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COPA DEL REY FIRST ROUND DRAW DETAILS

23/10/2022
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There are 21 possible opponents for the first cup match of the season, which will take place on 12th or 13th November
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Sevilla FC will discover their First-Round opponents in the Copa del Rey tomorrow afternoon.

The draw will be made at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas at 12:30 tomorrow, with fixtures taking place on 12th and 13th November, the final competitive action before the break for the FIFA World Cup.

As the draw is seeded, we will be facing a lower-league side away from home.

Format

The first fixtures to be drawn will pit the ten preliminary round winners against LaLiga Santander sides. These ten sides are all from the regional sixth tier. They are as follows: CD Fuentes (Aragón), CD L'Alcora (Comunidad Valenciana), CD Autol (La Rioja), CD Algar (Murcia), CD Santa Amalia (Extremadura), Velarde CF (Cantabria), UD Barbadás (Galicia), CD Cazalegas (Castilla-La Mancha), CFJ Mollerussa (Cataluña) and CD Rincón (Andalucía). 

The next four fixtures will see the four Copa RFEF semifinalists, three of whom are from the Segunda RFEF (the fourth tier), face top-flight outfits. They are Real Unión (from the third tier), CD ArenteiroUD Alzira and CD San Roque de Lepe.

With two LaLiga Santander teams yet to discover their opponents at this stage, they will be drawn against teams from the Tercera RFEF (the fifth tier). The seven possible opponents here are CD Lealtad (Asturias), CD Vimenor (Cantabria), Las Rozas CF (Madrid), SD Almazán (Castilla y León), CD Huétor Tájar (Andalucía), CD Manacor (Balearic Islands) and CD Quintanar del Rey (Castilla-La Mancha). The five teams who aren't drawn to face top-flight opposition will play against LaLiga Smartbank sides.

The remaining 15 LaLiga Smartbank teams participating in this round will be drawn against Segunda RFEF sides. Two LaLiga Smartbank sides are not involved at this stage: Villarreal CF B are not permitted to participate as they are a reserve team, while Real Racing Club enter in the Second Round after winning the Primera RFEF (third tier) last season. 

The final phase of the draw will see the 19 Primera RFEF sides face the 19 remaining Segunda RFEF clubs. 

The participating teams are as follows:

LaLiga Santander (16):. Atlético de Madrid, Elche CF, Sevilla FC, RCD Espanyol, Real Sociedad, Getafe CF, Villarreal CF, RCD Mallorca, Athletic Club, Cádiz CF, CA Osasuna, UD Almería, RC Celta, Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano CF and Girona FC.

LaLiga Smartbank (20): Granada CF, CD Leganés, Levante UD, SD Huesca, Deportivo Alavés, CD Mirandés, SD Eibar, UD Ibiza, UD Las Palmas, CD Lugo, CD Tenerife, Real Sporting, Real Oviedo, Málaga CF, SD Ponferradina, FC Cartagena, FC Andorra, Real Zaragoza, Albacete Balompié and Burgos CF.

Primera RFEF (19): CF Fuenlabrada, Pontevedra CF, AD Alcorcón, CD Numancia, SD Amorebieta, Córdoba CF, RC Deportivo, Mérida AD, Racing de Ferrol, AD Ceuta, Rayo Majadahonda, CF Intercity, UD Logroñés, La Nucía CF, Club Gimnàstic, Real Murcia, Linares Deportivo, CD Eldense and Atlético Baleares.

Segunda RFEF (34): AD Unión Adarve, Gimnástica de Torrelavega, CAD Navalcarnero, SD Beasain, Coruxo FC, CE Manresa, CD Palencia Cristo Atlético, Atlético Saguntino, Sestao River Club , CD Guijuelo, Arenas Club, Juventud de Torremolinos, AD San Juan, RC Recreativo de Huelva, Racing Rioja CF, Club Atlético Paso, Gernika Club, Yeclano Deportivo, SCR Peña Deportiva, CD Diocesano, Teruel CF, Club Atlético Cirbonero, Lleida Esportiu, CD Arnedo, CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas, CD Utebo, CD Cacereño, CD Guadalajara, CD Coria, CD Alfaro, Hércules CF, CD Utrera, Ourense CF and UE Olot.

Tercera RFEF (7): CD Lealtad, SD Almazán, Las Rozas CF, CF Vimenor, CD Manacor, CD Huétor Tájar and CD Quintanar del Rey.

Copa RFEF (4): CD San Roque de Lepe, Real Unión, CD Arenteiro and UD Alzira.

Regional Divisions (10): CD Fuentes, CD L'Alcora, CD Autol, CD Algar, CD Santa Amalia, Velarde CF, UD Barbadás, CD Cazalegas, CFJ Mollerussa and CD Rincón.