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 The 87 teams that took part in this competition were: 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 PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRegional RoundRound I14 December 201816–17 January 201920 January 2019Round II20–24 January 201927–28 January 2019Final StageRound of 6431 January 201926 February–21 July 2019Round of 3214 July–19 September 2019Round of 167 September–10 October 2019Quarterfinals11–25 October 2019Semifinals14 November 2019Final13 December 2019
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.
First leg
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.
First leg
Second leg
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.
Group A Group B Group C Group D Argentinos Juniors Banfield Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield Aldosivi Almagro Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Belgrano Colón Defensa y Justicia Godoy Cruz Independiente Rivadavia Mitre (SdE) Nueva Chicago Patronato San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Tigre Unión Argentino (M) Atlas Boca Unidos Defensores de Belgrano (VR) Deportivo Roca Douglas Haig Estudiantes (RC) Estudiantes (SL) Gimnasia y Tiro Huracán Las Heras Juventud Unida (G) Real Pilar Sarmiento (R) Sol de Mayo Unión (S) Villa Mitre Acassuso (Pot 5) Agropecuario Argentino (Pot 5) All Boys (Pot 4) Atlanta (Pot 4) Atlético de Rafaela (Pot 5) Barracas Central (Pot 5) Central Córdoba (SdE) (Pot 4) Deportivo Armenio (Pot 5) Deportivo Riestra (Pot 5) Dock Sud (Pot 5) Estudiantes (BA) (Pot 4) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (Pot 4) Laferrere (Pot 5) Midland (Pot 5) Platense (Pot 5) Villa Dálmine (Pot 5)
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 Rank Player Club Goals1 Cristian DumaDouglas Haig42 Alejo DistauloEstudiantes (SL)3 Martín FabroBoca Unidos Alejandro FernándezAltos Hornos Zapla Sebastián PalaciosTalleres (C) Wilson Palacios HurtadoUnión (S) José SandLanús Luis SilbaSarmiento (R) Fernando ZuquiColón
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsFranco Armani (River Plate)Paolo Impini (Estudiantes (BA))Javier Pinola (River Plate)Nicolás Pasquini (Lanús)Ignacio Fernández (River Plate)Cristian Vega (Central Córdoba (SdE))Fernando Zuqui (Colón)Gervasio Núñez (Atlético Tucumán/Central Córdoba (SdE))Cristian Duma (Douglas Haig)José Sand (Lanús)Ignacio Scocco (River Plate)SubstitutesChristian Limousin (Almagro)Héctor González (Villa Mitre)Exequiel Palacios (River Plate)Marcelo Meli (Belgrano/Central Córdoba (SdE))Martín Fabro (Boca Unidos)Alejo Distaulo (Estudiantes (SL))Wilson Chimeli (Real Pilar)CoachMarcelo Gallardo (River Plate)
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