2022 Copa del Rey Juvenil
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Villarreal |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid[1] (14th title) |
| Runner-up | Espanyol |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
The 2022 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 70th staging of the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol, the national knockout tournament for youth (under-19) football in Spain.
Format[edit]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain led to the 2020 and 2021 editions of the competition being cancelled. The hiatus led to the format being revised by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (the senior men's Copa del Rey and women's Copa de la Reina de Fútbol had also been revamped in recent years). Previously a 16-team end-of season tournament with qualification based on the finishing positions in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, 32 teams were now invited based on their league positions at the halfway stage (top four in each of the seven groups, plus four highest-ranked 5th-placed), with the Copa del Rey being completed over several months in the second half of the season. Two-leg ties were also replaced by single matches in each round. The first round draw was based on geographical proximity, with teams from each regionalised División de Honor group facing one another in most cases.
Matches[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
Played between 15 January 2022 and 3 February 2022.[2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Santander | 2–0 | Atlético Perines |
| Alboraya | 0–0[a] | Alzira |
| Atlético Madrid | 4–1 | Cultural Leonesa |
| Osasuna | 3–2 | Alavés |
| Espanyol | 2–1 | Mallorca |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Celta Vigo | 2–1 | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Eibar |
| Valencia | 1–1[b] | Levante |
| Las Palmas | 4–1 | Huracán |
| Tenerife | 2–0 | San José |
| Granada | 2–0 | Leganés |
| Villarreal | 6–1 | Tudelano |
| Barcelona | 0–1 | Damm |
| Sevilla | 0–2 | Betis |
| Málaga | 2–1 | Cádiz |
Round of 16[edit]
Played on 26 and 27 February 2022.[2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
| Las Palmas | 2–6 | Atlético Madrid |
| Racing Santander | 1–1[a] | Betis |
| Osasuna | 1–2 | Espanyol |
| Damm | 1–2 | Granada |
| Málaga | 0–2 | Celta Vigo |
| Levante | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Tenerife | 2–1 | Alboraya |
- ^ Betis win 4–3 in penalty shootout.
Quarter-finals[edit]
Played on 26 and 27 March 2022.[2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid | 1–2 | Betis |
| Levante | 0–2 | Espanyol |
| Real Madrid | 5–2 | Tenerife |
| Celta Vigo | 4–1 | Granada |
Semi-finals[edit]
Played on 13 April 2022.[2] The semi-finals and final were each played over one leg at a mini-tournament in a single location (in this instance, in Lugo).[3]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Betis | 0–5 | Real Madrid |
| Espanyol | 3–0 | Celta Vigo |
Final[edit]
Final
| Espanyol | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
|
[1] |
          Espanyol
|
Real Madrid
|
See also[edit]
- 2001 Copa del Rey Juvenil (final played between same clubs)
- 2021–22 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Otra alegría para la cantera del Madrid: el Juvenil A, campeón de la Copa del Rey" [Further joy for the Madrid quarry: Juvenil A, champions of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Copa del Rey Juvenil | 2021/2022, Soccerway
- ^ "El Anxo Carro acogerá la final a cuatro de la Copa del Rey juvenil" [Anxo Carro will host the final four of the youth Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.