| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Dates | 18 January – 4 November 2026 |
| Teams | 64 |
The 2026 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2026 for sponsorship reasons) [1] is the sixteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fourteenth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition will begin on 18 January and will end on 4 November 2026. Independiente Rivadavia will be the defending champions. The champions will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores.
The 64 teams that take part in this competition include: all thirty teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C, and ten teams from Federal A. [2]
All thirty teams of the 2025 tournament qualified.
The top 7 teams in each group plus the best eighth-placed one of the 2025 tournament qualified.
The champions, the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" and the top three teams of the 2025 Primera B tournament qualified.
The top five teams of each zone from the Second Stage of the 2025 tournament qualified.
The champions, the runners-up, the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" and the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" additional tournament of the 2025 Primera C tournament qualified.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final stage | Round of 64 | 10 December 2025 | 18 January–8 April 2026 |
| Round of 32 | TBD 2026 | ||
| Round of 16 | TBD 2026 | ||
| Quarterfinals | TBD 2026 | ||
| Semifinals | TBD 2026 | ||
| Final | 4 November 2026 |
The draw for the finals rounds was held on 10 December 2025, 13:00 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. [3]
| Group 1 | Group 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 2 | |||
| Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | |
The Round of 64 will have 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 9 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana and 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round will be played in a single knock-out match format between 18 January and 8 April 2026. The 32 winning teams will advance to the Round of 32.
| 20 March 2026 | San Lorenzo | 1 | Deportivo Rincón | |
| Report |
| 17 February 2026 | River Plate | 3 | Ciudad de Bolivar | |
| Report |
| 24 February 2026 | Boca Juniors | 4 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch) | |
| Report |
| 28 March 2026 | Racing | 5 | San Martín (F) | |
| Report |
| 27 March 2026 | Independiente | 6 | Atenas (RC) | |
| Report |
| 4 February 2026 | Platense | 7 | Argentino (MM) | |
| Report |
| 21 January 2026 | Argentinos Juniors | 8 | Midland | Lanús, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez |
| 25 March 2026 | Banfield | 9 | Real Pilar | |
| Report |
| 18 January 2026 | Lanús | 10 | Sarmiento (LB) | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros |
| 4 February 2026 | Talleres (C) | 11 | Argentino (M) | |
| Report |
| 27 March 2026 | Belgrano | 12 | Atlético de Rafaela | |
| Report |
| 7 April 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | 13 | Deportivo Armenio | |
| Report |
| 19 January 2026 | Estudiantes (LP) | 15 | Ituzaingó | Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Florencio Sola |
| 8 April 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | Deportivo Camioneros | |
| Report |
| 29 March 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | 17 | Acassuso | |
| Report |
| 11 February 2026 | Rosario Central | 18 | Sportivo Belgrano | |
| Report |
| 18 January 2026 | Independiente Rivadavia | 19 | Estudiantes (BA) | Villa Mercedes, Pcia. de San Luis |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Único de Villa Mercedes |
| 7 April 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 20 | Gimnasia y Tiro | |
| Report |
| 11 February 2026 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 21 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | |
| Report |
| 25 March 2026 | Atlético Tucumán | 22 | Sportivo Barracas | |
| Report |
| 7 April 2026 | Estudiantes (RC) | 24 | San Martín (T) | |
| Report |
| 25 February 2026 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | Deportivo Morón | |
| Report |
| 25 February 2026 | San Martín (SJ) | 26 | Deportivo Madryn | |
| Report |
| 31 March 2026 | Unión | 27 | Agropecuario Argentino | |
| Report |
| 1 April 2026 | Defensa y Justicia | 28 | Chaco For Ever | |
| Report |
| 8 April 2026 | Sarmiento (J) | 29 | Tristán Suárez | |
| Report |
| 17 February 2026 | Aldosivi | 30 | San Miguel | |
| Report |
| 5 February 2026 | Barracas Central | 31 | Temperley | |
| Report |
| 5 February 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | 32 | Deportivo Maipú | |
| Report |
This round will have 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. It will be played between TBD and TBD 2026 in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Round of 16.
| Winners 1 | 33 | Winners 32 |
| Winners 17 | 34 | Winners 16 |
| Winners 9 | 35 | Winners 24 |
| Winners 25 | 36 | Winners 8 |
| Winners 5 | 37 | Winners 28 |
| Winners 21 | 38 | Winners 12 |
| Winners 13 | 39 | Winners 20 |
| Winners 29 | 40 | Winners 4 |
| Winners 3 | 41 | Winners 30 |
| Winners 19 | 42 | Winners 14 |
| Winners 11 | 43 | Winners 22 |
| Winners 27 | 44 | Winners 6 |
| Winners 7 | 45 | Winners 26 |
| Winners 23 | 46 | Winners 10 |
| Winners 15 | 47 | Winners 18 |
| Winners 31 | 48 | Winners 2 |
This round will have 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. It will be played between TBD and TBD 2026 in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
| Winners 33 | 49 | Winners 34 |
| Winners 35 | 50 | Winners 36 |
| Winners 37 | 51 | Winners 38 |
| Winners 39 | 52 | Winners 40 |
| Winners 41 | 53 | Winners 42 |
| Winners 43 | 54 | Winners 44 |
| Winners 45 | 55 | Winners 46 |
| Winners 47 | 56 | Winners 48 |
This round will have 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2026, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams will advance to the semifinals.
| Winners 49 | 57 | Winners 50 |
| Winners 51 | 58 | Winners 52 |
| Winners 53 | 59 | Winners 54 |
| Winners 55 | 60 | Winners 56 |
This round will have 4 qualified teams from the quarterfinals. The round will be played on TBD and TBD 2026, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams will advance to the final.
| Winners 57 | 61 | Winners 58 |
| Winners 59 | 62 | Winners 60 |
| Winners 61 | 63 | Winners 62 |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Source: Copa Argentina