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 Mallorca 2–1 Espanyol
15 January 2022 Sporting Gijón 0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (penalties) Cádiz
15 January 2022 Girona 1–2 Rayo Vallecano
16 January 2022 Atlético Baleares 0–1 Valencia
16 January 2022[a] Real Betis 2–1 Sevilla
19 January 2022 Real Sociedad 2–0 Atlético Madrid
20 January 2022 Elche 1–2 (a.e.t.) Real Madrid
20 January 2022 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 (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 Vallecano 1–0 Mallorca
2 February 2022 Valencia 2–1 Cádiz
3 February 2022 Real Sociedad 0–4 Real Betis
3 February 2022 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 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 Vallecano 2–3 Real Betis 1–2 1–1
Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Valencia 1–1 0–1
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Final match
23 April 2022 22:00 CEST, La Cartuja, Seville
Real Betis | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Valencia |
Borja Iglesias 11′ | Hugo Duro 30′ | |
Willian José Joaquín Guardado Tello Miranda |
Penalties 5 – 4 |
Soler Račić Guedes Musah Gayà |
Copa del Rey 2021-22 Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Borja Iglesias Real Betis 5
2 Ángel Rodríguez Mallorca 4
3 Alfredo Ortuño Cartagena 4
4 Dani Gómez Levante 4
5 Mikel Oyarzabal Real Sociedad 3
6 Álvaro Negredo Cádiz 3
7 Loren Morón Espanyol 3
8 Manel Martínez Atlético Baleares 3
9 Alejandro Marqués Mirandés 3
10 Paco Alcácer Villarreal 3