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15 November 2023

This is the draw for the second round of the Copa del Rey

The draw, held this afternoon in the Luis Aragonés assembly hall at the Ciudad del Fútbol, has decided the second round ties, where the hopes of the lower league teams will still be very much alive.

The second round of the Copa de SM el Rey has been decided, with the draw held this afternoon at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas. The 56 teams who had made it into the pot found out who they will be up against over the bank holiday weekend, between 5 and 7 December (except for Zamora CF - Villarreal CF, which will be played on Wednesday, 22 November).

The draw for the second round is as follows:

ATLÉTICO ASTORGA - SEVILLA FC
ATZENETA UE - GETAFE CF
AROSA SC - VALENCIA CF
CF VILLANOVENSE - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ
UD BARBASTRO - UD ALMERÍA
ARANDINA CF - CÁDIZ CF
TERRASA FC - DEPORTIVO ALAVÉS
ORIHUELA CF - GIRONA FC
YECLANO DEPORTIVO - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID
CD VALLE DE EGÜÉS - RCD MALLORCA
ZAMORA CF - VILLARREAL CF
CD TUDELANO - UD LAS PALMAS
CE ANDRATX - REAL SOCIEDAD DE FÚTBOL
CD CAYÓN - ATHLETIC CLUB
SESTAO RIVER CLUB - RC CELTA DE VIGO
CD LUGO - CD MIRANDÉS
ANTEQUERA CF - SD HUESCA
MÁLAGA CF - CD ELDENSE
RC DEPORTIVO - CD TENERIFE
CD ARENTEIRO - BURGOS CF
CD CASTELLÓN - REAL OVIEDO
UD MELILLA - SD EIBAR
UNIONISTAS DE SALAMANCA CF - REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN
LINARES DEPORTIVO - ELCHE CF
LEVANTE UD - SD AMOREBIETA
RCD ESPANYOL - REAL VALLADOLID CF
AD ALCORCÓN - FC CARTAGENA
RACING CLUB FERROL - CD LEGANÉS

 

This is how the draw went

As has become the norm, the draw was followed live by clubs keen to find out what the magic of the cup has in store for them, teams such as: Astorga, Vilanueva de la Serena and Santamaría de Cayón (Cantabria), home to three of the biggest underdogs in the draw was where the action was most closely followed. The Third division will have three representatives playing at home against three first division teams: Atlético Astorga, Atzeneta and Arosa.

Matches like these are a cause for celebration, as CF Villanovense explained before discovering their opponents.


Those drawing the teams also had to be numerous in number due to the amount of pots being used, five in total. And, among them, were some Cup debutants and also Cup legends. As such, Ivi Vales, Atlético Astorga FC player, or Adrià Mesa, from UD Barbastro, shared the stage with Diego Capel, Cup champion in 2007 and 2010; and with Donato, 4 times champion of the tournament.

 

 

Among those conducting the draw was football veteran, Xabier Etxeita, of SD Amorebieta and former Athletic Club player.

 

The 5 drawing the teams, as you can see, made for a luxury line-up and for a luxury draw. 

 

Watch the draw again in full