The 2017–18 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2017–18 for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the seventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 19 January 2018 and ended on 6 December 2018.
Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, Rosario Central qualified for 2018 Supercopa Argentina and 2019 Copa Libertadores.
River Plate, the defending champions, were eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in the semifinals.
Teams The 100 teams that took part in this competition were: all teams from the Primera División (28); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D; thirty-two teams from Federal A and sixteen from Federal B.
First Level Primera División All twenty-eight teams qualified.
Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Banfield Belgrano Boca Juniors Chacarita Juniors Colón Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Olimpo Patronato Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo San Martín (SJ) Talleres (C) Temperley Tigre Unión Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level Primera B Nacional The best twelve teams at the 13th round of 2017-18 tournament qualified.
Agropecuario Argentino Aldosivi Almagro Atlético de Rafaela Brown Deportivo Morón Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Guillermo Brown Juventud Unida (G) Mitre (SdE) San Martín (T) Villa Dálmine
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The top-five teams at the 17th round of 2017-18 Primera B tournament qualified.
Defensores de Belgrano Estudiantes (BA) Platense Tristán Suárez UAI Urquiza
Torneo Federal A The first eight teams of each zone of the 2017–18 tournament qualified.
Altos Hornos Zapla Alvarado Central Córdoba (SdE) Chaco For Ever Cipolletti Crucero del Norte Defensores (P)
Deportivo Maipú Deportivo Roca Desamparados Douglas Haig Estudiantes (RC) Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Gimnasia y Tiro Huracán Las Heras Independiente (N) Juventud Antoniana
Rivadavia (L) San Jorge (T) San Lorenzo (A) Sansinena Sarmiento (R) Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Las Parejas Sportivo Patria Unión (S) Unión (VK) Villa Mitre
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The top-four teams at the 19th round of 2017-18 Primera C tournament qualified.
Central Córdoba (R) Defensores Unidos Luján Midland
Torneo Federal B The top-four teams of each zone of the 2017-18 Federal B tournament qualified.
Atlético Pellegrini Central Norte Deportivo Achirense Deportivo Camioneros Deportivo Rincón Ferro Carril Sud Huracán (SR) Independiente (Ch) Racing (C) Racing (O) San Jorge San Martín (F) Sarmiento (L) Sol de América Sol de Mayo Sportivo Peñarol (Ch)
Fifth Level Primera D Metropolitana The top-three teams at the 15th round of 2017-18 Primera D tournament qualified.
Central Ballester General Lamadrid Victoriano Arenas
Regional Round This round was organized by the Consejo Federal.
Group A: Federal A Round I In the Round I, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 19 and 24 January, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II.
First leg
Second leg
Round II In the Round II, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 27 January and 21 February, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal A hosting the second leg. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
First leg
Second leg
Group B: Federal B Round I In the Round I, 16 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between 26 January and 17 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round II.
First leg
Second leg
Round II In the Round II, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 10 February and 31 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal B hosting the second leg. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
First leg
Second leg
Final Rounds Draw The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 6 March 2018, 12:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups with 16 teams each. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and Division. Champions of AFA tournaments 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.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Banfield Boca Juniors Chacarita Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield Agropecuario Argentino Almagro Atlético de Rafaela Atlético Tucumán Belgrano Colón Defensa y Justicia Godoy Cruz Olimpo Patronato San Martín (SJ) Talleres (C) Temperley Tigre Unión Villa Dálmine Alvarado Central Ballester Central Córdoba (R) Central Córdoba (SdE) Central Norte Cipolletti Deportivo Maipú Deportivo Rincón Douglas Haig General Lamadrid Independiente (Ch) Juventud Antoniana Racing (C) Sarmiento (R) Sportivo Belgrano Victoriano Arenas Aldosivi (Pot 4) Brown (Pot 4) Defensores de Belgrano (Pot 5) Defensores Unidos (Pot 5) Deportivo Morón (Pot 5) Estudiantes (BA) (Pot 5) Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (Pot 4) Guillermo Brown (Pot 4) Juventud Unida (G) (Pot 4) Luján (Pot 5) Midland (Pot 5) Mitre (SdE) (Pot 4) Platense (Pot 5) San Martín (T) (Pot 5) Tristán Suárez (Pot 4) UAI Urquiza (Pot 4)
Bracket Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Round of 64 The Round of 64 had 12 qualified teams from the Regional Round (8 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 12 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C and 3 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 9 May and 2 August, 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 28 July and 10 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 8 September and 3 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 7 October and 1 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
The Rosario derby (Newell's Old Boys vs. Rosario Central) was played behind closed doors preventing potentially dangerous clashes between rival supporters.
Semifinals This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played on 18 and 28 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Héctor Rueda Deportivo Rincón5 Luis Silba Sarmiento (R)3 Germán Herrera Rosario Central4 Pablo Palacios Alvarenga Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Lucas Pratto River Plate Fernando Zampedri Rosario Central7 Fausto Apaza Central Norte3 Martín Benítez Independiente Facundo Cabral Unión (S) Sergio Chitero Defensores (P) Walter García Deportivo Maipú Leandro González Temperley Santiago González Deportivo Maipú Oscar Alberto Muñoz Deportivo Rincón Jorge Piñero da Silva Cipolletti Nicolás Reniero San Lorenzo Silvio Romero Independiente Ignacio Scocco River Plate Leandro Vella Central Córdoba (SdE)
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsJeremías Ledesma (Rosario Central)Federico Mazur (Temperley)Matías Caruzzo (Rosario Central)Walter García (Deportivo Maipú)Lorenzo Faravelli (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP))Alfredo Ramírez (Central Córdoba (SdE))Fabián Rinaudo (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP))Héctor Rueda (Deportivo Rincón)Fernando Zampedri (Rosario Central)Lucas Pratto (River Plate)Luis Silba (Sarmiento (R))SubstitutesMatías Castro (Temperley)Leonardo Gil (Rosario Central)Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate)Nicolás Reniero (San Lorenzo)Leandro González (Temperley)Germán Herrera (Rosario Central)Jan Carlos Hurtado (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP))CoachEdgardo Bauza (Rosario Central)
See also 2017–18 Argentine Primera División
References
External links Official site Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website