| Copa del Rey | |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Date: | 11 October 2023 – 6 April 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 125 |
| Winners: | Athletic Bilbao |
| Count: | 24 |
| Second: | Mallorca |
| Matches: | 126 |
| Goals: | 362 |
| Scoring Leader: | Abdón Anastasios Douvikas Asier Villalibre (6 goals each) |
| Prev Season: | 2022–23 |
| Next Season: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Copa del Rey was the 122nd edition of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2025 Supercopa de España.
Real Madrid were the defending champions, having beaten Osasuna in the final of the previous edition, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Atlético Madrid.
The final was held at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville on 6 April 2024, between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca.[1] Following a 1–1 draw, Athletic Bilbao won the match 4–2 on penalties, securing a 25th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984.
As across Spain, match times up to 28 October 2023 and from 27 March 2024 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1). Matches played in the Canary Islands used the WET .
In the summer of 2023, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.[2]
| Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
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| Preliminary round | 10 | New entries: Clubs qualified through the 2022–23 sixth tier. Opponents seeding: Teams faced each other according to proximity criteria. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |||
| First round | 55 | 110 → 55 | New entries: All qualified teams except for the four participants in the Supercopa de España and champions of the 2022–23 Primera Federación. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions face La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | ||
| 28 | 56 → 28 | New entries: 2022–23 Primera Federación champions entered at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | |||
| Round of 32 | 16 | 32 → 16 | New entries: Clubs participating in the Supercopa de España entered at this stage. Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | ||
| Round of 16 | 8 | 16 → 8 | Opponents seeding: Teams from lowest divisions faced La Liga teams. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Matches were played at home stadiums of teams in lower divisions. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. | ||
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Double match. | ||
| Final | 6 April 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match at La Cartuja, Seville. Both teams qualified for the 2025 Supercopa de España. UEFA Europa League qualification: winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league phase. |
The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were not allowed to enter.
| La Liga All 20 teams of the 2022–23 season | Segunda División All 21 non-reserve teams of the 2022–23 season | Primera Federación Top five non-reserve teams of the two groups of the 2022–23 season | Segunda Federación Top five non-reserve teams of the five groups of the 2022–23 season | Tercera Federación The best non-reserve teams plus the best seven non-reserve runners-up of each one of the eighteen groups of the 2022–23 season | Copa Federación The four semi-finalists of the 2023 Copa Federación de España | Regional leagues The best non-promoted teams of the twenty groups of the sixth tier in the 2022–23 season | |||||||
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Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.[4]
The first round was played by 110 of the 115 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2024 Supercopa de España, and the Primera RFEF champions. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The four Copa Federación semi-finalists were drawn with the other four teams from La Liga, and the last two La Liga teams were drawn with two teams from the Tercera RFEF. The last six teams from the Tercera RFEF were paired with six teams from the Segunda División. The last fourteen teams from Segunda División were paired with fourteen teams from the Segunda RFEF. Then, eighteen teams from the Segunda RFEF were paired with the eighteen teams from the Primera RFEF. Finally, two teams from Segunda RFEF were paired each other.
A total of 55 matches were played between 31 October and 2 November 2023, as well as two postponed matches on 8 and 14 November, respectively.
The draw for the first round was held on 17 October 2023. Teams were divided into seven pots.[5]
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 | width=15% | Pot 6 | width=15% | Pot 7 |
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The second round was played by 56 teams, with the four participants of the 2023–24 Supercopa de España having a bye. The Primera RFEF champions entered in this round.The three Tercera RFEF teams were paired with three teams from La Liga. The eleven Segunda RFEF teams were drawn with eleven teams from La Liga, and the last La Liga team were drawn with one team from the Primera RFEF. The last nine teams from the Primera RFEF were paired with nine teams from the Segunda División. Finally, eight teams from Segunda División were paired each other.
A total of 28 matches were played between 22 November and 7 December 2023.
The draw for the second round was held on 15 November 2023. Teams were divided into five pots.
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 |
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2023 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2024 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. The remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at stadiums of lower-ranked teams.
A total of sixteen matches were played between 6 and 8 January 2024.
| width=15% | Pot 1 | width=15% | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 | width=15% | Pot 4 | width=15% | Pot 5 |
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 8 January 2024 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The qualified teams were split up into three groups based on their division in the 2023–24 season. When possible, matches were played at the stadiums of the lower-ranked teams, otherwise the first team drawn played at home.
A total of eight matches were played between 16 and 18 January 2024.
| width=15% | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | width=15% | Pot 3 |
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 January 2024, 13:00 UTC+1 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.[6] [7] As there were no remaining teams from the lower divisions, home teams were determined by luck of the draw.
A total of four matches were played between 23 and 25 January 2024.
| Pot 1 | |
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 26 January 2024, 13:00 UTC+1 CET, in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.[8] [9]
First leg matches were played on 6 and 7 February, and second leg matches were played between 27 and 29 February 2024.
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1–1 on aggregate. Mallorca won 5–4 on penalties.----Athletic Bilbao won 4–0 on aggregate.
See main article: 2024 Copa del Rey final.
