The 2023 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2023 due to its sponsorship), was the 43rd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 8 March and ended with the final on neutral ground on 13 December 2023.
Colo-Colo were the champions, winning their fourteenth Copa Chile title by beating the defending champions Magallanes in the final by a 3–1 score.
Format The 2023 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. For this edition the competition had a format change, with clubs affiliated to ANFA (those from Tercera A, Tercera B and regional amateur leagues) being drawn into 13 ties in a first round, with the winners advancing to the newly implemented regional stage where teams from Primera División, Primera B, and Segunda División Profesional entered the competition. In the regional stage, the 64 participating teams were split into four geographical zones, in which they were drawn against a rival from their same zone. In each zone, four rounds were played: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the finals; the former three stages were played as single-legged ties, whilst the latter one was a double-legged series. The four regional winners then advanced to the national stage, where they played two semi-finals with their winners playing the final to decide the champion.
Prizes The champions of this edition were entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2024 Copa Libertadores taking the Chile 4 berth, provided they played in the Chilean Primera División in the 2024 season. In case they did not meet this requirement, they would be awarded a monetary prize and the Copa Libertadores berth would be passed to the Copa Chile runners-up, provided they also met the aforementioned condition. Since the champions Colo-Colo had already qualified for the Copa Libertadores through league performance, and the runners-up Magallanes were relegated from the top tier, the berth was reallocated to the 2023 Campeonato Nacional best team not yet qualified for the competition.
The champions also earned the right to play the 2024 Supercopa de Chile against the 2023 Campeonato Nacional champions, regardless of the tier they play in.
Schedule Round Draw date First leg Second leg First stage 16 February 2023 8–12 March 2023 17–19 March 2023 Regional stage Round of 16 23 March 2023 1–12 April 2023 Quarter-finals 21 June – 12 July 2023 Semi-finals 1 July – 16 August 2023 Finals 27 July – 20 August 2023 15–23 August 2023 National stage Semi-finals 27 September 2023 4 October 2023 Final 13 December 2023 (originally 20 December 2023)
Teams 76 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 14 from the Segunda División Profesional, 14 from Tercera A, 1 from Tercera B, and 15 from regional amateur leagues. All of the clubs competing in Tercera A were invited to the competition, along with Tercera B side Aguará.
Primera A
Audax Italiano Cobresal Colo-Colo Coquimbo Unido Curicó Unido Deportes Copiapó Everton Huachipato Magallanes Ñublense O'Higgins Palestino Unión Española Unión La Calera Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile
Primera B
Barnechea Cobreloa Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Iquique Deportes La Serena Deportes Puerto Montt Deportes Recoleta Deportes Santa Cruz Deportes Temuco Rangers San Luis San Marcos de Arica Santiago Morning Santiago Wanderers Unión San Felipe Universidad de Concepción
Segunda División
Deportes Concepción Deportes Limache Deportes Linares Deportes Melipilla Deportes Rengo Deportes Valdivia Fernández Vial General Velásquez Iberia Lautaro de Buin Provincial Osorno Real San Joaquín San Antonio Unido Trasandino
Tercera A
Brujas de Salamanca Chimbarongo Colchagua Comunal Cabrero Concón National Deportes Colina Deportes Quillón Municipal Mejillones Municipal Puente Alto Provincial Ovalle Provincial Ranco Quintero Unido Rancagua Sur Santiago City Unión Compañías
Tercera B
Aguará
Regional amateur clubs
Bories Constitución Eléctrico Refinería Ferroviario Comercial Gol y Gol Juventud Unida La Higuera Liga Universitaria Ojanco Población Nogales San Antonio Unido (Temuco) Teniente Merino Trasandino (Socoroma) Unión Bellavista Unión Iquique
First stage The pairings for the first stage were announced by the ANFA on 16 February 2023. The participating clubs were split into two groups, one of them made of 10 regional ANFA clubs and the other one featuring the Tercera División (A and B) teams. They were then drawn against a team in their group, according to geographical and safety criteria. Ties involving regional clubs were single-legged, while the ones involving Tercera División teams were played over two legs. Matches in this round were played from 8 to 19 March 2022.
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Notes
Regional stage The draw for the regional stage was held on 23 March 2023. The 64 participating teams were split into four zones (North, Central-North, Central-South, and South) and drawn against a team from their same regional zone. Ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals were single-legged with the higher-seeded team hosting the match, except in the round of 16 in which the team from the lower division hosted it, whilst the regional finals are played over two legs.
North Zone Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Central–North Zone Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Central–South Zone Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
South Zone Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
National stage The national stage was played by the four regional winners, which played two double-legged semi-finals. The winners faced each other in the single-match final to decide the champions.
Bracket
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top scorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Rodrigo AuzmendiSan Marcos de Arica 5 Carlos PalaciosColo-Colo 3 Luis AcevedoDeportes Temuco 4 Leonardo ValenciaCobresal Esteban MoreiraO'Higgins
Source: Campeonato Chileno
See also 2023 Chilean Primera División 2023 Primera B de Chile 2023 Supercopa de Chile
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