The 2024 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the twelfth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 25 January and ended on 11 December 2024. Estudiantes (LP) were the defending champions but were eliminated in the round of 32.
Central Córdoba (SdE) defeated Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 in the final to win their first title in the tournament. As winners, they qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024 Argentine Primera División in the 2024 Supercopa Argentina.
Teams The 64 teams that took part in this competition included: 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 2023 tournament qualified.
Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Atlético Tucumán Banfield Barracas Central Belgrano Boca Juniors Central Córdoba (SdE) Colón Defensa y Justicia Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Instituto Lanús Newell's Old Boys Platense Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Tigre Unión Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level Primera Nacional The top 7 teams in each group plus the best eighth-placed one of the 2023 tournament qualified.
Agropecuario Argentino Almirante Brown Atlético de Rafaela Chacarita Juniors Defensores de Belgrano Deportivo Maipú Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (RC) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Independiente Rivadavia Mitre (SdE) Quilmes San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T) Temperley
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The champions and the top four teams of the 2023 Primera B tournament qualified.
Argentino (Q) Comunicaciones Los Andes San Miguel Talleres (RdE)
Torneo Federal A The top two teams plus the two best third-placed teams of each zone of the 2023 tournament qualified.
Argentino (MM) Central Norte Ciudad de Bolivar Douglas Haig Gimnasia y Tiro Independiente (Ch) Juventud Unida Universitario Sportivo Las Parejas Olimpo Villa Mitre
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The champions, the top two teams and the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" of the 2023 Primera C tournament qualified.
Excursionistas Laferrere Midland San Martín (B)
Fifth Level Primera D Metropolitana The champions and the winners of the "First Tournament" of 2023 Primera D qualified.
Centro Español El Porvenir
Round and draw dates PhaseRoundDraw dateDatesFinal stageRound of 6419 December 202325 January–15 May 2024Round of 322 May–17 July 2024Round of 1631 July–7 September 2024Quarterfinals18 September–23 October 2024Semifinals24 October–27 November 2024Final11 December 2024
Final rounds Draw The draw for the finals rounds was held on 19 December 2023, 14:00 at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided into four groups. The historical rivals that play in the Argentine First Division and are champions of AFA tournaments were paired and directly assigned to Group 1. The teams in Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4 were seeded according to their historical performance and division, with the teams in Group 2 also divided into pairs of historical rivals. From Group 1 and Group 2, the first team drawn was placed in a predetermined bracket and its historical rival was placed in the other. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: Group 1 vs. Group 3; Group 2 vs. Group 4. With this draw format, historical rivals could only play against each other in the final
+Group 1Group 3Group 4Boca Juniors Independiente Huracán Estudiantes (LP) Newell's Old Boys Argentinos Juniors BanfieldRiver Plate Racing San Lorenzo Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Rosario Central Vélez Sarsfield LanúsArgentino (MM) Central Norte Centro Español Ciudad de Bolivar Douglas Haig El Porvenir Excursionistas Gimnasia y Tiro Independiente (Ch) Juventud Unida Universitario Laferrere Midland Olimpo San Martín (B) Sportivo Las Parejas Villa MitreAgropecuario Argentino Argentino (Q) Atlético de Rafaela Chacarita Juniors Comunicaciones Defensores de Belgrano Estudiantes (RC) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Los Andes Mitre (SdE) Quilmes San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T) San Miguel Talleres (RdE) TemperleyGroup 2Colón Belgrano Godoy Cruz Arsenal Barracas Central Atlético Tucumán Tigre Instituto Almirante BrownUnión Talleres (C) Independiente Rivadavia Defensa y Justicia Deportivo Riestra Central Córdoba (SdE) Platense Deportivo Maipú Sarmiento (J)
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 25 January and 15 May 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
Notes
a. Referee Ariel Penel suspended the match in the 51st minute after Fernando Brandán (Chacarita Juniors) was hit on the head by a bottle thrown from the stands. On 7 March 2024, the AFA Disciplinary Court decided to resume the match and play the remaining 39 minutes on a date to be determined in Sarandí behind closed doors. Tigre had to pay Chacarita Juniors' travel expenses and a fine. The match was resumed on 17 April 2024 at 15:40.
Round of 32 This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 2 May and 17 July 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.
Round of 16 This round had 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between 31 July and 7 September 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals This round had 8 qualified teams from the Round of 36. The round was played between 18 September and 23 October 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals This round had 4 qualified teams from the quarterfinals. The round was played between 24 October and 27 November 2024, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the final.
Final
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Rodrigo AtencioCentral Córdoba (SdE)4 Edinson CavaniBoca Juniors3 Milton GiménezBanfield34 Claudio AquinoVélez Sarsfield2 Nahuel BanegasSan Martín (T) Agustín BouzatVélez Sarsfield Tomás Castro PonceAtlético Tucumán Pablo de BlasisGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Fernando DuréTalleres (RdE) Marcelo EstigarribiaAtlético Tucumán Esteban FernándezNewell's Old Boys José FlorentínCentral Córdoba (SdE) Federico GirottiTalleres (C) Matías GonzálezBanfield Iván LeguizamónSan Lorenzo Alex LunaIndependiente Mauro MéndezEstudiantes (LP) Miguel MerentielBoca Juniors Francisco PizziniVélez Sarsfield Maximiliano SalasRacing Bruno SepúlvedaBanfield
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsSubstitutesCoach
See also 2024 Argentine Primera División 2024 Copa de la Liga Profesional
References
External links
Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website