The 2019–20 Copa del Rey was the 118th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). In its original format, the winners were assured a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage, however this place was forfeited under the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with the two finalists (Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad) opting instead to delay the date of the postponed match. Both finalists qualified for the four-team 2021 Supercopa de España.
The defending champions Valencia were eliminated by Granada in the quarter-finals. Real Sociedad won the final 1–0 against Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao, achieving their second Copa del Rey title (in 1909 it was won by its forerunner, Club Ciclista de San Sebastián), ending a 34-year trophy drought since 1987.
As across Spain, match times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1).
Schedule and format On 29 April 2019, the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation approved the new competition format, expanding the competition to 125 teams and changing all rounds to a single-match format until the semi-finals.
Video assistant referee was used from the round of 16.
The RFEF confirmed the dates on 31 July 2019. RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsPreliminary10New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2018–19 fifth tier.Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchFirst round55111 → 56New entries: All qualified teams except the four participants in the Supercopa de España.Opponents seeding: Teams from La Liga faced teams from the lowest divisions. The four remaining teams faced teams from Segunda División B. One team received a bye.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.2856 → 28Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single matchRound of 321632 → 16New entries: Clubs participating in Supercopa de España gained entry.Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Round of 16816 → 8Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Quarter-finals48 → 4Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.Semi-finals7 February 202024 → 2Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match.Final3 April 202112 → 1Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2021 Supercopa de España. Notes Double-match rounds enforced away goals rule. Games ending in a tie were decided in extra time, and if still level, by a penalty shoot-out. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the final was postponed; the participants (Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad) agreed to delay the event until such a time as supporters were permitted to be present, but this meant the deadline for UEFA registration would be missed; therefore the UEFA Europa League place normally on offer passed over to La Liga.
Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were excluded. La Ligathe 20 teams of the 2018–19 season Segunda Divisiónthe 21 teams of the 2018–19 season Segunda División Bthe top seven non-reserve teams of each group of the 2018–19 season Tercera Divisiónthe best non-reserve team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2018–19 season and the best fourteen runners-up, excluding reserve teams Copa Federaciónthe four semi-finalists of the 2019 season Regional leaguesThe winners of the twenty groups of the fifth tier in the 2018–19 season Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Getafe Girona Huesca Leganés Levante Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla ValenciaTH Valladolid Villarreal Albacete Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Córdoba Deportivo La Coruña Elche Extremadura Gimnàstic Granada Las Palmas Lugo Málaga Mallorca Numancia Osasuna Oviedo Rayo Majadahonda Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza Amorebieta Atlético Baleares Badalona Badajoz Barakaldo Cartagena Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Ebro Fuenlabrada Guijuelo Hércules Ibiza Langreo Leioa Lleida Esportiu Marbella Melilla Mirandés Olot Ponferradina Pontevedra Racing Santander Recreativo San Sebastián de los Reyes UCAM Murcia UD Logroñés Unionistas Bergantiños Cacereño Ceuta Escobedo Gimnástica Segoviana Haro Illueca Jaén L'Hospitalet La Nucia Laredo Las Rozas Lealtad Linares Llagostera Lorca Deportiva Marino Luanco Mensajero Mérida Orihuela Peña Deportiva Peña Sport Portugalete Racing Ferrol SD Logroñés Sestao River Socuéllamos Tamaraceite Tarazona Villarrubia Yeclano Zamora Castellón Coruxo Murcia Tudelano Andorra Andratx Atlético Antoniano Atlético Porcuna Barquereño Becerril Comillas El Álamo El Palmar Fraga Gran Tarajal Intercity Lobón Melilla CD Pedroñeras Peña Azagresa Pontellas Ramón y Cajal Tolosa Urraca
Preliminary round Draw Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4Barquereño Becerril Comillas Pontellas Tolosa UrracaAndorra Andratx Fraga Peña AzagresaAtlético Antoniano Atlético Porcuna El Palmar Lobón Melilla CD Ramón y CajalEl Álamo Gran Tarajal Intercity Pedroñeras
Matches
