The 2009–10 Copa del Rey was the 108th staging of the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

(including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 22 August 2009 and concluded on 19 May 2010 with the final held at the

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, in which

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lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory over

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. The defending cup holders were

, but they were eliminated by Sevilla in the round of 16. This tournament had quite a number of notable upsets, including Barcelona's early exit in the round of 16, and

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's shocking 4–0 loss to

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, which was subsequently nicknamed the "'' Alcorconazo''" and contributed to Real Madrid's early exit in the round of 32.

Qualified teams

The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2009–10: 20 teams of

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: *

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* Betis * Deportivo * Espanyol *

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* Numancia *

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* Racing Santander *

* Recreativo *

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21 teams of

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(

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were excluded for being a reserve team of

): * Alavés *

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* Castellón * Celta * Córdoba *

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* Gimnàstic *

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* Hércules *

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* Levante *

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* Xerez *

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24 teams of

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. Teams that qualified were the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*): *

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* Cultural Leonesa * Ponferradina * Zamora * Lemona * Cartagena * Lorca Deportiva *

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* Mérida * Alcoyano * Sant Andreu *

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* Gramenet *

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* Poli Ejido *

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* Atlético Ciudad* * Conquense* *

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* *

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* 18 teams of

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. Teams that qualified were the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded): * Compostela *

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* Gimnástica * Lagun Onak * Reus Deportiu *

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* Alcalá *

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* Unión Estepona * San Roque * Sporting Mahonés * Tenisca * Caravaca *

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* Izarra * Logroñés *

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* Toledo

First round

The matches were played on 22, 25, 26 and 27 August 2009.

, Alcoyano, Atlético Ciudad, Mérida,

and Poli Ejido received a bye.

Second round

The matches were played on 1, 2, 3, 9 and 16 September 2009. Recreativo received a bye.

Third round

The matches were played on 7 October 2009.

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

received a bye.

Final phase bracket

Teams that are listed first play at home in the first leg.

Round of 32

The first leg matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 October while the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 November 2009.

Round of 16

The first leg matches were played on 5, 6 and 7 January while the second legs were played on 12, 13 and 14 January 2010.

Qualified teams

First round

Second round

Third round

Final phase bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

First legs

Second legs

Quarter-finals

First legs

Second legs

Semi-finals

First legs

Second legs

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links