2026 Copa Argentina
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Dates | 18 January – 4 November 2026 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 90 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Tobías Andrada Adam Bareiro Facundo Bruera Dilan Godoy Marcelino Moreno Tiziano Perrotta Cristian Tarragona (2 goals each) |
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2026. | |
The 2026 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2026 for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the sixteenth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fourteenth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 18 January and will end on 4 November 2026. Independiente Rivadavia are the defending champions.
The champions will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores.
First Level
The 64 teams that take part in this competition include: all thirty teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C, and ten teams from Federal A.[2]
Primera División
All thirty teams of the 2025 tournament qualified.
- Aldosivi
- Argentinos Juniors
- Atlético Tucumán
- Banfield
- Barracas Central
- Belgrano
- Boca Juniors
- Central Córdoba (SdE)
- Defensa y Justicia
- Deportivo Riestra
- Estudiantes (LP)
- Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
- Godoy Cruz
- Huracán
- Independiente
- Independiente RivadaviaTH
- Instituto
- Lanús
- Newell's Old Boys
- Platense
- Racing
- River Plate
- Rosario Central
- San Lorenzo
- San Martín (SJ)
- Sarmiento (J)
- Talleres (C)
- Tigre
- Unión
- Vélez Sarsfield
Second Level
Primera Nacional
The top 7 teams in each group plus the best eighth-placed one of the 2025 tournament qualified.
Third Level
Primera B Metropolitana
The champions, the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" and the top three teams of the 2025 Primera B tournament qualified.
Torneo Federal A
The top five teams of each zone from the Second Stage of the 2025 tournament qualified.
Fourth Level
Primera C Metropolitana
The champions, the runners-up, the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" and the winners of the "Torneo Reducido" additional tournament of the 2025 Primera C tournament qualified.
Round and draw dates
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final stage | Round of 64 | 10 December 2025 | 18 January–15 April 2026 |
| Round of 32 | 22 April–TBD 2026 | ||
| Round of 16 | TBD 2026 | ||
| Quarterfinals | TBD 2026 | ||
| Semifinals | TBD 2026 | ||
| Final | 4 November 2026 |
Final rounds
Draw
The draw for the finals rounds was held on 10 December 2025, 13:00 at the AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided into six groups. The Big Five and Huracán were paired and placed directly in Group 1. The other historical rivals that play in the Argentine First Division were paired and placed in Groups 2 and 3. The Torneo Federal and Primera Nacional teams were placed directly in Groups 4 and 6, respectively, while Primera B Metropolitana and Primera C Metropolitana were placed in Group 5. From Group 1 to Group 3, the first team drawn was placed in a predetermined bracket and its historical rival was placed in the other. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: Group 1 vs. Group 4; Group 2 vs. Group 5 and Group 3 vs. Group 6. With this draw format, historical rivals could only play against each other in the final.[3]
| Group 1 | Group 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 2 | |||
| Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | |
Bracket
Upper bracket
Lower bracket
Round of 64
The Round of 64 had 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 9 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana and 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played in a single knock-out match format between 18 January and 15 April 2026. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
| 20 March 2026 | San Lorenzo | 5–0 | Deportivo Rincón | Quilmes, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Corujo  21'Vietto 39'Herrera 43' (o.g.)Cuello 79'Reali 85' |
Report | Stadium: Centenario Ciudad de Quilmes Referee: Álvaro Carranza |
| 29 March 2026 | Huracán | 2–1 | Olimpo | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 18:00 | Romero 21' Blondel 61' |
Report | Coacci 36' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez |
| 17 February 2026 | River Plate | 1–0 | Ciudad de Bolivar | Villa Mercedes, Pcia. de San Luis |
| 22:00 | Quintero 86' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Único de Villa Mercedes Referee: Nicolás Ramírez |
| 24 February 2026 | Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Ch) | Salta, Pcia. de Salta |
| 21:15 | Bareiro 40', 57' |
Report | Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena Referee: Facundo Tello |
| 28 March 2026 | Racing | 1–0 | San Martín (F) | Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Martínez 34' |
Report | Stadium: Florencio Sola Referee: Andrés Gariano |
