2023 Copa Argentina
The 2023 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the thirteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the eleventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 24 January and will end in TBD 2023. Patronato are the defending champions.
| Country | Argentina |
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| Dates | 24 January – TBD 2023 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Gabriel Ávalos Nicolás Blandi Nicolás Fernández (2 goals each) |
← 2021–22 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 26 March 2023. | |
The champions will qualify for the 2024 Copa Libertadores.
Teams
Sixty-four teams will take part in this competition: All twenty-eight teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D and ten teams from Federal A.[2]
Primera División
All twenty-eight teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
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Aldosivi
Argentinos Juniors
Arsenal
Atlético Tucumán
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Barracas Central
Boca Juniors
Central Córdoba (SdE)
Colón
Defensa y Justicia
Estudiantes (LP)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Godoy Cruz
Huracán
Independiente
Lanús- Newell's Old Boys
PatronatoTH
Platense- Racing
River Plate
Rosario Central
San Lorenzo
Sarmiento (J)
Talleres (C)
Tigre- Unión
Vélez Sarsfield
Primera Nacional
The top fifteen teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
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Primera B Metropolitana
The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera B tournament and the winner of "2021 Torneo Complemento" qualified.
Torneo Federal A
The top five teams of each zone of the 2022 tournament qualified.
- Central Norte
Ciudad de Bolívar- Gimnasia y Tiro
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Olimpo- Racing (C)
- San Martín (F)
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Primera C Metropolitana
The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera C tournament qualified.
Primera D Metropolitana
The top team of 2022 Primera D tournament and the winner of "Torneo Complemento" qualified.
Round and draw dates
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
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| Final Stage | Round of 64 | 3 November 2022[3] | 24 January–TBD 2023 |
| Round of 32 | TBD–TBD 2023 | ||
| Round of 16 | TBD–TBD 2023 | ||
| Quarterfinals | TBD–TBD 2023 | ||
| Semifinals | TBD–TBD 2023 | ||
| Final | TBD 2023 |
Final Rounds
Draw
The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 3 November 2022, 17:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and Division. Champions of AFA tournaments playing in Argentine Primera División were allocated to Group A. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. C; B vs. D. Some combinations were avoided for security reasons.[4]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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- 1 The draw was held before the identities of Primera B champions (Defensores Unidos), Primera C champions (Argentino (M)), Primera C (4) (Claypole) and Primera D Torneo Complemento champions (Centro Español) were known.
Upper bracket
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| River Plate | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Racing (C) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Excursionistas (p) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boca Juniors | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olímpo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Racing | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Martín (F) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Huracán | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yupanqui | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Independiente | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ciudad de Bolívar | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estudiantes (LP) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Independiente (Ch) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower bracket
Round of 64
The Round of 64 will have 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana and 2 teams from Primera D Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round will be played between 24 January and TBD 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams will advance to the Round of 32.
| March 8, 2023 | River Plate | 3–0 | Racing (C) | Santiago del Estero, Pcia. de Santiago del Estero |
| 21:10 | Borja  44'Beltrán 57'González Pírez 68' |
Report | Stadium: Único Madre de Ciudades Referee: Sebastián Zunino |
| Arsenal | 3 | Villa Mitre | Junín, Pcia. de Buenos Aires | |
| Report | Stadium: Eva Perón |
| February 8, 2023 | Estudiantes (LP) | 3–0 | Independiente (Ch) | Quilmes, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 18:45 | Méndez 37' Guasone 41'Boselli 89' |
Report | Stadium: Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes Referee: Nazareno Arasa |
| February 22, 2023 | Racing | 3–1 | San Martín (F) | Resistencia, Chaco |
| 21:40 | Opazo 42' G. Rojas 85'Guerrero 89' |
Report | Chiquichano 1' |
Stadium: Centenario Referee: Maximiliano Nicolás Ramírez |
| February 8, 2023 | Tigre | 1–1 (4–5 p) |  Centro Español | Morón, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Badaloni 1' |
Report | Senn 55' |
