Copa del Rey 2010/11

Copa del Rey 2010/11
Cup winners	Real Madrid (18th title)
Europe League	expired
Beginning	August 21, 2010
final	April 20, 2011
Final stadium	Estadio Mestalla , Valencia
Teams	83
Games	112
Gates	324  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer	Cristiano Ronaldo Lionel Messi (7 each)
← Copa del Rey 2009/10 Copa del Rey 2011/12 →

The 2010/11 Copa del Rey was the 107th edition of the Spanish Football Cup.

The competition started on August 21, 2010 and ended with the final on April 20, 2011 in the Estadio Mestalla ( Valencia ). The defending champion of the cup competition was Sevilla FC . Real Madrid won the title by beating FC Barcelona 1-0 in the final . For the Madrilenians it was the first cup victory since 1993. Since both finalists qualified for the Champions League , the starting place for the Europa League 2011/12 for the cup winners was forfeited .

Participating teams

Primera División the 20 clubs of the 2009/10 season	Segunda División 21 clubs of the 2009/10 season 1	Segunda División B 24 clubs that were placed in the top four of the four groups in the 2009/10 season and the nine following teams with the most points 2	Tercera División the 18 champions of the Tercera División 2009/10 3
FC Barcelona real Madrid Valencia CF Sevilla FC RCD Mallorca Getafe CF. Villarreal CF Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Barcelona CA Osasuna UD Almería Real Zaragoza Sporting Gijón Racing Santander Málaga CF Real Valladolid CD Tenerife Deportivo Xerez	Real Sociedad Hércules Alicante Levante UD Betis Seville Cartagena FC FC Elche CD Numancia Recreativo Huelva Cordoba FC Rayo Vallecano Celta Vigo SD Huesca FC Girona Albacete Balompié UD Salamanca UD Las Palmas Gimnàstic de Tarragona Cádiz FC Real Murcia Real Unión CD Castellón	Group 1 SD Ponferradina SD Eibar Palencia FC FC Pontevedra Deportivo Alavés ‡ Group 2 AD Alcorcón Real Oviedo CD Guadalajara Universidad Las Palmas CD Leganés ‡ CD Puertollano ‡ Group 3 UE Sant Andreu Ontinyent FC CD Alcoyano CD Dénia † FC Benidorm ‡ Orihuela FC ‡ UD Logroñés † ‡ Group 4 Granada CF. UD Melilla Real Jaén Polideportivo Ejido AD Ceuta ‡ FC Lucena ‡	Group 1 CCD Cerceda † Group 2 Caudal Deportivo Group 3 SD Noja Group 4 Club Portugalete † Group 5 CE l'Hospitalet Group 6 FC Gandía Group 7 AD Parla † Group 8 FC Burgos Group 9 Atlético Mancha Real Group 10 CD Alcalá Group 11 Atlético Baleares Group 12 CD Corralejo Group 13 Jumilla FC Group 14 CD Badajoz Group 15 CD Tudelano Group 16 SD Oyonesa Group 17 CD Teruel Group 18 FC La Roda

¹ Villarreal CF B as a B-team not eligible to participate
² excluding B-teams
³ a B-team becomes champion, the best-placed A-team in the respective league automatically moves up to
^† for a B-team
^‡ qualified as the best on points

mode

see main article Copa del Rey

The tournament is played in a knockout system . In the first three rounds, the game is played in only one game - in the event of a tie, a decision is sought with overtime or, if necessary, penalty shoot-outs. From the round of 32 onwards, the duels will be played back and forth. The same rules apply to the Copa del Rey as to UEFA competitions (away goals rule). The final is played in one game, the winner is sought in the event of a tie through overtime or penalty shoot-out. For qualifying for the Copa del Rey, the preseason is decisive, for the draws the league affiliation of the current season is decisive. Junior and reserve teams from clubs that are also eligible to play in the Copa del Rey are not permitted.

Some teams are exempt from certain rounds:

• In the first main round, the teams of the Tercera División and the Segunda División B.
• In the second main round, the teams of the Segunda División join the clubs of Segunda División B and Tercera División .
• In the third main round, these teams play off the opponents of the first division.
• In the round of 32, the teams of the Primera División are added.
• In the Copa del Rey, byes are used in the first few rounds to get an even number of participants.

