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36-643: It is contested annually by clubs from Primera Federación , Segunda Federación and Tercera Federación that have not qualified for the Copa del Rey. It is currently played in two phases: a first phase of autonomous scope, according to the rules established by each autonomous federation, and a second phase of national scope in which the twenty best teams of the autonomous phase participate –one for each autonomous community, except Andalusia , which has two teams, plus one for Ceuta and one for Melilla – plus five teams from Segunda Federación –the best team from each group in

72-463: A football tournament to celebrate the coronation of Spanish King Alfonso XIII . Four other teams joined Madrid FC for the competition: FC Barcelona , Club Español de Foot-Ball , New Foot-Ball de Madrid and Club Bizcaya (a team made up of players from Athletic Club and Bilbao FC), which eventually defeated Barcelona in the final. That cup is on display in the Athletic Bilbao museum and

108-765: A forerunner of the RFEF. However, in both 1910 and 1913 there was a split among the clubs and two parallel competitions were held, one organized by the FECF and the other by the UECF ( Unión Española de Club de Football ). All these editions are officially recognized by the RFEF. In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War , clubs in the Republican area of Spain entered the Copa de la España Libre , with Levante FC (forerunner of

144-526: A north-west/south-east split. In its first season, 4 teams will be relegated from the Segunda División (La Liga 2) and the remaining will come from the Segunda División B . Like the other Spanish divisions, it takes place annually, beginning at the end of August or early September, and ending in May or June of the following year. The twenty teams in each group play each other twice, home and away, for

180-590: A player still active in Spain. From the 2019–20 season , the final match is already included in La Copa broadcasting rights package. Previously, the final match is excluded in selected countries (other broadcasters (including Spain) will receive the Supercopa rights after covering a Copa final match) due to laws and regulations of the tournament broadcasting rights by CNMC in Spain. A.  En route to

216-424: A total of thirty-eight matches. At the end of the season, the seven teams that accumulate the most points in each group, excluding reserve teams, qualify for the next edition of the Copa del Rey . At the end of the season a total of four teams are promoted to the second tier with the winners in each group achieve automatic promotion to Segunda División . The second to fifth place teams will play promotion play-offs to

252-453: A two-legged final. The first match, played seven days earlier, ended 2–2, and the second match, played six days earlier, ended 0–0. G.  The first final, played two days earlier, ended 0–0 after extra time. H.  The first and second final ended 1–1 after extra time. Both matches were played a month before the second replay. I.  Real Madrid won the penalty shoot-out 4–3. J.  Betis won

288-464: Is another change introduced in 2019–20, with prior editions involving two legs from the point at which the top-tier clubs entered in the Fourth round (last 32). Athletic Bilbao particularly embraced the new format, winning a total of 21 single-leg ties to reach the two-legged semi-finals in each of its first five seasons. The final is a one-off game played at a neutral venue. The winners qualify for both

324-536: Is disputed. The 1902 version was won by Bizcaya, a team made up of players from Athletic Bilbao and Bilbao FC. In 1903 these two clubs merged as the current Athletic Bilbao. The 1902 cup is on display in the Athletic museum and the club includes it in its own honors list. However, that edition is not recognized as official by the RFEF. Clubs in italic no longer exist. Seasons in bold indicate winners, whilst season in italic are losing finalists. Bold indicates

360-538: The Campeonato de España de Aficionados , operated from 1930 until 1987, but is also considered to be distinct from the Copa Federación. Sant Andreu , Mataró , Badalona , Sabadell , San Martín , Llagostera , Badalona Futur Ourense (2) , Pontevedra (2) , Celta B , Arenteiro Primera Federaci%C3%B3n The Primera Federación , formerly known as Primera RFEF , is the third tier of

396-761: The Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the creation of three new divisions, two semi-professional and one amateur: the Primera División RFEF as the new third tier of the Spanish system; the Segunda División RFEF as the new fourth tier, broadly using the same format as the Segunda División B created in 1977; and the Tercera División RFEF as the fifth tier, along the same lines as

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432-593: The Spanish Cup , or Cup of the King, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish football , organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation . The competition was founded in 1903, thus making it the oldest Spanish football competition played at a national level. Copa del Rey winners qualify for

