Similar to our La Liga football tips, our Copa del Rey betting predictions usually become available every Monday at 13:00 London Time. Unlike English FA Cup, Spanish Cup games are played during the midweek.
Our main goal is to provide accurate Copa del Rey football predictions which could help our readers beat the bookmakers. Our football tips are always double-checked as we aim to be professional and always at your disposal.
The Spanish knockout football competition was founded back in 1903 and it has to be noted that clubs face each other in two-legged ties before the title game. The Copa del Rey final is usually scheduled for late May. Athletic Club are the first winners of the prestigious cup competition, with the team beating Espanyol de Madrid in the title game.
Athletic Club are one of the most successful clubs in the history of the Spanish Cup as they clinched their 23rd trophy in the 1983/1984 season, but Catalan giants Barcelona are topping the list. Barca won their 30th Copa del Rey trophy in the 2017/2018 season as they crushed Sevilla 5-0 in the final.
A ticket to the Europa League is at stake
Copa del Rey winner is guaranteed a place in the Europa League, but depending of how teams are placed in the La Liga standings at the end of the season, the runner-up could book their spot in European competitions as well.
Barcelona hold the record for the biggest win in the competition as they outclassed CE L’Hospitalet 9-0 in December 22, 2011, whereas UD Melilla and AD Ceuta played the match with most goals in 2010 (6-7).
Speaking of matches with the highest number of spectators, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is the record holder as 110,000 football fans watched the game between Real Madrid and Barcelona on February 6, 1997.
Former Athletic Club attacker Telmo Zarra is leading the Copa del Rey all-time goal-scoring chart, netting 81 goals in the competition, 10 more than ex Barcelona and Real Madrid midfielder Josep Samitier.
