2015–16 Copa del Rey
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 Spain
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| Teams | 83 | ||
| Champions | Barcelona (28th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Sevilla | ||
| Matches played | 111 | ||
| Goals scored | 319 (2.87 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Munir El Haddadi Lionel Messi Luis Suárez John Guidetti Álvaro Negredo (5 goals each) |
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The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 114th staging of the Copa del Rey. Going into the tournament, the winners were assured a place for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group stage. However, since the two finalists, Barcelona and Sevilla, both qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, respectively by winning the 2015–16 La Liga title and the 2015–16 Europa League, the cup winner's place in the 2016–17 Europa League group stage instead passed to the fifth-place team in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao.
Barcelona entered as the defending champions after winning the 2014–15 edition. They defeated Sevilla 2–0 in the final, winning their 28th title.
The following teams competed in the 2015–16 Copa del Rey.
20 teams of 2014–15 La Liga
21 teams of 2014–15 Segunda División (Barcelona B is excluded for being a reserve team):
24 teams of 2014–15 Segunda División B: the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams:
18 teams of 2014–15 Tercera División, champions of each one of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams are excluded):
The draw for First and Second round was held on 21 July 2015 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 37 teams from 2015–16 Segunda División B and 5 from 2015–16 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams in the league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:
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