The –CopaFederacióndeEspañ2016–17 Copa Federación de España was the 24th edition of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División. Atlético Baleares was the defending champion.
The champion would win the trophy, a cash prize of €90,152 and the qualification for the next year tournament. The runner-up would receive a cash prize of €30,051 and every semifinalist €12,020. Additionally, each winner of autonomous community tournament would receive €3,005.
The competition began in late July 2016 with the first games of the Asturias, Castile-La Mancha and Extremadura tournaments and finished on 6 April 2017 with the final of national phase.
Atlético Saguntino achieved its first national title ever after defeating Fuenlabrada in the finals.
Autonomous Communities tournaments
West Andalusia and Ceuta tournament
Four teams of the Group 10 of Tercera División registered for this tournament. Semifinals were drawn on 3 August 2016.
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
East Andalusia and Melilla tournament
Two teams registered to play the tournament. The Andalusia Football Federation determined the order of the games on 3 August 2016.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Aragon tournament
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Asturias tournament
As usual in Asturias, the twelve best teams between Segunda División B and Tercera División who did not qualify for the Copa del Rey played this tournament. The draw was held on 20 July 2016 in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo. The champion would get a prize of €3,000 and the 50% of the income in the final game, played in a neutral venue.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final bracket
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Balearic Islands tournament
First round
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Basque Country tournament
Four teams of the Group 4 of Tercera División registered for this tournament. Semifinals were drawn on 5 September 2016 by Basque Football Federation.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Canary Islands tournament
Final
First leg
Second leg
Cantabria tournament
The draw of the Cantabrian tournament was held on 1 July 2016 at the headquarters of the Cantabrian Football Federation. It was the third edition with the current format: a single-game knockout tournament between the eight best teams of Segunda División B and Tercera División that did not qualify to the Copa del Rey.
The winner received a prize of €3,000 and each team earned €500 per game played.
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Castile and León tournament
On 9 September 2016, the Castile-León Football Federation confirmed that three teams will join the tournament. They will play a round-robin group with one match at home and another away to determine the regional champion, who will play the National stage.
Castile-La Mancha tournament
The Copa Cervantes, reinstated by the Castile-La Mancha government, also acts as Copa RFEF qualifier for Castile-La Mancha teams. The draw was held in Toledo the 11 July 2016.
Albacete, Conquense, Socuéllamos and Toledo are ineligible to qualify to the national stage as regional champions, as they participate in the Copa del Rey.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Catalonia tournament
The draw was held at the headquarters of the Catalan Football Federation on 24 August 2016.
Semi-final
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
Extremadura tournament
With a record of participants in the Regional competition, the games of the first round, drawn on 1 July 2016, will be played at the pitch of the worst qualified team in the 2015–16 season.
First round
Don Benito received a bye
Second round
The second round was drawn on 1 August 2016.
Third round
The third round was drawn on 8 August 2016. Jerez received a bye for the fourth round while the winner between Amanacer and Cacereño would qualify directly for the final.