The 2020–21 Copa del Rey was the 119th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2022 Supercopa de España.
Real Sociedad were the defending champions, having won the postponed final of the previous edition, which was held two weeks before the 2021 final. They were already eliminated by Real Betis in the round of 16 of the 2020–21 edition, before the previous final had been played. Barcelona won the final 4–0 against Athletic Bilbao for a record-extending 31st Copa del Rey title.
As across Spain, match times up to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1).
Schedule and format On 14 September 2020, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.
RoundDraw dateDateFixturesClubsFormat detailsPreliminary10New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2019–20 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 round56116 → 60New 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.Local team seeding: Match played at home of team in lower division.Knock-out tournament type: Single match.2860 → 32Opponents 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-finals24 → 2Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw.Local team seeding: Luck of the draw.Knock-out tournament type: Double match.Final17 April 202112 → 1Single match at Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2022 Supercopa de España.UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage.** Notes The semi-finals used the away goals rule. Games ending in a draw 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 LigaAll 20 teams of the 2019–20 season Segunda DivisiónAll 22 teams of the 2019–20 season Segunda División BThe top seven teams of each one of the four groups of the 2019–20 season, excluding reserve teams Tercera DivisiónThe best team of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2019–20 season plus the best fourteen runners-up, excluding reserve teams Copa FederaciónThe four semifinalists of the 2020 Copa Federación de España Regional leaguesThe winners of the twenty groups of the fifth tier in the 2019–20 season Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Eibar Espanyol Getafe Granada Leganés Levante Mallorca Osasuna Real Betis Real Madrid Real SociedadTH Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal Albacete Alcorcón Almería Cádiz Deportivo La Coruña Elche Extremadura Fuenlabrada Girona Huesca Las Palmas Lugo Málaga Mirandés Numancia Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Oviedo Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza Amorebieta Andorra Atlético Baleares Badajoz Burgos Calahorra Cartagena Castellón Córdoba Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Coruxo Guijuelo Haro Ibiza Internacional La Nucía Linense Lleida Esportiu Marbella Olot Peña Deportiva Pontevedra Rayo Majadahonda Sabadell San Fernando UD Logroñés Yeclano Alcoyano Atlético Pulpileño Ciudad de Lucena Compostela Coria El Ejido Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Ibiza Islas Pitiusas L'Hospitalet Laredo Lealtad Linares Llanera Lorca Deportiva Marino Mutilvera Navalcarnero Ourense CF Poblense Portugalete Quintanar del Rey San Juan SD Logroñés Sestao River Socuéllamos Tarazona Terrassa Teruel Varea Villanovense Zamora Las Rozas Leioa Llagostera UCAM Murcia Anaitasuna AUGC Deportiva Buñol Cantolagua Cardassar Chinato Colegios Diocesanos Épila Guía Marchamalo Miengo Montañesa Móstoles Racing Murcia Racing Rioja Ribadumia Rincón Rusadir Titánico Tomares
Preliminary round Draw Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4Anaitasuna Colegios Diocesanos Miengo Racing Rioja Ribadumia TitánicoCantolagua Cardassar Épila MontañesaAUGC Deportiva Chinato Racing Murcia Rincón Rusadir TomaresBuñol Guía Marchamalo Móstoles
Matches
Notes
First round The first round was played by all the qualified teams, except for the four participants of the 2021 Supercopa de España. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The remaining six teams and the 22 teams of the Segunda División were paired with the four Copa Federación semi-finalists, the fourteen teams that competed in the Tercera División and ten teams from Segunda B. Finally, the remaining 36 teams from Segunda B were paired between them. In the case of opponents from the same division, the home advantage was decided by whichever team was drawn first; otherwise, the match was held in the stadium of the lower division team. A total of 56 games were played, with 112 participating teams, from 15 to 30 December 2020.
