2013–14 Copa Argentina

The 2013–14 Copa Argentina was the fifth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the third since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 29, 2013. Arsenal was the defending champion, but were eliminated by Instituto in the Round of 32. Huracán won the final and their first title, beating Rosario Central on penalties. By winning the competition, Huracán won the right to play the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and the 2014 Supercopa Argentina.

Teams

Two hundred and sixty-one teams will take part in this competition. All the teams from the Primera División (20), Primera B Nacional (22), Primera B Metropolitana (21), Torneo Argentino A (24), Primera C (20), Torneo Argentino B (136), and Primera D (18).

Teams in bold are still in competition

Primera División

Primera B Nacional

Primera B Metropolitana

Torneo Argentino A

Primera C

Torneo Argentino B

Primera D

Regional Preliminary Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Regional Preliminary Round I

In this round, 80 teams from the Torneo Argentino B participated. The round was contested between October 29 and November 6, in a single match knock-out format. The 40 winning teams advanced to the next round.

Regional Preliminary Round II

This round is contested by the 40 qualified teams from the Regional Preliminary Round I and the remaining 56 teams from the Torneo Argentino B. It will be played between November 12 and November 20, in a single match knock-out format. The 48 winning teams will advance to the next round.

Regional Preliminary Round III

This round is contested by the winning 48 teams from the Regional Preliminary Round II. The round will be played on November 27 in a single match knock-out format. The 24 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round.

Regional Initial Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Regional Initial Round I

This round is composed of two zones:

Torneo Argentino B Zone

In this zone, the 24 qualified teams from the Regional Preliminary Round III will take part. The matches will be played on December 10 in a single match knock-out format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round II.

Torneo Argentino A Zone

In this zone, all 24 teams from the Torneo Argentino A will participate. The matches will be played between November 5 and 20, in a single match knock-out format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round II.

Regional Initial Round II

This round is composed of two zones:

Torneo Argentino B Zone

In this zone, the 12 qualified teams from the first Regional Initial Round's Argentino B zone will take part. The matches are to be played between January 29 and February 5 in a single match knock-out format. The 6 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round III.

Torneo Argentino A Zone

In this zone, the 12 qualified teams from the first Regional Initial Round's Argentino A zone will take part. The matches will be played between November 20 and December 4, in a single match knock-out format. The 6 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round III.

Regional Initial Round III

All 12 teams qualified from the Regional Initial Round II (6 from each zone) will participate in this round. The matches will be played on February 12. Every match will have an Argentino A team facing an Argentino B team. The winners will advance to the Final Round.

Metropolitan Initial Round

This round is organized directly by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino

Metropolitan Initial Round I

In this round, all Primera D teams will participate as well as 10 teams from Primera C (the two teams promoted from Primera D for the 2013/14 season, and the 8 teams with the worst points per match average that weren't relegated at the end of the 2012/13 season). The matches will be played between November 6 and 14, in a single match knock-out format. The 14 winning teams will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round II.

Metropolitan Initial Round II

This round will be composed of two zones:

Primera C/D Zone

This zone will have the 14 teams qualified from the previous round, as well as the 10 remaining Primera C teams. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round III.

Primera B Metropolitana Zone

This zone will have 18 teams from the Primera B Metropolitana (the two teams just promoted from the Primera C and the 14 teams with the worst points per game average that weren't relegated by the end of the 2012/13 season). The matches will be played on November 20 in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round III.

Metropolitan Initial Round III

Like the previous round, there will be two zones:

Primera C/D Zone

The qualified 12 Primera C/D Zone teams from the previous round will participate. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round IV.

Primera B Metropolitana Zone

The qualified 9 B Metropolitana Zone teams from the previous round will participate along with the 3 remaining teams (Estudiantes (BA), Atlanta, Platense). The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round IV.

Metropolitan Initial Round IV

All 12 qualified teams from the previous will participate. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Final Round.

Final round

Final Round I

This round involves the 6 teams qualified from the Regional Initial Round, 6 teams qualified from the Metropolitan Initial Round and 8 clubs from the Primera B Nacional: the four newly promoted to the division (Brown de Adrogué, Sportivo Belgrano, Talleres (C) and Villa San Carlos) and the four teams with the worst point average that weren't relegated at the end of the 2012/13 season (Aldosivi, Crucero del Norte, Ferro Carril Oeste and Instituto). The round was contested between March 12 and April 2, in a single knock-out match format. The 10 winning teams advanced to the next round.

Final Round II

This round will have the 10 qualified teams from the Final Round I and the rest of the Nacional B teams, The round was contested between April 9 and May 7, in a single knock-out match format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Round of 32.

Upper bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
	River Plate	0 (6)
	Ferro Carril Oeste	0 (5)
					River Plate	0 (4)
					Colón	0 (2)
	Lanús	0
	Colón	1
									River Plate	0 (4)
									Rosario Central	0 (5)
	Rosario Central	3
	Juventud Unida Univ.	1
					Rosario Central	1
					Tigre	0
	Tigre	0 (5)
	All Boys	0 (4)
													Rosario Central	5
													Argentinos Juniors	0
	Racing	1
	San Martín (SJ)	0
					Racing	0
					Argentinos Juniors	1
	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	0 (2)
	Argentinos Juniors	0 (4)
									Argentinos Juniors	1 (5)
									Estudiantes (BA)	1 (4)
	Vélez Sársfield	0
	Estudiantes (BA)	2
					Estudiantes (BA)	1
					Instituto	0
	Arsenal	1
	Instituto	3

Lower bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
	San Lorenzo	2
	Almirante Brown	0
					San Lorenzo	1
					Defensa y Justicia	2
	Godoy Cruz	3 (2)
	Defensa y Justicia	3 (4)
									Defensa y Justicia	0
									Atlético de Rafaela	1
	Newell's Old Boys	1
	Talleres (C)	3
					Talleres (C)	1
					Atlético de Rafaela	2
	Olimpo	0 (2)
	Atlético de Rafaela	0 (4)
													Atlético de Rafaela	0
													Huracán	2
	Estudiantes (LP)	3
	Douglas Haig	1
					Estudiantes (LP)	2
					Independiente	0
	Belgrano	0
	Independiente	2
									Estudiantes (LP)	1 (2)
									Huracán	1 (3)
	Boca Juniors	0
	Huracán	2
					Huracán	2 (3)
					Banfield	2 (2)
	Quilmes	0
	Banfield	4

Round of 32

This round had the 12 qualified teams from the Final Round II and the twenty (20) teams of Primera División, The round was contested between July 17 and August 12, 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 contested between August 19 and October 1, 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 contested between October 8 and October 22, 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 Quarterfinals. The round was contested on November 19 in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

Final

Top goalscorers

Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Mariano Gorosito	Argentine	Luján	5
	Walter Ibáñez	Argentine	Sanjustino
2	Martín Carrillo	Argentine	Villa Mitre	4
	Leandro Ledesma	Argentine	Unión Aconquija
	Javier Molina	Argentine	Deportivo Armenio
	Joaquín Molina	Argentine	Unión (S)
	Rodrigo Olivera	Argentine	Sanjustino
	Antonio Piergüidi	Argentine	Huracán (SR)
	Lucas Saucedo	Argentine	Unión (S)
	Esteban Valatkevicnis	Argentine	Villa Cubas

References

External links

• Official site (in Spanish)
• Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website (in Spanish)