviedo v Amorebieta, received a bye. Teams from 2014–15 Segunda División gained entry in this round and faced each other. Winners of First round, together with the seven teams which received a bye, faced each other too.
Third round The draw was held on 22 September 2013 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol.Oficial: Así han quedado los emparejamientos de la Tercera eliminatoria ; RFEF.es, 22 September 2014 In the draw, as Mirandés was relocated to the pot with the teams of 2014–15 Segunda División, one team from this league received a bye. Teams from Segunda División faced each other and teams from 2014–15 Segunda División B and 2014–15 Tercera División faced each other.
Pot 1Segunda DivisiónPot 2Segunda División Band Tercera DivisiónSegunda División:AlavésAlbaceteGironaLas PalmasLugoMirandésNumanciaReal BetisRecreativoSabadell *ValladolidSegunda División B:AlcoyanoBarakaldoCádizCornellàHuescaIzarraL'HospitaletLeioaLinenseLleida EsportiuOviedoUCAM Murcia
Matches
Note: Sabadell received a bye.
Final phase The draw for the Round of 32 was held on October 17, 2014, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams gained entry in the competition.
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the six remaining teams participating in Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions, this was: four teams from Pot 1 (Segunda B and Tercera) were drawn against four teams from pot 2a (champions) and the two remaining teams in pot 1 were drawn in the same way with the pot 2b teams (Europa League). The remaining team in pot 2b was drawn with a Segunda División team (Pot 3). The five remaining teams in this pot 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. Matches involving teams with different league tiers were played at home on the first leg the team in lower tier. This rule also applied in the Round of 16, but not for Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which order of the two legs was decided by the draw.
Pot 1Segunda División BPot 2aChampions LeaguePot 2bEuropa LeaguePot 3Segunda DivisiónPot 4Rest of Primera DivisiónSegunda División B:L'HospitaletAlcoyanoOviedoHuescaCornellàCádizBarcelonaReal Madrid (TH)Atlético MadridAthletic BilbaoReal SociedadVillarrealSevillaAlavésAlbaceteLas PalmasReal BetisSabadellValladolidAlmeríaCelta VigoCórdobaDeportivo La CoruñaEibarElcheEspanyolGetafeGranadaLevanteMálagaRayo VallecanoValencia
Bracket
Round of 32
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 NeymarBarcelona7 Iago AspasSevilla3 Aritz AdurizAthletic Bilbao5 Kevin GameiroSevilla Lionel MessiBarcelona Gerard MorenoVillarreal PedroBarcelona8 Paco AlcácerValencia3 Rubén AlcarazL'Hospitalet Felipe CaicedoEspanyol Andrés IniestaBarcelona Cristhian StuaniEspanyol Fernando TorresAtlético Madrid Urko VeraMirandés
References
External links
MundoDeportivo.com Marca.com AS.com