2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto will be the 85th edition of the Spanish Basketball King's Cup. It will be managed by the ACB and will be held in Madrid, in the WiZink Center in February 2021.[1] All matches will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Country | Spain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 February 2021 | ||
| Championship venue | WiZink Center Madrid | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Defending champions | Real Madrid | ||
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Real Madrid will be the defending champion.
All times are in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Qualified teams
The top eight ranking teams will participate after the first half of the 2020–21 ACB regular season once Real Madrid has already mathematically guaranteed its host team status and its presence in the top eight.[3]
Given the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACB agreed that to use the win percentage over the total number of games played by each team as the first criterion to decide the qualification for the Copa del Rey, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play all their matches before the January 10 deadline.[3]
The tiebreaker criteria in the qualification for the Copa del Rey is the following:[3]
- Best win percentage over the total number of games played by each team.
- If the tie is not resolved, the greater total difference between points for and against taking into account all the games played in the regular season.
- If the tie is not resolved, the sum of the quotients of points in favor and against in each of the disputed matches will be applied to the teams that remain tied, with the highest having it being the qualified team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (H) | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1482 | 1276 | +206 | .941 | Qualification as seeded team |
| 2 | Barça | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1531 | 1337 | +194 | .833 | |
| 3 | Lenovo Tenerife | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1570 | 1435 | +135 | .778 | |
| 4 | TD Systems Baskonia | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1492 | 1382 | +110 | .778 | |
| 5 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1577 | 1447 | +130 | .722 | Qualification as unseeded team |
| 6 | Valencia Basket | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1558 | 1456 | +102 | .667 | |
| 7 | Joventut | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1521 | 1496 | +25 | .556 | |
| 8 | Unicaja | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1548 | 1495 | +53 | .500 |
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Point difference; 3) Sum of quotients of points scored
(H) Host.
Venue
On December 15, 2020, ACB selected and announced Madrid to host the Copa del Rey on February 2021.[1] The former building, which was built in 1960, was destroyed by a fire in 2001. Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005. The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four. It also hosted the Copa del Rey in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2019. The arena was the finals venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.
| Madrid | 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto (Spain) |
|---|---|
| WiZink Center | |
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Draw
The draw was held on 18 January 2021 in Madrid, Spain.[4] The top four ranking teams act as seeded teams in the draw of the quarterfinals. For its part, the top ranking team will play its quarterfinal match on Thursday.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||||
| 13 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Valencia Basket | ||||||||||
| 11 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | ||||||||||
| 14 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Hereda San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||
| 12 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Barça | ||||||||||
| 13 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Unicaja | ||||||||||
| 12 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| TD Systems Baskonia | ||||||||||
| Joventut | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Lenovo Tenerife vs. Hereda San Pablo Burgos
| 11 February 2021 | Lenovo Tenerife | vs. | Hereda San Pablo Burgos | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: WiZink Center |
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Real Madrid vs. Valencia Basket
| 11 February 2021 | Real Madrid | vs. | Valencia Basket | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: WiZink Center |
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TD Systems Baskonia vs. Joventut
| 12 February 2021 | TD Systems Baskonia | vs. | Joventut | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: WiZink Center |
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Semifinals
| 13 February 2021 | vs. | Madrid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | ||||
| Arena: WiZink Center |
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| 13 February 2021 | vs. | Madrid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Arena: WiZink Center |
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Final
| 14 February 2021 | vs. | Madrid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | ||||
| Arena: WiZink Center |
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References
- "La Copa del Rey 2021 en Madrid | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "La Copa ACB no tendrá público". abc (in Spanish). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "Así se decidirá la clasificación | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Este lunes, sorteo de Copa del Rey | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)