All the information you need on how and where to watch Sunday's draw for the first round of the 2019/20 Copa del Rey.
2019/20 Copa del Rey first-round draw: who's involved?
16 LaLiga clubs will be among the 111 teams in the hat as the draw for the first round of a revamped Copa del Rey takes place on Sunday. The only top-flight sides not included are Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and tournament holders Valencia, whose involvement in January's Spanish Super Cup means they are given a bye until the last 32.
When is the 2019/20 Copa del Rey first-round draw?
The draw for the 2019/20 Copa del Rey first round will be held at 12:30 CET on Sunday 17 November 2019, at the headquarters of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in Las Rozas, Madrid.
How will the Copa del Rey first-round draw work?
There will be five pots, which break down as follows:
Pot 1: 10 preliminary-round qualifiers
Pot 2: 16 LaLiga clubs
Pot 3: 21 Tercera División clubs and the four Copa RFEF semi-finalists
Pot 4: 22 Segunda División clubs
Pot 5: 38 Segunda División B clubs
The 10 clubs in Pot 1 will all be handed a tie with a LaLiga club, with the six remaining Pot 2 sides then joining the 22 Segunda teams in Pot 4.
This 25-club group will be paired with the 22 teams in Pot 3, after which the three left over from Pot 4 will be each given a tie against one of the 38 Segunda B clubs in Pot 5.
Finally, the remaining 35 Segunda B sides will be drawn against each other. As this is an odd number (a circumstance caused by Reus' expulsion), one team will be given a bye to the second round.
When will the Copa del Rey first-round ties be played?
The first-round ties will be held on Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December.
As part of the changes introduced in this season's Copa del Rey, every round except the semi-finals will be take place in single-match format.