The 2016 Copa Chile, (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2016 because of its sponsorship), was the 37th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on 8 July 2016 with the First Round and ended on 14 December 2016 with the Final. Colo-Colo were the winners after beating Everton 4–0 in the final, and qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa de Chile. As the runners-up, Everton qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.
Format The Copa Chile MTS 2016 was based on a system of direct elimination, similar to the Copa del Rey. In the first round match the 15 teams of Primera B faced against the 16 of the Premier Division (with the exception of Universidad de Chile, defending champions, who entered the competition at the round of 16).
Prizes The champion of this edition, earned the right to compete in the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Chile 3 (qualifying for the first round of the continental tournament). Besides, it earned the right to play the Supercopa de Chile 2017, against the best 2016-17 Primera Division champion.
Schedule Round Date First Round July 8, 2016July 20, 2016 Round of 16 September 15, 2016November 3, 2016 Quarterfinals October 18, 2016November 14, 2016 Semifinals November 23, 2016November 30, 2016 Final December 14, 2016
First round The first legs were played on 8–13 July, and the second legs were played on 15–20 July 2016.
Round of 16 The draw for the Round of 16 (and ongoing phases) was held on 22 August 2016. In this round, Universidad de Chile entered the competition as defending champions.
The first legs were played on 15–21 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September–8 October 2016.
The tie between Palestino and Everton was delayed due to the participation of Palestino at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
First leg
Second leg
Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 18–20 October, and the second legs were played on 24–26 October 2016.
The tie between Unión Española and Everton was delayed due to the participation of Palestino at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals The first legs will be played on 23 November, and the second legs will be played on 30 November 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Final
Copa Chile MTS2016 ChampionColo-ColoEleventh Title
Top goalscorers Pos Player Club Goals 1 Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo 8 2 Braian Rodríguez Everton 5 3 Sergio Santos Audax Italiano 4 Carlos Salom Unión Española 4 Nicolás Castillo Universidad Católica 4 6 José Pablo Monreal Cobreloa 3 Patricio Jerez Cobresal 3 Javier Guarino Deportes Copiapó 3 Cris Martínez Deportes Temuco 3 Maximiliano Cerato Everton 3 Leandro Benegas Palestino 3 Leonardo Valencia Palestino 3 Gerson Martínez San Luis de Quillota 3 Gastón Fernández Universidad de Chile 3
References
Official site of the Copa Chile