The 2012–13 Copa Argentina was the fourth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the second since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 23, 2012. The tournament featured 224 clubs from the top four levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Arsenal) qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.[1][2]
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| Country | Argentina |
| Teams | 224 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal (1st title) |
| Runner-up | San Lorenzo |
| 2014 Copa Libertadores | Arsenal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 223 |
| Goals scored | 529 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Daniel Bazán Vera 5 goals |
Teams edit
The 224 teams that took part in this competition included: all the teams from the Primera División (20), Primera B Nacional (20), Primera B Metropolitana (21), Torneo Argentino A (25), Primera C (20), Torneo Argentino B (100), and Primera D (18).[3]
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- Primera B Nacional
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- Primera B Metropolitana
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- Torneo Argentino A
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- Primera C
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- Torneo Argentino B
- Primera D
Format edit
The tournament was competed in two phases organized in multiple single-elimination rounds.
The first phase consisted of four rounds divided between Metropolitan and Interior zones. The first round involved the 100 teams from the Torneo Argentino B in a single elimination round. The second round was played by the 50 winners from the first round along with the 18 teams of the Primera D Metropolitana and the 7 lowest teams plus the most recently promoted team of the Primera C Metropolitana. The third round had the 13 winners of the Metropolitan zones from the last round plus the 12 remaining teams from the Primera C Metropolitana and the 21 teams of the Primera B Metropolitana, producing 23 teams. This round also saw the 25 winners of the Interior zones against the 25 teams of the Torneo Argentina A, producing 25 teams. The final round of the first phase saw 48 winners of the previous round (23 from the Metropolitan zone and 25 from the Interior zone) in a single elimination producing 24 teams that enter the second phase.
The Second Phase began with a classification round where the 16 non-champion teams of the B Nacional determined the 8 teams to move forward. The next round saw the 24 teams from the first phase, the 8 winners of the previous round, the remaining champion teams of the Primera B Nacional (Huracán, Ferro Carril Oeste, Rosario Central, and Banfield), and the 12 non-champion teams from the Primera Division in four brackets. The 8 champion teams (River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield, Racing, San Lorenzo, Estudiantes (LP), and Newell's Old Boys) joined the bracket with 24 winning teams.
Preliminary phase edit
| October 23, 2012 | Villa Cubas (C) | 3–1 | San Lorenzo (A) |
| October 23, 2012 | Unión (VK) | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Sportivo Del Bono |
| October 24, 2012 | Monterrico San Vicente | 1–1 (3–4 p) | River Plate (E) |
Initial phase edit
First round edit
| October 23, 2012 | Deportivo Español | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Muñiz |
| October 24, 2012 | Luján | 2–0 | Central Ballester |
| October 24, 2012 | Argentino (M) | 1–3 | Puerto Nuevo |
| October 24, 2012 | Sacachispas | 6–0 | Lugano |
| October 24, 2012 | Leandro N. Alem | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Juventud Unida |
| October 30, 2012 | El Porvenir | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Deportivo Paraguayo |
| October 31, 2012 | Liniers | 2–0 | Argentino (R) |
| October 31, 2012 | Argentino (Q) | 1–1 (3–0 p) | Victoriano Arenas |
| October 31, 2012 | Centro Español | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Cañuelas |
| October 31, 2012 | Deportivo Riestra | 3–0 | San Martín (B) |
Second round edit
| November 6, 2012 | Platense | 2–0 | Argentino (Q) |
| November 6, 2012 | Deportivo Armenio | 1–0 | Deportivo Español |
| November 6, 2012 | Barracas Central | 1–2 | Ferrocarril Midland |
| November 6, 2012 | Comunicaciones | 0–1 | Liniers |
| November 7, 2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 5–0 | Puerto Nuevo |
| November 7, 2012 | Los Andes | 0–1 | Leandro N. Alem |
| November 7, 2012 | Colegiales | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Deportivo Riestra |
| November 7, 2012 | Deportivo Morón | 2–1 | Dock Sud |
| November 7, 2012 | Tristán Suárez | 4–2 | Talleres (RE) |
| November 7, 2012 | San Telmo | 1–1 (4–3 p) | San Miguel |
| November 7, 2012 | Villa San Carlos | 0–2 | El Porvenir |
| November 7, 2012 | Acassuso | 0–2 | Defensores Unidos |
| November 7, 2012 | General Lamadrid | 0–2 | UAI Urquiza |
| November 7, 2012 | Sportivo Italiano | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Defensores de Cambaceres |
| November 14, 2012 | Temperley | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Excursionistas |
