The 2026 Copa de la Liga, known as Copa de la Liga Marathon 2026 for sponsoring purposes, is the first edition of the Chilean Copa de la Liga, a football cup tournament for the 16 clubs participating in the Liga de Primera, organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The competition is being held from 20 March to 16 October 2026.
The creation of the competition was announced on 14 October 2025, following an agreement reached by the ANFP and Warner Bros. Discovery (owners of broadcaster TNT Sports), after the former was sentenced to pay USD 37 million to the latter in 2024 for breach of contract, owing to a decrease in the number of first division matches played as a result of the 2019 social outburst and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Matches won; 4. Goals scored; 5. Away goals scored; 6. Fewest red cards; 7. Fewest yellow cards; 8. Higher seed number. The winners of each group advanced to the semi-finals, which were played on a home-and-away format, while the final will be played as a single match on neutral ground.
Prizes The champion of this edition will earn the right to compete in the 2027 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 3 berth, provided that they compete in the top flight in the 2027 season. In addition to this, the champions will also be entitled to play the 2027 Supercopa de Chile.
Schedule The schedule for the competition is as follows:
Round DatesGroup stageSemi-finalsFinal16 October 2026 (originally 18 July 2026)
Seeding The groups for the competition were set on 8 January 2026, at the Complejo Deportivo Quilín in Santiago. The 16 teams were seeded according to their position at the end of the 2025 Liga de Primera (shown in parentheses), with the promoted teams from the 2025 Liga de Ascenso replacing the teams relegated from the top flight tournament and being assigned the lowest seeds, and distributed into four groups through the snake draft method.
+Group stage drawGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 8 and 9 July, and both second leg matches were played on 12 July 2026.
First leg
Second leg
Final The final match, originally scheduled to be held at Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Valparaíso on 18 July 2026 at 18:00 local time, was postponed due to bad weather forecasts, with the ANFP proposing 17 October 2026 as a tentative new date for the match.
On 29 September 2026, it was confirmed that local authorities did not give their approval for the match to be played in Valparaíso, leading the ANFP to move it to Claro Arena in Santiago.
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Justo Giani Universidad Católica 4 Maximiliano Guerrero Universidad de Chile 2 Ignacio Fuenzalida Audax Italiano 3 Carlo Villanueva Unión La Calera Giovanny ÁvalosÑublense Michael VadulliAudax Italiano Steffan PinoCobresal Joaquín LarriveyDeportes Concepción Ronnie FernándezPalestino Alan MedinaEverton Jeison Fuentealba Universidad de Concepción Arnaldo CastilloO'Higgins
Source: BeSoccer
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ignacio FuenzalidaAudax ItalianoDeportes La Serena4–2 (A)9 May 2026
See also 2026 Liga de Primera 2026 Copa Chile 2026 Supercopa de Chile
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