2018–19 Copa Federación de España explained

Country:Spain
Num Teams:34 (in national phase)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019
Champions:Mirandés
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Cornellà
Matches:66
Goals:189
Top Goal Scorer:Claudio Medina
(7 goals)

The 2018–19 Copa Federación de España was the 26th edition of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.

Mirandés won the trophy, a cash prize of €90,152 and the qualification for the next year tournament. The runner-up received a cash prize of €30,051 and every semifinalist €12,020. Additionally, each winner of autonomous community tournament received €3,005.[1]

The competition began in late July 2018 with the first games of the Regional stages and ended on 28 March 2019 with the national final.

Regional tournaments

West Andalusia and Ceuta tournament

Betis Deportivo was the only registered team and qualified directly for national phase.

East Andalusia and Melilla tournament

Huétor Tájar was the only registered team and qualified directly for national phase.

Aragon tournament

For the 2018–19 edition, eight teams joined the tournament. [2]

Final

Asturias tournament

The twelve qualified teams will be divided into four groups of three teams, where the winners will qualify for the semifinals. Teams will be drawn according to their league positions in the previous season.[3]

Final

Balearic Islands tournament

The draw was made 5 July.[4]

Final

Basque Country tournament

Tournament will be played in two stages, the first with two groups, one of three teams and the other with two. Winners will play the final over two matches. The group stage phase was drawn on 6 September by Basque Football Federation.[5]

Final

Canary Islands tournament

Tenerife B was the only registered team and qualified directly for national phase.

Cantabria tournament

Teams qualified between second and ninth place in 2017–18 Tercera División Group 3 registered for playing the competition. The bracket was drawn on 11 July. Quarter-finals and Semi-finals will be played in Cabezón de la Sal.[6]

Final

Castile-La Mancha tournament

The Castile-La Mancha Football Federation announced the XVII Torneo Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha as the regional Copa RFEF qualifying tournament.[7]

Final

Castile and León tournament

The competition will be played in a group stage between three teams, all of them from the province of Burgos. The group was drawn on 4 September 2018.[8]

Catalonia tournament

Llagostera was the only registered team and qualified directly for national phase.

Extremadura tournament

17 teams joined the tournament, consisting in a single-game knockout tournament. The preliminary round and the round of 16 were firstly drawn, and later each round was drawn independently.[9]

Final

Galicia tournament

Twelve teams registered for playing the competition. The bracket was drawn on 6 July.[10]

Final

La Rioja tournament

The competition was drawn on 30 July.

Final

Madrid tournament

The competition will be played in a group stage between three teams.

Murcia tournament

The competition was drawn on 24 August 2018.[11]

Final

Navarre tournament

The competition will be played in a group stage between three teams. The group was drawn on 8 August 2018.[12]

Valencian Community tournament

The competition will be played in three rounds in two leg ties.[13]

Final

National tournament

The national tournament will begin in November 2018.

Qualified teams

Defending champion Pontevedra (3)
Teams losing Copa del Rey first round Barakaldo (3)
Ceuta (4)
Conquense (3)
Cornellà (3)
Cultural Durango (3)
Don Benito (3)
Gimnástica Torrelavega (3)
Internacional (3)
Langreo (3)
Marbella (3)
Mensajero (4)
Mirandés (3)
Navalcarnero (3)
Poblense (4)
Rápido de Bouzas (3)
Talavera de la Reina (3)
Teruel (3)
Yeclano (4)
Winners of Autonomous Communities tournaments Alcobendas Sport (4)
Arandina (4)
Bergantiños (4)
Betis Deportivo (4)
Cacereño (4)
Cartagena B (4)
Ejea (3)
Huétor Tájar (4)
Lealtad (4)
Llagostera (4)
Peña Deportiva (4)
Peña Sport (4)
Real Unión (3)
Roda (4)
Socuéllamos (4)
Tenerife B (4)
Tropezón (4)
Varea (4)

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round and round of 32 was hold on 26 October 2018. The matches were played between 31 October and 7 November 2018.

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Second leg

Round of 32

The draw for the preliminary round and Round of 32 took place on 26 October 2018. The matches will be played between 15 November and 6 December 2018. [14]

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Second leg

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Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 13 December 2018. Matches were played between 9 and 24 January 2019. [15]

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Second leg

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals took place on 25 January 2019. Matches were played between 6 and 13 February 2019.

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Second leg

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals and Final took place on 15 February 2019. Matches were played between 27 February and 6 March 2019.

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Second leg

Final

Matches were played between 20 and 28 March 2019.

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Second leg

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circular RFEF. 2018-07-08. 2016-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809235415/http://cdn1.sefutbol.com/sites/default/files/pdf/circulares/cirular2-1617.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Calendario Copa Federación. futbolenaragon.com. es. 10 July 2018. 24 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Fechas para la Copa Federación. Fútbol Asturiano. es. 6 July 2018. 8 July 2018.
  4. Web site: El Formentera se medirá en la Copa Federación con el Platges de Calvià. Diario de Ibiza. es. 6 July 2018. 23 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Sorteo Copa RFEF Fase Autonómica. Federación Vasca de Fútbol. 7 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Horarios Copa RFEF 2018-19. Cantabria Football Federation. 11 July 2018. 23 July 2018. Spanish.
  7. Web site: XVII TORNEO "COPA JJCM MASCULINO". ffcm.es. 5 July 2018. 20 July 2018. es.
  8. Web site: 4 September 2018 . Sorteo Fase Regional de Copa RFEF . https://web.archive.org/web/20181015114722/http://fcylf.es/node/29673/ . 2018-10-15 . 4 September 2018 . Castile and León Football Federation . es.
  9. Web site: Arranca la fase autonómica de la Copa RFEF. Extremadura Football Federation. es. 20 July 2017. 16 July 2017.
  10. Web site: Calendario Copa RFEF: Participan 12 equipos e a competición arrancará o 29 de este mes. Galician Football Federation. 6 July 2018. 23 July 2018. Spanish.
  11. Web site: Sorteado el calendario y enfrentamientos de la Copa RFEF en su fase autonómica. Murcia Football Federation. es. 24 August 2018. 29 August 2018.
  12. Web site: 8 August 2018 . Copa RFEF - Fase Autonómica . https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183902/http://www.futnavarra.es/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CIRCULAR-23-COPA-RFEF-2018-19.pdf/ . 2018-08-09 . 9 August 2018 . Navarre Football Federation . es.
  13. Web site: Definida la Fase Territorial de la Copa RFEF. ffcv.es. 30 July 2018. 30 July 2018. es.
  14. Web site: 26 October 2018 . Así quedan los emparejamientos de la Copa RFEF . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026143439/http://www.rfef.es/noticias/asi-quedan-emparejamientos-copa-rfef . 2018-10-26 . rfef.es . RFEF . es.
  15. Web site: 13 December 2018 . ¡Estos son los emparejamientos de los 1/8 de final de la Copa RFEF! . https://web.archive.org/web/20181214164521/http://www.rfef.es/noticias/estos-son-emparejamientos-18-final-copa-rfef . 2018-12-14 . RFEF . es.