2026 Copa de la Liga (Chile)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Dates | 20 March – 19 July 2026 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.67 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 1 April 2026. | |
The 2026 Copa de la Liga is the first edition of the Chilean Copa de la Liga, a football cup tournament for the 16 clubs participating in the Liga de Primera, organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The competition is held from 20 March to 19 July 2026.[1][2]
The creation of the competition was announced on 14 October 2025, following an agreement reached by the ANFP and Warner Bros. Discovery (owners of broadcaster TNT Sports), after the former was sentenced to pay USD 37 million to the latter in 2024 for breach of contract, owing to a decrease in the number of first division matches played as a result of the 2019 social outburst and the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards. The winners of each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be played on a home-and-away format, while the final will be played as a single match on neutral ground.[5]
Prizes
The champion of this edition will earn the right to compete in the 2027 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 3 berth, provided that they compete in the top flight in the 2027 season.[5] In addition to this, the champions will also be entitled to play the 2027 Supercopa de Chile.[5]
Schedule
Draw
The groups for the competition were set on 8 January 2026, at the Complejo Deportivo Quilín in Santiago, Chile.[8] The 16 teams were seeded according to their position at the end of the 2025 Liga de Primera (shown in parentheses), with the promoted teams from the 2025 Liga de Ascenso replacing the teams relegated from the top flight tournament, and distributed into four groups through the snake draft method.[9]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CC | COQ | HUA | DCO | |
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| 1 | Colo-Colo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Coquimbo Unido | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | — | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Huachipato | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | |||
| 4 | Deportes Concepción | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Drawing of lots.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ÑUB | UC | UDC | CSL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ñublense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the Semi-finals | — | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | — | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Universidad de Concepción | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Cobresal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Drawing of lots.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OHI | LIM | EVE | PAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Higgins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | |||
| 2 | Deportes Limache | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | — | 1–1 | ||||
| 3 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | |||
| 4 | Palestino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUD | ULC | UCH | DLS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audax Italiano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to the Semi-finals | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | Unión La Calera | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | |||
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.