2026 Copa del Rey final
 Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2025–26 Copa del Rey | ||||||
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| After extra time Real Sociedad won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 18 April 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | La Cartuja, Seville | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Unai Marrero (Real Sociedad)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Javier Alberola Rojas[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 70,000[3] | ||||||
The 2026 Copa del Rey final was a football match to decide the winners of the 2025–26 Copa del Rey, the 124th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played on 18 April 2026 at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville between Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Real Sociedad won the match 4–3 on penalties following 2–2 after extra time, securing their fourth cup title.
Route to the final
| Atlético Madrid | Round | Real Sociedad | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Bye | First round | Negreira | 3–0 (A) | |
| Bye | Second round | Reus FCR | 2–0 (A) | |
| Atlético Baleares | 3–2 (A) | Round of 32 | Eldense | 2–1 (A) |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Osasuna | 2–2 (4–3 p) (H) |
| Real Betis | 5–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Alavés | 3–2 (A) |
| Barcelona | 4–0 (H), 0–3 (A) | Semi-finals | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (A), 1–0 (H) |
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away
Match
Details
| Atlético Madrid | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Real Sociedad |
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| 3–4 | ||
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules
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Notes
- ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
- 1 2 "Unai Marrero, MVP de la final de la Copa del Rey Mapfre 2026" [Unai Marrero, MVP of the Copa del Rey final]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 18 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Designaciones | Este es el equipo arbitral para la final de la Copa del Rey" [This is the refereeing team for the Copa del Rey final] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Atlético Madrid vs. Real Sociedad". ESPN. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2026.