2016–17 Copa Argentina Explained

Copa Argentina
Year:2016–17
Country:Argentina
Num Teams:99
Runner-Up:Atlético Tucumán
Continentalcup1:2018 Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Atlético Tucumán
Matches:133
Goals:344
Player:Ignacio Scocco[1]
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2016-17 for sponsorship reasons)[2] was the eighth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the sixth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on February 2 and ended on December 9, 2017.

River Plate, the defending champions, defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 in the final to win their 2nd title. As champions, River Plate qualified for the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.[3]

Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up.[4]

Teams

The 99 teams that took part in this competition included: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; fourteen teams from Federal A and thirty-two from Federal B.[5]

First Level

Primera División

All thirty teams qualified.

Second Level

The first twelve teams from the first stage of 2016-17 tournament qualified.

Primera B Nacional

Third Level

Primera B Metropolitana

The first five teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera B tournament qualified.

Torneo Federal A

The first two teams of each zone of the 2016–17 tournament qualified.

Fourth Level

Primera C Metropolitana

The first four teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera C tournament qualified.

Torneo Federal B

The first two teams of each zone of the 2016-17 Federal B tournament qualified.

Fifth Level

Primera D Metropolitana

The first two teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera D tournament qualified.

Regional Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Group A: Federal A

In this round, 14 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between March 14 and 30, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 7 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.

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Second leg

Group B: Federal B

Round I

In this first round, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between February 2 and February 23, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II.

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Second leg

Round II

In this round, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 11 and March 5, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round III.

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Second leg

Round III

In this round, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 18 and March 18, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.

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Second leg

Final Round

Bracket

Lower bracket

Round of 64

This round had 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round (7 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 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 April 25 and August 18, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 5, 2017.

Round of 32

This round had the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 16 and September 21, 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 played between September 27 and October 9, 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 played between October 18 and October 24, 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 played on November 10 and 12, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

Final

See main article: 2017 Copa Argentina Final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1 Maximiliano TunessiSol de Mayo7
align=center rowspan=22 Jorge GonzálezDeportivo Camionerosalign=center rowspan=25
Ignacio ScoccoNewell's Old Boys/River Plate
align=center rowspan=3 4 David CanoSportivo Peñarol (Ch)align=center rowspan=34
Ignacio FernándezRiver Plate
Bruno SepúlvedaEstudiantes (RC)

Team of the tournament

Team
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Cristian Lucchetti (Atlético Tucumán)Emiliano Mayola (Deportivo Morón)
Jonatan Maidana (River Plate)
Mauricio Martínez (Rosario Central)
Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate)
Emiliano Tellechea (Olimpo)
Ignacio Fernández (River Plate)
David Barbona (Atlético Tucumán)
Ignacio Scocco (River Plate)
Maximiliano Tunessi (Sol de Mayo)
Adrián Martínez (Atlanta)
Substitutes
Julio Salvá (Deportivo Morón)Tomás Armella (Central Norte)Pablo Cortizo (Gimnasia y Esgrima (M))
Ivo Hongn (Pacífico)
Gastón Giménez (Godoy Cruz)
Jorge González (Deportivo Camioneros)
Luis Miguel Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán)
Coach
Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conocé a quién eligió el público como mejor jugador de la Copa Total Argentina . Copa Argentina . December 22, 2017 . Spanish . January 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101140025/http://www.copaargentina.org/es/noticias/7583_Conoce-a-quien-eligio-el-publico-como-mejor-jugador-de-la-Copa-Total-Argentina.html . January 1, 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Total fue presentado como nuevo sponsor de la Copa Argentina. Copa Argentina. April 3, 2017. Spanish. April 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170403080733/http://www.copaargentina.org/es/noticias/6775_Total-fue-presentado-como-nuevo-sponsor-de-la-Copa-Argentina.html. April 3, 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: River, bicampeón de la Copa Total Argentina . 10 December 2017 . Copa Argentina . Spanish . 10 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171210175725/http://www.copaargentina.org/es/noticias/7558_River-bicampeon-de-la-Copa-Total-Argentina.html . 10 December 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Atlético Tucumán jugará la Libertadores por su campaña en la Copa Argentina. Copa Argentina. November 13, 2017. Spanish. November 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114093413/http://www.copaargentina.org/es/noticias/7497_Atletico-Tucuman-jugara-la-Libertadores-por-su-campana-en-la-Copa-Argentina.html. November 14, 2017. dead.
  5. News: Todos los detalles de la Copa 2017 . Copa Argentina . 2017-01-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105181655/http://www.copaargentina.org/es/noticias/6604_Todos-los-detalles-de-la-Copa-2017.html . 2017-01-05 . dead .