The 2025 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the thirteenth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 22 January and ended on 5 November 2025. Central Córdoba (SdE) were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the round of 64.
Independiente Rivadavia defeated Argentinos Juniors in the final on penalties to win their first tournament title. As winners, Independiente Rivadavia qualified for the group stage of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and earned the right to play the winners of the 2025 Trofeo de Campeones in the 2025 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; six from the Primera B, five from the Primera C, and ten teams from Federal A.
First Level Primera División All twenty-eight teams of the 2024 tournament qualified.
Argentinos Juniors Atlético Tucumán Banfield Barracas Central Belgrano Boca Juniors Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Godoy Cruz Huracán Independiente Independiente Rivadavia 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 2024 tournament qualified.
Aldosivi All Boys Colón Defensores de Belgrano Deportivo Madryn Estudiantes (BA) Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Gimnasia y Tiro Nueva Chicago Quilmes Racing (C) San Martín (SJ) San Martín (T) San Telmo
Third Level Primera B Metropolitana The champion and the top five teams of the 2024 tournament qualified.
Argentino (Q) Colegiales Deportivo Armenio Excursionistas Los Andes Midland
Torneo Federal A The top five teams of each zone from the Second Stage of the 2024 tournament qualified.
Argentino (MM) Central Norte Ciudad de Bolivar Kimberley San Martín (F) Santamarina Sarmiento (LB) Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Las Parejas Villa Mitre
Fourth Level Primera C Metropolitana The champion and the top four teams of the 2024 tournament qualified.
Berazategui Central Córdoba (R) Deportivo Español General Lamadrid Real Pilar
Round and draw dates PhaseRoundDraw dateDatesFinal stageRound of 6420 December 202422 January–17 April 2025Round of 3211 May–2 August 2025Round of 1630 July–28 August 2025Quarterfinals5 September–2 October 2025Semifinals23–24 October 2025Final5 November 2025
Final rounds Draw The draw for the finals rounds was held on 20 December 2024, 16:30 at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided into six groups. The Big Five and Huracán were paired and placed directly in Group 1. The other historical rivals that play in the Argentine First Division were paired and placed in Groups 2 and 3. The Torneo Federal and Primera Nacional teams were placed directly in Groups 4 and 6, respectively, while Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C Metropolitana were placed in Group 5. From Group 1 to Group 3, 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 4; Group 2 vs. Group 5 and Group 3 vs. Group 6. With this draw format, historical rivals could only play against each other in the final.
+Group 1Group 4Group 6Boca Juniors Independiente HuracánRiver Plate Racing San LorenzoArgentino (MM) Central Norte Ciudad de Bolivar Kimberley San Martín (F) Santamarina Sarmiento (LB) Sportivo Belgrano Sportivo Las Parejas Villa MitreAll Boys Colón Defensores de Belgrano Deportivo Madryn Estudiantes (BA) Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Gimnasia y Tiro Nueva Chicago Quilmes Racing (C) San TelmoGroup 2Estudiantes (LP) Newell's Old Boys Argentinos Juniors Vélez Sarsfield Banfield BelgranoGimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Rosario Central Platense Tigre Lanús Talleres (C)Group 3Group 5Godoy Cruz Barracas Central Atlético Tucumán Aldosivi Instituto Unión San Martín (SJ)Independiente Rivadavia Deportivo Riestra San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)Argentino (Q) Colegiales Deportivo Armenio Excursionistas Los Andes Midland Berazategui Central Córdoba (R) Deportivo Español General Lamadrid Real Pilar
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 (6 teams from Primera B Metropolitana and 5 teams from Primera C Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played in a single knock-out match format between 22 January and 17 April 2025. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
Notes
[a]. The match was originally scheduled for 11 March 2025, 17:00. It was postponed due to flooding in Bahia Blanca caused by heavy rainfall.
Round of 32 This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. It was played between 11 May and 2 August 2025 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. It was played between 30 July and 28 August 2025 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 16. The round was played between 5 September and 2 October 2025, 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 on 23 and 24 October 2025, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the final.
Final
As winners, Independiente Rivadavia qualified for the group stage of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and earned the right to play the winners of the 2025 Trofeo de Campeones in the 2025 Supercopa Argentina.
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Tomás MolinaArgentinos Juniors52 Jonathan HerreraDeportivo Armenio3 Franco JaraBelgrano Facundo MarínCentral Córdoba (R)5 Ezequiel AguirreDefensores de Belgrano2 Dylan AquinoLanús Sebastián CocimanoSan Telmo Gabriel CompagnucciBelgrano Matías FernándezIndependiente Rivadavia Nicolás FernándezBelgrano Carlos GonzálezNewell's Old Boys Luca KlimowiczInstituto Alan LescanoArgentinos Juniors Gonzalo MaroniNewell's Old Boys Adrián MartínezRacing Gonzalo MontielRiver Plate Marcelino MorenoLanús Facundo MuraRacing Alfio OviedoTigre Maximiliano SalasRacing/River Plate Braian SánchezDeportivo Riestra Lucas ZelarayánBelgrano
Team of the tournament TeamGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsSubstitutesCoach
See also 2025 AFA Liga Profesional de Fútbol
References
External links
Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website