The 2022 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the tenth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 23 February and ended on 30 October 2022. Boca Juniors, the defending champions, were eliminated in the semi-finals.
Patronato defeated Talleres (C) 1–0 in the final to win their first title in the tournament. As winners, they qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022 Argentine Primera División in the 2022 Supercopa Argentina.
Teams Sixty-four teams took part in this competition: All twenty-six teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; six from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D and ten teams from Federal A.
First Level Primera División All twenty-six teams of the 2021 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 Platense Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Unión Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level Primera Nacional The top seven teams of each zone and the best eighth-placed team of the 2021 tournament qualified.
Agropecuario Argentino Almirante Brown Barracas Central Belgrano Brown Deportivo Morón Ferro Carril Oeste Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Güemes (SdE) Independiente Rivadavia Quilmes San Martín (T) Tigre Tristán Suárez
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The top six teams of the 2021 Primera B tournament qualified.
Acassuso Colegiales Flandria J. J. de Urquiza Los Andes Sacachispas
Torneo Federal A The top five teams of each zone of the 2021 tournament qualified.
Central Norte (S) Chaco For Ever Cipolletti Deportivo Madryn Gimnasia y Tiro Olimpo Racing (C) Sol de Mayo Sportivo Las Parejas Sportivo Peñarol
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The top four teams of the 2021 Primera C tournament qualified.
Central Córdoba (R) Dock Sud Ituzaingó Laferrere
Fifth Level Primera D Metropolitana The top-three teams of 2021 Primera D tournament qualified.
Defensores de Cambaceres Liniers Puerto Nuevo
Round and draw dates PhaseRoundDraw dateDatesFinal StageRound of 6422 December 202123 February – 1 June 2022Round of 328 June – 4 August 2022Round of 169 August – 15 September 2022Quarter-finals27 – 28 September 2022Semi-finals26 October 2022Final30 October 2022
Final Rounds Draw The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 22 December 2021, 15:00 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 DArgentinos Juniors Arsenal Banfield Boca Juniors Colón Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Vélez SarsfieldAldosivi Almirante Brown Atlético Tucumán Barracas Central Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Ferro Carril Oeste Godoy Cruz Independiente Rivadavia Patronato Platense Quilmes Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Tigre UniónCentral Córdoba (R) Central Norte (S) Chaco For Ever Cipolletti Defensores de Cambaceres Deportivo Madryn Dock Sud Gimnasia y Tiro Ituzaingó Laferrere Liniers Olimpo Puerto Nuevo Racing (C) Sol de Mayo Sportivo Las Parejas Sportivo PeñarolAcassuso Agropecuario Argentino Belgrano Brown Colegiales Deportivo Morón Flandria Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Güemes (SdE) J. J. de Urquiza Los Andes Sacachispas San Martín (T) Tristán Suárez
Bracket Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Round of 64 The Round of 64 had 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 13 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (6 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana and 3 teams from Primera D Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 26 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 23 February and 1 June 2022, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
Notes
Round of 32 This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 8 June and 4 August 2022, 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 August 9 and September 15, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.
Quarter-finals This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between 27 and 28 September 2022, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarter-finals. The round was played on 26 October 2022, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Jesús DátoloBanfield4 Marcelo EstigarribiaPatronato3 Juan GarroNewell's Old Boys3 José Manuel LópezLanús Pablo SolariRiver Plate Franco SoldanoGimnasia y Esgrima (LP)7 Ramón ÁbilaColón2 Tadeo AllendeGodoy Cruz Gabriel ÁvalosArgentinos Juniors Brian BlandoAgropecuario Argentino Enzo DíazFerro Carril Oeste Federico GirottiTalleres (C) Lucas GonzálezDeportivo Madryn Franco OrozcoLanús Nicolás OrsiniBoca Juniors Agustín PalavecinoRiver Plate Juan Fernando QuinteroRiver Plate Salomón RodríguezGodoy Cruz Joaquín SusviellesBelgrano Fernando ValenzuelaBarracas Central Sebastián VillaBoca Juniors Bruno ZuculiniRiver Plate
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsFacundo Altamirano (Patronato)Enzo Díaz (Talleres (C))Carlos Quintana (Patronato)Rafa Pérez (Talleres (C))Jesús Dátolo (Banfield)Nicolás Castro (Patronato)Guillermo Fernández (Boca Juniors)Julián Bonetto (Quilmes)Tadeo Allende (Godoy Cruz)Marcelo Estigarribia (Patronato)Juan Garro (Newell's Old Boys)SubstitutesAlan Aguerre (Talleres (C))Facundo Cambeses (Banfield)Emanuel Coronel (Banfield)Sergio Barreto (Independiente)Bruno Zuculini (River Plate)Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate)Lucas González (Deportivo Madryn)Franco Soldano (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP))Leonardo Marinucci (Deportivo Madryn)Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors)Joaquín Susvielles (Belgrano)Brian Blando (Agropecuario Argentino)CoachFacundo Sava (Patronato)
References
External links Official site Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website