Sevilla, the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region, will continue to stage the final of Spanish soccer’s Copa del Rey knockout competition until 2028, after securing a new contract with the RFEF governing body.
The new contract covers hosting rights in 2026, 2027, and 2028, with the match to be played at the city’s Estadio de la Cartuja, the temporary home of LaLiga club Real Betis, while its Estadio Benito Villamarin is being renovated.
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RFEF president Rafael Louzan has said: “The Copa del Rey is gaining much greater recognition than it did in the past. For example, companies are expressing their satisfaction in sponsoring this competition. Furthermore, this comes at a time when we are leading the FIFA rankings for national teams for the first time in history, both men's and women's.
“For the RFEF, and for Spanish football, this is the best agreement in history for the Copa del Rey final.”
The championship game has been staged at Seville’s Estadio de la Cartuja since 2020 under an initial four-year deal with the RFEF ahead of the competition’s expansion from 83 teams to 116.
Before that, the venue for the final was selected by RFEF at short notice because the country lacked a national soccer stadium.
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By GlobalDataThe financial terms of the new contract have not been released. However, in the early years of the previous contract, the Andalusian Regional Government paid €1.2 million ($1.39 million) per year for hosting rights.
The Estadio de la Cartuja has undergone recent renovations to expand its seating to 70,000 and remove the athletics track, becoming the third biggest stadium in Spain after Barcelona’s Camp Nou and Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu.
It was reopened in April to stage the 2025 Copa del Rey final between giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, which saw Barcelona win 3-2 in extra time to secure their 32nd Copa del Rey title.
The stadium’s overall renovation project, which includes access improvements and a glass roof, is scheduled to be completed around 2028 ahead of it staging matches for the flagship 2030 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with opening matches held in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay to celebrate the tournament’s centenary.
Juanma Moreno, president of the regional government of Andalusia, commented: “La Cartuja is one of the most important stadiums in our country; we have increased its capacity and invested in improvements, and we will continue improving it until the 2030 World Cup.
“La Cartuja generates benefits for the city and the region in terms of image and projection, and therefore, Andalusia's commitment is ambitious. Seville brings good fortune to the RFEF; it is a city that lives and breathes football, with two major professional clubs and a strong grassroots football presence in neighborhoods, towns, and provinces. I believe the RFEF has made the right decision, one for which we are both proud and responsible.”
The 2025-26 Copa del Rey campaign started on September 27 and will run through until the final next April.
