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The 2021–22 Copa del Rey was the 120th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team 2023 Supercopa de España.

Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by previous two seasons' runners-up Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16. Real Betis won the final 5–4 over Valencia on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time for their third Copa del Rey title.

As across Spain, match times up to 31 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim ("winter") days were CET (UTC+1). Matches played in the Canary Islands used the WET (UTC±00:00).

Schedule and format

In August 2021, the RFEF released the calendar of the competition and confirmed the format of the previous season would remain.

Notes

• From this season on, the away goals rule in the semi-finals was abolished.
• Games ending in a draw were decided in extra time, and if still level, by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the competition. Reserve teams were excluded.

1. ^ Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid joined the tournament in the round of 32, as participants of the Supercopa de España.

Preliminary round

Draw

Teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria.

Matches

17 November 2021	Nalón (6)	1–1 (3–4 p)	Solares (6)	Olloniego
15:00	Olay 88'		Pepo 19'	Stadium: Fumea-Lolo Rodríguez
	Penalties
	Corzo Olay Mandi Rodríguez Samuel		Pepo Bada Raba León

17 November 2021	Utrillas (6)	2–0	Injerto (7)	Utrillas
19:00	Hernández 15', 57'			Stadium: La Vega

17 November 2021	Aldeano (6)	1–3	Unami (6)	Aldeanueva de Ebro
19:30	Abouzahr 52'		Peréz 12' Chechu 75' Koby 88' (pen.)	Stadium: San Bartolomé

17 November 2021	Victoria (6)	1–0	Hernani (6)	La Coruña
19:30	Pérez 47'			Stadium: A Grela

17 November 2021	San Agustín del Guadalix (6)	6–2	Mora (6)	San Agustín del Guadalix
20:00	Riki 6', 11', 16' Sánchez 45' Bas 75' Cano 78'		Guijarro 34', 60'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol San Agustín del Guadalix

17 November 2021	Mollerussa (6)	1–0	Penya Independent (6)	Mollerussa
20:30	Guillem 79'			Stadium: Camp Municipal

17 November 2021	Alicante (6)	7–1	Ceuta 6 de Junio (6)	Alicante
20:30	Heredia 22', 71' Pérez 28' Piña 61' Chinchilla 81', 83' Gombo 89'		Villatoro 57'	Stadium: Antonio Valls

17 November 2021	Villa de Fortuna (6)	1–0	Atlético Espeleño (6)	Fortuna
20:30	Jony 90'			Stadium: José Luis Belda

17 November 2021	Laguna (6)	4–1	Jaraíz (6)	Tegueste
20:30	Mehdi 7' Luca 19', 39' Alexis 52'		Elena 30'	Stadium: Los Laureles

17 November 2021	Huracán Melilla (6)	2–1	Atarfe Industrial (6)	Melilla
21:00	Yosef 2' Joselu 81' (pen.)		Diego 7'	Stadium: La Espiguera

Notes

1. Laguna did not play its game in its main stadium Francisco Peraza, in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, as it did not meet the requirements to broadcast the match.

First round

The first round was played by 112 of the 116 qualified teams, with the exceptions being the four participants of the 2022 Supercopa de España. The ten winners from the previous preliminary round were paired with ten teams from La Liga. The four Copa Federación semi-finalists with another four teams from La Liga and the last two La Liga teams with two teams from Segunda RFEF. Twenty-one teams from Segunda RFEF were paired with the twenty-one Segunda División teams, the last nine teams from Segunda RFEF were paired with nine Primera RFEF teams. Finally, the remaining twenty teams from Primera RFEF were paired between them. In the case of opponents from the same division, the home advantage was decided by whichever team was drawn first; otherwise, the match was held in the stadium of the lower division team. A total of 56 games were played from 30 November to 2 December 2021.

Draw

The draw was held on 18 November 2021. Teams were divided into six pots.

