112 teams are looking for a rival in this Thursday’s draw

The King’s Cup 2021/2022 will begin this Thursday with the draw for the first elimination round. Starting at 4.30 pm, 112 teams will seek their luck to try to dethrone FC Barcelona, current champion of the cupbearer tournament after winning the Athletic Club in the latest edition.

In the drum there will be only 16 teams of First Division, since Atlético, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic They will enter the fray in later phases by participating in the Spanish Super Cup next January. There will also be 21 teams from LaLiga Smartbank, one less than the members in the competition, since Real Sociedad B is excluded “for dependency reasons.” 29 clubs of the First RFEF, 32 of the Second RFEF, the four semifinalists of the RFEF Cup and the 10 winners of the previous tie that took place yesterday will complete the drums of a draw to be held at the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Federation of Football in Las Rozas, Madrid.

Conditioners by category

The teams of less category (10 of the previous one, the four semifinalists of RFEF Cup and two teams from Second RFEF) will be paired with those from First, In addition, 21 teams from Second RFEF will be measured with 21 from Second Division, and the remaining nine with another nine from First RFEF, while the remaining 20 from the old Second Division B will face each other. In the event that two clubs of the same category are paired, the duel will be played at the stadium of the team whose ball was drawn first.

The King’s Cup 21/22 It will kick off on November 30 with the first round playoffs, which will run until December 2.

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