King’s Cup First Round Schedule and Draw Details

The Royal Spanish Football Federation has outlined the full schedule for the first round of the King’s Cup, featuring 55 single-elimination matches. The field includes 16 top-flight clubs, 20 teams from the second division, 19 from the first RFEF, 4 from the second RFEF, 7 from the Third RFEF, and 4 regional sides. The opening round is spread over the weekend of Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13. After the draw, which took place at Ciudad del Fútbol on Monday, October 24, 110 clubs and teams learned their paths to the next stage, with 55 fixtures determining who advances. The champion of the RFEF First Division is exempt from the first round, and the quarterfinalists who earned a spot in the Spanish Super Cup, set to be played in Saudi Arabia in mid-January, will enter the competition in the third round. The clubs Real Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, and Real Betis are highlighted as the teams with special byes for this early stage due to their recent success in the domestic landscape, which reshapes the preliminary draw and the matchups that follow.