The Spanish Football Federation has published replacement dates for all 24 Copa del Rey first-round matches postponed on Wednesday, spreading the outstanding ties across seven matchdays from October 29 to November 13.
The RFEF had called off the fixtures scheduled for October 28 as a mark of respect and solidarity following the deadly train collision in Toledo province. Its updated calendar, released later Wednesday, sets a new path for the affected clubs and their opponents to complete the opening round.
Confirmed: the 24 ties now have dates
Nine matches are scheduled for Thursday, October 29, beginning with Peña Sport against Huesca and Numancia against Real Oviedo at 6 p.m. local time. The remaining seven dates are November 3, 4, 5, 10, 12 and 13. The calendar’s final tie is Salamanca UDS against Celta Vigo on Friday, November 13.
The five La Liga clubs who were due to enter the first round on Wednesday have been assigned dates across the revised schedule. Alavés will visit Anaitasuna on November 3, Levante travel to Tarancón on November 5, Valencia visit Tavernes on November 10, Real Betis face Navalcarnero on November 12, and Celta Vigo close the list against Salamanca UDS a day later.
Other notable fixtures include Eibar’s visit to CD Pamplona on November 3, Granada’s trip to CD Cieza on October 29, and Real Valladolid’s visit to CD Covadonga the same evening. The schedule preserves the single-match knockout format: each club still has one tie to win for a place in the next round.
The RFEF’s decision to postpone the original Wednesday programme was explicitly linked to the tragedy in Toledo. The federation said the move was taken in solidarity with those affected. No casualty figures are needed to explain the football decision, and those numbers have continued to change in developing reports.
FootyTactix analysis: a calendar reset with uneven demands
The new schedule restores certainty quickly, but it does not create an identical turnaround for every team. Nine postponed ties are now set for the next day, while the last pair will not be played until November 13. Clubs, supporters and local organisers therefore face different amounts of time to adjust travel, ticketing and matchday plans. Supporters who arranged travel or time off for the original Wednesday programme may need to recheck those plans against the replacement dates.
That staggered approach also keeps the first round active across more than two weeks. For the smaller clubs involved, the cup tie can be one of the season’s biggest occasions, with a league opponent or a familiar regional rival on the other side. A confirmed date gives those teams a practical target to prepare for after an abrupt interruption.
The top-flight sides face a different calculation. Their cup opponents are lower-division clubs, but the revised ties now sit alongside already-set league and European commitments. The dates are fixed by the federation; how each club manages its squad and preparation will become part of the story as kickoff approaches. There is no basis yet to claim that any team will rotate or that the calendar has caused a sporting disadvantage.
The wider competition remains intact. The 24 postponed matches represent the unfinished part of the opening round rather than a change to the tournament format. Once they are played, the remaining qualifiers can progress through the established knockout path.
For now, the essential update is clear: every postponed tie has a new date, the first rescheduled matches are on October 29, and the last are set for November 13. After a day when Spanish football stepped back in response to tragedy, the federation has mapped out how the cup can resume while keeping the reason for the pause in view.
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