2013–14 Copa Argentina


The 2013–14 Copa Argentina was the fifth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the third since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 29, 2013. Arsenal was the defending champion, but were eliminated by Instituto in the Round of 32. In the final, Huracán won the tournament beating Rosario Central on penalties to win their first title. By winning the competition, Huracán won the right to play the 2015 Copa Libertadores, and the 2014 Supercopa Argentina.

Teams

Two hundred and sixty-one teams will take part in this competition. All the teams from the Primera División, Primera B Nacional, Primera B Metropolitana, Torneo Argentino A, Primera C, Torneo Argentino B, and Primera D.
Teams in bold are still in competition

Primera División

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Regional Preliminary Round I

In this round, 80 teams from the Torneo Argentino B participated. The round was contested between October 29 and November 6, in a single match knock-out format. The 40 winning teams advanced to the next round.

Regional Preliminary Round II

This round is contested by the 40 qualified teams from the Regional Preliminary Round I and the remaining 56 teams from the Torneo Argentino B. It will be played between November 12 and November 20, in a single match knock-out format. The 48 winning teams will advance to the next round.

Regional Preliminary Round III

This round is contested by the winning 48 teams from the Regional Preliminary Round II. The round will be played on November 27 in a single match knock-out format. The 24 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round.

Regional Initial Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Regional Initial Round I

This round is composed of two zones:

Torneo Argentino B Zone

In this zone, the 24 qualified teams from the Regional Preliminary Round III will take part. The matches will be played on December 10 in a single match knock-out format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round II.

Torneo Argentino A Zone

In this zone, all 24 teams from the Torneo Argentino A will participate. The matches will be played between November 5 and 20, in a single match knock-out format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round II.

Regional Initial Round II

This round is composed of two zones:

Torneo Argentino B Zone

In this zone, the 12 qualified teams from the first Regional Initial Round's Argentino B zone will take part. The matches are to be played between January 29 and February 5 in a single match knock-out format. The 6 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round III.

Torneo Argentino A Zone

In this zone, the 12 qualified teams from the first Regional Initial Round's Argentino A zone will take part. The matches will be played between November 20 and December 4, in a single match knock-out format. The 6 winning teams will advance to the Regional Initial Round III.

Regional Initial Round III

All 12 teams qualified from the Regional Initial Round II will participate in this round. The matches will be played on February 12. Every match will have an Argentino A team facing an Argentino B team. The winners will advance to the Final Round.

Metropolitan Initial Round

This round is organized directly by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino

Metropolitan Initial Round I

In this round, all Primera D teams will participate as well as 10 teams from Primera C. The matches will be played between November 6 and 14, in a single match knock-out format. The 14 winning teams will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round II.

Metropolitan Initial Round II

This round will be composed of two zones:

Primera C/D Zone

This zone will have the 14 teams qualified from the previous round, as well as the 10 remaining Primera C teams. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round III.

Primera B Metropolitana Zone

This zone will have 18 teams from the Primera B Metropolitana. The matches will be played on November 20 in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round III.

Metropolitan Initial Round III

Like the previous round, there will be two zones:

Primera C/D Zone

The qualified 12 Primera C/D Zone teams from the previous round will participate. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round IV.

Primera B Metropolitana Zone

The qualified 9 B Metropolitana Zone teams from the previous round will participate along with the 3 remaining teams. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Metropolitan Initial Round IV.

Metropolitan Initial Round IV

All 12 qualified teams from the previous will participate. The matches will be played in a single match knock-out format. The winners will advance to the Final Round.

Final round

Final Round I

This round involves the 6 teams qualified from the Regional Initial Round, 6 teams qualified from the Metropolitan Initial Round and 8 clubs from the Primera B Nacional: the four newly promoted to the division and the four teams with the worst point average that weren't relegated at the end of the 2012/13 season. The round was contested between March 12 and April 2, in a single knock-out match format. The 10 winning teams advanced to the next round.

Final Round II

This round will have the 10 qualified teams from the Final Round I and the rest of the Nacional B teams, The round was contested between April 9 and May 7, in a single knock-out match format. The 12 winning teams will advance to the Round of 32.

Upper bracket

Lower bracket

Round of 32

This round had the 12 qualified teams from the Final Round II and the twenty teams of Primera División, The round was contested between July 17 and August 12, 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 contested between August 19 and October 1, 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 contested between October 8 and October 22, 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 contested on November 19 in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

Final

Top goalscorers

Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.
RankNameNationalityClubGoals
1Mariano GorositoLuján5
1Walter IbáñezSanjustino5
2Martín CarrilloVilla Mitre4
2Leandro LedesmaUnión Aconquija4
2Javier MolinaDeportivo Armenio4
2Joaquín MolinaUnión 4
2Rodrigo OliveraSanjustino4
2Antonio PiergüidiHuracán 4
2Lucas SaucedoUnión 4
2Esteban ValatkevicnisVilla Cubas4