2024–25 Copa Catalunya Femenina

The 2024–25 Copa Catalunya Femenina began in September 2024 and will conclude in 2025, as the eighteenth edition of the Copa Catalunya Femenina. After two years focused on teams playing in the Tercera Federación (fourth national tier) and regional divisions, and being branded as an amateur competition, the 2024–25 competition once again allowed entry for teams that play in the top-tier national leagues.[1] Additionally, it is the first time that the competition will be run in both years of the football season it corresponds to, having previously been a summer tournament that took place during pre-season. While still operated as a single-elimination tournament, the bracket style used in 2023 has been replaced with a seeded format that introduces new teams in each round except the quarter-finals.

Defending champions SE AEM, who won in 2023 with their B team, were instead able to enter their first team – a parent club may only enter one team – before being knocked out in the semi-finals. Due to the format changes, the competition also saw the return of Europa, Espanyol, Levante Badalona, and ten-time champions Barcelona, for the first time since 2019.

Teams

Team 2023–24 division 2024–25 division First round Second round Third round Fourth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
FC Barcelona (1) Liga F W
FC Levante Badalona (2) Liga F W
RCD Espanyol (3) Primera Federación Liga F W L
SE AEM (4) Primera Federación W W L
CE Europa (5) Primera Federación Segunda Federación W L
UE Cornellà (6) Tercera Federación Segunda Federación W L
Vic Riuprimer Tercera Federación W W W L
CE Seagull Tercera Federación W L
CF Igualada Tercera Federación W L
CD Fontsanta-Fatjo Tercera Federación L
CD Riudoms Tercera Federación W L
CE Sant Gabriel Tercera Federación L
UE Porqueres Preferente Catalana[2] W L
CF Palautordera Primera Catalana[3][4] W L
CD Ribes Primera Catalana[5][6] L
CFF Terres de Lleida Segona Catalana[7] Primera Catalana[8] W W L
CF Castellterçol Segona Catalana[9] Primera Catalana[10] L
CF Molins de Rei Segona Catalana Primera Catalana[11] W L
CE Premià Segona Catalana[12] Primera Catalana[13] W L
CF Barceloneta Segona Catalana[14][15] L
Gimnàstic Manresa Segona Catalana[16][17] L

First round

1 September 2024 CF Barceloneta0–3 CF Molins de Rei Barcelona
12:00 Report
  • Alicia 5' (pen.)
  • Vallecillos 32', 44'
Stadium: Parc Catalana
Referee: Victor Ortiz-Villajos Martín
1 September 2024 CE Premià 5–2CF CastellterçolPremià de Mar
18:00
  • Xarrié 16', 44', 50'
  • Perez 88'
  • Fernandez 89'
Report
  • Nuevo 7'
  • Bacter 48'
Stadium: Municipal Premià de Mar
Referee: David Romero Sanchez
1 September 2024 Gimnàstic Manresa0–5 CFF Terres de Lleida Manresa
19:30 Report
  • Bea 20', 34'
  • Español  32'
  • Gema 47'
  • Puig-Gros 50'
  • Rodriguez 89'
Stadium: Club Gimnàstic Parc
Referee: Mohamed Akhazzan

Second round

7 September 2024 CE Premià0–5 UE Porqueres Premià de Mar
19:30 Report
  • Arboix 14'
  • Mesa 35', 67'
  • Gallegos 47', 77'
Stadium: Municipal Premià de Mar
Referee: Yeray Ballesteros Rios
8 September 2024 CF Molins de Rei3–4 CF Palautordera Molins de Rei
18:00
  • Vallecillos 7', 34'
  • Albanell 87'
Report
  • Subirana 14', 57'
  • Chamizo  36'
  • Ruiz 63'
  • Clos 89'
Stadium: Municipal Josep Raich
Referee: Sonia Manzano Medina
8 September 2024 CFF Terres de Lleida 8–1CD RibesRosselló
18:30
  • Gema 5', 34'
  • Teixidó 19', 52'
  • Puig-Gros 61', 68'
  • Sabate 75'
  • Sangoy 80'
Report
  • Rodriguez 59'
Stadium: Municipal Rosselló
Referee: Sergi Cuadrat Oliver

