The 2023 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the Copa Argentina football tournament, and the eleventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 24 January and ended on 13 December 2023. Patronato, the defending champions, were eliminated in the round of 32.
Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia 1–0 in the final to win their first title in the tournament. As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.
Teams Sixty-four teams took part in this competition: All twenty-eight teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D and ten teams from Federal A.
First Level Primera División All twenty-eight teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
Aldosivi Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Banfield Barracas Central 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) Tigre Unión Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level Primera Nacional The top fifteen teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
All Boys Almagro Belgrano Chacarita Juniors Chaco For Ever Defensores de Belgrano Deportivo Morón Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (BA) Estudiantes (RC) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Independiente Rivadavia Instituto San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T)
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera B tournament and the winner of "2021 Torneo Complemento" qualified.
Colegiales Comunicaciones Defensores Unidos Deportivo Armenio Ituzaingó
Torneo Federal A The top five teams of each zone of the 2022 tournament qualified.
Central Norte Ciudad de Bolívar Gimnasia y Tiro Independiente (Ch) Olimpo Racing (C) San Martín (F) Sarmiento (R) Sol de Mayo Villa Mitre
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera C tournament qualified.
Argentino (M) Claypole Deportivo Español Excursionistas
Fifth Level Primera D Metropolitana The top team of 2022 Primera D tournament and the winner of "Torneo Complemento" qualified.
Centro Español Yupanqui
Round and draw dates PhaseRoundDraw dateDatesFinal stageRound of 643 November 202224 January–27 June 2023Round of 3219 July–15 August 2023Round of 1623 August–10 September 2023Quarterfinals10–15 October 2023Semifinals22–23 November 2023Final13 December 2023
Final rounds Draw The draw for the final rounds was held on 3 November 2022, 17:00 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 Patronato Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Tigre Vélez SarsfieldAldosivi Atlético Tucumán Barracas Central Belgrano Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Godoy Cruz Instituto Platense San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) UniónArgentino (M) Central Norte Centro Español Ciudad de Bolívar Claypole Deportivo Español Excursionistas Gimnasia y Tiro Independiente (Ch) Olimpo Racing (C) San Martín (F) Sarmiento (R) Sol de Mayo Villa Mitre YupanquiAll Boys Almagro Chacarita Juniors Chaco For Ever Colegiales Comunicaciones Defensores de Belgrano Defensores Unidos Deportivo Armenio Deportivo Morón Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (BA) Estudiantes (RC) Independiente Rivadavia Ituzaingó San Martín (SJ)
Bracket Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Round of 64 The Round of 64 had 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana and 2 teams from Primera D Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 24 January and 27 June 2023, 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 19 July and 15 August 2023, 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 23 August and 10 September 2023, 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 10 and 15 October 2023, 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 Quarter-finals. The round was played on 22 and 23 November 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Gabriel ÁvalosArgentinos Juniors3 Enzo Ariel FernándezAlmagro Miguel MerentielBoca Juniors4 Gastón BenavídezTalleres (C)2 Nicolás BlandiSan Lorenzo Mauro BoselliEstudiantes (LP) Guido CarrilloEstudiantes (LP) Jonathan DellarossaChaco For Ever Nicolás FernándezDefensa y Justicia Tomás GalvánColón Lucas GambaCentral Córdoba (SdE) Milton GiménezBanfield Federico GirottiSan Lorenzo Lucas JansonVélez Sarsfield Adrián MartínezInstituto Mauro MéndezEstudiantes (LP) Renzo ReynagaEstudiantes (RC) Maximiliano RomeroRacing Ignacio RussoPatronato Ramón SosaTalleres (C) Gastón VerónArgentinos Juniors
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsEnrique Bologna (Defensa y Justicia)Eros Mancuso (Estudiantes (LP))Rafa Pérez (San Lorenzo)Tomás Cardona (Defensa y Justicia)Alexis Vega (San Martín (SJ))José Sosa (Estudiantes (LP))Enzo Ariel Fernández (Almagro)Gastón Togni (Defensa y Justicia)Jonathan Dellarossa (Chaco For Ever)Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes (LP))Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors)SubstitutesLuciano Silva (Chaco For Ever)Augusto Batalla (San Lorenzo)Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP))Gastón Benavídez (Talleres (C))Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors)Tomás Galván (Colón)Ramón Sosa (Talleres (C))Gabriel Ávalos (Argentinos Juniors)Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia)Federico Girotti (San Lorenzo)Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes (LP))Mauro Méndez (Estudiantes (LP))CoachEduardo Domínguez (Estudiantes (LP))
See also 2023 Argentine Primera División 2023 Copa de la Liga Profesional
References
External links Official site Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website