2026 Copa Argentina

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2026 Copa Argentina
Tournament details
Country Argentina
Dates18 January – 4 November 2026
Teams64
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored33 (2.54 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Facundo Bruera
Marcelino Moreno
(2 goals each)
  2025
2027  

All statistics correct as of 17 February 2026.

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 began on 18 January and will end on 4 November 2026. Independiente Rivadavia are the defending champions. The champions will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores.

Contents

Teams

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]

First Level

Primera División

All thirty teams of the 2025 tournament qualified.

Second Level

Primera Nacional

The top 7 teams in each group plus the best eighth-placed one of the 2025 tournament qualified.

Third Level

Primera B Metropolitana

The champions, the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" and the top three teams of the 2025 Primera B tournament qualified.

Torneo Federal A

The top five teams of each zone from the Second Stage of the 2025 tournament qualified.

Fourth Level

Primera C Metropolitana

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.

Round and draw dates

PhaseRoundDraw dateDates
Final stageRound of 6410 December 202518 January–8 April 2026
Round of 32TBD 2026
Round of 16TBD 2026
QuarterfinalsTBD 2026
SemifinalsTBD 2026
Final4 November 2026

Final rounds

Draw

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 1Group 6
Group 2
Group 3Group 4Group 5

Bracket

Upper bracket

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
               
San Lorenzo
Deportivo Rincón
 
Deportivo Riestra
Deportivo Riestra 1
Deportivo Maipú 0
 
 
Newell's Old Boys
Acassuso
 
 
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
Deportivo Camioneros
 
 
Banfield
Real Pilar
 
 
Estudiantes (RC)
San Martín (T)
 
 
Godoy Cruz
Deportivo Morón
 
Midland
Argentinos Juniors 1 (5)
Midland (p) 1 (6)
 
 
Racing
San Martín (F)
 
 
Defensa y Justicia
Chaco For Ever
 
 
Central Córdoba (SdE) 2 (4)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (p)2 (5)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
 
Belgrano
Atlético de Rafaela
 
 
Vélez Sarsfield
Deportivo Armenio
 
 
Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
Gimnasia y Tiro
 
 
Sarmiento (J)
Tristán Suárez
 
 
Boca Juniors
Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch)

Lower bracket

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
               
River Plate 1
Ciudad de Bolivar 0
River Plate
Aldosivi
Aldosivi 3
San Miguel 0
 
 
Independiente Rivadavia 2
Estudiantes (BA) 0
Independiente Rivadavia
Tigre
Tigre 2
Claypole 0
 
 
Talleres (C) 2
Argentino (M) 0
Talleres (C)
 
Atlético Tucumán
Sportivo Barracas
 
 
Unión
Agropecuario Argentino
 
 
Independiente
Atenas (RC)
 
 
Platense 1
Argentino (MM) 0
Platense
 
San Martín (SJ)
Deportivo Madryn
 
 
Instituto
Atlanta
 
Lanús
Lanús 4
Sarmiento (LB) 1
 
 
Estudiantes (LP) 4
Ituzaingó 0
Estudiantes (LP)
Rosario Central
Rosario Central 2
Sportivo Belgrano 0
 
 
Barracas Central (p) 2 (4)
Temperley 2 (3)
Barracas Central
 
Huracán
Olimpo

Round of 64

The Round of 64 has 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.