Draw The draw was held on 16 November at the Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville. Teams were divided into five pots. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5Anaitasuna Buñol Cantolagua Cardassar Marchamalo Racing Murcia Racing Rioja Ribadumia Rincón Tomares Alavés Atlético Madrid Cádiz Celta Vigo Eibar Elche Getafe Granada Huesca Levante Osasuna Real Betis Sevilla Valencia Valladolid VillarrealAtlético Pulpileño Ciudad de Lucena Coria Gimnástica Segoviana Gimnástica Torrelavega Ibiza Islas Pitiusas Las Rozas Leioa Llagostera Llanera Ourense CF Quintanar del Rey San Juan Sestao River Terrassa Teruel UCAM Murcia VareaAlbacete Alcorcón Almería Cartagena Castellón Espanyol Fuenlabrada Girona Las Palmas Leganés Lugo Málaga Mallorca Mirandés Ponferradina Rayo Vallecano Oviedo Sabadell Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza UD LogroñésAlcoyano Amorebieta Andorra Atlético Baleares Badajoz Burgos Calahorra Compostela Córdoba Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Coruxo Deportivo La Coruña El Ejido Extremadura Guijuelo Haro Ibiza Internacional L'Hospitalet La Nucía Laredo Lealtad Linares Linense Lleida Esportiu Lorca Deportiva Marbella Marino Mutilvera Navalcarnero Numancia Olot Peña Deportiva Poblense Pontevedra Portugalete Racing Santander Rayo Majadahonda San Fernando SD Logroñés Socuéllamos Tarazona Villanovense Yeclano Zamora
Matches
Second round Draw The draw was held on 18 December in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams were divided into four pots according to their division in the 2020–21 season. Tercera División teams were drawn with others from La Liga, while the remaining Segunda B and Tercera teams were drawn with teams from La Liga and Segunda División. Matches were played at the home of the lower-ranked team. Pot 1Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Las RozasAlcoyano Amorebieta Burgos Córdoba Cornellà Cultural Leonesa Deportivo La Coruña Haro† Ibiza La Nucía Linares Marbella Mutilvera Navalcarnero Numancia Olot† Peña Deportiva Pontevedra Portugalete Socuéllamos Yeclano Zamora†Alcorcón Almería Castellón Espanyol Fuenlabrada Girona Las Palmas Leganés Lugo Málaga Mallorca Oviedo Rayo Vallecano Sabadell Sporting Gijón Tenerife ZaragozaAlavés Atlético Madrid Cádiz Celta Vigo Eibar Elche Getafe Granada Huesca Levante Osasuna Real Betis Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal † The identity of this team was unknown at the time of the draw
Matches
Final phase Bracket
Round of 32 Draw The four participant teams of the 2021 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at the home of the lower-ranked team, with exceptions due to Storm Filomena noted below. The draw was held on 8 January 2021. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4Alcoyano Córdoba Cornellà Ibiza Navalcarnero Peña DeportivaAthletic Bilbao Barcelona Real Madrid Real SociedadAlavés Cádiz Eibar Elche Granada Levante Osasuna Real Betis Sevilla Valencia Valladolid VillarrealAlcorcón Almería Espanyol Fuenlabrada Girona Leganés Málaga Rayo Vallecano Sporting Gijón Tenerife
Matches
Notes
Round of 16 Draw Teams of La Liga were firstly drawn against the teams from Segunda and Segunda B, with those matches to be played at the Segunda/Segunda B teams' homes, and then the remaining six teams of La Liga were drawn against each other. The draw was held on 22 January 2021. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3Alcoyano NavalcarneroAlmería Girona Rayo VallecanoAthletic Bilbao Barcelona Granada Levante Osasuna Real Betis Real Sociedad Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Villarreal
Matches
Quarter-finals Draw All eight teams were in one pot, and the home team was decided by the luck of the draw. As the only remaining Segunda División side, Almería hosted its opponent regardless, as per the rules. The draw was held on 29 January 2021.
La LigaSegunda DivisiónAthletic Bilbao Barcelona Granada Levante Real Betis Sevilla VillarrealAlmería
Matches
Semi-finals Draw The draw for the semi-finals was held on 5 February 2021.
Summary
Matches
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Sergio León Levante52 Jorge Molina Granada4 Kike Barja Osasuna4 Luuk de JongSevilla3 Antoine Griezmann Barcelona Lionel Messi Barcelona Frenkie de Jong Barcelona Raúl Garcia Athletic Bilbao Fer Niño Villarreal Yeremy PinoVillarreal Juan EsnáiderNavalcarnero Óscar Plano Valladolid Toni Villa Valladolid Sergio Castel Ibiza Pedro León Eibar Rafa Mir Huesca Fede Vico Granada
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References
External links Royal Spanish Football Federation official website Copa del Rey at LFP website