Created in 1903, The Spanish Cup, or Copa del Rey, has a special aura since it starts before the national championship.

In essence, cup matches can cause surprising results an teams from lower levels sometimes beat teams from the upper echelons. Place your bets on Segunda B — the top second-division football league in Spain.

Bet on the Copa del Rey

Except for the semi-finals, which are played over two legs, all the matches are knockout games with extra time and penalties in case of a tie at the end of normal time.

All teams from the top three divisions and some lower division sides participate except for the reserve teams in order to avoid a clash between A and B teams from the same club as has been known in the past.

From the round of 32 onwards, the four teams that took part in the last edition of the Spanish Supercup enter the competition and are given a fair draw.

Until the round of 16, as in previous editions, there will be no VAR technology. From the round of 16, VAR will be present. Note that until the quarterfinals and whenever possible, the format of the draw favours LaLiga teams over teams from lower divisions. Place your bets on the Spanish football championship on our online sports betting platform.

Recommended bets on the Spanish Cup

Spanish Cup matches often offer unexpected duels between teams from different divisions. In addition to the lack of reference in head-to-head duels, as usual, progress to the next round favours the team that manages to score more goals than its opponent.

So, depending on when a team scores the first goal of the match, the scenario is much more open than a league match. There are many Spanish Cup matches with multiple goals and turnarounds right up to the final whistle. A recommended bet is on a Copa del Rey match with more than 2.5 goals.

Bet on Barcelona in the cup

The defending Spanish King's Cup holders, Barcelona, are also the team that has lifted the winner's trophy the most times with more than 30 wins. The Blaugrana team has been racking up the Copa del Rey recently with six wins and numerous finals since 2010.

The winner of the Copa del Rey qualifies for the Europa League. Place your bets on the Europa League, a competition sponsored by bwin.