A total of 110 teams will participate in the first round of the Copa del Rey, whose draw was held in Las Rozas and has produced, among others, the 16 pairings of the First Division teams. Atlético, the great piece sought after by the smaller regional category teams, will visit Vic. The rest of the pairings of territorial category teams with First Division rivals were the following: Gévora-Betis, San Pedro-Celta, Ontiñena-Las Palmas , Chiclana-Osasuna, Parla-Valencia Sports Center, Manises-Getafe, Villamuriel-Rayo, San Tirso-Espanyol and Astur-Valladolid. Poblense-Villarreal, Compostela-Alavés, Las Rozas-Sevilla and Extremadura-Girona were the pairings of semi-finalist teams in the Federation Cup with four First Division rivals. The First Team duels were completed with Jove Español-Real Sociedad and Ciudad de Lucena-Leganés. Jove and Ciudad de Lucena are teams of the Third Federation. Regarding the Second Division team pairings, the provincial derby between Estepona and Málaga stands out. Other notable duels are Pontevedra-Levante, Logroñés-Eibar, Ávila-Oviedo or Numancia-Sporting.
The current champion of the First Federation (Deportivo de la Coruña) is exempt from playing this first round, as well as the four First Division clubs (Athletic Club, Real Madrid, Mallorca and Barcelona) that begin their journey in the Cup directly in the round of 32. end. A right that they earned as participants in the Spanish Super Cup. The lower category team always plays at home.
In this first round, 16 teams from the First Division, the 21 teams from the Second Division, the 16 teams from the First Federation, the 35 teams from the Second Federation, 8 teams from the Third Federation, the 4 semifinalists of the Federation Cup and the 10 winning teams participate. of the previous qualifying round that was played this Wednesday. The matches of the first round of the Copa del Rey will be held between October 29, 30 and 31, 2024.