Third round

18 September 2024 CD Riudoms 1–1
(3–1 p)
CD Fontsanta-FatjoRiudoms
20:10
  • Zaragoza 75'
Report
  • Lloret 16'
  • Brogden  92'
Stadium: Municipal Baix Camp
Referee: Jaime Fernandez Lopez
Penalties
  • Zaragoza
  • Martínez
  • Descarrega
  • [18]
18 September 2024 CFF Terres de Lleida1–3 CF Igualada Cervera
20:30
  • Aída López 43'
Report
  • Serra 11'
  • Bohigas 23'
  • Tomàs  62'
  • Salanova 67'
Stadium: Municipal Cervera
Referee: Blanca Sabate Charles
18 September 2024 CF Palautordera1–2 CE Seagull Santa Maria de Palautordera
20:30
  • Fernandez 33'
  • Cerrato  89'
Report
  • Jené 2'
  • Rosales 15'
Stadium: Municipal Font Martina
Referee: Jesus Martinez Curiel
18 September 2024 UE Porqueres1–2 Vic Riuprimer Mata
  • Clupes 31'
Report
  • Gil 47'
  • Alba Lopez 71'
Stadium: Municipal de Miànigues
Referee: Gerard Gomez Gonzalez
18 September 2024 CE Sant Gabriel0–4 UE Cornellà Sant Adrià de Besòs
Report
  • Romero 61'
  • Mas 76', 87'
  • Ramos 82'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal José Luis Ruiz Casado[19]
Referee: Enric Montero Casado

Fourth round

In the fourth round, teams that played in the Primera Federación (second national tier) in the 2023–24 seasonEuropa, SE AEM, and Espanyol – entered the draw alongside the winners of the third round.[20]

16 October 2024 CD Riudoms1–5 SE AEM Riudoms
20:00
  • Boronat 24'
  • Zaragoza  33'
Report
  • Marti 1'
  • Gestera 34'
  • Frances 47'
  • Villarreal 63'
  • Perez 86'
Stadium: Municipal Baix Camp
Referee: Gonzalo Romero Freixas
16 October 2024 CE Seagull0–2 RCD Espanyol Badalona
20:30 Report
  • Vallejo 67'
  • Estrella 93'
  • Mbadi  94'
Stadium: Municipal Badalona
Referee: Raul Rivera Lopez
16 October 2024 CF Igualada2–2
(4–5 p)
CE Europa Igualada
21:00
  • Fàbregues 52'
  • Jana 81'
Report
  • Clara  37'
  • Sílvia 66'
  • Ander 89'
Stadium: Camp de Futbol CEM Les Comes
Referee: Heaven Nuñez Ruiz
Penalties
16 October 2024 Vic Riuprimer 3–0UE CornellàVic
21:15
  • Ortiz 35', 56'
  • Grau  75'
  • L. López 94'
Report Stadium: ZEM Hipòlit Planàs
Referee: Carla Recasens Cabayol

Final stages

Quarter-finals

Espanyol – the only team competing in the Liga F (highest tier) in the 2024–25 season to already be participating – was knocked out of the competition in the quarter-finals by AEM, the same team that had knocked them out of the 2024–25 Copa de la Reina in October, and again by a goal from the former Espanyol player María Lara.[23]

13 November 2024 Vic Riuprimer 0–0
(6–5 p)
CE EuropaVic
20:00 Report
  • Fernandez  60'
Stadium: ZEM Hipòlit Planàs
Referee: Martina Cardenas Lopez
Penalties
27 November 2024 SE AEM 1–0RCD EspanyolLleida
19:00
  • Lara 36'
Report
  • Guerra  58'
Stadium: Municipal de Recasens
Referee: Mar Torrents Beltran

Semi-finals

Teams that played in the Liga F in the 2023–24 season – Barcelona and Levante Badalona – entered directly into the semi-finals, to play against the two quarter-final winners.

5 February 2025 SemifinalSE AEM0–6 Barcelona Lleida
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Camp d'Esports
Attendance: 10,473
Referee: Sandra González Jiménez
19 February 2025 SemifinalVic Riuprimer0–3 Levante Badalona Vic
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: ZEM Hipòlit Planàs
Referee: Cristina Tortella Jaume

Final

In April 2025, Jaume Plaza of the Catalan Football Federation (FCF) suggested that the final could be played at the Nova Creu Alta in Sabadell, but did not give definitive plans.[25] The final was significantly delayed, due to the FCF struggling to secure a stadium;[26] Barcelona announced in July that it would be played on 16 August 2025, during pre-season of the 2025–26 season.[27]

Goalscorers

4 goals
  • Ainhoa Vallecillos
3 goals
  • Gema
  • Laura Puig-Gros
  • Ona Xarrié
2 goals
  • Maria Bea
  • Aina Gallegos
  • Saray Mesa
  • Paula Ortiz
  • Anna Subirana
  • Patrícia Teixidó
  • Laura Mas
  • Clàudia Pina

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