| November 14, 2012 | Villa Dálmine | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Deportivo Laferrere |
| November 14, 2012 | Defensores de Belgrano | 0–1 | Berazategui |
| November 14, 2012 | Almagro | 1–0 | Sacachispas |
| November 14, 2012 | Central Córdoba (R) | 1–0 | J.J. Urquiza |
| November 15, 2012 | Estudiantes (BA) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Centro Español |
Third round edit
| November 6, 2012 | Américo Tesiorieri | 6–0 | Mitre (S) |
| November 7, 2012 | Famaillá | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Concepción (BRS) |
| November 7, 2012 | Mitre (SdE) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Sarmiento (SdE) |
| November 7, 2012 | Argentino Agropecuario | 2–2 (5–4 p) | El Linqueño |
| November 7, 2012 | Grupo Universitario (T) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Alvear |
| November 7, 2012 | Maronese | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Cruz del Sur |
| November 7, 2012 | Atenas (RC) | 3–1 | Estudiantes (SL) |
| November 7, 2012 | Juventud Unida (G) | 0–1 | Paraná |
| November 7, 2012 | Deportivo Mandiyú | 3–1 | Comunicaciones (M) |
| November 7, 2012 | Sarmiento (R) | 0–1 | Jorge Brown (P) |
| November 7, 2012 | Sportivo Patria | 4–2 | Fontana |
| November 7, 2012 | Colegiales (C) | 1–0 | La Emilia |
| November 7, 2012 | Tiro Federal (BB) | 0–1 | Villa Mitre |
| November 7, 2012 | Deportivo Roca | 0–2 | Sol de Mayo |
| November 7, 2012 | CAI | 5–2 | Deportivo Madryn |
| November 7, 2012 | Boca (RG) | 2–0 | Jorge Newbery (CR) |
| November 7, 2012 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | San Martín (Mza) |
| November 7, 2012 | Juventud Alianza | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Unión (VK) |
| November 7, 2012 | Defensores (P) | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Sportivo Rivadavia |
| November 7, 2012 | 9 de Julio (M) | 2–1 | General Paz Juniors |
| November 7, 2012 | Ben Hur | 2–1 | San Jorge (SF) |
| November 8, 2012 | Policial | 0–1 | Villa Cubas (C) |
| November 8, 2012 | Once Tigres | 2–1 | Defensores (S) |
| November 14, 2012 | Altos Hornos Zapla | 2–2 (5–3 p) | River Plate (E) |
Fourth round edit
| November 21, 2012 | Tristán Suárez | 4–0 | Deportivo Laferrere |
| November 21, 2012 | Flandria | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Excursionistas |
| November 21, 2012 | Brown | 1–0 | Leandro N. Alem |
| November 21, 2012 | Chacarita Juniors | 4–0 | Claypole |
| November 21, 2012 | San Telmo | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Ferrocarril Midland |
| November 21, 2012 | Deportivo Armenio | 1–1 (3–1 p) | El Porvenir |
| November 28, 2012 | Sportivo Italiano | 1–1 (5–6 p) | UAI Urquiza |
| November 30, 2012 | Alvarado | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Argentino Agropecuario |
| December 5, 2012 | Estudiantes (BA) | 2–0 | Deportivo Riestra |
| December 5, 2012 | Guillermo Brown | 1–0 | Boca (RG) |
| December 5, 2012 | Unión (VK) | 2–1 | San Martín (M) |
| December 5, 2012 | Talleres (C) | 3–0 | Racing (C) |
| December 5, 2012 | Jorge Brown (P) | 2–1 | Deportivo Mandiyú |
| December 5, 2012 | Sportivo Belgrano | 2–1 | Atenas |
| December 5, 2012 | Santamarina | 2–0 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) |
| December 5, 2012 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Ben Hur |
| December 5, 2012 | San Martín (T) | 3–1 | San Jorge (T) |
| December 5, 2012 | Central Norte | 1–0 | Gimnasia y Tiro (S) | |
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| December 6, 2012 | Juventud Antoniana | 3–0 | Central Córdoba (SdE) |
| December 6, 2012 | Central Córdoba (R) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Sportivo Rivadavia |
| December 6, 2012 | Villa Mitre | 0–2 | Racing (O) |
| January 23, 2013 | Almagro | 0–1 | Defensores Unidos |
| January 23, 2013 | Deportivo Morón | 5–1 | Berazategui |
Final phase edit
Preliminary round edit
| January 25, 2013 | Almirante Brown | 2–0 | Sarmiento (J) |
| January 26, 2013 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 3–0 | Douglas Haig |
| January 26, 2013 | Atlético Tucumán | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) |
| January 27, 2013 | Patronato | 2–0 | Nueva Chicago |
| January 27, 2013 | Defensa y Justicia | 2–1 | Deportivo Merlo |
| January 29, 2013 | Boca Unidos | 4–0 | Crucero del Norte |
| January 29, 2013 | Instituto | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Independiente Rivadavia |
Elimination round edit
Zone 1 edit
| March 12, 2013 | Almirante Brown | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Deportivo Armenio |
| February 20, 2013 | Defensa y Justicia | 0–3 | Estudiantes (BA) |
| March 13, 2013 | Banfield | 2–1 | Central Norte |
| March 13, 2013 | Belgrano | 0–1 | Talleres (C) |
| March 21, 2013 | Tigre | 0–1 | Juventud Antoniana |
| March 26, 2013 | Argentinos Juniors | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Sportivo Belgrano |
Zone 2 edit
| February 12, 2013 | San Martín (SJ) | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Unión (VK) |
| February 20, 2013 | Rosario Central | 1–2 | Central Córdoba (R) |
