The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the
Copa Argentina
The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), with the aim of qual ...
, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions Boca Juniors were eliminated by
Seventy-five teams took part in this competition: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the
Primera B Nacional
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; five from the
Primera B Metropolitana
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, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; ten teams from Federal A and twelve (12) from Torneo Federal B.
Crucero del Norte
Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...
Lanús
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Quilmes
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Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
*Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...
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Temperley
Temperley is a district in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido.
History
In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) bought from the ...
Ferro Carril Oeste
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Villa Dálmine
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Due to a financial crisis, the club was named "Clu ...
Douglas Haig
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The champion and the four teams that reached the semifinals of the ''Torneo Reducido'' qualified.
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Brown
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Deportivo Morón
Club Deportivo Morón is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Morón, Buenos Aires. Deportivo Morón's football team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.
The club was fo ...
The two teams promoted, the losing team of the seventh stage, two losing teams of the sixth stage, four losing teams of the fifth stage, and the best losing team of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.
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Gimnasia y Tiro
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Gimnasia y Tiro has played four season ...
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Cipolletti
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The city is ...
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Deportivo Madryn
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Juventud Antoniana
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Juventud Antoniana played in Pr ...
Fourth Level
Primera C Metropolitana
The first 4 teams from 2015 tournament qualified.
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San Telmo
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Sportivo Guzmán
This is a non-exhaustive list of football clubs in Argentina, which is ordered according to the division they currently play in.
There are two national divisions in Argentina ( Primera Division and Primera B Nacional). Below this level, leagues ...
The champion and the runners-up of the 2015 tournament qualified.
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Sportivo Barracas
Club Sportivo Barracas is an Argentine sports club from Buenos Aires. The institution was born as a rowing club, nevertheless it is mostly known for its football activities nowadays. The team currently plays in Primera D Metropolitana, the fifth d ...
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Atlas
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Round and draw dates
Regional Round
This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.
Group A
In this first round, 7 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 9 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 31 and February 20, on a home-and-away
two-legged tie
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. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
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First leg
Second leg
''Gimnasia y Tiro won 2–1 on aggregate.''
''Unión Aconquija won 5–1 on aggregate.''
''Defensores de Belgrano (VR) won 5–3 on aggregate.''
''Unión (S) won 3–1 on aggregate.''
''San MartÃn (F) won 3–1 on aggregate.''
''2–2 on aggregate. Sportivo Rivadavia won on away goals.''
''Deportivo Madryn won 5–0 on aggregate.''
''Sansiena won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Group B
In this round, 3 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 3 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 29 and February 17, on a home-and-away
two-legged tie
In sports (particularly association football), a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum ...
. The 3 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
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Second leg
''Güemes won 5–3 on aggregate.''
''Talleres (C) won 4–2 on aggregate.''
''2–2 on aggregate. Villa Mitre won 5–4 on penalties.''
Final Round
Bracket
Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Round of 64
This round will have 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metro; 4 teams from Primera C and 2 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from
Primera B Nacional
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and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between May 4 and July 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 7, 2016.
Round of 32
This round will have the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 2 and August 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.
Round of 16
This round will have the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between September 3 and October 19, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
This round will have the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between October 5 and November 17, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
This round will have the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played between November 30 and December 1, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
Argentine Football Association
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Argentina
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