The 2019–20 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2019–20 for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the ninth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 15 January 2020 and ended on 8 December 2021. On 17 March 2020, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced the suspension of the tournament to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. After several months the tournament resumed on 23 December 2020.
Originally, the champions would have qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, however on 11 December 2020 the Copa Argentina organizers announced that the 2019–20 edition would not end before the beginning of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. Therefore, AFA decided that the Copa Argentina berth for the 2021 Copa Libertadores would be reallocated to the best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified and that the champions would qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores instead, as proposed to AFA by the Copa Argentina organizers. River Plate, the defending champions, were eliminated in the round of 16.
Boca Juniors defeated Talleres (C) in the final on penalties to win their fourth tournament title. As champions, they qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2021 Supercopa Argentina.
Teams Seventy-seven teams took part in this competition: All twenty-four teams from the Primera División; fourteen teams of the Primera Nacional; six from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D and twenty-six teams from Federal A.
First Level Primera División All twenty-four teams of 2019–20 tournament qualified.
Aldosivi Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Banfield Boca Juniors Central Córdoba (SdE) Colón Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Patronato Racing Club River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Talleres (C) Unión Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level Primera Nacional The top-seven teams of each zone at the 15th round of 2019–20 tournament qualified.
Alvarado Atlanta Atlético de Rafaela Defensores de Belgrano Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (BA) Estudiantes (RC) Instituto Platense San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Temperley Tigre
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The top-six teams at the 17th round of 2019–20 Primera B tournament qualified.
Almirante Brown Comunicaciones J. J. Urquiza San Telmo Talleres (RdE) Villa San Carlos
Torneo Federal A The top-thirteen teams of each zone at the 15th round of 2019–20 tournament qualified.
Boca Unidos Central Norte Chaco For Ever Cipolletti Círculo Deportivo Crucero del Norte Defensores (P) Defensores de Belgrano (VR) Deportivo Camioneros Deportivo Madryn Deportivo Maipú Desamparados Douglas Haig Estudiantes (SL) Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) Güemes (SdE) Huracán Las Heras San Martín (F) Sansinena Sarmiento (R) Sol de Mayo Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Las Parejas Sportivo Peñarol Unión (S) Villa Mitre
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The top-four teams at the 19th round of 2019–20 Primera C tournament qualified.
Cañuelas Dock Sud Laferrere Real Pilar
Fifth Level Primera D Metropolitana The top-three teams at the 13th round of 2019–20 Primera D tournament qualified.
Claypole Liniers Sportivo Barracas
Round and draw dates PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRegional RoundRound I11 December 201915 January–11 February 202019 January–19 February 2020Final StageRound of 6430 January 202025 February 2020 – 17 March 2021Round of 3217 March–4 August 2021Round of 1613 July–22 SeptemberQuarterfinals22 September–13 October 2021Semifinals3 November–1 December 2021Final8 December 2021
Regional Round This round was organized by the Consejo Federal.
Round I In the Round I, 26 teams from Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 15 January and 19 February 2020, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. 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 30 January 2020, 18:00 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 Arsenal 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 Atlanta Atlético Tucumán Central Córdoba (SdE) Colón Defensa y Justicia Defensores de Belgrano Estudiantes (RC) Godoy Cruz Patronato Platense San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Temperley Tigre Unión Boca Unidos Cañuelas Claypole Defensores (P) Deportivo Camioneros Estudiantes (SL) Güemes (SdE) Huracán Las Heras Laferrere Liniers Real Pilar Sportivo Barracas Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Peñarol Villa Mitre Almirante Brown Alvarado Atlético de Rafaela Chaco For Ever Cipolletti Comunicaciones Deportivo Madryn Deportivo Riestra Dock Sud Douglas Haig Estudiantes (BA) Instituto J. J. Urquiza San Martín (SJ) San Telmo Talleres (RdE) Villa San Carlos
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), 14 teams from Primera B Nacional and 24 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 25 February 2020 and 17 March 2021, 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 17 March and 4 August 2021, 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 13 July and 22 September 2021, 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 22 September and 13 October 2021, 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 between 3 November and 1 December 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Michael SantosTalleres (C)42 Enzo CopettiRacing3 Federico GirottiRiver Plate4 Lucas AgüeroHuracán Las Heras2 Thomas AmiliviaSan Telmo Alejandro ArandaTalleres (RdE) Junior AriasPatronato Ezequiel BullaudeGodoy Cruz Alan CanteroSportivo Peñarol Carlos Alfredo FernándezSportivo Peñarol Javier FerreiraEstudiantes (RC) Fabio GiménezDeportivo Madryn Cristian LuceroHuracán Las Heras Pablo MagnínSarmiento (J)/Tigre Mauricio MartínezRacing Martín OjedaGodoy Cruz Claudio PomboSarmiento (J) Luciano PonsBanfield Facundo QuirogaEstudiantes (SL) Eric RamírezGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Ricardo Ezequiel RamírezSan Telmo Gonzalo RíosCentral Norte/Boca Unidos Lautaro RoblesDefensores (P) Óscar RomeroSan Lorenzo Silvio RomeroIndependiente Mauro ZárateBoca Juniors
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsAgustín Rossi (Boca Juniors)Kevin Mac Allister (Argentinos Juniors)Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors)Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors)Enzo Díaz (Talleres (C))Agustín Allione (Temperley)Gabriel Carabajal (Argentinos Juniors)Martín Ojeda (Godoy Cruz)Enzo Copetti (Racing)Thomas Amilivia (San Telmo)Michael Santos (Talleres (C))SubstitutesAlan González (San Telmo)Nahuel Tenaglia (Talleres (C))Mauricio Martínez (Racing)Jorman Campuzano (Boca Juniors)Juan Ignacio Silva (Villa San Carlos)Gabriel Florentín (Argentinos Juniors)Alan Cantero (Sportivo Peñarol/Godoy Cruz)Eric Ramírez (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP))Federico Girotti (River Plate)Junior Arias (Patronato)Luciano Pons (Banfield)Pablo Magnín (Sarmiento (J)/Tigre)CoachAlexander Medina (Talleres (C))
See also 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 2019–20 Torneo Federal A
References
External links Official site Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website