The draw for the round of 32 of the King’s Cup 2025-26, with the presence of Real Betis among the 32 teams classified after eliminating Palma del Río and Torrent, it is celebrated this Tuesday, December 9, 2025 … at 1:00 p.m. in the Soccer City of Las Rozas. It can be followed live on television through Teledeporte and Movistar Plus+, while streaming will be available on the official channels of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
The matches in this round will be played between December 16 and 18. The condition of a single match is maintained, being played on the field of the lower category team. The main novelty is the entry into this round of 32 phase of the four teams that will compete in the 2025 Spanish Super Cup: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club. None of them have played the previous rounds of the KO tournament and now they join the hype directly.
These 4 ‘coconuts’ will be paired with the lower category clubs that have managed to advance in the tournament. He Atlético Balearesthe only survivor of the Second RFEF after eliminating Espanyol, is guaranteed to face one of the big four. The other three will face Primera RFEF opponents, one of them being necessarily the Ourensewho entered the tournament as champion of the Federation Cup.
The other two Primera RFEF teams will face rivals from the First Division, while the nine teams classified from the Second Division will also be paired with teams from the top category. After applying all these criteria, two First Division teams will be free who will star in the only round of 32 match between LaLiga EA Sports clubs (First Division).
He BetisTherefore, in this round they may encounter a Primera RFEF team (minus Ourense), a Second Division or, in the worst case, a First Division (minus the four from the Super Cup). This means that there is a small probability that there will be a Seville – Betis derby in these cup-winners’ round of 32.
CLASSIFIED TEAMS:
First division (17): Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club, Osasuna, Mallorca, Alavés, Getafe, Levante, Real Sociedad, Betis, Elche, Villarreal, Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla, Valencia and Celta.
Second division (9): Huesca, Cultural Leonesa, Sporting, Eibar, Albacete, Deportivo de la Coruña, Racing, Burgos and Granada.
Primera RFEF (5): Guadalajara, Eldense, Talavera de la Reina, Real Murcia and Ourense.
Second RFEF (1): Atlético Baleares.
