😱 Spanish second division sides end 30-year wait in Copa del Rey | OneFootball

Three games concluded* the third phase of the Copa del Rey 2025/26, this Thursday (18).

*Granada vs. Rayo Vallecano still needs to be played and is scheduled for January 6.

And, with Burgos' 3-1 victory over Getafe, the teams from Spain's second division broke a 30-year record in the tournament.

This is because the 2025/26 edition has become the one with the highest number of second division teams in the round of 16 in the last three decades.

There are five teams fighting to be among the top eight in the competition this season.

Besides Burgos, the clubs Albacete, Cultural Leonesa, Deportivo La Coruña, and Racing Santander are the representatives of Spain's "second division" in the round of 16.

Granada is also in the "Serie B" and, therefore, if they eliminate Rayo Vallecano, they will match the number of participants from 30 years ago in the round of 16.

And in 1995, how was it?

There were six teams: Badajoz, Mallorca, Palamós, Rayo, Toledo, and UE Lleida.

This Thursday (18), Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis (La Liga teams) eliminated Ourense CF and Real Murcia (third division teams) with victories of 1-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Barcelona (2-0 over Guadalajara), Real Madrid (3-2 over Talavera), Elche (1-0 over Eibar), Real Sociedad (2-1 over Eldense), Valencia (2-0 over Sporting Gijón), Osasuna (4-2 over Huesca), Atlético de Madrid (3-2 over Atlético Baleares), and Alavés (1-0 over Sevilla) are the other teams (all from La Liga) qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey 2025/26. 

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