2018–19 Copa Argentina

The 2018–19 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2018–19 for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the eighth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 16 January 2019 and ended on 13 December 2019.

River Plate defeated Central Córdoba (SdE) in the final to win their third title. As champions, they qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2019 Supercopa Argentina.

Rosario Central, the defending champions, were eliminated by Sol de Mayo in the Round of 64.

Teams

Eighty-seven teams took part in this competition: All twenty-six teams from the Primera División; twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; six from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D and all thirty-six teams from Federal A.

First Level

Primera División

All twenty-six teams qualified.

* Aldosivi
* Argentinos Juniors
* Atlético Tucumán
* Banfield
* Belgrano
* Boca Juniors
* Colón
* Defensa y Justicia
* Estudiantes (LP)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
* Godoy Cruz
* Huracán
* Independiente
* Lanús
* Newell's Old Boys
* Patronato
* Racing
* River Plate
* Rosario Central
* San Lorenzo
* San Martín (SJ)
* San Martín (T)
* Talleres (C)
* Tigre
* Unión
* Vélez Sarsfield

Second Level

Primera B Nacional

The best twelve teams at the 13th round of 2018–19 tournament qualified.

* Agropecuario Argentino
* Almagro
* Arsenal
* Atlético de Rafaela
* Central Córdoba (SdE)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
* Independiente Rivadavia
* Mitre (SdE)
* Nueva Chicago
* Platense
* Sarmiento (J)
* Villa Dálmine

Third Level

Primera B Metropolitana

The top-six teams at the 19th round of 2018–19 Primera B tournament qualified.

* Acassuso
* All Boys
* Atlanta
* Barracas Central
* Deportivo Riestra
* Estudiantes (BA)

Torneo Federal A

All teams of the 2018–19 tournament qualified.

* Altos Hornos Zapla
* Alvarado
* Atlético Paraná
* Boca Unidos
* Chaco For Ever
* Cipolletti
* Crucero del Norte
* Defensores (P)
* Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
* Deportivo Camioneros
* Deportivo Madryn
* Deportivo Maipú
* Deportivo Roca
* Desamparados
* Douglas Haig
* Estudiantes (RC)
* Estudiantes (SL)
* Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
* Gimnasia y Tiro
* Huracán Las Heras
* Independiente (N)
* Juventud Antoniana
* Juventud Unida (G)
* Juventud Unida Universitario
* Racing (C)
* San Jorge (T)
* San Lorenzo (A)
* San Martín (F)
* Sansinena
* Sarmiento (R)
* Sol de Mayo
* Sportivo Belgrano
* Sportivo Las Parejas
* Unión (S)
* Villa Mitre

Fourth Level

Primera C Metropolitana

The top-four teams at the 19th round of 2018–19 Primera C tournament qualified.

* Deportivo Armenio
* Dock Sud
* Laferrere
* Midland

Fifth Level

Primera D Metropolitana

The top-three teams at the 15th round of 2018–19 Primera D tournament qualified.

* Argentino (M)
* Atlas
* Real Pilar

Round and draw dates

Regional Round

This round was organized by the Consejo Federal.

Round I

In the Round I, 20 teams from Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 16 and 20 January, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 10 winning teams advanced to the Round II.

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Second leg

Round II

In the Round II, 10 qualified teams from the Round I and the remaining 16 teams from Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 20 and 28 January, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal A hosting the second leg. The 13 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.

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Final Rounds

Draw

The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 31 January 2019, 12:30 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.

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Bracket

Upper bracket

Lower bracket

Round of 64

The Round of 64 had 13 qualified teams from the Regional Round (13 teams from Torneo Federal A), 13 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (6 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C and 3 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 26 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 26 February and 21 July, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.

Round of 32

This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 14 July and 19 September, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.

Round of 16

This round had the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between 7 September and 10 October, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between 11 and 25 October, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played on 14 November 2019, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

Final

Top goalscorers

Team of the tournament

See also

* 2018–19 Argentine Primera División
* 2018–19 Primera B Nacional
* 2018–19 Torneo Federal A

References

External links

Official site


Copa Argentina
on the Argentine Football Association's website

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