The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 114th staging of the

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(including two seasons where two rival editions were played). Going into the tournament, the winners were assured a place for the

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. However, since the two finalists,

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and

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, both qualified for the

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, respectively by winning the

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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,

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entered as the defending champions after winning the 2014–15 edition. They defeated

2–0 in the

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, winning their 28th title.

Schedule and format

;Notes *Double-match rounds enforced

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, single-match rounds did not. *Games ending in a tie were decided in extra time; and if it persisted, by a penalty shoot-out. *UEFA Europa League qualification: since the Cup winners,

, qualified for the

, the 5th and 6th ranked teams in

(always excluding no "UEFA license" and banned clubs),

and

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, qualified for the Europa League group stage and

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respectively.

Qualified teams

The following teams competed in the 2015–16 Copa del Rey. Twenty teams of

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: *

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* Córdoba *

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* Levante *

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21 teams of

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(

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was excluded for being a reserve team): * Alavés *

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* Jaén *

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* Mirandés * Numancia *

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* Ponferradina *

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24 teams of

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: the top five teams of each of the four groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams: *

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* Compostela *

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* Gimnàstic Tarragona *

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* Hércules *

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* Huracán Valencia * Linense *

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* Racing Ferrol *

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* Tudelano *

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* Villanovense Eighteen teams of

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, champions of each one of the eighteen groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded): *

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* Arandina *

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* Castellón * Condal *

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* Laredo * Linares * Mensajero * Mérida * Peña Sport *

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* Varea

First round

The draw for First and Second round was held on 21 July 2015 at 13:00

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headquarters, in

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. 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: *

, Villanovense, Racing Ferrol,

and Huracán Valencia received a bye for the second round.

Second round

In the second round teams from

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played among themselves and teams from Segunda División B and Tercera played separately.

received a bye for the third round.

Third round

received a bye for the Round of 32.

Final phase

The draw for the Round of 32 was held on October 16, 2015, in

. In this round, all

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teams entered the competition. Round of 32 pairings were as follows: the seven remaining teams participating in

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faced the

teams which qualified for European competitions. The five remaining teams participating in

faced five

teams which did not qualify for European competitions. The remaining eight La Liga teams faced each other. In matches involving teams from different league tiers, the team in the lower tier played the first leg at home. This rule was also applied in the Round of 16, but not for the Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, in which the order of legs was based on the luck of the draw.

Bracket

Round of 32

First leg

Second leg

Round of 16

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Royal Spanish Football Federation website

Copa del Rey at LFP website
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