The 2021 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2021 due to its sponsorship), was the 41st edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 15 June 2021 during the mid-season break due to the 2021 Copa América and ended on 4 September 2021, with the final match on neutral ground. Colo-Colo were able to defend the title won in the previous edition of the competition, winning their thirteenth Copa Chile after beating Everton in the final by a 2–0 score.
Format The 2021 Copa Chile was based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. In the first round, which was played with single-legged ties, clubs from the Primera B and Segunda División Profesional were paired against each other according to geographical criteria, where they played for 14 berths to the second round, in which the winners faced the Primera División clubs which joined the competition in that round. After the second round, and parallel to the Copa América, the round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played, with the semi-finals and final matches being played in late August and early September.
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 2022 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth, and also earned the right to play the 2022 Supercopa de Chile against the 2021 Campeonato Nacional champions.
Schedule Round Draw date First leg Second leg First round 11 June 2021(originally 9 June 2021) 15–16 June 2021 Second round 15 June 2021 21–30 June 2021 25 June – 5 July 2021 Round of 16 30 June – 9 July 2021 3–12 July 2021 Quarter-finals 8 July – 4 August 2021 11 July – 11 August 2021 Semi-finals 18 August 2021 1 September 2021 Final 4 September 2021
Teams 45 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 17 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, and 12 from the Segunda División Profesional.
Primera A
Audax Italiano Cobresal Colo-Colo Curicó Unido Deportes Antofagasta Deportes La Serena Deportes Melipilla Everton Huachipato Ñublense O'Higgins Palestino Santiago Wanderers Unión Española Unión La Calera Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile
Primera B
Barnechea Cobreloa Coquimbo Unido Deportes Copiapó Deportes Iquique Deportes Puerto Montt Deportes Santa Cruz Deportes Temuco Fernández Vial Magallanes Rangers San Luis San Marcos de Arica Santiago Morning Unión San Felipe Universidad de Concepción
Segunda División
Colchagua Deportes Colina Deportes Concepción Deportes Limache Deportes Recoleta Deportes Valdivia General Velásquez Iberia Independiente de Cauquenes Lautaro de Buin Rodelindo Román San Antonio Unido
First round The pairings for the first round were announced by the ANFP on 11 June 2021. The 12 teams from the Segunda División and two Primera B teams were drawn against the remaining 14 Primera B teams, according to geographical and safety criteria. Similar to 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 15 and 16 June 2021.
Bracket
Second round The draw for the second round and subsequent phases was held on 15 June 2021. 16 Primera División teams (titleholders Colo-Colo received a bye to the round of 16) entered the competition at this stage and were drawn against the 14 first round winners. The team with the highest seed assigned in the draw hosted the second leg. The first legs were played from 21 to 30 June 2021, while the second legs were played from 25 June to 5 July 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final On 19 August 2021, ANFP confirmed that the 2021 Copa Chile final would be played on 4 September 2021 in Talca.
Top scorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Iván MoralesColo-Colo 5 2 Pablo SolariColo-Colo 4 Juan Sánchez SoteloPalestino Luis JiménezPalestino Joaquín LarriveyUniversidad de Chile
Source: Campeonato Chileno
See also 2021 Chilean Primera División 2021 Primera B de Chile
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