First main round

For the first main round of the competition 43 teams who played in the Segunda División B and the Tercera División in the 2010/11 season were qualified. The draw took place on July 23, 2010, like all other draws, in the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas de Madrid . 18 pairings were drawn and seven byes were awarded. The pairings for the second main round were also determined.

The games were played between August 21 and 25, 2010.

	Result
FC La Roda	1: 2	CD Alcalá
FC Gandía	1: 2	UE Sant Andreu
SD Oyonesa	0: 3	CD Tudelano
CE l'Hospitalet	2: 1	CD Dénia
AD Ceuta	4: 1	Atlético Mancha Real
Club Portugalete	3: 2	SD Noja
Universidad Las Palmas	1: 0 a.d.	CD Leganés
Caudal Deportivo	4: 3 a.d.	Palencia FC
Real Unión	1-0	FC Burgos
FC Pontevedra	0: 1	CD Guadalajara
Deportivo Alavés	0: 1	UD Logroñés
Real Oviedo	1: 0 a.d.	SD Eibar
FC Benidorm	0: 0 (3: 5 on behalf)	Orihuela FC
Ontinyent FC	0: 2	CD Castellón
CD Teruel	0: 0 (5: 4 on perk)	CD Atlético Baleares
CD Badajoz	4-0	CD Corralejo
CD Puertollano	0: 0 (0: 3 on behalf)	Real Murcia
AD Parla	1: 5	Cádiz FC

Bye: CD Alcoyano , UD Melilla , FC Jumilla , CCD Cerceda , Real Jaén , FC Lucena and Polideportivo Ejido

Second main round

In the second main round, the teams from the Segunda División joined the competition.

The games were played on September 1, 2010.

	Result
CD Tudelano	0: 2	FC Lucena
Caudal Deportivo	0: 1 a.d.	Universidad Las Palmas
Jumilla FC	0: 1 a.d.	UD Melilla
Real Valladolid	5: 3	UD Las Palmas
Gimnàstic de Tarragona	1: 2	Deportivo Xerez
CD Teruel	0: 1	Real Unión
UD Logroñés	0: 0 (4: 3 on perk)	CCD Cerceda
CD Alcalá	1: 3 a.d.	UE Sant Andreu
Real Oviedo	2: 2 (4: 5 on account)	Real Murcia
Polideportivo Ejido	1-0	CD Alcoyano
Cordoba FC	1: 0 a.d.	CD Numancia
CD Badajoz	2: 0 a.d.	Real Jaén
CD Castellón	2: 3	Club Portugalete
Cádiz FC	3: 1	CE l'Hospitalet
AD Ceuta	2: 1	CD Guadalajara
AD Alcorcón	3: 2 a.d.	Celta Vigo
Betis Seville	2: 1	UD Salamanca
FC Elche	4: 1	CD Tenerife
FC Girona	1: 1 (3: 5 i.E.)	SD Huesca
SD Ponferradina	1-0	Recreativo Huelva
Albacete Balompié	0: 2	Granada CF.
Cartagena FC	1: 3	Rayo Vallecano

BYE: Orihuela FC

Third main round

The draw for the third main round took place on September 2, 2010, and Club Portugalete received a bye.

The games were played on September 8, 2010. The match between AD Alcorcón and SD Ponferradina was played on September 15, 2010.

	Result
UD Melilla	2: 2 (6: 7 on behalf)	AD Ceuta
CD Badajoz	0: 2	UD Logroñés
FC Lucena	0: 1	Universidad Las Palmas
UE Sant Andreu	0: 1	Real Murcia
Polideportivo Ejido	1-0	Cádiz FC
Real Unión	1: 0 a.d.	Orihuela FC
Granada CF.	2: 2 (4: 5 on account)	Betis Seville
Real Valladolid	1-0	SD Huesca
Cordoba FC	2: 1	Rayo Vallecano
FC Elche	1: 2	Deportivo Xerez
AD Alcorcón	1: 1 (3: 1 i.E.)	SD Ponferradina

BYE: Club Portugalete

Round of the last 32

In the round of the last 32, the eleven winners from the games of the third main round and Portugalete, who received a bye, were joined by the teams from the Primera División . The draw took place on September 22, 2010 with five pots.