| 27 March 2026 | Independiente | 4–2 | Atenas (RC) | Florencio Varela, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 17:00 | F. Valdez 20' Pussetto 37'Cabral 41'Tempone 70' |
Report | Quiroga 90' Rivadero 90+1' |
Stadium: Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Referee: Fernando Espinoza |
| 4 February 2026 | Platense | 1–0 | Argentino (MM) | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Cuesta 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Juan Pablo Loustau |
| 21 January 2026 | Argentinos Juniors | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Midland | Lanús, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Lescano 22' |
Report | Campana 55' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Luis Lobo Medina |
| Penalties | ||||
Lescano  Lozano Mac Allister Álvarez Fernández  Ramírez Infantino Porcel |
Roseti Vico Cao Díaz Laharque Porro Cepeda Violini Leguiza |
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| 25 March 2026 | Banfield | 3–0 | Real Pilar | Turdera, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Perrotta 29', 36' Anselmo 82' |
Report | Stadium: Alfredo Beranger Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer |
| 18 January 2026 | Lanús | 4–1 | Sarmiento (LB) | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Moreno 43' (pen.), 73' Castillo 61'Guzmán 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Roldán 58' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Bruno Amiconi |
| 4 February 2026 | Talleres (C) | 2–0 | Argentino (M) | Rosario, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 19:00 | Baroni 89' Depietri 90+7' |
Report | Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Maximiliano Macheroni |
| 27 March 2026 | Belgrano | 3–0 | Atlético de Rafaela | Villa Mercedes, Pcia. de San Luis |
| 22:15 | Rigoni 35' Gutiérrez 72' (pen.)Passerini 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Único de Villa Mercedes Referee: Jorge Baliño |
| 7 April 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | 4–1 | Deportivo Armenio | Sarandí, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 18:30 | Quirós 12' Andrada 31', 68'Godoy 44' |
Report | Dávila 71' |
Stadium: Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Pablo Giménez |
| 17 February 2026 | Tigre | 2–0 | Claypole | Morón, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:45 | Arias 57' Romero 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Francisco Urbano Referee: Julio Barraza |
| 19 January 2026 | Estudiantes (LP) | 4–0 | Ituzaingó | Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Gayoso 52' (o.g.) Castro 59'Farías 62'Carrillo 87' |
Report | Stadium: Florencio Sola Referee: Daniel Zamora |
| 9 April 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 4–1 | Deportivo Camioneros | Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:00 | M. Torres 6' (pen.) Steimbach 30'Zalazar 65'Fernández 70' |
Report | Aguirre 12' |
Stadium: Florencio Sola Referee: Maximiliano Macheroni |
| 29 March 2026 | Newell's Old Boys | 0–2 | Acassuso | Rafaela, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 20:15 | Report | Schlotthauer 21' Petillo 74' |
Stadium: Nuevo Monumental Referee: Pablo Echavarría |
| 11 February 2026 | Rosario Central | 2–0 | Sportivo Belgrano | Santa Fe, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 19:00 | J. Fernández 5' Véliz 40' |
Report | Stadium: 15 de Abril Referee: Leandro Rey Hilfer |
| 18 January 2026 | Independiente Rivadavia | 2–0 | Estudiantes (BA) | Villa Mercedes, Pcia. de San Luis |
| 19:00 | Arce 23' Ríos 71' |
Report | Stadium: Único de Villa Mercedes Referee: Sebastián Zunino |
| 15 April 2026 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Gimnasia y Tiro | Lomas de Zamora, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 14:10 | Report | Stadium: Eduardo Gallardón Referee: Nahuel Viñas | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Cortez Cingolani Recalde Ceballos Módica Rodríguez Mondino |
Contín Sivetti Guanini Villarreal W. Montoya Rojas Galetto |
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| 11 February 2026 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | Salta, Pcia. de Salta |
| 21:15 | Iacobellis 15' Vera 53' |
Report | Casa 35' Cachi 48' |
Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena Referee: Andrés Gariano |
| Penalties | ||||
| Santos Iacobellis Aguerre Vera Maciel |
Lazarte Cachi Paradela Gallardo López |
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| 25 March 2026 | Atlético Tucumán | 2–1 | Sportivo Barracas | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Díaz 20' Ferreira 87' |
Report | Gómez 80' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Sebastián Martínez |
| 1 April 2026 | Instituto | 2–0 | Atlanta | Rafaela, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 21:15 | Galeano 20' (o.g.) Luna 88' |
Report | Stadium: Nuevo Monumental Referee: Bruno Amiconi |
