The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be just a parenthesis in the King’s Cup 2022-2023.
And it is that this year’s World Cup will be played between the first and second rounds of the Spanish tournament, with the KO match played just a few days after the final of the intercontinental event.
In this article, target tells you all the details related to the second round of the Copa del Rey, taking into account that Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia, the four teams playing in the Spanish Super Cup, are not yet are included in the pairs.
Copa del Rey 2022-2023 Second Qualifying Round: when is it, crosses, qualifications, links, fixtures, times, dates and results
In this sense, it should be remembered that the draw for the second knockout round of the Copa del Rey took place on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. The draw was streamed live via the official channels of the RFEF.
The matches will be held on Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 December, three days after the Qatar 2022 World Cup final, so there will be First and Second Division players who will not be able to take part as they are the World.
There are 28 qualifiers and 56 teams were linked: the 55 clubs that won their first round match and the First Federation Champion, Racing Santander, who was exempted from participating in the first qualifier.
Real Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona and Valencia are still not participating because they will play the Spanish Super Cup in 2023 and will start their participation in the Copa del Rey in the round of 16.
During the draw for the second round, the teams of Territorial categories, Second RFEF and First RFEF were matched with the teams classified as First and Second and the matches will be played on the field of the lower division team, which will act as local. There will be no clashes between the First Division cubes in this tie and they all play teams from the Second RFEF or the RFEF Cup. In pairs of teams of the same category, the order of appearance in the draw will determine who is home or away.
The matches will be held in the sports facilities of the club of the lower category, provided that they meet the minimum requirements set by the RFEF, and if they belong to the same category, in those of the clubs from which the ball was drawn first . The qualifiers are resolved in one match and in the event of a tie, extra time is played and if the tie persists, penalties will follow.
Which teams are participating in the second qualifying round of the Copa del Rey 2022-2023
Source: Goal