2010–11 Copa del Rey explained

Copa del Rey
Year:2010–11
Other Title:109th Copa del Rey
Country:Spain
Num Teams:83
Champions:Real Madrid
Count:18
Runner-Up:Barcelona
Matches:112
Goals:324
Top Goal Scorer:Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
(7 goals each)
Prevseason:2009–10
Nextseason:2011–12

The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 109th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 20 April 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over Barcelona in extra time. Sevilla were the defending champions, but they were defeated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

Calendar

RoundDateFixturesClubsNotes
First round21–25 August 20101883 → 65Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gain entry.
Second Round1 September 20102265 → 43Clubs participating in Segunda División gain entry.
Third Round8 & 15 September 20101143 → 32
Round of 3226–28 October 20101632 → 16Clubs participating in La Liga gain entry.
9–11 November 2010
Round of 1621–22 December 2010816 → 8
5–6 January 2011
Quarterfinals12–13 January 201148 → 4
18–20 January 2011
Semifinals26 January 201124 → 2
2 February 2011
Final20 April 201112 → 1

Qualified teams

The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2010–11:

20 teams of 2009–10 La Liga:

21 teams of 2009–10 Segunda División (Villarreal B are excluded for being a reserve team of Villarreal):

24 teams of 2009–10 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified are the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the four with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):

18 teams of 2009–10 Tercera División. Teams that qualified are the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams are excluded):

First round

The matches were played on 21, 22, 24 and 25 August 2010.|}Alcoyano, Cerceda, Jumilla, Lucena, Melilla, Poli Ejido and Real Jaén received a bye.

Second round

The matches were played on 1 September 2010.

Orihuela received a bye.

Third round

The matches were played on 8 and 15 September 2010.

Portugalete received a bye.

Final phase

Draw

The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 22 September 2010 at 13:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.[1]

Pot 1 teams (Segunda B and Tercera divisions) were drawn against four teams from pot 2 with the first leg at pot 1 team's home. The three remaining teams in pot 1 were paired in the same way with the pot 3 teams. The teams in the special pot 1 (Segunda A) were drawn against five teams in the special pot 2, with the first leg at the home ground of the special pot 1 teams. The remaining teams in the special pot 2 faced each other[2]

Bracket

Round of 32

The first leg matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 October while the second legs were played on 9, 10 and 11 November 2010.

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Second leg

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals was held on 18 November 2010 at 13:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.[4]

The first leg matches were played on 21 and 22 December while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.

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Second leg

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches were played on 12 and 13 January while the second legs were played on 18, 19 and 20 January 2011.

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Second leg

Semi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 26 January while the second legs were played on 2 February 2011.

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Second leg

Final

See main article: 2011 Copa del Rey final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayer[5] ClubGoals
1 Lionel Messi7
Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid
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45
Álvaro NegredoSevilla
64
PedroBarcelona
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Round of 32 Draw. Marca.com. 16 September 2010. 20 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919154141/http://www.marca.com/2010/09/16/futbol/copa_rey/1284666875.html. 19 September 2010 . live.
  2. http://www.marca.com/2010/09/21/futbol/copa_rey/1285064814.html Los equipos de Primera entran en el bombo
  3. Note: Mallorca, the fifth-placed team of the 2009–10 La Liga, were not admitted to the UEFA Europa League (initially qualified) due to their high debts. Therefore, Mallorca are in the special pot 2 and it's not on pot 3.
  4. Web site: Final phase Draw. RFEF. 12 November 2010. 12 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127073527/http://rfef.es/GetDoc?UniqueKeyValue=26054&ShowPath=false&Download=true. 27 November 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Copa del Rey 2010/2011: Top Scorer . World Football . 23 May 2016.