| Copa Argentina | |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Num Teams: | 75 |
| Champions: | River Plate |
| Runner-Up: | Rosario Central |
| Continentalcup1: | 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | River Plate |
| Matches: | 85 |
| Goals: | 204 |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions Boca Juniors were eliminated by Rosario Central in the quarterfinals. By winning the competition, River Plate won the right to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2016 Supercopa Argentina.
The 75 teams that took part in the competition included: all teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B Metropolitana, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; ten teams from Federal A and twelve (12) from Torneo Federal B.[1]
All thirty teams qualified.
The first twelve teams from 2015 tournament qualified.
The champion and the four teams that reached the semifinals of the Torneo Reducido qualified.
The two teams promoted, the losing team of the seventh stage, two losing teams of the sixth stage, four losing teams of the fifth stage, and the best losing team of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.
The first 4 teams from 2015 tournament qualified.
The three teams promoted, the three losing teams of the fifth stage, and six losing teams of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.
The champion and the runners-up of the 2015 tournament qualified.
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Regional Round | 29 January 2016[2] | January 29 – February 17, 2016 | February 5–20, 2016 |
| Final stage | Round of 64 | 7 April 2016[3] | May 4 – July 31, 2016 | |
| Round of 32 | August 2–31, 2016 | |||
| Round of 16 | September 3 – October 19, 2016 | |||
| Quarterfinals | October 5 – November 17, 2016 | |||
| Semifinals | November 30, 2016 – December 1, 2016 | |||
| Final | December 15, 2016 | |||
This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.
In this first round, 7 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 9 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 31 and February 20, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
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Gimnasia y Tiro won 2–1 on aggregate.
Unión Aconquija won 5–1 on aggregate.
Defensores de Belgrano (VR) won 5–3 on aggregate.
Unión (S) won 3–1 on aggregate.
San Martín (F) won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Sportivo Rivadavia won on away goals.
Deportivo Madryn won 5–0 on aggregate.
Sansiena won 2–1 on aggregate.
In this round, 3 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 3 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 29 and February 17, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 3 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
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Güemes won 5–3 on aggregate.
Talleres (C) won 4–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Villa Mitre won 5–4 on penalties.
This round will have 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metro; 4 teams from Primera C and 2 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between May 4 and July 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 7, 2016.
This round will have the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 2 and August 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.
This round will have the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between September 3 and October 19, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.
This round will have the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between October 5 and November 17, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
This round will have the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played between November 30 and December 1, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
See main article: 2016 Copa Argentina Final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 |  Lucas Alario | River Plate | 7 | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | José Antonio Michelena | Deportivo Madryn | align=center rowspan=2 | 4 |
| Marco Ruben | Rosario Central | ||||
| align=center rowspan=5 | 2 | Maxi Rodríguez | Newell's Old Boys | align=center rowspan=5 | 3 |
| Nicolás Blandi | San Lorenzo | ||||
| Cristian Pavón | Boca Juniors | ||||
| Diego Martínez | Unión Aconquija | ||||
| Ramiro Carrera | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |