Copa Chile

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Copa Chile
Founded1958
RegionFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Number of teams48
Domestic cup(s) Supercopa de Chile
Current champions Universidad de Chile (6th title)
Most successful club(s) Colo-Colo (14 titles)
Website ANFP Copa Chile
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 Copa Chile

The Copa Chile (Chile Cup) is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (Opening Championship), played from 1933 to 1950.

Contents

The cup is now open to every member club of the Chilean football league system, from professional teams; (Primera División, Primera B & Segunda División), down to teams from the ANFA: Tercera División. Since the season 2009, the winners obtained a direct Copa Sudamericana spot for the next season, however this was change starting from the 2015 edition; since then the winners obtains a direct Copa Libertadores spot for the next season.

In the history of the tournament, the Primera División teams have dominated the competition; but, because this is contested in a knockout tournament format, the opportunity for lower-level teams upsetting a top level squad is a real possibility. That was the case in the seasons 1960, 1962, 2009 & 2010, when the winners were clubs from the second level: Deportes La Serena, Luis Cruz, Unión San Felipe and Municipal Iquique. A major upset almost occurred in the 2008 competition, when Deportes Ovalle (from the third level league) became finalist, losing 1–2 to Universidad de Concepción at the final, in a very close match.

In some seasons the tournament only included first level teams, that was the case the seasons: 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989-Invierno, 1990, 1998 and 2000.

Only two clubs have become double champions (league and cup winners the same season); Colo-Colo in 1981, 1989, 1990 & 1996, and Universidad de Chile in 2000.

Trophy

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Copa Chile trophy.

At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with a trophy, also known as the Copa Chile, which they hold until the following year's final.

The cup stands 120 centimetres tall and is made of 8 kg of pure solid silver, its design includes the map of the Chilean territory (being four times around the trophy), made with stones of different colors, carved agate, Onyx and lapis lazuli.

The trophy was forged in 1974, in the Hernán Baeza Rebolledo workshop, located in the commune of San Miguel. Its manufacture took nearly a month.

As well as winning the right to keep the trophy until the start of the next season, the winner gets to have a badge small silver plate at the pedestal of the trophy. The badge has the winners' name and the year of success.

Finals

Ed.YearChampionScoresRunner-upTrophy
1
1958 Colo-Colo 2–2 [1] Universidad Católica Copa Chile
2
1959 Santiago Wanderers 5–1 Deportes La Serena Copa Chile
3
1960 Deportes La Serena 4–1 Santiago Wanderers Copa Preparación
4
1961 Santiago Wanderers 1–2, 2–0 Universidad Católica Copa Chile Green Cross
5
1962 Luis Cruz 2–1 Universidad Católica Copa Preparación
6
1974 Colo-Colo 3–0 Santiago Wanderers Copa Chile
7
1975 Palestino 4–0 Lota Schwager Copa Chile
8
1977 Palestino 4–3 Unión Española Copa Chile
9
1979 Universidad de Chile 2–1 Colo-Colo Copa Polla Gol
10
1980 Deportes Iquique 2–1 Colo-Colo Copa Polla Gol
11
1981 Colo-Colo 5–1 Audax Italiano Copa Polla Gol
12
1982 Colo-Colo [2] Universidad Católica Copa Polla Gol
13
1983 Universidad Católica [3] O'Higgins Copa Polla Gol
14
1984 Everton 3–0 Universidad Católica Copa Polla Gol
15
1985 Colo-Colo 1–0 Palestino Copa Polla Gol
16
1986 Cobreloa 1–0, 0–2, 3–0 Fernández Vial Copa Polla Lan Chile
17
1987 Cobresal 2–0 Colo-Colo Copa Lan Chile
18
1988 Colo-Colo 1–0 Unión Española Copa Digeder
19
1989 Colo-Colo 1–0 Universidad Católica Copa Coca-Cola Digeder
20
1990 Colo-Colo 3–2 Universidad Católica Copa Apertura
21
1991 Universidad Católica 1–0 Cobreloa Copa Chile Digeder
22
1992 Unión Española 3–1 Colo-Colo Copa Chile
23
1993 Unión Española 3–1 Cobreloa Copa Chile
24
1994 Colo-Colo 1–1 4–2 (pen.) O'Higgins Copa Chile
25
1995 Universidad Católica 4–2 Cobreloa Copa Chile
26
1996 Colo-Colo 1–1, 1–0 Rangers Copa Chile Eduardo Simián
27
1998 Universidad de Chile 1–1, 2–0 Audax Italiano Copa Apertura
28
2000 Universidad de Chile 2–1 Santiago Morning Copa Apertura
29
2008–09 Universidad de Concepción 2–1 Deportes Ovalle Copa Chile
30
2009 Unión San Felipe 3–0 Deportes Iquique Copa Chile
31
2010 Deportes Iquique 1–1 4–3 (pen.) Deportes Concepción Copa Chile Bicentenario
32
2011 Universidad Católica 0–1, 1–0 4–2 (pen.) Magallanes Copa Chile
33
2012–13 Universidad de Chile 2–1 Universidad Católica Copa Chile MTS
34
2013–14 Deportes Iquique 3–1 Huachipato Copa Chile MTS
35
2014–15 Universidad de Concepción 3–2 Palestino Copa Chile MTS
36
2015 Universidad de Chile 1–1 5–3 (pen.) Colo-Colo Copa Chile MTS
37
2016 Colo-Colo 4–0 Everton Copa Chile MTS
38
2017 Santiago Wanderers 3–1 Universidad de Chile Copa Chile MTS
39
2018 Palestino 1–0, 3–2 Audax Italiano Copa Chile MTS
40
2019 Colo-Colo 2–1 Universidad de Chile Copa Chile MTS
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
41
2021 Colo-Colo 2–0 Everton Copa Chile Easy
42
2022 Magallanes 2–2 7–6 (pen.) Unión Española Copa Chile Easy
43
2023 Colo-Colo 3–1 Magallanes Copa Chile Easy
44
2024 Universidad de Chile 1–0 Ñublense Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar

Titles by club

ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Colo-Colo 1451958, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2016, 2019, 2021, 20231979, 1980, 1987, 1992, 2015
Universidad de Chile 621979, 1998, 2000, 2012–13, 2015, 20242017, 2019
Universidad Católica 481983, 1991, 1995, 20111958, 1961, 1962, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2013
Palestino 321975, 1977, 20181985, 2015
Santiago Wanderers 321959, 1961, 20171960, 1974
Deportes Iquique 311980, 2010, 2013–142009
Unión Española 231992, 19931977, 1988, 2022
Universidad de Concepción 22008, 2014–15
Cobreloa 1319861991, 1993, 1995
Everton 1219842016, 2021
Magallanes 1220222011, 2023
Deportes La Serena 1119601959
Luis Cruz 11962
Cobresal 11987
Unión San Felipe 12009
Audax Italiano 31981, 1998, 2018
O'Higgins 21981, 1998
Lota Schwager 11975
Fernández Vial 11986
Rangers 11996
Santiago Morning 12000
Deportes Ovalle 12008
Deportes Concepción 12010
Huachipato 12014
Ñublense 12024

Titles by Region

The following table lists the Chilean Cup champions by region.

RegionNº of titlesClubs
Flag of the Metropolitan Region, Chile.svg Metropolitan 30 Colo-Colo (14), Universidad de Chile (6), Universidad Católica (4), Palestino (3), Unión Española (2), Magallanes (1)
Flag of Valparaiso Region, Chile.svg Valparaíso 5 Santiago Wanderers (3), Everton (1), Unión San Felipe (1)
Flag of Tarapaca, Chile.svg Tarapacá 3 Deportes Iquique (3)
Flag of Biobio Region, Chile.svg Biobío 2 Universidad de Concepción (2)
Flag of Coquimbo Region, Chile.svg Coquimbo 1 Deportes La Serena (1)
Flag of Maule, Chile.svg Maule 1 Luis Cruz (1)
Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile.svg Antofagasta 1 Cobreloa (1)
Flag of Atacama, Chile.svg Atacama 1 Cobresal (1)

Other Official Cup Tournaments

Copa de la República

YearChampionScoresRunner-up
1983 Universidad Católica 1–0 Naval

Copa Invierno

YearChampionScoresRunner-up
1989 Unión Española 2–0 Huachipato

Notes and references

  1. Colo Colo on better goal average over entire tournament.
  2. Colo Colo win a small final tournament.
  3. Universidad Católica win a small final tournament.

Sources

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