The 2016–17 Copa del Rey was the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played).
Barcelona were the two-time defending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 3–1 win over Alavés in the final.
As winners, Barcelona would have been assured a place for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage; however, since they already qualified for the Champions League by finishing 2nd in La Liga, the berth was instead passed down the league. Times up to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March 2017 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 are CET (UTC+1).
Schedule and format RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsFirst round22 July 201631 August 20161883 → 65New entries: Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gained entry.Byes: Six teams from Segunda División B (Alcoyano, Arenas, Cartagena, Llagostera, Racing Santander and Tudelano) received a bye.Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchCopa Federación qualification: losers qualified for 2016–17 Copa Federación, National phase.2265 → 43New entries: Clubs participating in Segunda División gained entry.Byes: One Segunda División team (Córdoba) received a bye.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchThird round12 October 20161143 → 32Byes: One team from Segunda División B or Tercera División or another from Segunda División which previously did not receive a bye (Huesca), received one.Opponents seeding: Segunda División teams faced each other.Local team seeding: Draw of lots.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchRound of 3214 October 201630 November 20161632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in La Liga gained entry.Opponents seeding: The seven teams from La Liga which qualified for 2016–17 UEFA competitions, faced the remaining seven teams from Segunda División B and Tercera División.The five Segunda División teams played against La Liga teams.The eight remaining La Liga teams faced each other.Local team seeding: First leg at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double matchRound of 164 January 2017816 → 8Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: First leg at home of the team in the lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Double match11 January 2017Quarter-finals13 January 201748 → 4Opponents seeding: Draw of lots.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match25 January 2017Semi-finals27 January 20171 February 201724 → 28 February 2017Final12 → 1Single match, stadium TBD by RFEF.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage. Notes Double-match rounds enforced the away goals rule, single-match rounds did not. Games ending in a tie 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 Ligathe 20 teams of the 2015–16 season Segunda Divisiónthe 21 non-reserve teams of the 2015–16 season Segunda División Bthe top five non-reserve teams of each group and the four with the highest number of points 2015–16 season excluding reserve teams Tercera Divisiónthe best non-reserve team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2015–16 season Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Las Palmas Levante Málaga Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Sporting Gijón Valencia Villarreal Alavés Albacete Alcorcón Almería Córdoba Elche Gimnàstic Girona Huesca Leganés Llagostera Lugo Mallorca Mirandés Numancia Osasuna Oviedo Ponferradina Tenerife Valladolid Zaragoza Alcoyano Amorebieta Arenas Barakaldo Burgos Cádiz Cartagena Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Guijuelo Hércules Lleida Esportiu Lorca FC Murcia Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Real Unión Reus Sestao River Socuéllamos Toledo Tudelano UCAM Murcia UD Logroñés Andorra Atlético Cirbonero Atlético Mancha Real Atlético Saguntino Atlético Sanluqueño Boiro Calahorra Caudal Conquense Extremadura Formentera Laredo Lorca Deportiva Prat San Sebastián de los Reyes Villa de Santa Brígida Zamora Zamudio
First round The draw for the first and the second round was held on 22 July 2016 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 33 teams from the 2016–17 Segunda División B and nine from the 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups: Pot 1Group 1Pot 2Group 2Pot 3Group 3Pot 4Group 4Segunda División B:BoiroBurgosCaudalCultural LeonesaGuijueloPonferradinaRacing FerrolRacing SantanderTudelanoTercera División:Atlético CirboneroLaredoZamoraSegunda División B:AlbaceteAmorebietaArenasBarakaldoReal UniónSan Sebastián de los ReyesSestao RiverSocuéllamosToledoUD LogroñésZamudioTercera División:CalahorraConquenseVilla de Santa BrígidaSegunda División B:AlcoyanoAtlético SaguntinoCornellàHérculesLlagosteraLleida EsportiuPratTercera División:AndorraFormenteraSegunda División B:Atlético Mancha RealAtlético SanluqueñoCartagenaExtremaduraLorca FCMurciaTercera División:Lorca Deportiva Alcoyano, Arenas, Cartagena, Llagostera, Racing Santander and Tudelano received a bye to the second round.
Second round In the second round teams from Segunda División played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately. Córdoba received a bye to the third round.
Third round The third round was played in a similar format to the second one. Huesca received a bye to the round of 32.
Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2016, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the six remaining teams participating in the 2016–17 Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the 2016–17 La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The six remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions and the remaining Europa League team from the pot 2 that was not faced with any team from the pot 1. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule will also be applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs will be based on the luck of the draw.
Pot 1Segunda B and Tercera DivisiónPot 2European competitionsPot 3Segunda DivisiónPot 4Rest of Primera DivisiónCultural LeonesaFormenteraGuijueloHérculesRacing SantanderToledoChampions League:Atlético MadridBarcelona (TH)Real Madrid SevillaVillarrealAs it started playing in Champions League, Villarreal was integrated in this pot.Europa League:Athletic BilbaoCelta VigoAlcorcónCórdobaGimnàsticHuescaUCAM MurciaValladolidAlavésDeportivo La CoruñaEibarEspanyolGranadaLas PalmasLeganésMálagaOsasunaReal BetisReal SociedadSporting GijónValencia
Bracket
Round of 32
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals and final was held on 27 January 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Final
The draw for the final was held on 27 January 2017.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Wissam Ben YedderSevilla5 Lionel MessiBarcelona3 Ángel CorreaAtlético Madrid4 ÉdgarAlavés Antoine GriezmannAtlético Madrid JuanmiReal Sociedad MarianoReal Madrid Federico PiovaccariCórdoba Luis SuárezBarcelona Arda TuranBarcelona Ander VitoriaBarakaldo
Notes
References
External links
Royal Spanish Football Federation website Copa del Rey at LFP website