Pot 1 (Segunda División B and Tercera División)	Pot 2 (Champions League)	Pot 3 (Europa League)	Special pot 1 (Segunda División)	Special pot 2 (Primera División)
Club Portugalete Real Unión Polideportivo Ejido Real Murcia Universidad Las Palmas UD Logroñés AD Ceuta	FC Barcelona Real Madrid FC Valencia FC Sevilla	Atlético Madrid Getafe CF Villarreal CF.	Betis Sevilla Real Valladolid Cordoba FC Deportivo Xerez AD Alcorcón	RCD Mallorca 1 Athletic Bilbao Deportivo La Coruña Espanyol Barcelona CA Osasuna UD Almería Real Saragossa Sporting Gijón Racing Santander FC Málaga Real Sociedad Hércules Alicante UD Levante

¹ RCD Mallorca qualified for the Europa League in fifth place in the previous season, but was not allowed to compete due to financial irregularities.

First, an opponent from Pot 2 was drawn to the teams in Pot 1, the remaining teams from Pot 1 then an opponent from Pot 3. Then an opponent from Special Pot 2 was drawn to the teams from Special Pot 1 and then the pairings from the other clubs were drawn Primera División determined.

The first legs were played between October 26th and 28th, the second legs on November 10th and 11th, 2010. The away goals rule applied .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Real Murcia	1: 5	real Madrid	0-0	1: 5
Real Unión	01:10	Sevilla FC	0: 4	1: 6
UD Logroñés	1: 7	Valencia CF	0: 3	1: 4
AD Ceuta	1: 7	FC Barcelona	0: 2	1: 5
Polideportivo Ejido	1: 3	Villarreal CF	1: 1	0: 2
Universidad Las Palmas	1: 6	Atlético Madrid	0: 5	1: 1
Club Portugalete	(a)1: 1 ( a )	Getafe CF.	1: 1	0-0
Real Valladolid	1: 3	Espanyol Barcelona	0: 2	1: 1
Betis Seville	( a ) 2: 2(a)	Real Zaragoza	0: 1	2: 1
Deportivo Xerez	(a)4: 4 ( a )	Levante UD	2: 3	2: 1
Cordoba FC	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Racing Santander	2-0	1: 3 a.d.
AD Alcorcón	0: 3	Athletic Bilbao	0: 1	0: 2
CA Osasuna	2: 3	Deportivo La Coruña	1: 1	1: 2
Real Sociedad	3: 5	UD Almería	2: 3	1: 2
Hércules Alicante	2: 3	Málaga CF	0-0	2: 3
RCD Mallorca	5: 3	Sporting Gijón	3: 1	2: 2

Round of 16

The draw for the pairings for the round of 16 took place on November 18, 2010. The pairings for the further game rounds were also determined.

The first legs were played between December 21 and 23, 2010 and the second legs between January 4 and 6, 2011. The away goal rule applied.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Valencia CF	2: 4	Villarreal CF	0-0	2: 4
FC Barcelona	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Athletic Bilbao	0-0	1: 1
Cordoba FC	2: 4	Deportivo La Coruña	1: 1	1: 3 a.d.
Betis Seville	4: 3	Getafe CF.	1: 2	3: 1
UD Almería	8: 6	RCD Mallorca	4: 3	4: 3
Sevilla FC	8: 3	Málaga CF	5: 3	3-0
real Madrid	8: 2	Levante UD	8-0	0: 2
Atlético Madrid	2: 1	Espanyol Barcelona	1-0	1: 1

Quarter finals

The first legs were played on January 12 and 13, 2011, the second legs on January 18, 19 and 20, 2011. The away goal rule applied.

	total		First leg	Return leg
UD Almería	4: 2	Deportivo La Coruña	1-0	3: 2
FC Barcelona	6: 3	Betis Seville	5-0	1: 3
real Madrid	4: 1	Atlético Madrid	3: 1	1-0
Villarreal CF	3: 6	Sevilla FC	3: 3	0: 3

