| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Dates | 25 January – TBD 2024 |
| Teams | 64 |
The 2024 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2024 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the fourteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the twelfth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition will begin on 25 January and will end in TBD 2024 Estudiantes (LP) are the defending champions.
The champions will qualify for the 2025 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]
First Level
Primera División
All twenty-eight teams of the 2023 tournament qualified.
- Argentinos Juniors
- Arsenal
- Atlético Tucumán
- Banfield
- Barracas Central
- Belgrano
- Boca Juniors
- Central Córdoba (SdE)
- Colón
- Defensa y Justicia
- Estudiantes (LP)TH
- Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
- Godoy Cruz
- Huracán
- Independiente
- Instituto
- Lanús
- Newell's Old Boys
- Platense
- Racing
- River Plate
- Rosario Central
- San Lorenzo
- Sarmiento (J)
- Talleres (C)
- Tigre
- Unión
- Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level
Primera Nacional
The top 7 teams in each group plus the best eighth-placed one of the 2023 tournament qualified.
Third Level
Primera B Metropolitana
The champion and the top four teams of the 2023 Primera B tournament qualified.
Torneo Federal A
The top two teams plus the two best third-placed teams of each zone of the 2023 tournament qualified.
- Argentino (MM)
- Central Norte
- Ciudad de Bolivar
- Douglas Haig
- Gimnasia y Tiro
- Independiente (Ch)
- Juventud Unida Universitario
- Sportivo Las Parejas
- Olimpo
- Villa Mitre
Fourth Level
Primera C Metropolitana
The champion, the top two teams and the winner of the "Torneo Reducido" of the 2023 Primera C tournament qualified.
Fifth Level
Primera D Metropolitana
The champion and the winner of the "First Tournament" of 2023 Primera D qualified.
Round and draw dates
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final stage | Round of 64 | 19 December 2023[3] | 25 January–TBD 2024 |
| Round of 32 | TBD–TBD 2024 | ||
| Round of 16 | TBD–TBD 2024 | ||
| Quarterfinals | TBD–TBD 2024 | ||
| Semifinals | TBD–TBD 2024 | ||
| Final | TBD 2024 |
Final rounds
Draw
The draw for the finals rounds was held on 19 December 2023, 14:00 at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided into four groups. The historical rivals that play in the Argentine First Division and are champions of AFA tournaments were paired and directly assigned to Group 1. The teams in Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4 were seeded according to their historical performance and division, with the teams in Group 2 also divided into pairs of historical rivals. From Group 1 and Group 2, the first team drawn was placed in a predetermined bracket and its historical rival was placed in the other. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: Group 1 vs. Group 3; Group 2 vs. Group 4. With this draw format, historical rivals could only play against each other in the final[4]
| Group 1 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 2 | |||
Bracket
Upper bracket
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 25 January and TBD 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams will advance to the Round of 32.
| San Lorenzo | 5 | Independiente (Ch) | ||
| Report |
| 25 January 2024 | Estudiantes (LP) | 7 | Argentino (MM) | Lanús, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez |
Round of 32
This round will have 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Round of 16.
| Winners 1 | 33 | Winners 32 |
| Winners 17 | 34 | Winners 16 |
| Winners 9 | 35 | Winners 24 |
| Winners 25 | 36 | Winners 8 |
| Winners 5 | 37 | Winners 28 |
| Winners 21 | 38 | Winners 12 |
| Winners 13 | 39 | Winners 20 |
| Winners 29 | 40 | Winners 4 |
| Winners 3 | 41 | Winners 30 |
| Winners 19 | 42 | Winners 14 |
| Winners 11 | 43 | Winners 22 |
| Winners 27 | 44 | Winners 6 |
| Winners 7 | 45 | Winners 26 |
| Winners 23 | 46 | Winners 10 |
| Winners 15 | 47 | Winners 18 |
| Winners 31 | 48 | Winners 2 |
Round of 16
This round will have 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
| Winners 33 | 49 | Winners 34 |
| Winners 35 | 50 | Winners 36 |
| Winners 37 | 51 | Winners 38 |
| Winners 39 | 52 | Winners 40 |
| Winners 41 | 53 | Winners 42 |
| Winners 43 | 54 | Winners 44 |
| Winners 45 | 55 | Winners 46 |
| Winners 47 | 56 | Winners 48 |
Quarterfinals
This round will have 8 qualified teams from the Round of 36. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams will advance to the semifinals.
| Winners 49 | 57 | Winners 50 |
| Winners 51 | 58 | Winners 52 |
| Winners 53 | 59 | Winners 54 |
| Winners 55 | 60 | Winners 56 |
Semifinals
This round will have 4 qualified teams from the quarterfinals. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams will advance to the final.
| Winners 57 | 61 | Winners 58 |
| Winners 59 | 62 | Winners 60 |
Final
| Winners 61 | 63 | Winners 62 |
|---|---|---|
References
- ↑ "¡Bienvenido AXION energy, nuevo main sponsor de la Copa Argentina!" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "BOLETÍN ESPECIAL Nº 6259 – COPA ARGENTINA 2024 – CLASIFICACIÓN A 32VOS. Y SISTEMA DE DISPUTA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
- ↑ "El próximo martes se sorteará la duodécima edición" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 16 December 2023.
- ↑ "Se sorteó la Fase Final de la duodécima edición" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 20 December 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website (in Spanish)