| 7 April 2026 | Estudiantes (RC) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | San Martín (T) | Córdoba, Pcia. de Córdoba |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: El Gigante de Alberdi Referee: Yamil Possi | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ferreira Valiente Morro Ostchega Lozano |
Briñone K. López Cisnero García |
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| 25 February 2026 | Godoy Cruz | 0–1 | Deportivo Morón | Victoria, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Report | Contreras 26' |
Stadium: José Dellagiovanna Referee: Pablo Giménez |
| 25 February 2026 | San Martín (SJ) | 2–0 | Deportivo Madryn | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 17:00 | Monje 46' Murillo 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Juan Pafundi |
| 30 March 2026 | Unión | 2–0 | Agropecuario Argentino | Rosario, Pcia. de Santa Fe |
| 21:15 | Tarragona 45+1', 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Marcelo Bielsa Referee: Sebastián Zunino |
| 1 April 2026 | Defensa y Justicia | 2–1 | Chaco For Ever | Banfield, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Molinas 25' Hausch 36' |
Report | Enríquez 16' |
Stadium: Florencio Sola Referee: Daniel Zamora |
| 8 April 2026 | Sarmiento (J) | 1–0 | Tristán Suárez | Sarandí, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:10 | Magnín 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Gonzalo Pereira |
| 17 February 2026 | Aldosivi | 3–0 | San Miguel | Florencio Varela, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 17:00 | Novillo 23' Fernández 57'Brochero 83' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Norberto "Tito" Tomaghello Referee: Bruno Amiconi |
| 5 February 2026 | Barracas Central | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Temperley | Sarandí, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Bruera 57', 81' |
Report | Aguiñagalde 31' Werro 43' |
Stadium: Julio Humberto Grondona Referee: Nazareno Arasa |
| Penalties | ||||
| Campi Briasco Bruera Insúa |
Nardelli Krüger Molina Angelini Arregui |
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| 5 February 2026 | Deportivo Riestra | 1–0 | Deportivo Maipú | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Stringa 43' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Daniel Zamora |
Round of 32
This round will have 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. It will be played between 22 April and TBD 2026 in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Round of 16.
| 22 April 2026 | Acassuso | 0–3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 | Report | F. Torres 52' Giampaoli 55'N. Barros Schelotto 85' |
Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Juan Cruz Robledo |
| 8 May 2026 | Banfield | 35 | San Martín (T) | Salta, Pcia. de Salta |
| 21:10 | Report | Stadium: Padre Ernesto Martearena |
| 22 April 2026 | Deportivo Morón | 1–2 | Midland | Turdera, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Burruchaga 71' |
Report | Perales 43' Rogoski 78' |
Stadium: Alfredo Beranger Referee: Fabricio Llobet |
| 30 April 2026 | Vélez Sarsfield | 2–0 | Gimnasia y Tiro | Caseros, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| 21:15 | Godoy 44' Valdés 90' |
Report | Stadium: Ciudad de Caseros Referee: Felipe Viola |
| 13 May 2026 | Platense | 45 | San Martín (SJ) | Morón, Pcia. de Buenos Aires |
| Report | Stadium: Nuevo Francisco Urbano |
Round of 16
This round will have 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. It will be played between TBD and TBD 2026 in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
| Winners 33 | 49 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
| Winners 35 | 50 | Midland |
| Winners 37 | 51 | Winners 38 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 52 | Winners 40 |
| Winners 41 | 53 | Winners 42 |
| Winners 43 | 54 | Winners 44 |
| Winners 45 | 55 | Winners 46 |
| Winners 47 | 56 | Winners 48 |
Quarterfinals
This round will have 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round will be played between TBD and TBD 2026, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams will advance to the semifinals.
| Winners 49 | 57 | Winners 50 |
| Winners 51 | 58 | Winners 52 |
| Winners 53 | 59 | Winners 54 |
| Winners 55 | 60 | Winners 56 |
Semifinals
This round will have 4 qualified teams from the quarterfinals. The round will be played on TBD and TBD 2026, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams will advance to the final.
| Winners 57 | 61 | Winners 58 |
| Winners 59 | 62 | Winners 60 |
Final
| Winners 61 | 63 | Winners 62 |
|---|---|---|
Top goalscorers
- As of 30 April 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tobías Andrada |
Vélez Sarsfield | 2 |
 Adam Bareiro |
Boca Juniors | ||
| Facundo Bruera |
Barracas Central | ||
| Dilan Godoy |
Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Marcelino Moreno |
Lanús | ||
| Tiziano Perrotta |
Banfield | ||
| Cristian Tarragona |
Unión | ||
| 8 | 71 players | 1 | |
Source: Copa Argentina