2024 Copa Chile Explained

Copa Chile
Year:2024
Other Titles:Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar 2024
Country:Chile
Num Teams:79
Matches:101
Goals:321
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Top Goal Scorer:Diego Coelho (6 goals)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:14 July 2024

The 2024 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar 2024 due to its sponsorship),[1] is the 44th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 27 April 2024.

Colo-Colo are the defending champions.

Format

For this edition, the Copa Chile kept the format implemented in 2023, with a preliminary stage involving amateur clubs affiliated to ANFA, a regional stage where teams from Primera División, Primera B, and Segunda División Profesional entered the competition comprised by four geographical zones of 16 teams, and a national stage involving the four regional stage winners. In each regional zone, four rounds are played: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the finals; the round of 16 matches were played as single-legged ties, whilst the other rounds will be played in a double-legged fashion. In the national stage, the regional winners will play two semi-finals with their winners playing the single-match final to decide the champion.

In addition to that, the 2024 Copa Chile introduced an opening match, which involved a team representing the Juan Fernández Islands and Primera B side Santiago Wanderers, played in San Juan Bautista, Juan Fernández.[2]

Prizes

The champions of this edition will be entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2025 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth, and will also earn the right to play the 2025 Supercopa de Chile against the 2024 Campeonato Nacional champions.

Schedule

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage 17 April 2024[3] 27–29 April 2024 1–5 May 2024
Regional stage Round of 16 26 April 2024[4] 15–26 June 2024
Quarter-finals 22–30 June 2024 27 June – 3 July 2024
Semi-finals 6 July – TBD 2024 11 July – TBD 2024
Finals 4 September – TBD 2024 7 September – TBD 2024
National stage Semi-finals TBD 2024
Final

Teams

79 clubs take part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 14 from the Segunda División Profesional, 14 from Tercera A, 16 from regional amateur leagues, and three invited teams.

Primera A

Primera B

Segunda División

Tercera División A

Regional amateur clubs

Invited teams

Preliminary stage

The pairings for the preliminary stage were announced by the ANFA on 17 April 2024.[3] The participating clubs were split into two groups, one of them made of regional ANFA clubs and the other one featuring the Tercera División A teams. They were then drawn against a team in their group, according to geographical and safety criteria. Ties in this round were played over two legs, with the team with the most points in each tie advancing to the national stage. If both teams were tied in points, a penalty shootout was held to decide the winning team.[5] Matches in this round were played from 27 April to 5 May 2024.

Opening match

The opening match of the competition was played on 27 April 2024.

Tercera División preliminaries

TeamsScores
Team 1Team 21st leg2nd legPenalty shootout (if needed)
Municipal Mejillones3:3Deportes Colina0–11–03–2
Unión Compañías1:4Brujas de Salamanca1–10–2
Chimbarongo3:3Santiago City4–20–41–4
Colchagua1:4Municipal Puente Alto2–22–3
Deportes Quillón4:1Constitución Unido4–31–1
Comunal Cabrero3:3Iberia1–01–25–4
Imperial Unido4:1Deportes Valdivia1–00–0
Source: En El Camarín[6]

Regional amateur preliminaries

The regional representatives from Arica y Parinacota (11 de Septiembre), Tarapacá (Norte Unido), Antofagasta (Central Norte), Atacama (Barcelona), Aysén, and Magallanes (Presidente Ibáñez) did not participate in this stage and instead were given a bye to the regional stage given the condition of remoteness of their respective regions.

TeamsScores
Team 1Team 21st leg2nd legPenalty shootout (if needed)
Unión Glorias Navales4:1Miramar1–12–0
El Lucero0:6Juvenil Seminario1–30–1
San Antonio Unido (Temuco)6:0Ferroviarios3–12–1
Unión Wanderers2:2Vicente Pérez0–01–11–4
Source: En El Camarín[6]

Aysén preliminary

The Aysén regional association opted to hold a triangular tournament between its three representatives (Alas Portuarias, Colo-Colo (Chile Chico), and Halcones) to decide the Aysén representative in the regional stage of the competition. Matches were played from 27 April to 1 May 2024 in Coyhaique.[7]

Regional stage

The draw for the regional stage was held on 26 April 2024.[4] The 64 participating teams were split into four zones (North, Central-North, Central-South, and South) and drawn against a team from their same regional zone. Ties in the round of 16 will be single-legged, ties from the quarter-finals onwards will be double-legged.

North Zone

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Finals

Central–North Zone

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Finals

Central–South Zone

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Finals

South Zone

Quarter-finals

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Notes
Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1 Diego CoelhoCobresalalign=center 6
2 Gonzalo TapiaBarnechea4
Enzo DíazDeportes Antofagasta
Federico MartínezEverton
Ismael SosaÑublense
Gustavo GottiRangers

Source: Campeonato Chileno

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bienvenida oficial a la Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar: nuevo naming y cruces definidos. Official welcome to the Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar: new naming and matchups set. Campeonato Chileno. es. 27 April 2024. 28 April 2024.
  2. News: Comienza la Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar: Más partidos y un inicio en el Chile Insular. The Copa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar starts: More matches and a start in Insular Chile. ANFP. es. 19 April 2024. 28 April 2024.
  3. News: La Tercera A toma protagonismo: Confirman los primeros cruces en la Copa Chile 2024. Tercera A takes center stage: The first matches in the 2024 Copa Chile are confirmed. RedGol. es. 17 April 2024. 28 April 2024.
  4. News: Copa Chile 2024: cómo es el formato y cómo se jugará el torneo a lo largo del país. 2024 Copa Chile: how is the format and how will be the tournament be played throughout the country. ADN Radio. es. 26 April 2024. 28 April 2024.
  5. Web site: La insólita modalidad que tendría la Copa Chile en primera fase . The unusual modality the Copa Chile would have in the first stage . En Cancha . es . 1 May 2024 . 5 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Copa Chile Fase Previa ANFA 2024 . En El Camarín . 28 April 2024.
  7. News: Equipos de la Región de Aysén se preparan para la Copa Chile 2024. Aysén Region teams prepare themselves for the 2024 Copa Chile. Diario Regional Aysén. es. 24 April 2024. 28 April 2024.