The 2022–23 Copa del Rey is the 121st staging of the

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(including two seasons where two rival editions were played), the oldest official football competition in Spain. The winners of the competition will automatically qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage, and both the winners and runners-up will qualify for the four-team 2023–24 Supercopa de España.

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are the defending champions, having beaten

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on penalties in the previous edition's

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. As across Spain, match times up to 30 October 2022 and from 26 March 2023 were CEST (

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). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (

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). Matches played in the Canary Islands used the WET ( UTC±00:00).

Schedule and format

In the summer of 2022, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain. ;Notes *Games ending in a draw are decided in extra time and, if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are not allowed to enter. ;Notes

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.

Matches

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First round

The first round was played by 110 of the 115 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the

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and Primera RFEF champions. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from

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. 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 the teams from the Tercera RFEF. The last five teams from the Tercera RFEF were paired with five teams from the Segunda División. The last fifteen teams from Segunda División were paired with fifteen teams from the Segunda RFEF. Finally, the nineteen teams from the Segunda RFEF were paired with the nineteen teams from the Primera RFEF. A total of 55 games were played on 12 and 13 November 2022.

Draw

The draw was held on 24 October 2022. Teams were divided into seven pots.

Matches

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Second round

Draw

The draw will be held on 16 November 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The Primera RFEF champions enter in this round. Teams will be divided into five pots according to their division in the 2022–23 season. Matches will be played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. A total of 28 games will be played from 20 to 22 December 2022.

Matches

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References

External links

Royal Spanish Football Federation official websiteCopa del Rey at LFP website
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