468-615: The Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation . It is below the top two professional leagues, the Primera División (also known as La Liga ) and Segunda División (also known as La Liga Hypermotion ), above the Segunda Federación and Tercera Federación . It is the highest level of semi-professional football in Spain . In 2020,

504-475: The Tercera División from 1977 whereby groups are limited to teams from each of the nation's autonomous communities and is administered by a local body. On 30 June 2022, after just one season of existence, Primera División RFEF was renamed to Primera Federación . The Primera Federación is made up of 40 clubs divided into two groups of 20 teams distributed by geographical proximity, initially with

540-754: The Primera Federación if their first teams compete in a higher division, but cannot compete in the same division. If a team is relegated or promoted to the same division, the reserve team will be denied promotion or automatically relegated to ensure they remain one division separate. The member clubs of the Primera Federación for the 2024–25 season are listed below. Bold : overall champion Bold : overall titles Goals in playoffs are not counted. Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey , commonly known as Copa del Rey , La Copa or (in English )

576-576: The Supercopa de España and the UEFA Europa League the following season; in the past, the runners-up often played in the Supercopa if the winners had also finished as league champions (although on some occasions in these circumstances, no Supercopa match was not played and the double winners were awarded the title). From the 2019–20 Supercopa de España edition onwards, the previous Copa del Rey runners-up automatically qualify in addition to

612-443: The club includes the victory in its honours list. Nevertheless, it is considered only the forerunner of the Copa del Rey. The Royal Spanish Football Federation officially does not recognize it. The Copa del Rey was Spain's football national championship from 1903 (the first edition won by Athletic Bilbao with Juan de Astorquia as captain and president) until the foundation of the Campeonato de Liga —League Championship—in 1928. It

648-600: The cup championship introduced a significant change: the designation of a fixed venue for the final; the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville was chosen to host the final for a four-year period. Official winners list provided by the RFEF , as of 7 April 2024. ‡ Real Madrid 's reserve team. Reserve teams have been banned from this competition from 1990–91 onward. ‡‡ The number of wins Athletic Bilbao have been credited with

684-480: The dispute regarding the 1902 competition, the statistics regarding the leading winners are also disputed. Barcelona have won the Copa 31 times; Athletic Bilbao are in second place, with either 24 or 25 titles, depending on the source. Before the formation of La Liga in 1929, the competition was effectively a national championship. Teams qualified to enter via their regional leagues. Over the years, various formats, including group stages have been used. Reserve teams of

720-524: The final, Español de Madrid had tied one game and had not completed the other game, which led Athletic Bilbao to file a complaint. Faced with this problem and unable to quickly resolve the case, the Madrid Association decided to award the cup to Athletic as defending champions. B.  Playing as Club Ciclista de San Sebastián . C.  Playing as Vasconia de San Sebastián . D.  A mini-group of three teams

756-611: The first trophy as inaugural winners, Sevilla were awarded the Trofeo del Generalísimo after its first edition in 1939 and Atlético Madrid , winners the previous year, were awarded the 11th trophy following the death of Francisco Franco in 1976. On 22 December 2010, at an extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Sevilla requested permission from the Federation to keep

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792-505: The following season's UEFA Europa League . If they have already qualified for Europe through their league position, then the Europa League spot is given to the highest-placed team in the league who has not yet qualified (until 2014 this place was awarded to the Copa runners-up, unless they too had already qualified via the league). Barcelona is the most successful club in the competition, having won 31 titles. Athletic Bilbao has

828-527: The number of entrants increasing to 125, including winners of the regional divisions at the fifth level . All rounds are single-leg ties with lower division teams hosting the match and the majority of the top-level clubs entering at the First Round (four teams taking part in the Supercopa de España entering in the Third round – last 32), other than the semi-final stage which is played over two legs. This

864-413: The organization, specifically the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España . Both were reformed with new formats designed to increase competitiveness and attractiveness. In the case of the Supercopa, the changes had a reciprocal effect; the Copa champion and runner-up were included alongside the league championship's top two finishers, creating a four-team competition. Beginning with the 2019-20 edition,

