There is already white smoke. The 2026 Copa del Rey final already have date and confirms what has been pointed out by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the Seville City Council, which could not be played on Saturday the 25th … April by coinciding with the April Fair Saturday of Seville and also with the celebration of the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix in the nearby Cadiz town of Jerez de la Frontera.
The RFEF and LaLiga have reached an agreement so that the final of the Cup – a competition that this Friday saw the semi-final pairings (Atlético de Madrid – Barcelona and Athletic Club – Real Sociedad) – will be played on weekend of April 18 and 19 at the Estadio de la Cartuja and, therefore, it has approved he transfer of the 32nd day of LaLiga EA Sports, which will take place on the weekend of April 25 and 26.
In a brief statement, LaLiga has explained this change of date for the Copa del Rey final, a “decision that responds to the need to guarantee security in the face of the accumulation of events initially planned for that date in the capital of Seville and nearby towns”.
The president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, Rafael Louzanalready advanced this important change of dates in the Spanish football calendar before the media present in the final of the Spanish Women’s Super Cup played in Castellón on January 24: “There is going to be a date change. There is a good chance that it will be the weekend before the one planned (April 25-26). It is the date on which we are going to consolidate it. You have to understand that this year is the first time that Betis plays in La Cartuja and that is why before It was very easy for us to organize it. In addition, Betis is in three competitions and that makes it more difficult. We have looked for an alternative date thinking about many things. We also had to think about the State security forces and that is why we are working on changing the date. It has already been determined that it will not be the one that was planned. exact,” said the Galician leader.
