The 2012–13 Copa Argentina was the fourth 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 second since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 23, 2012. The tournament featured 224 clubs from the top four levels of the
Argentine football league system
The Argentine football league system include tournaments organised by the Argentine Football Association. Clubs affiliated to the body compete in the tournaments, which are split into categories or divisions.
Rules establish a system of promotion ...
. The winner (
Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
) qualified for the
2014 Copa Libertadores
The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2014 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organiz ...
and the
2013 Supercopa Argentina
The 2013 Supercopa Argentina Final was the 2nd edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match contested by the winners of the Primera División and Copa Argentina competitions. Vélez Sarsfield beat Arsenal 1–0 in San Luis San Lu ...
.
Teams
Two hundred and twenty-four teams took part in this competition including: All the teams from the
Primera División (20),
Primera B Nacional
Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...
(20),
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...
(21),
Torneo Argentino A
The Torneo Argentino A (in English "Argentine A Tournament") was one of the two leagues that formed the regionalised third level of the Argentine football league system. Clubs in the Torneo Argentino have indirect membership in AFA, while clubs ...
(25),
Primera C (20),
Torneo Argentino B
Torneo Argentino B was one of two leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system, made up of 100+ teams playing within eight regional zones across Argentina.
The other league at level four wasand still isthe Primera ...
(100), and
Primera D
The Primera D is one of two leagues that form the fifth division of the Argentine football league system. Made up of 11 clubs from Buenos Aires Province, the league is the only one that remains amateur. The other league at level five is the Torneo ...
(18).
;Primera División
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All Boys
Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league ...
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Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, and was recognized as one of th ...
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Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...
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Atlético de Rafaela
Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that ...
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Belgrano Belgrano may refer to:
People
* Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot
* José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter
* Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel
* Manuel Belg ...
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Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
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Colón
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Estudiantes (LP)
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Godoy Cruz
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Independiente
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Lanús
Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan� ...
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Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Football in Argentina, ...
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Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of th ...
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Racing
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River Plate
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San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
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San Martín (SJ)
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Tigre
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Unión (SF)
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Vélez Sársfield
;Primera B Nacional
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Aldosivi
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Almirante Brown
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Atlético Tucumán
Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its ...
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Banfield
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Boca Unidos
Club Atlético Boca Unidos (mostly known simply as Boca Unidos) is an Argentine football and basketball club from Corrientes Province. The football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football l ...
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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 th ...
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Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.
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Deportivo Merlo
Club Social y Deportivo Merlo (usually known simply as Deportivo Merlo) is a argentinean football club located in Merlo, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system. ...
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Douglas Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 unti ...
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Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
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Huracán
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Independiente Rivadavia
Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second major league in Argentine Football league system.
In ...
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Instituto
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Nueva Chicago
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Olimpo
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Patronato
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Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English ...
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Sarmiento (J)
;Primera B Metropolitana
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Acassuso
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Almagro
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Atlanta
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Barracas Central
Club Atlético Barracas Central is an Argentine football club from the district of Barracas, Buenos Aires. Established in 1904, Barracas Central will return to the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, in the 2 ...
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Brown
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Central Córdoba (R)
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Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires.
...
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Colegiales
Colegiales is a ''barrio'' or district in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between ''Alvarez Thomas av.'', ''Forest av.'', ''De los Incas av.'', ''Virrey del Pino st.'', ''Cabildo av.'', ''Jorge Newbery st.'', ''Crámer st.'' and ''Dorrego ...
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Comunicaciones
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Defensores de Belgrano
Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised se ...
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Deportivo Armenio
Club Deportivo Armenio is a football club from Ingeniero Maschwitz, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
Hist ...
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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 ...
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Estudiantes (BA)
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Flandria
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Los Andes
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Platense
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San Telmo
San Telmo ("Saint Pedro González Telmo") is the oldest ''barrio'' (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a well-preserved area of the Argentine metropolis and is characterized by its colonial buildings. Cafes, tango parlors and anti ...
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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 Ma ...
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Tristán Suárez
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Villa Dálmine
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Villa San Carlos
;Torneo Argentino A
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Alumni (VM)
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Alvarado
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Central Córdoba (SdE)
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Central Norte
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Cipolletti
Cipolletti ( or ) is a city in north of the Patagonian . With a population of 87,492 inhabitants at the , Cipolletti is the third-most populated settlement in the province, after San Carlos de Bariloche and General Roca. Geography
The city is ...
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Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
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Deportivo Maipú
Club Deportivo Maipú, mostly known as Deportivo Maipú is an Argentine football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match ...
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Desamparados
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
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Gimnasia y Tiro
Club de Gimnasia y Tiro is an Argentine football club, based in the city of Salta. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino A, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
Gimnasia y Tiro has played four seasons ...
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Guaraní Antonio Franco
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Guillermo Brown
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Juventud Antoniana
Centro Juventud Antoniana is an Argentine football club from the city of Salta
Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the ...
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Juventud Unida Universitario
Club Atlético Juventud Unida Universitario is an Argentine football club from San Luis Province. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino A, the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system.
Titles
*Torneo Argentino B ...
