Why Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia do not play the first round and second knockout round of the Copa del Rey 2022-2023
The four teams are exempt from participating in the first and second rounds and will start in the round of 32 for playing in the Spanish Super Cup.
The King’s Cup 2022-2023 begins to be disputed in November and will do so in the first round with 16 of the 20 teams of the First Division but 4 LaLiga teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia will not start playing until January 2023 in the round of 32.
Why Real Madrid, Barcelona, Betis and Valencia do not play the first round and second knockout round of the Copa del Rey 2022-2023
Since 2019, the Copa del Rey changed its format and also that of the Spain Supercup. Specifically, the tournament between champions has now gone on to have a tournament format such as a final four with semi-finals and a final in which the Copa del Rey champion faces the second in LaLiga and the LaLiga champion faces the runner-up of the Knockout tournament.
This final four is played in January and as a prize for the finalists but also as a measure to unload the already intense schedule, the four participants in the Super Cup are exempt from participating in the first and second qualifying rounds of the Copa del Rey next season.
In the 2023 Super Cup The finalists will be Real Madridwhich is measured at Valencia in the semifinals as League champion and Cup runner-up, and the Real Betisthat thanks to his status as champion of the Copa del Rey he is measured against the second of LaLiga 2021-2022 who was the Barcelona.
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In this way, neither will participate in the first two cup rounds and they will start playing in January in the round of 16, where they will also have the advantage of being paired with a team from a lower category, probably from the First RFEF.
This season it is especially key to avoid participating in these rounds, since the first is held on November 12 and 13 and the second on December 21 and would cause the participating First and Second clubs to be exposed to not having their internationals that dispute the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
In his circular on the first rounda, the RFEF explains that “there will be 55 heats and 110 teams of the 115 participants will be paired, since the Champion of the First Federation, Racing de Santander, is exempt from participating in the first heat and joins the second. Neither the Real Madrid, Real Betis, Barcelona and Valencia as participants in the 2023 Spanish Super Cup and will begin their participation in the Copa del Rey in the round of 32”.
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