Copa del Rey 2021-22 was the 120th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The winners were assured a place in the UEFA Europa League 2022–23 group stage. Both the winners and the runners-up qualified for the four-team Supercopa de España 2022–23.
Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by previous two seasons’ runners-up Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16. Real Betis won the final 5–4 over Valencia on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time for their third Copa del Rey title.
As across Spain, match times up to 31 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 were CEST (UTC+2). Times on interim (“winter”) days were CET (UTC+1). Matches played in the Canary Islands used the WET (UTC±00:00).
Champions:
Real Betis (3rd title)
Runner-up:
Valencia
Top Goal Scorer:
Borja Iglesias (
Real Betis), 5 goal
Round of 16 Draw
The draw was held on 7 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. Teams are divided into 3 pots according to their division in the 2021–22 season. When possible, matches will be played at the stadiums of lower-ranked teams. Otherwise, the first team drawn plays home. A total of 8 games will be played from 15 to 20 January 2022.
Pot 1
13 teams of La LigaPot 2
2 teams of Segunda DivisiónPot 3
1 team of Primera RFEF
Athletic Bilbao
Girona
Atlético Baleares
Atlético Madrid
Sporting Gijón
Barcelona
Cádiz
Elche
Espanyol
Mallorca
Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis
Real Madrid
Real Sociedad
Sevilla
Valencia
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Round of 16 Matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
15 January 2022
Mallorca2–1
Espanyol
15 January 2022
Sporting Gijón0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (penalties)
Cádiz
15 January 2022
Girona1–2
Rayo Vallecano
16 January 2022
Atlético Baleares0–1
Valencia
16 January 2022[a]
Real Betis2–1
Sevilla
19 January 2022
Real Sociedad2–0
Atlético Madrid
20 January 2022
Elche1–2 (a.e.t.)
Real Madrid
20 January 2022
Athletic Bilbao3–2 (a.e.t.)
Barcelona
Notes: The match was originally played on 15 January at 21:30, but was suspended in the 40th minute after Sevilla’s Joan Jordán was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The match was resumed the next day at 16:00 behind closed doors.
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Quarter Final matches
The draw was held on 21 January 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas. As there are no teams from the lower divisions, home teams were selected by a draw.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
2 February 2022
Rayo Vallecano1–0
Mallorca
2 February 2022
Valencia2–1
Cádiz
3 February 2022
Real Sociedad0–4
Real Betis
3 February 2022
Athletic Bilbao1–0
Real Madrid
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Semi Final matches
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 February 2022 in the RFEF headquarters in Las Rozas.
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rayo Vallecano2–3
Real Betis1–2 1–1
Athletic Bilbao1–2
Valencia1–1 0–1
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Final match
23 April 2022 22:00 CEST, La Cartuja, Seville
| 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | ||
| Borja Iglesias |
Hugo Duro |
|
| Willian José Joaquín Guardado Tello Miranda |
Penalties 5 – 4 |
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Borja Iglesias
Real Betis5
2
Ángel Rodríguez
Mallorca4
3
Alfredo Ortuño
Cartagena4
4
Dani Gómez
Levante4
5
Mikel Oyarzabal
Real Sociedad3
6
Álvaro Negredo
Cádiz3
7
Loren Morón
Espanyol3
8
Manel Martínez
Atlético Baleares3
9
Alejandro Marqués
Mirandés3
10
Paco Alcácer
Villarreal3
