2020 Copa Federación de España explained

Country:Spain
Num Teams:32 (in national phase)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
Champions:Llagostera
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Las Rozas
Matches:30
Goals:83
Top Goal Scorer:Iván Limón
Sergio Cortés
(3 goals)

The 2020 Copa Federación de España was the 28th 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.

The competition began in September with the first games of the Regional stages and ended in December with the final of the National tournament. As part of the new competition format started in 2019, the four semifinalists qualified to the Copa del Rey first round.

Regional tournaments

Andalusia tournament

The Andalusia Football Federation (RFAF) decided to create the 'Copa RFAF' in 2020. The finalists would be the Andalusian representatives in the Copa Federación national phase.[1]

The best Andalusian teams in groups 9 (Eastern Andalusia and Melilla) and 10 (Western Andalusia and Ceuta) of the 2019–20 Tercera División not qualified for the 2020–21 Copa del Rey were selected for the competition. The best and second-best qualified teams of each group were seeded and played the quarter-final matches against the fourth and third-best qualified teams of their groups, respectively. The semi-finals were then between the winners from the same group, in order to have one finalist, and therefore one team qualified for the national phase, from each group.

Western Andalusia
1Motril1Xerez Deportivo
2Jaén2Utrera
3Torredonjimeno3Atlético Antoniano
4Antequera4Puente Genil

On 22 August, during the Assembly of the RFAF, the venues of the semi-finals and the final and the dates of all matches were announced.

Semifinals
Final

Aragon tournament

Ejea and Brea joined the tournament.[2]

Final

Asturias tournament

Due to the delay on starting the competitions, the tournament was played in a reduced format based on single-match rounds. 12 teams joined the competition. Semifinals and Final were played at Estadio Hermanos Antuña, in Mieres with a limited maximum attendance of 1,000 spectators, after they were moved from Estadio Ganzábal, in Langreo due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asturias.[3]

Seeded teams joined the competition in the second round. In the first two rounds, if a match ended in a draw the best-ranked team qualified. In the semi-finals and the final, in case of draw there would be directly a penalty shootout, without playing any overtime.[4]

The matches of the two first rounds were played at the stadium of the worst qualified team.

Seeded teams Non-seeded teams
1 LlanesTH5 Tuilla9 Condal
2 Marino Luanco6 Urraca10 Mosconia
3 Covadonga7 Gijón Industrial11 Navarro
4 Caudal8 L'Entregu12 Lenense

Final

Balearic Islands tournament

Platges de Calvià was directly selected by Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears.

Basque Country tournament

Three teams joined the tournament: Balmaseda, Real Unión and Urduliz.

Final

Canary Islands tournament

Tenisca was directly selected by Federación Canaria de Fútbol due to sporting merits (being the better team qualified in 2019-20 Tercera División not yet qualified to Copa del Rey).[5]

Cantabria tournament

Tropezón was directly selected by Federación Cántabra de Fútbol due to sporting merits (being the better team qualified in 2019-20 Tercera División not yet qualified to Copa del Rey).

Castile-La Mancha tournament

Eight teams joined the tournament.[6]

Final

Castile and León tournament

Four teams joined the tournament: Arandina, Bupolsa, Santa Marta and Unionistas. The draw was made 22 September.[7]

Final

Catalonia tournament

Federació Catalana de Fútbol did not send any team to the tournament.

Extremadura tournament

18 teams joined the tournament, consisting in a single-game knockout tournament.[8]

Final

Galicia tournament

Estradense, Pontellas, Rápido de Bouzas and Silva joined the tournament. The draw was made 24 September.[9]

Final

La Rioja tournament

Three teams joined the tournament: Arnedo, Casalarreina and Náxara. The draw was made 22 September.[10]

Final

Madrid tournament

Preliminary round

Group 1
Group 2

Final

The final will be played in the García de la Mata field in Madrid. Each game will last 45 minutes.

Murcia tournament

Mar Menor was directly selected by Federación de Fútbol de la Región de Murcia due to sporting merits (being the best team qualified in 2019–20 Tercera División that was not yet qualified to the Copa del Rey).[11]

Navarre tournament

Beti Kozkor was directly selected by Federación Navarra de Fútbol due to sporting merits (being the better team qualified in 2019-20 Tercera División not yet qualified to Copa del Rey).

Valencian Community tournament

3 teams joined the tournament: Alzira, Intercity and Villajoyosa. The tournament was played in the Guillermo Olagüe field in Gandia. Each game lasted 45 minutes.[12]

National phase

National phase was played between October and December with 32 teams (18 winners of the Regional Tournaments and 14 teams of Segunda División B). The four semifinalists qualified to 2020–21 Copa del Rey first round.[13]

Times are CET/CEST, (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

Best non-reserve teams from 2019–20 Segunda División B not qualified to 2020–21 Copa del Rey (3 from each group plus the next best 2 overall)
Winners of Autonomous Communities tournaments

Draw

The draw of all the tournament was held at the headquarters of the RFEF on 5 October. Teams were divided into four pots according to geographical criteria. Each pot will play independently until the semi-finals.[14]

Round of 32

Pot A
Pot B
Pot CMar Menor (4) was given a bye to Round of 16.
Pot D

Round of 16

Pot A
Pot B
Pot C
Pot D

Quarter-finals

Winners qualified to the 2020–21 Copa del Rey first round.

Pot A
Pot B
Pot C
Pot D

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Iván LimónCalvo Sotelo3
Sergio CortésLlagostera
3 Alberto GonzálezMelilla2
Dani LópezTenisca
Fernando DomenechCalvo Sotelo
Youssef el WataniMelilla
Juan FresnoTropezón
Carlos IndianoLas Rozas
Javi MorenoUCAM Murcia
MarioTorredonjimeno
MawiMelilla
SaschaLlagostera
Lucas VialeLlagostera

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nace la Copa Real Federación Andaluza de Fútbol. Jaén en juego. es. 16 January 2020. 24 August 2020.
  2. Web site: ¡El balón comienza a rodar!. Federación Aragonesa de Fútbol. es. 24 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Cambio escenario final Copa RFEF. Fútbol Asturiano. 24 September 2020. es.
  4. Web site: Copa RFEF – Fase Autonómica – Temporada 2020/2021. Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. es. 18 September 2020.
  5. Web site: La directiva de la FCF establece los criterios para configurar los subgrupos de Tercera División. Federación Canaria de Fútbol. es. 23 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Reunión entre los clubes de Tercera División y la FFCM. Real Federación de Fútbol de Castilla La Mancha. es. 18 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Fase regional de la Copa RFEF. Federación de Castilla y León de Fútbol. es. 22 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Arranca la Fase Autonómica de la Copa Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Federación Extremeña de Fútbol. es. 11 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Sorteadas as semifinais da Fase Autonómica da Copa RFEF. Real Federación Gallega de Fútbol. gl. 24 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Sorteadas las semifinales del Copa RFEF. Federación Riojana de Fútbol. es. 22 September 2020.
  11. Web site: El Mar Menor, representante de la Federación de Fútbol de la Región de Murcia en la fase nacional de la Copa RFEF. Federación de Fútbol de la Región de Murcia. es. 30 September 2020.
  12. Web site: UD Alzira, CF Intercity y Villajoyosa CF se disputarán la Copa RFEF. Federació de Fútbol de la Comunitat Valenciana. es. 22 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Copa Real Federación Española de Fútbol - Fase Nacional. RFEF. es. 29 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Normas reguladoras torneos RFEF. RFEF. es. 29 September 2020.