2015–16 Copa Argentina
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The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the
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, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in
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. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions
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were eliminated by
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in the quarterfinals. By winning the competition, River Plate won the right to play in the
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and the
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.


Teams

The 75 teams that took part in the competition included: all teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the
Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (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 38 team ...
; five from the
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, four from the
Primera C The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs, mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area ( ...
; two from the
Primera D The Primera D was 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 ...
; ten teams from Federal A and twelve (12) from Torneo Federal B.


First Level


Primera División

All thirty teams qualified. * Aldosivi *
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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 com ...
* Banfield * Belgrano *
Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
TH * Colón *
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 ...
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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.
* Estudiantes (LP) * Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) * Godoy Cruz *
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* Independiente *
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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 Argentine football. A ...
* Nueva Chicago * Olimpo *
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* Racing Club * River Plate *
Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
* San Lorenzo * San Martín (SJ) *
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* Tigre * Unión * Vélez Sársfield


Second Level

The first twelve teams from 2015 tournament qualified.


Primera B Nacional

*
Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentine 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 footba ...
* Patronato *
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 assoc ...
* Santamarina * Instituto *
Villa Dálmine Club Villa Dálmine is an Argentine football club from Campana, Buenos Aires Province. The team currently plays in Primera B, the third level of the Argentine football league system. Due to a financial crisis, the club was named "Club Atlético ...
* Atlético Paraná *
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* Estudiantes (SL) * Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) * Los Andes * Juventud Unida (G)


Third Level


Primera B Metropolitana

The champion and the four teams that reached the semifinals of the ''Torneo Reducido'' qualified. *
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* Estudiantes (BA) *
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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 found ...
* Almagro


Torneo Federal A

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. * Talleres (C) *
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* Unión (S) * Defensores de Belgrano (VR) * Unión Aconquija *
Gimnasia y Tiro Club de Gimnasia y Tiro is an Argentine football club, based in the city of Salta. The team currently plays in Primera Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system. Gimnasia y Tiro has played four seasons at the highest ...
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* Deportivo Madryn * San Lorenzo (A) *
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Fourth Level


Primera C Metropolitana

The first 4 teams from 2015 tournament qualified. *
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* Laferrere * Talleres (RdE) * Central Córdoba (R)


Torneo Federal B

The three teams promoted, the three losing teams of the fifth stage, and six losing teams of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified. * Villa Mitre * Defensores (P) * Güemes * Sportivo Rivadavia * San Martín (M) * San Martín (F) * Germinal * Sansinena *
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* Unión Santiago * Sportivo Guzmán * Central Norte


Fifth Level


Primera D Metropolitana

The champion and the runners-up of the 2015 tournament qualified. *
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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
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. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round. , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , -


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 Martín (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 (especially 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. , - , - , -


First leg


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
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and 2 teams from
Primera D The Primera D was 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 ...
), 12 teams from
Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (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 38 team ...
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.


Final


Top goalscorers


References


External links


Official site

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on the
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