The 2019 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2019 due to its sponsorship), was the 40th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Palestino were the defending champions, but were knocked out of the competition by Santiago Morning in the second round. Colo-Colo were the champions, defeating Universidad de Chile 2–1 in the final.
Format The 2019 Copa Chile was based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. Clubs that were members of the Segunda División Profesional and ANFA were included in the competition, same as the previous edition, and played against the Primera B clubs for 16 berths to the second round, where the winners faced the 16 Primera División clubs which joined the competition in that round.
Prizes The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) were entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth, and also earned the right to play the 2020 Supercopa de Chile against the 2019 Campeonato Nacional champions.
Schedule Round Draw date First leg Second leg First Round 14 March 2019 23–24 March 2019 Second Round 8 May 2019 30 May – 9 June 2019 5 June – 10 July 2019 Round of 16 14 June 2019 13–16 July 2019 20 July – 4 September 2019 Quarterfinals 7–8 September 2019 11–12 October 2019 Semifinals 17–18 January 2020 Final 22 January 2020
Teams 48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 11 from the Segunda División Profesional and 5 invitees from the Tercera División A.
Primera A
Audax Italiano Cobresal Colo-Colo Coquimbo Unido Curicó Unido Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Iquique Everton Huachipato O'Higgins Palestino Unión Española Unión La Calera Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile Universidad de Concepción
Primera B
Barnechea Cobreloa Deportes Copiapó Deportes La Serena Deportes Melipilla Deportes Puerto Montt Deportes Santa Cruz Deportes Temuco Deportes Valdivia Magallanes Ñublense Rangers San Luis Santiago Morning Santiago Wanderers Unión San Felipe
Segunda División
Colchagua Deportes Colina Deportes Recoleta Deportes Vallenar Fernández Vial General Velásquez Iberia Independiente (Cauquenes) Lautaro de Buin San Antonio Unido San Marcos de Arica
Tercera A
Deportes Concepción Deportes Rengo Pilmahue Provincial Osorno Trasandino
Preliminary phases First round The pairings for the first round were announced by the ANFP on 14 March 2019. 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. Unlike the previous edition, ties in this round were single-legged, with the team from the lower tier hosting the match. Matches in this round were played on 23 and 24 March 2019.
Second round The 16 Primera División teams entered the competition at this stage, and were drawn against the 16 first round winners. 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 8 May 2019, the first legs were played from 30 May to 9 June 2019 and the second legs were played from 5 June to 10 July 2019.
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Second leg
Bracket
Final phases Round of 16 The draw for the Round of 16 and subsequent phases was held on 14 June 2019. Starting from this round, the order of legs in each tie will depend on the number assigned to each second round winner, with the team with the highest number in each tie hosting the second leg. The first legs were played on 13–14 and 16 July 2019, and the second legs were played on 20–21 July, 7 August, and 4 September 2019.
First leg
Second leg
Quarterfinals
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals With the ANFP's Council of Presidents voting to conclude the 2019 season on 29 November 2019, it was decided that both the semifinals and final would be single-legged series to be played in January 2020.
Final
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