Country Spain Location Spain Goals scored 338 | Dates 31 Aug 2016 – 27 May 2017 Teams 83 Matches played 111 | |
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Similar 2016 Copa del Rey Final, 2016–17 EFL Cup, 2016–17 Coppa Italia, 2014 Copa del Rey Final, 2010–11 Copa del Rey | ||
The 2016–17 Copa del Rey is the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey. The winners will be assured a place for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Contents
- Schedule and format
- Qualified teams
- First round
- Second round
- Third round
- Final phase
- Semi finals
- Final
- Top goalscorers
- References
Barcelona are the defending champions.
Schedule and format
Qualified teams
The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.
First round
The draw for the first and the second round was held on 22 July 2016 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 33 teams from 2016–17 Segunda División B and 9 from 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:
Second round
In the second round teams from Segunda División played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately. Córdoba received a bye to the third round.
Third round
The third round was played in a similar format to the second one. Huesca received a bye to the round of 32.
Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2016, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.
Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the six remaining teams participating in the 2016–17 Segunda División B and Tercera División faced the 2016–17 La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions. The six remaining teams participating in Segunda División faced five La Liga teams which did not qualify for European competitions and the remaining Europa League team from the pot 2 that was not faced with any team from the pot 1. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule will also be applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs will be based on the luck of the draw.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals and final was held on 27 January 2017.
Final
The draw for the final was held on 27 January 2017.
Top goalscorers
As of 8 February 2017
Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.