The Baztan of Elizondo is the first regional team from Navarre that will take advantage of the great opportunity to play the first round of the King’s Cup against a first division team, which could be Osasuna.
The Berbinzana transplant, the CD Amigó or CD Zirauki last season also had their great opportunity to host a professional team at home in the Copa del Rey, but they failed to do so.
El Baztán recently proclaimed himself champion of the Navarre Super Cup by beating Zaramonza (1-1 in Arróniz and 5-1 in Elizondo) in a double match. He thus awaits to know the draw of the previous qualifying round where he will face another regional champion from the rest of Spain in a single match.
If Baztán manages to eliminate his rival in the previous round, which will be played on October 9will participate in the draw for the first round of the Copa del Rey with teams from the highest category. They will play a single home game on October 30.
The 2024-25 Copa del Rey has two guaranteed representatives from Navarre: Osasuna, being a first division team, and the CD Tudelano by qualifying among the top five of their second RFRF group without counting the subsidiary or contracted teams.
A third Navarrese team could compete in the Copa del Rey. La Peña Sport and Izarra They will play this Wednesday, September 11, at 7:00 p.m. in Lerín, the final of the territorial phase of the Federation Cup.
The champion will participate in the draw for the national phase of the Federation Cup, and If he manages to reach the semi-finals, he will also enter the pot. of the first round of the Copa del Rey.
It must be remembered that Osasuna did not play the first round last season of the Copa del Rey since he is exempted for having played in the Spanish Super Cup in Arabia, where they lost in the semi-final against FC Barcelona (0-2) in a match with controversial refereeing.
The reds They eliminated CD Castellón (0-1) in the round of 16 at the stadium of Castalia, and they fell against Real Sociedad (0-2) at El Sadar, where they ended up playing with ten players.
