CF Intercity, known for making history by being the first Spanish team to be listed on the stock market, will be Barcelona's rival in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. Xavi Hernández's men will seek their place in the round of 16 against a rival who plays in the First Rfef, but who has chained four promotions in five seasons, since he was born in 2017, and has the goal of continuing to rise to professional football. Its president, Salvador Martí, assured that he was "very excited" about the tie and confirmed that he will request to play at Rico Pérez, the scene of the Hercules matches.
The draw held at the Ciudad Deportiva de Las Rozas has also paired Espanyol with Celta de Vigo, in the only round of 16 duel between First Division teams. Nástic de Tarragona will receive Osasuna and Real Madrid, for its part, will travel to Cáceres to face one of the two Second Rfef teams that remain in the competition, in this case Cacereño, executioner of Girona.
The round of 16 will be played on January 3, 4 and 5 in a single match, with the lower category teams being local in all of them. In the case of the confrontation between Espanyol and Celta, the draw has determined that the match will be played at the RCDE Stadium.
Barça, for their part, will travel to Alicante to face a team that represents a completely unknown phenomenon in our football. CF Intercity -it has eliminated Cirbonero and Mirandés in this Cup- was founded in 2017 and since then its rise has been meteoric. In four years it has risen five categories, but its goal is to continue growing. But it is not only exceptional for its sporting achievements, since off the pitch it became the first Spanish club to be listed on the BME Growth, a market for companies that are in the development phase, in October 2021, marking a industry milestone. On its first day on the stock market, the club skyrocketed in the value of its shares by 40%.
Despite this, the Alicante club, which plays at the Antonio Solana stadium although it is likely that the match will be played at the Rico Pérez, has chained millions in losses in recent years and will continue to do so until it reaches professional football. Until now, the club is financing itself with capital increases subscribed by the shareholders themselves, led by businessman Salvador Martí.
After having made the leap to the parquet floor, the club signed an agreement for the integration of the Leb Oro basketball team HLA Alicante (Lucentum Foundation). It also has a women's team in the First Valencian Regional, a branch in the First Regional, a team of beach soccer that plays in the Mediterranean League and a grassroots soccer school in San Juan.
CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas (2nd RFEF) - Betis
Cacereño (2nd RFEF) - Real Madrid
Intercity (1ª RFEF) - Barcelona
La Nucia (1st RFEF) - Valencia
UD Logroñés (1st RFEF) - Real Sociedad
Eldense (1st RFEF) - Athletic Club de Bilbao
Pontevedra (1st RFEF) - Mallorca
Gymnastics of Tarragona (1st RFEF) - Osasuna
Linares (1st RFEF) - Seville
Ceuta (1st RFEF) - Elche
Alaves (2nd) - Real Valladolid
Levante (2nd) - Getafe
Real Oviedo (2nd) - Atletico Madrid
Cartagena (2ª) - Villarreal
Real Sporting de Gijón (2nd) - Rayo Vallecano
Espanyol - Celtic Vigo.
