Football tournament season
The 2018–19 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 37th edition of the Spanish women's association football national cup. Real Sociedad won their first title ever.[1]
Format changes[edit]
Since this season, all the 16 teams of the Primera División would join the competition. All the rounds were played in a single-game format.
In the round of 16, the home team was designed by the luck of the draw, while in the quarterfinals, teams that have played the previous round away had preference to host the match.[2]
On 17 January 2019, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced that the final will be played at Los Cármenes stadium, in Granada. For the first time in the Cup history, the Spanish royal family attended the match with Queen Letizia of Spain representing it.[3]
Schedule and format[edit]
Round | Draw date | Date | Fixtures | Clubs | Format details |
Round of 16 | 22 Oct 2018 | 25 Nov 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | New entries: Clubs participating in Primera División gain entry. Opponents seeding: Teams playing the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League could not face each other. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
Quarter-finals | 13 Dec 2018 | 30 Jan 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | Opponents seeding: Teams playing the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League could not face each other. Local team seeding: Teams that played the round of 16 away. If both played it away, luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
Semi-finals | 4 Feb 2019 | 17 Feb 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | Opponents seeding: Luck of the draw. Local team seeding: Luck of the draw. Knock-out tournament type: Single match. |
Final | 11 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | Single match at Estadio Los Cármenes, Granada. |
- Notes
- Single-match rounds ending in a tie will be decided in extra time; and if it persists, by a penalty shootout.
Bracket[edit]