The eight best sets of the male Super League at the end of the first round already know the headquarters to raise the first 2026 title. The mythical Pavilion of La Fonteta in Valencia will house a unique and special appointment. With the precedents of the last editions held in Leganés and Zaragoza, with great organizational and public success, the Copa del Rey takes another step in its growth, and will arrive for the first time in its history to the capital of Turia.
The appointment will show the Generalitat's commitment to host the best sports competitions at national and international level and will support the Valencia City Council, and the collaboration of the Volleyball Federation of the Valencian Community.
As in the last two previous editions, The SM Cup the King will be loaded with news that will reinforce the sports show which will offer the eight best sets of the male superliga. Over the next months, as the beginning of the competition is approaching, the multiple surprises prepared for a unique experience that aims to go far beyond the game will be revealed, and that will strengthen the commitment and commitment of the RFEVB with innovation, digitalization and entertainment.
“We are very satisfied with the last two editions of the Cup, but we expect this cup with great expectation, that will be a before and then for our sport and will mark the line to follow in the future, ”said Felipe Pascual, president of the RFEVB.
We hope with great expectation this cup, which will be a before and after for our sport and will mark the line to follow in the future
For its part, The general director of Sports, Luis Cervera, said that it is “a new opportunity to demonstrate the involvement of the Generalitat With the sport, both the amateur and the professional, exemplified in this case with the highest level volleyball. ”
In this same line, the deputy of Tourism and Sports of the Diputació de València, Pedro Cuesta, has shown his satisfaction because “The inhabitants of the province of Valencia will be able to enjoy another great sporting event on our land. And that is because we are an example of good national and international competition organization. One of the keys to this success is the support of the institutions, as is the case of the Diputación, to the celebration of these great events, so we will continue to act in the same line to attract new tournaments to the Valencian municipalities. “
“València, as the capital of the sport, again demonstrates its ability to host large sports events and does so from an emblematic and special pavilion for the Valencian sport such as Fonteta. In 2026, our city will demonstrate its natural mood as a host of the highest sports level, hosting for the first time in history the SM Cup the King of Volleyball València, Rocío Gil.
Valencia prepares to live, for the first time in his history a Copa del Rey. There is only a similar precedent and went there for 1965, In, in one the first competitions with the Cup format of the then newly created Spanish Federation (1960) began to organize and what years later was the starting point for the SM Cup the King.