Semifinals

The first legs were played on January 26, 2011, the second legs on February 2, 2011. The away goal rule applied.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Sevilla FC	0: 3	real Madrid	0: 1	0: 2
FC Barcelona	8-0	UD Almería	5-0	3-0

final

The final was held on April 20, 2011. A neutral venue was chosen with the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia. In the duel known as Clásico , the two long-term rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona met for the sixth time in the Copa final. It was the ninth final, which took place in Mestalla . Already in the years 1936 and 1990 , the two clubs have played in this place the cup final. On the weekend before the cup final, the two teams drew 1-1 in the second half of the Primera División at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu .

After the win, the Real players celebrated their success with a triumphal procession through Madrid on an open double-decker bus. Sergio Ramos slipped the trophy so that it landed on the street and the bus rolled over it. As a replacement for the damaged trophy, Real Madrid then received a replica of the trophy.

real Madrid		FC Barcelona		Lineup
	April 20, 2011 in Valencia ( Estadio Mestalla ) Result: 1: 0 n.V. Spectators: 55,000 (sold out) Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
	Iker Casillas - Álvaro Arbeloa , Sergio Ramos , Ricardo Carvalho (120th Ezequiel Garay ), Marcelo - Sami Khedira (104th Esteban Granero ), Pepe , Xabi Alonso - Ángel Di María , Cristiano Ronaldo , Mesut Özil (70th Emmanuel Adebayor ) coach : José Mourinho ( Portugal )	José Manuel Pinto - Dani Alves , Javier Mascherano , Gerard Piqué , Adriano - Xavi , Sergio Busquets (108th Seydou Keita ), Andrés Iniesta - Pedro , Lionel Messi , David Villa (106th Ibrahim Afellay ) Trainer: Pep Guardiola
	1-0 Cristiano Ronaldo (103rd)
	Pepe (26.), Alonso (60.), Adebayor (73.), Di María (86.)	Pedro (34.), Messi (65.), Adriano (117.)
	Di María (120th)

Winning team

(The games and goals are given in brackets)

1.

real Madrid

Goal : Iker Casillas (8 / -), Antonio Adán (1 / -) Defense : Raúl Albiol (6 / -), Álvaro Arbeloa (8 / -), Ricardo Carvalho (6 / -), Ezequiel Garay (2 / -), Marcelo (6 / -), David Mateos (1 / -), Pepe (4 / -), Sergio Ramos (7/1) Midfield : Xabi Alonso (7/1), Sergio Canales (3 / -), Mahamadou Diarra (3 / -) (with AS Monaco since 2011 ) , Fernando Gago (3 / -), Esteban Granero (8/1), Kaká (3 / -), Sami Khedira (7 / -), Lass (3 / -), Pedro León (4/1), Mesut Özil (8/3) Forward : Emmanuel Adebayor (2/1), Karim Benzema (7/5), Gonzalo Higuaín (2/1), Juanfran (1 / -), Ángel Di María (8/2), Álvaro Morata (1 / -), Cristiano Ronaldo (8/7) Coach : José Mourinho

Goal scorers

Pl. Nat. player society Gates 1 Cristiano Ronaldo real Madrid 7th Lionel Messi FC Barcelona 3 Leonardo Ulloa UD Almería 6th 4th Karim Benzema real Madrid 5 Ruben Castro Betis Seville Álvaro Negredo Sevilla FC 7th Fernando Cavenaghi RCD Mallorca 4th Adrián López Deportivo La Coruña Jorge Molina Betis Seville Pedro FC Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi

Web links

• Results and schedule at marca.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official press release of the RFEF from July 23, 2010 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Official press release of the RFEF of September 2nd, 2010 ( Memento of the original of October 5th, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Official press release of the RFEF from November 18, 2010 ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Official press release of the RFEF of February 3, 2011 ( Memento of the original of March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Official press release of the RFEF from February 11, 2011 ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Daily Mail: Real Madrid replace crushed Copa del Rey crown following Sergio Ramos' howler