MADRID, 18 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Panadería Pulido San Mateo-Real Sociedad, the Córdoba-Sevilla regional derby and the Victoria-Villarreal are the most outstanding pairings of the first round of the Copa del Rey, which will be played as a single match from November 30 to December 2, after the draw held this Thursday at the RFEF Soccer City in Las Rozas (Madrid).
Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic Club and Real Madrid, the four teams participating in the Spanish Super Cup, were not in the hype as they were excluded from the first two rounds of the cup tournament.
On the other hand, 112 teams did enter: 16 teams from LaLiga Santander; 21 of LaLiga SmartBank, since Real Sociedad B is excluded “for dependency reasons”; 29 of the First RFEF, 32 of the Second RFEF, the four semifinalists of the RFEF Cup and the 10 winners of the previous tie.
The leader of LaLiga Santander, Real Sociedad, will face CF Panadería Pulido San Mateo, a Canarian club founded in 1993 and which is currently the penultimate classified in Group 4 of the Second RFEF without yet knowing the victory this season after eleven disputed days.
For its part, Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla will face Córdoba, leader of group IV of the Second RFEF and who entered the tournament as a semifinalist of the RFEF Cup, while Villarreal will travel to A Coruña to face Victoria, who achieved the classification in the previous one.
RUBIALES: “WE WORK FOR THE MOST MODEST”
The president of the RFEF, Luis Rubiales, highlighted before the draw the importance of the Copa del Rey, a reflection of the vocation, according to him, of the Spanish federation to work not only for elite football but also “for the most modest “.
“We have worked hard on the birth of this new format of the Cup. This Cup is different, with more than one hundred teams from all categories of our Spanish football. This Cup has no comparison in the world, you just have to see what It happens in other countries. It is the most representative Cup in the world, it is the only one with that profile, “he stressed.
Luis Rubiales highlighted that ten regional category teams arrive after competing in their territorial federations. “We want to show that we work for all of football, but especially for the most modest ones,” said the president of the RFEF, who stressed that it is the first time in history that all the games will be televised through Mediset. DAZN and Footters.
–PAIRS OF THE FIRST ROUND OF THE CUP OF THE KING.
– Playoffs with LaLiga Santander teams.
Melilla-Levante Hurricane.
Utrillas-Valencia.
CFI Alicante-Betis.
San Agustín-Osasuna.
Villa de Fortuna-Cádiz.
Victoria CF-Villarreal.
Middle Cudeyo-Espanyol Plots.
Mollerusa-Getafe.
Laguna-Granada.
Unami-Alavés.
Cordoba-Seville.
Guijuelo-Rayo Vallecano.
CD Ebro-Celta.
SD Leioa-Elche.
Pulido San Mateo-Real Sociedad Bakery.
Gymnastic Segoviana-Mallorca.
– Playoffs with LaLiga SmartBank teams.
Gernika-Eibar.
Messenger-Zaragoza.
Teruel-Alcorcón.
Ceares-Sporting de Gijón.
San Roque de Lepe-Mirandés.
CE Europe-Amorebieta.
Montijo-Burgos.
Cayón-Huesca.
Puertollano-Girona.
Alzira-Fuenlabrada.
Peña Sport-Malaga.
Ibiza Pitiusas Islands-Tenerife.
Águilas-Almería.
Racing Rioja-Cartagena.
Adarve-Lugo.
Marchamalo-Valladolid.
Cacereño-Ponferradina.
Xerez-Leganés.
Andratx-Oviedo.
Velez-Las Palmas.
Brea-Ibiza.
– Qualifying between First RFEF and Second RFEF teams.
Palencia Cristo Atlético-Real Unión.
Atlético Pulpileño-Castellón.
Bergantiños-Tudelano.
Eldense-Rayo Majadahonda.
Naxara-Andorra.
San Juan-San Sebastián de los Reyes.
UD Llanera-UD Logroñés.
Atlético Mancha Real-DUX International of Madrid.
Arenteiro-SD Logroñés.
– Qualifying between First RFEF teams.
Calahorra-Atlético Baleares.
Extremadura-Zamora.
Albacete-Racing de Ferrol.
UCAM Murcia-Deportivo.
Atlético Sanluqueño-Sabadell.
Badajoz-Alcoyano.
Linares-Nàstic.
San Fernando CD-Cultural Leonesa.
Talavera-Cornellà.
Algeciras-Unionistas de Salamanca.