Country | Spain | ||
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Teams | 83 | ||
Matches played | 109 | ||
Goals scored | 335 (3.07 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) |
Wissam Ben Yedder (5 goals) |
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All statistics correct as of 2 February 2017. |
The 2016–17 Copa del Rey is the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey. The winners will be assured a place for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group stage.
FC Barcelona are the defending champions.
The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.
The draw for the first and the second round was held on 22 July 2016 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol, RFEF headquarters, in Las Rozas, Madrid. In this round, 33 teams from 2016–17 Segunda División B and 9 from 2016–17 Tercera División teams gained entry. In the draw, firstly six teams from Segunda División B received a bye and then, the remaining teams this league and teams from Tercera División faced according to proximity criteria by next groups:
In the second round teams from Segunda División played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately. Córdoba received a bye to the third round.
The third round was played in a similar format to the second one. Huesca received a bye to the round of 32.
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2016, in La Ciudad del Fútbol. In this round, all La Liga teams entered the competition.