First round The first round was played by all the qualified teams, except the four participants in the 2020 Supercopa de España, paired by a draw where the ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from the La Liga. The remaining six teams and the 22 teams of Segunda were paired with the four Copa Federación semifinalists, the 21 that compete in Tercera and three from Segunda B. Finally, the remaining 35 teams from Segunda B were paired between them, one team received a bye in this round. In the case of rivals of the same category, the home advantage was decided by the order of extraction of the balls and otherwise, it was in the stadium of the lower category team. A total of 55 games were played, with 111 participating teams, from December 17 to 19, 2019. Draw Teams were divided into five pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season, except Andorra, included in the pot 1 as participant of the preliminary round. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5Andorra Atlético Antoniano Becerril Comillas El Álamo El Palmar Intercity Melilla CD Peña Azagresa TolosaAlavés Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Leganés Levante Mallorca Osasuna Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valladolid VillarrealBergantiños Cacereño Castellón Ceuta Coruxo Escobedo Gimnástica Segoviana Illueca Jaén L'Hospitalet Laredo Lealtad Linares Lorca Deportiva Mensajero Murcia Peña Sport Portugalete SD Logroñés Sestao River Socuéllamos Tamaraceite Tarazona Tudelano ZamoraAlbacete Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Deportivo La Coruña Elche Extremadura Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Las Palmas Lugo Málaga Mirandés Numancia Ponferradina Racing Santander Rayo Vallecano Oviedo Sporting Gijón Tenerife ZaragozaAmorebieta Atlético Baleares Badajoz Badalona Barakaldo Cartagena Córdoba Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Ebro Gimnàstic Guijuelo Haro Hércules Ibiza La Nucía Langreo Las Rozas Leioa Llagostera Lleida Esportiu Marbella Marino Luanco Melilla Mérida Olot Orihuela Peña Deportiva Pontevedra Racing Ferrol Rayo Majadahonda Recreativo San Sebastián de los Reyes UCAM Murcia UD Logroñés Unionistas Villarrubia Yeclano
Matches Yeclano received a bye in this round.
Notes
Second round Draw Teams were divided into four pots according to their division in the 2019–20 season. Tercera División teams were drawn with others from La Liga, while the rest of Segunda B and Tercera teams were drawn with teams from La Liga and Segunda División. Pot 1Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Cacereño Ceuta Escobedo Jaén Murcia Portugalete Sestao River Tamaraceite ZamoraBadajoz Badalona Barakaldo Cartagena Cultural Leonesa Ebro Gimnàstic Haro Ibiza Marbella Mérida Orihuela Rayo Majadahonda Recreativo San Sebastián de los Reyes UCAM Murcia UD Logroñés Unionistas YeclanoAlbacete Cádiz Deportivo La Coruña Elche Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Las Palmas Mirandés Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Tenerife ZaragozaAthletic Bilbao Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Leganés Levante Mallorca Osasuna Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valladolid Villarreal
Matches
Final phase Bracket
Round of 32 Draw The four participant teams of the 2020 Supercopa de España were firstly drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, all the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. The draw was held on 14 January 2020. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4Badajoz Badalona Cultural Leonesa Ebro Ibiza Recreativo UD Logroñés UnionistasAtlético Madrid Barcelona Real Madrid ValenciaAthletic Bilbao Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Granada Leganés Levante Mallorca Osasuna Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valladolid VillarrealElche Girona Mirandés Rayo Vallecano Tenerife Zaragoza
Matches
Round of 16 Draw Six teams of La Liga were firstly drawn with the teams from the lower categories. After them, all the remaining teams from La Liga teams faced one another. The draw was held on 24 January 2020. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3Badajoz Cultural LeonesaMirandés Rayo Vallecano Tenerife ZaragozaAthletic Bilbao Barcelona Granada Leganés Osasuna Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Villarreal
Matches
Quarter-finals Draw All 8 teams were in one pot, and the home team was decided by the luck of the draw. As the only remaining Segunda División side, Mirandés hosted its opponent regardless, as per the rules. The draw took place on 31 January 2020.
Matches
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals took place on 7 February 2020.
Summary
Matches
Real Sociedad won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
Final
The final was originally scheduled for 18 April 2020, but was postponed to 3 April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Alexander Isak Real Sociedad72 Matheus Mirandés63 Yuri Berchiche Athletic Bilbao4 Santi Cazorla Villarreal Adnan Januzaj Real Sociedad Roberto Soldado Granada7 Carlos Bacca Villarreal3 Ander Barrenetxea Real Sociedad Sergio Benito Cultural Leonesa Guido Carrillo Leganés Charles Eibar Pablo de Blasis Eibar Carlos Fernández Granada Antoine Griezmann Barcelona Joselu Tenerife Martin Ødegaard Real Sociedad Mikel Oyarzabal Real Sociedad Álvaro Rey Mirandés Iñaki Williams Athletic Bilbao
Notes
References
External links Regulations and participants Royal Spanish Football Federation official website Copa del Rey at LFP website