The 2018 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2018 due to its sponsorship), was the 39th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Santiago Wanderers were the defending champions, but lost to Palestino in the second round of the competition. Palestino went on to become champions after defeating Audax Italiano in the final by an aggregate score of 4–2.
Format The 2018 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. As a novelty, after 6 years, clubs that are members of the Segunda División Profesional were included, and after 8 years, clubs of the ANFA were also included, such as these of Tercera División A and Tercera División B.
Prizes The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) earned the right to compete in the 2019 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth. Besides, they also earned the right to play the 2019 Supercopa de Chile. Unlike previous Copa Chile editions, the runners-up were not entitled to a berth to the Copa Sudamericana.
Schedule Round Draw date First leg Second leg First Round 16 April 2018 25–30 April 20182–6 May 2018 2–16 May 2018 Second Round 18 May 2018 9–17 June 2018 14–21 June 2018 Round of 16 28 May 2018 22–24 June 2018 29 June – 2 July 2018 Quarterfinals 7–8 July 2018 13–14 July 2018 Semifinals 8 September 2018 13–14 October 2018 Finals 10 November 2018 17 November 2018
Teams 48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 10 from the Segunda División Profesional and 6 from the Tercera División A.
Primera A
Audax Italiano Colo-Colo Curicó Unido Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Iquique Deportes Temuco Everton Huachipato O'Higgins Palestino San Luis Unión Española Unión La Calera Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile Universidad de Concepción
Primera B
Barnechea Cobreloa Cobresal Coquimbo Unido Deportes Copiapó Deportes La Serena Deportes Melipilla Deportes Puerto Montt Deportes Valdivia Magallanes Ñublense Rangers San Marcos de Arica Santiago Morning Santiago Wanderers Unión San Felipe
Segunda División
Colchagua Deportes Recoleta Deportes Santa Cruz Deportes Vallenar Fernández Vial General Velásquez Iberia Independiente (Cauquenes) Malleco Unido San Antonio Unido
Tercera A
Deportes Limache Deportes Linares Lautaro de Buin Municipal Santiago Provincial Ovalle Tomás Greig
Preliminary phases First round The pairings for the first round were announced by the ANFP on 16 April 2018. The 16 teams from the Segunda División and Tercera División A were drawn against the 16 Primera B teams, according to geographical and safety criteria. The first legs were played on 25, 28–30 April, 2 and 6 May and the second legs were played on 2–3, 5–6 and 16 May 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Second round In the second round, the 16 winning teams from the previous round were drawn against the 16 Primera División teams which entered the competition at this stage. As in the previous round, the pairings were based on geographical and safety criteria. In each tie, the team from the lower tier hosted the first leg. The pairings for the second round were announced by the ANFP on 18 May 2018, the first legs were played from 9 to 17 June 2018 and the second legs were played from 14 to 21 July 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Bracket
Final phases Round of 16 The draw for the Round of 16 and subsequent phases was held on 28 May 2018. Starting from this round, the order of legs in each tie will depend on the number assigned to the second round tie won by each team, with the team with the highest number in each tie hosting the second leg. The first legs were played from 22 to 24 June 2018 and the second legs were played from 29 June to 2 July 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 7 and 8 July 2018, while the second legs were played on 13 and 14 July 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals
The first legs were played on 8 September 2018, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 October 2018.
First leg
Second leg
Finals For the first time since 2011, the finals were played in a two-legged tie format.
Palestino won 4–2 on aggregate.
Top goal scorers
Rank Name Club Goals 1 Lucas SimónCobreloa 6 2 Sebastián RomeroCobreloa 5 Sergio SantosAudax Italiano Gustavo LanaroDeportes Valdivia Iván LedezmaAudax Italiano
Source: ANFP
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