900-416: The play-offs becomes a semi-finalist to play in the final phase and the four semi-finalists qualify for the Copa del Rey. The current Copa Federación, created in 1994, is not considered by the RFEF the same as the original one. A similar competition with regional qualification tournaments for amateur clubs (including the affiliated teams of the professional clubs, such as Real Madrid C and FC Barcelona C ),

936-482: The present Levante UD ) beating their city rivals Valencia 1–0 in the final. Although in 2007 the Congress of Deputies urged the Royal Spanish Football Federation to recognise it as a Copa del Rey win for Levante, for several years the governing body of Spanish football made no decision on the matter. On 25 March 2023, the tournament was officially recognized by the RFEF, but not as a Copa del Rey. Because of

972-508: The previous season that did not qualify for the Copa del Rey– plus seven teams from Tercera Federación –ranked second in the previous season, without distinction of groups, with the best coefficient and that did not obtain the right to participate in the Copa del Rey– making a total of 32 teams. In the national phase, the 32 teams are divided into four groups of eight teams according to proximity criteria, with three single-leg knockout rounds to be played by drawing lots. The winner of each group in

1008-538: The professional clubs, who compete in lower divisions of the league pyramid, were permitted to take part until 1990. For a number of years, only teams from the Primera División , Segunda A , about 23 teams from the Segunda B and the 17 Tercera División champions (or runners-up if the champion was a reserve team ) were invited to enter, giving a total of 83. Amended rules for the 2019–20 edition led to

1044-401: The second division, where two of eight teams win the play-offs and are promoted to Segunda División. The bottom five in each division are relegated to the fourth tier. The two group winners play the final of the tournament. The winner obtains direct qualification to the Copa del Rey second round, as well as receiving the Primera Federación champion trophy. Reserve teams can participate in

1080-403: The second-most wins with 24, while Real Madrid is third with 20. Athletic Bilbao is also the most recent winner, having defeated Mallorca in the 2024 final held at the Estadio de La Cartuja . In 1902, a competition under the name Copa de la Coronación was played after Juan de Astorquia, President of Bilbao Football Club , and Carlos Padrós , later president of Real Madrid , suggested

1116-468: The trophy they had won in the 2010 final to commemorate the victory of the Spain national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . A new trophy was made by Madrid jeweler Federico Alegre. The trophy, made of silver, weighs 15 kg (33 lb) and is 75 cm (30 in) tall. On 21 April 2011, Real Madrid became the first recipients. During the post-game celebrations, the trophy

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1152-461: The winners with four teams taking part in the event. Throughout the history of the competition, there have been 12 actual trophies, which were permanently awarded to clubs for winning the competition either three times in a row or on five separate occasions, and for other special reasons. Thus, five trophies have been permanently awarded to Barcelona, three to Athletic Bilbao and one to Real Madrid (the last Copa de la República in 1936). Athletic kept

1188-446: Was accidentally dropped by Real Madrid player Sergio Ramos from the top of a double-decker bus , which then ran over it. Ten pieces were found by civil servicemen when they recovered it from the ground at Plaza de Cibeles . The club received a copy which is displayed at Santiago Bernabéu . The new presidency of Luis Rubiales initiated profound restructuring within the Federation. These changes impacted competitions organized by

1224-576: Was initially known as the Copa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (Madrid City Council's Cup). Between 1905 and 1932, it was known as the Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Alfonso XIII (His Majesty King Alfonso XIII's Cup). During the Second Spanish Republic , it was known as the Copa del Presidente de la República (President of the Republic Cup) or Copa de España (Spanish Cup) and during the years of Francisco Franco 's Spanish State , it

1260-490: Was known as the Copa de Su Excelencia El Generalísimo or Copa del Generalísimo (His Excellency, The Supreme General's Cup). Athletic Bilbao were declared winners in 1904 after their opponents Español de Madrid failed to show up. Between 1903 and 1909 the competition was organized by Madrid FC or by the Madrid Federation. Afterwards, it was taken over by the FECF ( Federación Española de Clubs de Football ),

1296-476: Was played, with Athletic Bilbao defeating Madrid FC 2–0 a day before their win over Vasconia, thus the match between the Basque teams was decisive in deciding the winner, although not a typical final (Vasconia then played Madrid the following day to complete the group, also winning 2–0). E.  The first final, played the day earlier, ended 2–2 after extra time. F.  Originally played as

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