They will participate in the tournament the first eight classified at the end of the scheduled date for the end of the first round of the Endesa League 2020/2021. Real Madrid is guaranteed their presence due to their status as the host team and their presence in the top eight.
Given the uncertainty generated by the pandemic, the ACB clubs agreed that to decide the classification for the Copa del Rey, the first criterion is the percentage of victories over the total number of games played by the team, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play. all their matches before the January 10 deadline.
The tiebreaker criteria in the classification will therefore be the following:
1. Best percentage of victories over the total number of games played by the team.
2. If the tie is not resolved, the greater the total difference between points for and against taking into account all the games played in the Regular League.
3. If the tie is not resolved, the sum of the quotients of goals in favor and against each of the games played will be applied to the teams that remain tied, the highest having it being the winner.
Finally, the teams classified for the Copa del Rey are the following:
Real Madrid (host), Barça, Iberostar
Tenerife, Baskonia, San
Pablo
Burgos, Valencia
Basket, Youth Y Unicaja
Málaga.