2011–12 Copa del Rey
The 2011–12 Copa del Rey was the 110th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 31 August 2011 and ended on 25 May 2012 with the final, which was held at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Entering the competition, the winners were assured of a place in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, who went on to win the title.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Notes |
| First round | 31 August 2011 | 18 | 84 → 66 | Clubs participating in Tercera and Segunda División B gain entry. |
| Second Round | 6–8 September 2011 | 23 | 66 → 43 | Clubs participating in Segunda División gain entry. |
| Third Round | 12 October 2011 | 11 | 43 → 32 | |
| Round of 32 | 9 November 8; 13 December 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | Clubs participating in La Liga gain entry. Europa League teams brought forward their first leg matches to 8 December. |
| Round of 32 | 20–22 December 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | Clubs participating in La Liga gain entry. Europa League teams brought forward their first leg matches to 8 December. |
| Round of 16 | 3–5 January 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Round of 16 | 10–12 January 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarterfinals | 17–19 January 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Quarterfinals | 24–26 January 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semifinals | 31 January 1 February 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Semifinals | 7–8 February 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 25 May 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Hosted at Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid |
Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2011–12:20 teams of 2010–11 La Liga:
20 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División :
26 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified were the top five teams of each of the 4 groups and the six with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams :
18 teams of 2010–11 Tercera División. Teams that qualified were the champions of each of the 18 groups :
First round
The matches were played on 31 August 2011.RSD Alcalá, Cádiz, Sant Andreu, San Roque, Albacete, Roquetas, Orihuela and Alavés received a bye.
Second round
The matches were played on 6, 7 and 8 September 2011.Third round
The draw for the third round was held on 15 September 2011 at 13:00 CEST at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.The matches were played on 12 October 2011.
Real Oviedo received a bye.
Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2011 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas, Madrid.Like previous years, Segunda División B teams played against the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions, this is: four teams from Pot 1 were drawn against four teams from pot 2a and the three remaining teams in pot 1 were drawn in the same way with the pot 2b teams. The five teams in Pot 3 were drawn against five teams of the thirteen remaining teams of La Liga. The remaining eight teams of La Liga faced each other. The lowest ranked teams from each match played at home on the first leg and if two teams from a match played in the same division then the first one to come out of the draw played at home first.
The first leg was played on 13 December 2011 except for matches involving teams from Pot 2b, which were played on 8 December 2011 and the match involving Barcelona which was played on 9 November 2011. The second leg was played on 22 December 2011.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2a | Pot 2b | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Albacete Cádiz L'Hospitalet Mirandés Real Oviedo Ponferradina San Roque | Real Madrid Barcelona Valencia Villarreal | Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Sevilla | Alcorcón Almería Celta Córdoba Deportivo La Coruña | Betis Espanyol Getafe Granada Levante Málaga Mallorca Osasuna Racing Santander Rayo Vallecano Real Sociedad Sporting de Gijón Zaragoza |
Bracket
Round of 32
The first leg matches were played on 9 November, 8 and 13 December while the second legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 December 2011.First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
The draw for Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals was held on 23 December 2011 at 10:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.The first leg matches were played on 3, 4 and 5 January while the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 January 2012.