Following the decision issued by the Competition Committee of the Royal Aragonese Football Federation, it can now be officially stated that Ontiñena CF has qualified for the 2024-2025 Copa del Rey.
Following the decision issued by the Competition Committee of the Royal Aragonese Football Federation, it can now be officially announced that Ontiñena CF has qualified for the 2024-2025 Copa del Rey . This is immense joy for the team from El Balsal, who are already dreaming of the possibility of facing a top-division side.
As expected, the club says they are "very happy and very satisfied" with the possibility of playing in the knockout tournament because it is "the icing on the cake" of their last season, as confirmed by Hugo Lax, the club's president, in an initial assessment for El Diario del Bajo Cinca shortly after the verdict was announced.
Qualifying for the Cup means there will be no promotion.
The good news of a Copa del Rey berth came hand in hand with another confirmation: Ontiñena CF will not be playing in the Tercera División RFEF next season . Their dream of promotion has vanished, at least for now. "Promotion was great, but playing in the preliminary rounds of the Copa del Rey is great too," commented Lax.
What is now a possibility is to dream of a visit from a top-division club in the preliminary round of the tournament . This would undoubtedly be historic for the Ontiñena team, which is currently working on bringing in a coach to fill Fran Puyer's shoes and ensure the best possible conditions for their long-awaited debut.
Those who will be part of the team, since the club has already processed their continuity, will be Raúl Novales, Carlos Abadía and the all-rounder Chaka Thiero , who join the half dozen renewals already announced previously.
