Who are Atletico Madrid’s possible opponents in the first round of the Copa del Rey?

After the League and the Champions League, it’s time for the Cup. The drawing will take place this Thursday (13:00). first round of the Cup and there will be Atlético, which, without participating in the Super Cup, does not miss a single round of the tournament by knockout. The red-white team will meet its first opponent, whom it will have to visit and who will be from the lower category. Even teams of territorial categories take part in this format. Ten of them, having completed the previous ones, will receive a sweet prize – a meeting with the First Division. The most desirable for everyone is Atlético Madrid.

The rules of the draw state that 16 First Division teams, including Atleti (Real Madrid, Barça, Athletic and Mallorca are exempt from the tax), They will have to meet those ten teams that came from the previous one. which was played this Wednesday, to the four semi-finalists of the Fed Cup who also met yesterday and those two who are missing, competitors of the third RFEF. Thus, these are possible opponents of Simeone and his students in the first round of the Spanish Cup, which It will take place on October 29, 30 and 31.

Territorial category teams

• San Tirso (A Coruña)
• Fair Play Parla School (Madrid)
• Astur (Asturias)
• Ontignena (Huesca)
• UD San ​​Pedro (Malaga)
• Villamuriel (Palencia)
• Manises (Valencia)
• Vic (Barcelona)
• Gevora (Badajoz)
• Chiclana (Cadiz)

Fed Cup semi-finalists

• Poblense (Balearic Islands, Third RFEF)
• Las Rosas (Madrid, Third RFEF)
• SD Compostela (La Coruña, Second RFEF)
• CD Extremadura (Badajoz, Tercera RFEF)

Third RFEF

• Cortes (Navarre)
• Real Jaen
• City of Lucena (Córdoba)
• Cuarte (Zaragoza)
• Lanzarote (Las Palmas)
• L’Hospitalet (Barcelona)
• Besain (Gipuzkoa)
• Jove Spanish San Vicente (Alicante)

So, The draw procedure will see ten teams from the territorial categories matched against Division One opponents.. Then to the four of the Fed Cup. Finally, since there are still two teams left from the top category, they will have to meet the teams of the Third Federation. The remaining six participants in this cup will now play against opponents from the second division. Anyway, In the first round, the first and second participants will play as guests.

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