| March 5, 2013 | Quilmes | 3–1 | Ferrocarril Midland |
| March 6, 2013 | Atlético Tucumán | 3–1 | San Martín (T) |
| March 6, 2013 | Excursionistas | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) |
Zone 3 edit
| February 19, 2013 | Godoy Cruz | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Chacarita Juniors |
| February 21, 2013 | Olimpo | 2–1 | Guillermo Brown |
| March 6, 2013 | Huracán | 5–1 | Racing (O) |
| March 13, 2013 | Boca Unidos | 1–0 | Jorge Brown (P) |
| March 26, 2013 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Santamarina |
Zone 4 edit
| February 13, 2013 | Atlético Rafaela | 2–1 | Alvarado |
| March 21, 2013 | Lanús | 1–0 | UAI Urquiza |
| March 6, 2013 | Deportivo Morón | 2–1 | Instituto |
| March 14, 2013 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Defensores Unidos |
| March 20, 2013 | Patronato | 2–2 (9–10 p) | Tristán Suárez |
| March 25, 2013 | Unión | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) |
Final phase edit
The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 32, the thirty-two qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of eight Primera División teams, and twenty-four winners from the Final Phase. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee.
Upper bracket edit
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| River Plate | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Banfield | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Juventud Antoniana | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Banfield | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Talleres (C) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Talleres (C) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Sportivo Belgrano | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Talleres (C) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Armenio | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Racing | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tristán Suárez | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tristán Suárez | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Defensores Unidos | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Lanús | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Morón | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| San Lorenzo | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
Lower bracket edit
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Atlético Tucumán | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Quilmes | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Unión (VK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Quilmes | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Estudiantes (LP) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| All Boys | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Central Córdoba (R) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| All Boys | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| All Boys | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Excursionistas | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Boca Juniors | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| All Boys | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Independiente | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Boca Unidos | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Independiente | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Platense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Huracán | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Olimpo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Olimpo | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||
Final edit
| San Lorenzo | 0–3 | Arsenal |
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| Report | Aguirre  36'Echeverría 54'Zelaya 66' |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Daniel Bazán Vera |  Argentine
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Tristán Suárez | 5 |
| 2 | Damián Akerman | Argentine
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Deportivo Morón | 4 |
| Joaquín Cabral | Argentine
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Deportivo Roca | 4 | |
| Ignacio Piatti | Argentine
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San Lorenzo | 4 | |
| Martín Prost | Argentine
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CAI | 4 | |
| Federico Rodríguez | Argentine
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Berazategui | 4 | |
| David Romero Neyra | Argentine
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Américo Tesiorieri | 4 | |
| Daniel Segovia | Argentine
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Cruz del Sur | 4 |
Source:[4]
References edit
- ^ "No dejó dudas: Arsenal goleó a San Lorenzo y es campeón de la Copa Argentina" on Cancha Llena.com, 16 Oct 2013
- ^ "Arsenal aplastó a San Lorenzo y gritó campeón en Catamarca", Clarín, 16 Oct 2013
- ^ Copa Argentina 2012-13 on Soccerway.com
- ^ "Copa Argentina Goleadores" (in Spanish). AFA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
External links edit
- Official site
- Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website