Stadium: Nuevo Francisco Urbano Referee: Sebastián Zunino |
| Penalties | ||||
Retegui  Colidio  Flores Castro Zabala Montoya |
Ramasco Gayoso Ponce Ruiz Benítez Pellico |
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| March 15, 2023 | San Lorenzo | 3–0 | Sarmiento (R) | Santa Fe, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 21:00 | Pérez 22' Blandi 44', 52' |
Report | Stadium: Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Maximiliano Nicolás Ramírez |
| March 25, 2023 | Boca Juniors | 2–1 | Olimpo | Resistencia, Chaco |
| 19:00 | Sández 35' Benedetto 77' (pen.) |
Report | Hadad 89' |
Stadium: Centenario Referee: Lucas Comesaña |
| February 22, 2023 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Excursionistas | Florencio Varela, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 17:00 | Lescano 53' |
Report | Barrios 75' |
Stadium: Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Referee: Fernando Espinoza |
| Penalties | ||||
| Enrique Contín Ramírez Lescano Morales Napolitano Melluso Domínguez |
Billordo Barrios F. González Puleio Mateo Ferraro Piedra Bembo |
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| February 22, 2023 | Newell's Old Boys | 0–1 | Claypole | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:20 | Report | Llodrá 48' |
Stadium: Único de San Nicolás Referee: Rodrigo Rivero |
| February 1, 2023 | Huracán  | 4–1 | Yupanqui | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:30 | Garro 25' Cordero 39'Cóccaro 70' (pen.)Hezze 84' |
Report | Paulides 41' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Lucas Comesaña |
| March 26, 2023 | Independiente | 3–0 | Ciudad de Bolívar | La Plata, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 18:00 | Cauteruccio 15' Vallejo 65'Giménez 88' |
Report | Stadium: Único Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Ariel Penel |
| January 24, 2023 | Patronato .png.webp){kind=small} | 2–0 | Gimnasia y Tiro | Santa Fe, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 19:40 | C. González 65' Russo 83' |
Report | Stadium: Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Nazareno Arasa |
| March 15, 2023 | Argentinos Juniors .png.webp){kind=small} | 3–0 |  Deportivo Armenio | La Plata, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 18:45 | Ávalos 3', 51' (pen.) Verón 64' |
Report | Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo Referee: Lucas Comesaña |
| March 8, 2023 | Sarmiento (J)  | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Chaco For Ever | Santa Fe, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 17:10 | Report | Stadium: Brigadier General Estanislao López Referee: Pablo Giménez | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| López Donatti Toledo Quiroga Quinteros Melano |
Ibarra Romero Boasso Garay Allende Maccari |
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| February 1, 2023 | Defensa y Justicia  | 3–2 | Ituzaingó | La Plata, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Fernández 8', 61' Barbona 10' |
Report | Soria 52' Sosa 72' |
Stadium: Juan Carmelo Zerillo Referee: Luis Lobo Medina |
Round of 32
This round will have 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Round of 16.
| River Plate | 33 | Winner 32 |
| Winner 17 | 34 | Winner 16 |
| Excursionistas | 35 | Winner 24 |
| Winner 25 | 36 | Boca Juniors |
| Racing | 37 | Winner 28 |
| Winner 21 | 38 | Huracán |
| Independiente | 39 | Winner 20 |
| Winner 29 | 40 | Estudiantes (LP) |
| Winner 3 | 41 | Winner 30 |
| Chaco For Ever | 42 | Winner 14 |
| Winner 11 | 43 | Winner 22 |
| San Lorenzo | 45 | Winner 26 |
| Winner 23 | 46 | Claypole |
| Winner 31 | 48 | Winner 2 |
Round of 16
This round will have the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.
| Winner 33 | 49 | Winner 34 |
| Winner 35 | 50 | Winner 36 |
| Winner 37 | 51 | Winner 38 |
| Winner 39 | 52 | Winner 40 |
| Winner 41 | 53 | Winner 42 |
| Winner 43 | 54 | Winner 44 |
| Winner 45 | 55 | Winner 46 |
| Winner 47 | 56 | Winner 48 |
Quarterfinals
This round will have the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams will advance to the Semifinals.
| Winner 49 | 57 | Winner 50 |
| Winner 51 | 58 | Winner 52 |
| Winner 53 | 59 | Winner 54 |
| Winner 55 | 60 | Winner 56 |
Semifinals
This round will have the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams will advance to the Final.
| Winner 57 | 61 | Winner 58 |
| Winner 59 | 62 | Winner 60 |
Final
| Winners 61 | 63 | Winners 62 |
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Top goalscorers
- As of 26 March 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Gabriel Ávalos |
Argentinos Juniors | 2 |
 Nicolás Blandi |
San Lorenzo | ||
| Nicolás Fernández |
Defensa y Justicia |
Source: Copa Argentina
References
- "¡Bienvenido AXION energy, nuevo main sponsor de la Copa Argentina!" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 31 January 2020.
- "BOLETÍN ESPECIAL Nº 6136 – COPA ARGENTINA 2023 – CLASIFICACIÓN A 32VOS. Y SISTEMA DE DISPUTA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. 28 June 2022.
- "Este jueves será el sorteo de la undécima edición" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 2 November 2022.
- "Cruces definidos: se sorteó la Fase Final de la undécima edición" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 4 November 2022.
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)
- Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website (in Spanish)