29 March 2026 Huracán 2 Olimpo
Report
17 February 2026 River Plate 1–0 Ciudad de Bolivar Villa Mercedes, Pcia. de San Luis
22:00 Quintero Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.) Report Stadium: Único de Villa Mercedes
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez
4 February 2026 Platense 1–0 Argentino (MM) Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
21:15 Cuesta Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros
Referee: Juan Pablo Loustau
21 January 2026 Argentinos Juniors 1–1
(5–6 p)
Midland Lanús, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
21:15 Lescano Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Campana Soccerball shade.svg55'Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Luis Lobo Medina
Penalties
Lescano Soccerball shad check.svg
Lozano Soccerball shad check.svg
Mac Allister Soccerball shad check.svg
Álvarez Soccerball shad check.svg
Fernández Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ramírez Soccerball shad check.svg
Infantino Soccerball shade cross.svg
Porcel Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Roseti
Soccerball shad check.svg Vico
Soccerball shad check.svg Cao
Soccerball shade cross.svg Díaz Laharque
Soccerball shad check.svg Porro
Soccerball shad check.svg Cepeda
Soccerball shade cross.svg Violini
Soccerball shad check.svg Leguiza
18 January 2026 Lanús 4–1 Sarmiento (LB) Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
21:15 Moreno Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.), 73'
Castillo Soccerball shade.svg61'
Guzmán Soccerball shade.svg85' (o.g.)
Report Roldán Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros
Referee: Bruno Amiconi
4 February 2026 Talleres (C) 2–0 Argentino (M) Rosario, Pcia. de Santa Fe
19:00Baroni Soccerball shade.svg89'
Depietri Soccerball shade.svg90+7'
Report Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa
Referee: Maximiliano Macheroni
17 February 2026 Tigre 2–0 Claypole Morón, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
19:45 Arias Soccerball shade.svg57'
Romero Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report Stadium: Nuevo Francisco Urbano
Referee: Julio Barraza
19 January 2026 Estudiantes (LP) 4–0 Ituzaingó Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
21:15Gayoso Soccerball shade.svg52' (o.g.)
Castro Soccerball shade.svg59'
Farías Soccerball shade.svg62'
Carrillo Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Stadium: Florencio Sola
Referee: Daniel Zamora
11 February 2026 Rosario Central 2–0 Sportivo Belgrano Santa Fe, Pcia. de Santa Fe
19:00 J. Fernández Soccerball shade.svg5'
Véliz Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report Stadium: 15 de Abril
Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer
11 February 2026 Central Córdoba (SdE) 2–2
(4–5 p)
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) Salta, Pcia. de Salta
21:15 Iacobellis Soccerball shade.svg15'
Vera Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Casa Soccerball shade.svg35'
Cachi Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena
Referee: Andrés Gariano
Penalties
Santos Soccerball shad check.svg
Iacobellis Soccerball shade cross.svg
Aguerre Soccerball shad check.svg
Vera Soccerball shad check.svg
Maciel Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Lazarte
Soccerball shad check.svg Cachi
Soccerball shad check.svg Paradela
Soccerball shad check.svg Gallardo
Soccerball shad check.svg López
17 February 2026 Aldosivi 3–0 San Miguel Florencio Varela, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
17:00 Novillo Soccerball shade.svg23'
Fernández Soccerball shade.svg57'
Brochero Soccerball shade.svg83' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello
Referee: Bruno Amiconi
5 February 2026 Barracas Central 2–2
(4–3 p)
Temperley Sarandí, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
21:15 Bruera Soccerball shade.svg57', 81' Report Aguiñagalde Soccerball shade.svg31'
Werro Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stadium: Julio Humberto Grondona
Referee: Nazareno Arasa
Penalties
Campi Soccerball shad check.svg
Briasco Soccerball shad check.svg
Bruera Soccerball shad check.svg
Insúa Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg Nardelli
Soccerball shad check.svg Krüger
Soccerball shade cross.svg Molina
Soccerball shad check.svg Angelini
Soccerball shade cross.svg Arregui
5 February 2026 Deportivo Riestra 1–0 Deportivo Maipú Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires
19:00Stringa Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros
Referee: Daniel Zamora

Round of 32

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 Deportivo Riestra
Winners 17 34 Winners 16
Winners 9 35 Winners 24
Winners 25 36 Midland
Winners 5 37 Winners 28
Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) 38 Winners 12
Winners 13 39 Winners 20
Winners 29 40 Winners 4
Talleres (C) 43 Winners 22
Winners 27 44 Winners 6
Platense 45 Winners 26
Winners 23 46 Lanús
Barracas Central 48 Winners 2

Round of 16

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

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

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

Final

Winners 6163Winners 62

Top goalscorers

As of 17 February 2026
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bruera Barracas Central 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelino Moreno Lanús
326 players1

Source: Copa Argentina

See also

References

  1. "¡Bienvenido AXION energy, nuevo main sponsor de la Copa Argentina!" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 31 January 2020.
  2. "BOLETÍN ESPECIAL Nº 6608 – COPA ARGENTINA 2026 – CLASIFICACIÓN A 32VOS. Y SISTEMA DE DISPUTA" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA.
  3. "Se sorteó la Fase Final de la decimocuarta edición" (in Spanish). Copa Argentina. 11 December 2025.