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Libertad (S)
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Racing (C)
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Racing (O)
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Rivadavia (L)
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San Jorge (T)
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San Martín (T)
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Santamarina Santamarina is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ángel Santamarina, Argentine fencer
*Eduardo Santamarina (born 1968), Mexican actor
*Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician
*José Santamarina (born 1963), Argent ...
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Sportivo Belgrano
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Talleres (C)
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Tiro Federal
Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently fun plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third divi ...
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Unión (MdP)
;Primera C
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Argentino (M)
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Berazategui :''This article contains information about the town of Berazategui. See also Berazategui Partido for the wider neighbourhood.''
Berazategui is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, located to the south-east of Quilmes. It is the head town ...
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Defensores de Cambaceres
Club Defensores de Cambaceres is an Argentine football club from the city of Ensenada, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera C, the regionalised fourth division of the Argentine football league system.
The club was founded ...
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Defensores Unidos
Club Atlético Defensores Unidos (simply known as Defensores Unidos) is an Argentine football club from the Villa Fox district of Zárate, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays in Primera B, the regionalised third division of Argentine footba ...
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Deportivo Español
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Deportivo Laferrere
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Dock Sud
Dock Sud is a town of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires.
The area is characterized by its predominantly working-class background, with many of its inhabitant ...
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El Porvenir
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Excursionistas
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Fénix
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Ferrocarril Midland
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General Lamadrid
General Lamadrid is a town in Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, t ...
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J. J. de Urquiza
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Liniers
Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro.
The neighborhood devel ...
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Luján
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Sacachispas
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San Miguel
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Sportivo Italiano
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Talleres (RE)
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UAI Urquiza
Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza (formerly "Club Ferrocarril Urquiza") is an Argentine sports club sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. Its men's football team currently plays at Primera B Metropolitana, the third ...
;Torneo Argentino B
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9 de Julio (M)
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9 de Julio (R)
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Alianza (CM)
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Alianza (CC)
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Altos Hornos Zapla
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Alvear
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Américo Tesiorieri
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Andes Talleres
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Andino Andino was a small automobile manufacturer around 1967 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Andino built sports coupés using Renault
Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational ...
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Argentino Agropecuario
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Atenas (RC)
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Belgrano (P)
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Bella Vista (BB)
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Ben Hur
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Boca (RG)
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Chaco For Ever
Club Atlético Chaco For Ever, usually just Chaco For Ever, is an Argentine Football club, their home town is Resistencia, in the Province of Chaco in Northern Argentina. They currently play in the Primera Nacional, the second tier of Argentine ...
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Colegiales (C)
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CAI
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Comunicaciones (M)
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Concepción (BRS)
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Concepción
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Cruz del Sur
Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or t ...
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Defensores (P)
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Defensores (S)
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Deportivo Aguilares
''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to:
* Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club
* Déportivo, a French rock band
* Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico
* De ...
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Deportivo Madryn
Club Social y Deportivo Madryn (usually called simply Deportivo Madryn) is an Argentine sports club. Its home town is Puerto Madryn, in the Chubut Province. Although other sports are practised there, the club is mostly known for both its footbal ...
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Deportivo Mandiyú
Club Deportivo Mandiyú, also referred as Mandiyú is an Argentine football club, based in Corrientes, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentine football league system, the Torneo Ar ...
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Deportivo Patagones
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Deportivo Roca
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El Linqueño
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
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Estudiantes (RC)
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Estudiantes (SL)
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Famaillá
Famaillá is a city in the province of Tucumán, Argentina, located 30 km south from the provincial capital San Miguel de Tucumán. It has 22,924 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Famaillá Department.
The city is called ...
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Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)
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Ferro Carril Sud Ferro may refer to:
*Iron as in a Ferromagnetic material
* Ferro (architecture), a wrought-iron architectural element
* Ferro Carril Oeste, an Argentinian football team
* Ferro (Covilhã), a civil parish in the municipality of Covilhã, Portugal
* ...
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Fontana
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General Paz Juniors
Club Atlético General Paz Juniors is a sports club, located in Córdoba, Argentina. Although other sports are practised there (such as basketball, tennis or taekwondo) the club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the ...
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Germinal
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Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza)
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Grupo Universitario (T)
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Guaymallén
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Güemes Guemes or Güemes may refer to:
* De Güemes, a Spanish surname
* Guemes Island, a small island in western Skagit County, Washington state, USA
* General Güemes, Salta, a town in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina
* General Güemes De ...
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Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (, , ) is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Gutier / Gutierre". '' Gutierre'' is a form of ''Gualtierre'', Spanish form of Walter. Gutiérrez is the Spanish form of the English surnames Walters, Watkins, and Watson, and has Germanic e ...
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Huracán (CR)
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Huracán (G)
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Huracán (LH)
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Huracán (SR)
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Huracán (TA)
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Independiente (C)
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Independiente (N)
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Independiente (RC)
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Jorge Brown (P)
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Jorge Newbery (CR)
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Jorge Newbery (VT)
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Juventud Alianza
Club Atlético de la Juventud Alianza (usually called Juventud Alianza) is a sports club based in the city of Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina. Although other sports are practised at the club, Juventud Alianza is mostly known for its football te ...
