The Copa del Rey welcomes the teams that were yet to join the tournament in the round of 32. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club, as participants in the Spanish Super Cup, have skipped the first two rounds … where the illusion has overflowed into many corners of Spain in search of becoming the giant killers.
Ourense CF and Atlético Baleares have attached that label by eliminating First Division teams from the competition. Real Oviedo and Girona fell to the Galicians, while the Balearic Islands defeated Espanyol, one of the teams with the best performance in the League.
In this way, there are 17 teams from the elite of Spanish football present in the round of 32, so that there will be a tie between First Division teamswhich will be played in the field of the ball that is drawn first. Of course, in no case will any of the four Super Cup clubs be the ones playing at home, since they are part of a separate pot and are guaranteed to face a rival from non-professional divisions at home.
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Spanish Super Cup (4): Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic.
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First Division (13): Mallorca, Alavés, Osasuna, Getafe, Villarreal, Elche, Levante, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla, Valencia and Celta.
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Second Division (9): Huesca, Real Sporting, Cultural Leonesa, Eibar, Albacete, Deportivo, Racing de Santander, Burgos and Granada.
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First Federation (4): Guadalajara, Eldense, Talavera and Real Murcia.
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Second Federation (1): Atlético Baleares.
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Federation Cup (1): Ourense CF.
The draw will begin by pairing Ourense CF, which retains the status of a team from the Federation Cup, with one of the four from the Super Cup. Next, it will be Atlético Baleares’ turn, also against another Super Cup team. The two remaining Super Cup participants will face two of the four First Federation teams that have passed the first two qualifying rounds.
There will be two left from the First Federation, which will receive two teams from the First Division pot in their fiefdom. The draw will continue bringing together the nine from Second with another nine from First (an attractive crossover could be quite a Deportivo – Celta). In this way, there will be two Primeras, which will be paired with each other in a tie whose order of extraction of the balls will dictate who is the home team and who is the visitor.
What time is the Copa del Rey round of 32 draw?
The draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey will be held this Tuesday, December 9, in the Luis Aragonés room in the Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, headquarters of the RFEF, from 1:00 p.m..
The approximate duration planned for the realization of the same is 40 minutes.
Where to watch the Copa del Rey round of 32 draw on television and online
The platforms with rights to the Copa del Rey in Spain; That is, RTVE and Movistar Plus+ broadcast the draw for the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. Specifically, through its channels telesport y M+ LALIGAwhich will connect punctually with the Luis Aragonés hall of the Ciudad del Fútbol.
The draw also has an online signal in RTVE Playthe public broadcaster’s streaming platform, and on the RFEF YouTube.
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Round of 32: December 16, 17 and 18. The Rayo Vallecano tie, regardless of its rival, will be played on January 6, 2026.
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Round of 16: January 13, 14 and 15, 2026.
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Quarterfinals: February 3, 4 and 5, 2026.
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Semifinals: February 10, 11, 12, 2026 (first leg); March 3, 4 and 5, 2026 (return).
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Final: Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Where the Copa del Rey round of 32 matches are televised
From the round of 32 onwards, all matches have television broadcasts in Spaineither openly, or on the payment platform with competition rights.
Fourteen qualifying rounds will be exclusive to Movistar Plus+which will share the rights with RTVE for an additional one. The other match will be the only one with exclusive broadcast on the public chainwhich has the first choice.
On this occasion There will be no televised matches on regional networks.which during the first two rounds have been able to acquire the rights to those matches that have not been chosen by RTVE or Movistar Plus+.
