The competition resumes with its most intense round. All the national divisions and the different territorial categories of Spanish football are represented there, and the clubs at the lower levels receive training from the higher divisions. Each qualifier is played over a single match: a single evening is enough to eliminate a first division club.
The fifty-six posters are spread over three evenings, with kick-offs staggered between 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. The draw, carried out on October 5 according to criteria of geographical proximity, was followed on October 20 by the communication of the schedules.
Which La Liga clubs are competing in the first round of the Copa del Rey?
Sixteen of the twenty first division clubs enter the fray from this round. We find Villarreal, Real Betis, Celta de Vigo, Valencia, Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla FC, Osasuna, Rayo Vallecano, Espanyol, Alavés, Getafe, Levante, Elche, Malaga, Deportivo La Coruna and Racing Santander.
Four elite teams are not included in this program: FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad. Qualified for the Spanish Super Cup, they are exempt from this round and will only enter the competition in the round of 32.
Second division clubs are also involved, such as Girona, Las Palmas, Real Zaragoza, Real Oviedo and Mallorca.
The three-day program
Kick-off is Tuesday October 27 at 6:30 p.m., in Aragon, where CD Cuarte welcomes Girona. Eighteen meetings are scheduled for that day. Sestao River hosts Espanyol and UD Pinatar faces Elche at 7:00 p.m., before a series of matches at 9:00 p.m.: CD Manacor against Villarreal, Recreativo de Huelva against Rayo Vallecano and Sporting de Alcázar against Malaga.
Wednesday 28 is the busiest day, with twenty-four matches. CD Anaitasuna hosts Alavés and CD Tarancón hosts Levante at 7:00 p.m. Follow CD Alcoyano against Mallorca and CD Numancia against Real Oviedo at 8:00 p.m., then three posters at 9:00 p.m., with Navalcarnero against Real Betis, Salamanca against Celta de Vigo and Tavernes de la Valldigna against Valencia.
Thursday 29 closes the tour with fourteen matches. UB Lebrijana hosts Getafe and At. Calatayud hosts Osasuna at 7:00 p.m. The evening ends with four matches at 9:00 p.m., including AE Prat against Athletic Bilbao, Sporting Hortaleza against Sevilla FC, Ribadesella against Racing Santander and Auriense against Deportivo La Coruna.
Broadcast of the Coupe du Roi 2026/2027: at what times and on which channels?
The Coupe du Roi is broadcast exclusively in France by DAZN, which holds the rights to the competition until 2029 and succeeded the L’Équipe channel. She did not detail the list of matches in this first round broadcast in France: the previous season, its programming began at the round of 16 stage. No other French channel is announced for this first round. An active subscription to the DAZN site or application will be necessary to follow the matches offered subsequently.
The times communicated by the Spanish Federation correspond to Peninsular time, identical to French time. Kick-offs take place between 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. each of the three evenings, with the bulk of the posters concentrated in the 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. slots.
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