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Juventud Unida (G)
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La Emilia
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Las Heras (C)
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Liniers (BB)
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Maronese
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Mercedes
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Mitre (S)
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Mitre (SdE)
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Monterrico San Vicente
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Once Tigres
Once means a one-time occurrence.
Once may refer to:
Music
* ''Once'' (Pearl Jam song), a 1991 song from the album ''Ten''
* ''Once'' (Roy Harper album), a 1990 album by Roy Harper
* ''Once'' (The Tyde album), a 2001 debut album by The Tyd ...
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Pacífico
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Paraná
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Policial
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Sportivo Peñarol
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Racing (T)
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River Plate (E)
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Rosamonte
v
San Jorge (SF)
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San Lorenzo (A)
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San Martín (F)
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San Martín (M)
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Sanjustino
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Sarmiento (C)
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Sarmiento (R)
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Sarmiento (SdE)
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Sol de América (F)
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Sol de Mayo
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Sportivo Del Bono
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Sportivo Fernández
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Sportivo Huracán (GG)
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Sportivo Las Parejas
Sportivo Atlético Club is an Argentine sports club, from the city of Las Parejas, in the Santa Fe Province. Although many sports are practised in the club, it is mostly known for its football and basketball teams. The football squad currently ...
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Sportivo Patria
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Sportivo Rivadavia
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Talleres (P)
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Textil Mandiyú
Club Social y Deportivo Textil Mandiyú, commonly referred as Textil Mandiyú was an Argentine football club, based in Corrientes, in the Province of the same name. The squad currently plays in the regionalised third tier of Argentine footbal ...
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Tiro Federal (BB)
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Tiro Federal (M)
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Trinidad
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Uruguay
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Unión Aconquija Unión may refer to:
Places
* Unión, Paraguay
* Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela
* Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay
* Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
* Unión, San Luis, Argentina
* Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina
* Uni ...
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Unión (S)
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Unión (VK)
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Villa Belgrano
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Villa Cubas (C)
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Villa Mitre
;Primera D
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Argentino (Q)
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Argentino (R)
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Atlas
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Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geograp ...
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Cañuelas
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Central Ballester
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Centro Español
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Claypole
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Deportivo Paraguayo
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Deportivo Riestra
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Ituzaingó
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Juventud Unida
Club Deportivo y Social Juventud Unida is an Argentine football club located in San Miguel, Buenos Aires. The team currently plays at the Primera D, the regionalised fifth division of Argentine football league system.
The club's main rival is nei ...
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Leandro N. Alem
Leandro Nicéforo Alem (born Leandro Alén; 11 March 1841 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemaso ...
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Lugano
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Muñiz
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Puerto Nuevo
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San Martín (B)
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Victoriano Arenas
Club Atlético Victoriano Arenas is an Argentine sports club located in the Avellaneda district of Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, the regionalised 4th lev ...
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Yupanqui Yupanqui is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Amaru Yupanqui, elder brother of Túpac Inca Yupanqui
*Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908–1992), Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer
*Cápac Yupanqui, the fifth Sapa Inca of ...
Format
The tournament was competed in two phases organized in multiple single-elimination rounds.
The first phase consisted of four rounds divided between Metropolitan and Interior zones. The first round involved the 100 teams from the Torneo Argentino B in a single elimination round. The second round was played by the 50 winners from the first round along with the 18 teams of the Primera D Metropolitana and the 7 lowest teams plus the most recently promoted team of the Primera C Metropolitana. The third round had the 13 winners of the Metropolitan zones from the last round plus the 12 remaining teams from the Primera C Metropolitana and the 21 teams of the Primera B Metropolitana, producing 23 teams. This round also saw the 25 winners of the Interior zones against the 25 teams of the Torneo Argentina A, producing 25 teams. The final round of the first phase saw 48 winners of the previous round (23 from the Metropolitan zone and 25 from the Interior zone) in a single elimination producing 24 teams that enter the second phase.
The Second Phase began with a classification round where the 16 non-champion teams of the B Nacional determined the 8 teams to move forward. The next round saw the 24 teams from the first phase, the 8 winners of the previous round, the remaining champion teams of the Primera B Nacional (
Huracán,
Ferro Carril Oeste
Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its foot ...
,
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English ...
, and
Banfield), and the 12 non-champion teams from the Primera Division in four brackets. The 8 champion teams (
River Plate,
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...
,
Independiente,
Vélez Sársfield,
Racing
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,
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Lorenzo, Santa Fe
* San Lorenzo Department, Chaco
* Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...
,
Estudiantes (LP), and
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Football in Argentina, ...
) joined the bracket with 24 winning teams.
Preliminary phase
Initial phase
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Final phase
Preliminary round
Elimination round
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Final phase
The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 32, the thirty-two qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of eight
Primera División teams, and twenty-four winners from the Final Phase. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee.
Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Final
Top goalscorers
Source:
References
External links
Official site Copa Argentinaon the
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association ( es, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system (from Primera División to Torn ...
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2012–13 in Argentine football
2012
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2012–13 domestic association football cups