The Copa del Rey tournament has already bid farewell to the more modest teams, namely the ten teams belonging to the regional divisions, who were eliminated by top-tier opponents in the opening round of the competition. But many teams active outside football are still in the competition. … professional.
A Second round Which It was painted Tuesday afternoon In Las Rozas Football City, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The draw was held at one o’clock in the afternoon, and the 56 qualified for the first round, and they are still without Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid or Athletic, who will compete in the Spanish Super Cup scheduled in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of next January.
King’s Cup formula
The King’s Cup is disputed One match excluding the semi-finalsA double match, to ensure that the two finalists for the competition play at least one match in front of their fans.
This 2025-26 edition packs a punch with modernity The pairs for the first two qualifying rounds are formed according to the criteria of geographical proximity. In the first round, four groups were formed, and in this second round, only two groups were formed.
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Division One: Celta, Real Sociedad, Alaves, Osasuna, Girona, Espanyol and Mallorca.
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Second Division: Deportivo, Real Sporting, Racing Santander, Cultural Leonesa, Burgos, Mirandes, Eibar, Real Zaragoza, Huesca and Andorra.
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Federation I: Racing de Ferrol, Pontevedra, Ponferradina and Sabadell.
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Second Union: Numancia, Ebro, Sant Andreu, Reus FC Redes, and Atletico Baleares.
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Third Union: Portuguese.
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Federation Cup: Ourense Club.
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Division One: Villarreal, Valencia, Levante, Elche, Rayo Vallecano, Getafe, Real Betis, Sevilla.
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Second section: Leganes, Albacete, Almería, Granada, Cádiz, Málaga, Ceuta.
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League One: El Dens, Cartagena, Real Murcia, Guadalajara, Talavera and Tenerife.
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Union II: Torrent, Real Avila, Navalcarnero, Quintanar del Rey, CD Extremadura and Atletico Antoniono.
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Third Union: Siza.
However, the 56 teams were grouped in an identical manner (divided into two groups of 28 teams each) to ensure pairing of teams from the lower bracket with those from the higher bracket. In this way, all the teams of the third and second federation knew in advance that the draw would be crossed with a first-class competitor.
In the next stage, Round 32At that time the four Super Cup draws have already been combined It no longer enjoys the requirement of geographical proximity. Of course, it won’t be pure either, as those in the lower bracket will always be paired with those in the higher bracket until the quarterfinals. Only the semi-final draw lacks restrictions, although given the format of the competition, it seems unlikely that a non-Premera team will reach that stage of the tournament.
Teams, crosses and matches of the second round of the King’s Cup
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Ourense CF – Girona
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Portuguese – Alaves
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Numancia – Mallorca
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Ebro – Osasuna
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Saint Andrew – Celta
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Reus FC Redes – Real Sociedad
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Atletico Baleares – Espanyol
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Racing de Ferrol – Huesca
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Pontevedra – Eibar
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Ponferradina – Racing Santander
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Sabadell – Sports
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Mirandes – Real Sporting
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Leone Cultural – Andorra
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Real Zaragoza – Burgos
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Siza – Levante
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Torrent – Real Betis
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Real Avila – Rayo Vallecano
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Navalcarnero – Getafe
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Quintanar del Rey – Elche
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CD Extremadura – Seville
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Atletico Antoniono – Villarreal
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Eldenes – Almería
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Cartagena – Valencia
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Real Murcia – Cádiz
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Guadalajara – Ceuta
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Talavera – Malaga
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Tenerife – Granada
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Leganes – Albacete
When will the second round of the King’s Cup be held? Date and time of matches
The Spanish Football Federation will soon announce the schedules for the 28 matches in the second round of the Copa del Rey, which will be held between the two teams. December 2, 3 and 4, 2025.
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Second round: December 2, 3, and 4, 2025.
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Round of 32: December 16, 17 and 18. The match against Rayo Vallecano, if qualified, will take place on January 6, 2026.
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Round of 16: January 13, 14 and 15, 2026.
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Quarter-finals: February 3, 4 and 5, 2026.
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Semi-finals: February 10, 11, 12, 2026 (first leg); March 3, 4 and 5, 2026 (return).
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Final: Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Regarding the final match, it should be noted that the location is still unknown Ending the contract with La Cartuja in the last final. However, the temporary home of Real Betis this year is choosing, once again, to host the match on April 25 for another edition, but the federation has not yet decided.
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