MIDWEEK CUP FOOTBALL: The first round of the Copa del Rey, and the Dutch Cup (KNVB Cup), the second round of the German Cup (DFB-POKAL), the fourth round of the EFL Cup, and the ‘Round of 32’ of the Coppa Italia.
EFL CUP
Fouth Round: Last season’s finalists meet: Manchester United is looking to defend their title by going through Newcastle United.
Oct 31.
Mansfield Town vs. Port Vale
Exeter City vs. Middlesbrough
Nov 1.
West Ham United vs. Arsenal
Everton vs. Burnley
Chelsea vs. Blackburn Rovers
Ipswich Town vs. Fulham
Bournemouth vs. Liverpool
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United
DFB-POKAL
Back-to-back winners RB Leipzig will kick off their DFB Pokal title defense in Wolfsburg.
Oct 31.
Homburg vs. Greuther Fürth
St. Pauli vs. Schalke
Stuttgart vs. Union Berlin
Wolfsburg vs. RB Leipzig
Arminia Bielefeld vs. Hamburger SV
Unterhaching vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Heidenheim
Kaiserslautern vs. FC Köln
Nov 1.
Sandhausen vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Holstein Kiel vs. Magdeburg
Freiburg vs. SC Paderborn
Borussia Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim
Viktoria Köln vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Saarbrücken vs. Bayern Munich
FC Nürnberg vs. Hansa Rostock
Hertha Berlin vs. Mainz
COPPA ITALIA round of 32
The winners move on to face a team that finished in the ‘top 8’ of last season’s Serie A. Inter Milan, the reigning champions, will face either Bologna or Verona in the next round.
Oct 31.
Cremonese vs. Cittadella : winner will face Roma.
Salernitana vs. Sampdoria : winner will face Juventus.
Bologna vs. Hellas Verona : winner will face Inter Milan.
Nov 1.
Genoa vs. Reggiana : winner will face Lazio.
Lecce vs. Parma : winner will face Fiorentina.
Udinese vs. Cagliari : winner will face AC Milan.
Nov 2.
Sassuolo vs. Spezia : winner will face Atalanta.
Torino vs. Frosinone : winner will face Napoli.
KNVB CUP
PSV Eindhoven are the current KNVB Cup holders. They are given a bye to the second round with Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, and Feyenoord because of their involvement in European club competitions.
Oct 31.
De Graafschap vs. Emmen
De Treffers vs. VV UNA
RKSV Groene Ster vs. Vitesse
GVVV vs. Telstar
SC Heerenveen vs. VVV-Venlo
Koninklijke HFC vs. Go Ahead Eagles
FC Lisse vs. Dordrecht
VV Noordwijk vs. ADO Den Haag
Quick Boys vs. NAC Breda
OJC Rosmalen vs. Almere City
SV Spakenburg vs. Helmond Sport
Utrecht vs. RKC Waalwijk
Nov 1.
HHC Hardenberg vs. Heracles Almelo
AFC vs. PEC Zwolle
RKVV DEM vs. VV Hoogeveen
IJsselmeervogels vs. Sparta Rotterdam
VV Katwijk vs. SV TEC
Rijnsburgse Boys vs. Groningen
RKAV Volendam vs. VV Eemdijk
SVV Scheveningen vs. USV Hercules
Sparta Nijkerk vs. Fortuna Sittard
Den Bosch vs. Excelsior
Nov 2.
Cambuur vs. MVV Maastricht
TOP Oss vs. Eindhoven
VV SJC vs. Willem II
NEC vs. Roda JC Kerkrade
Nov 16.
Excelsior Maassluis vs. Volendam
COPA DEL REY
The participants of the 2023/24 Spanish Super Cup are given a bye. Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Osasuna, and Real Madrid.
Oct 31.
Mensajero vs. Espanyol
Cacereño vs. Castellón
Talavera de la Reina vs. Almería
Manacor vs. Las Palmas
Lorca Deportiva vs. Eibar
Nov 1.
Atlético Lugones vs. Rayo Vallecano
San Roque Lepe vs. Girona
Badalona Futur vs. Cádiz
Varea vs. Levante
Azuaga vs. Cartagena
Peña Deportiva vs. Valladolid
Navalcarnero vs. Alcorcón
Llerenense vs. Leganés
Compostela vs. Tenerife
Náxara vs. Melilla
Barbastro vs. Ponferradina
UCAM Murcia vs. Linares
Quintanar vs. Sevilla
Turégano vs. Celta Vigo
Atlético Astorga vs. Andorra
Valle de Egüés vs. Teruel
Atlético Antoniano vs. Lugo
Jaén vs. Eldense
Avilés vs. Arenteiro
Covadonga vs. Deportivo La Coruña
Ursaria vs. Cayón
Guijuelo vs. Sporting Gijón
Zamora vs. Racing Santander
Manchego vs. Antequera
Arandina vs. Murcia
Terrassa vs. Albacete
Utebo vs. Mirandés
Europa vs. Elche
Barakaldo vs. Málaga
Tudelano vs. Recreativo Huelva
Gernika vs. Unionistas
Yeclano vs. Atlético Sanluqueño
Orihuela vs. Gimnàstic
Tardienta vs. Getafe
Buñol vs. Real Sociedad
Boiro vs. Mallorca
Águilas vs. Huesca
Andratx vs. Tarazona
Marbella vs. Racing Ferrol
Hernán Cortés vs. Real Betis
Rubí vs. Athletic Club
Nov 2.
Chiclana vs. Villarreal
Arosa vs. Granada
Manresa vs. Oviedo
Gimnástica Segoviana vs. Sestao River
UD Logroñés vs. Valencia
Atzeneta vs. Zaragoza
Hércules vs. Burgos
Villanovense vs. UD Ibiza
Deportivo Murcia vs. Alavés