Matches

2 December 2021	Leioa (5)	0–2	Elche (1)	Leioa
20:00		Report	Carrillo 43', 56'	Stadium: Sarriena Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

2 December 2021	Unión Adarve (4)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Lugo (2)	Madrid
20:15	Portero 29', 49'	Report	Joselu 34' Barreiro 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicente del Bosque Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez
	Penalties
	Cidoncha Dani Ramos Mayorga Albur Calleja		Barreiro Pita Joselu Rama Campabadal

Notes

1. Victoria played its game at Riazor, in La Coruña instead of their regular stadium San Pedro de Visma as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
2. Laguna played its game at Heliodoro Rodríguez López, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife instead of their regular stadium Francisco Peraza in San Cristóbal de La Laguna as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
3. Racing Rioja played its game at Las Gaunas, in Logroño instead of their regular stadium El Salvador as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
4. Ceares played its game at El Molinón, in Gijón instead of their regular stadium La Cruz as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
5. Ebro played its game at La Romareda, in Zaragoza instead of their regular stadium La Almozara as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
6. Panadería Pulido played its game at Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria instead of their regular stadium San Mateo in Vega de San Mateo as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
7. Alicante played its game at El Collao, in Alcoy instead of their regular stadium Antonio Solana in Alicante as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
8. Huracán Melilla played its game at Álvarez Claro, in Melilla instead of their regular stadium La Espiguera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
9. Llanera played its game at Ganzábal, in Langreo instead of their regular stadium Pepe Quimarán in Posada de Llanera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
10. Villa de Fortuna played its game at Nueva Condomina, in Murcia instead of their regular stadium José Luis Belda in Fortuna as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Second round

Draw

The draw was held on 3 December 2021 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams were divided into 4 pots according to their division in the 2021–22 season. Matches were played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. A total of 28 games were played from 14 to 16 December 2021.

Matches

15 December 2021	Ponferradina (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ibiza (2)	Ponferrada
20:00	Ojeda 48' Romera 93'	Report	Villar 68'	Stadium: El Toralín Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

15 December 2021	Castellón (3)	1–2	Cartagena (2)	Castellón de la Plana
20:00	Sibille 48'	Report	Ortuño 28' Cayarga 90+3'	Stadium: Castàlia Referee: David Gálvez Rascón

Notes

1. Llanera played its game at Ganzábal, in Langreo instead of their regular stadium Pepe Quimarán in Posada de Llanera as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Final phase

Bracket

Round of 32

Draw

The draw was held on 17 December 2021 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. The four participant teams of the 2022 Supercopa de España were drawn with the teams from the lowest category. After them, the remaining teams from the lowest categories faced the rest of La Liga teams. Matches were played at stadiums of lower-ranked teams.

Matches

Notes

1. Rayo Majadahonda played its game at Wanda Metropolitano, in Madrid instead of their regular stadium Cerro del Espino in Majadahonda because the Royal Spanish Football Federation have granted permission for a ground change to facilitate more fans at the match.

Round of 16

Draw

The draw was held on 7 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams are divided into 3 pots according to their division in the 2021–22 season. When possible, matches will be played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. Otherwise, the first team drawn plays home. A total of 8 games will be played from 15 to 20 January 2022.

Matches

Notes

1. The match was originally played on 15 January at 21:30, but was suspended in the 40th minute after Sevilla's Joan Jordán was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The match was resumed the next day at 16:00 behind closed doors.

Quarter-finals

Draw

The draw was held on 21 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. As there are no teams from the lower divisions, home teams were selected by a draw.

Matches

Notes

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 February 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.

Summary

Matches

Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.

Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	5
2	Ángel Rodríguez	Mallorca	4
	Alfredo Ortuño	Cartagena
	Dani Gómez	Levante
5	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	3
	Álvaro Negredo	Cádiz
	Loren Morón	Espanyol
	Manel Martínez	Atlético Baleares
	Alejandro Marqués	Mirandés
	Paco Alcácer	Villarreal
	Mourad Daoudi	Alcoyano
	Riki	San Agustín del Guadalix
	Jaime Mata	Getafe
	Adrián Butzke	Granada
	Alejandro Blesa	Levante
	Roberto Soldado	Levante

Notes

References

1. "Real Betis win Copa del Rey after beating Valencia on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. Lowe, Sid (23 April 2022). "Joaquín joy as Real Betis beat Valencia on penalties to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
3. "Aprobadas las Normas y bases de competición de la Copa del Rey, la Supercopa de España y la Copa RFEF" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF.
4. "Veinte equipos de Regional que viven el sueño de la Copa del Rey" (in Spanish). MARCA. 16 September 2021.
5. "Este jueves, 20 equipos conocerán su suerte en la Eliminatoria Previa de la Copa del Rey" (in Spanish). RFEF. 28 October 2021.
6. "Circular nº 46, Sorteo Primera Eliminatoria Campeonato de España / Copa de S. M. El Rey" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 15 November 2021.

External links

• Royal Spanish Football Federation official website
• Copa del Rey at LFP website