2015–16 Copa Argentina


The 2015–16 Copa Argentina was the seventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the fifth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on January 29, 2016. Defending champions Boca Juniors were eliminated by Rosario Central in the quarterfinals. By winning the competition, River Plate won the right to play in the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2016 Supercopa Argentina.

Teams

The 75 teams that took part in the competition included: all teams from the Primera División ; twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B Metropolitana, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; ten teams from Federal A and twelve from Torneo Federal B.

First Level

Primera División

All thirty teams qualified.

Second Level

The first twelve teams from 2015 tournament qualified.

Primera B Nacional

Third Level

Primera B Metropolitana

The champion and the four teams that reached the semifinals of the Torneo Reducido qualified.

Torneo Federal A

The two teams promoted, the losing team of the seventh stage, two losing teams of the sixth stage, four losing teams of the fifth stage, and the best losing team of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.

Fourth Level

Primera C Metropolitana

The first 4 teams from 2015 tournament qualified.

Torneo Federal B

The three teams promoted, the three losing teams of the fifth stage, and six losing teams of the fourth stage of the 2015 tournament qualified.

Fifth Level

Primera D Metropolitana

The champion and the runners-up of the 2015 tournament qualified.

Regional Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

Group A

In this first round, 7 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 9 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 31 and February 20, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.

Second leg

Gimnasia y Tiro won 2–1 on aggregate.
Unión Aconquija won 5–1 on aggregate.
Defensores de Belgrano won 5–3 on aggregate.
Unión won 3–1 on aggregate.
San Martín won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Sportivo Rivadavia won on away goals.
Deportivo Madryn won 5–0 on aggregate.
''Sansiena won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Group B

In this round, 3 teams from the Torneo Federal A and 3 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between January 29 and February 17, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 3 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.

Second leg

Güemes won 5–3 on aggregate.
Talleres won 4–2 on aggregate.
''2–2 on aggregate. Villa Mitre won 5–4 on penalties.''

Final Round

Round of 64

This round will have 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone, 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between May 4 and July 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 7, 2016.

Round of 32

This round will have the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 2 and August 31, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.

Round of 16

This round will have the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between September 3 and October 19, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

This round will have the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between October 5 and November 17, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

This round will have the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played between November 30 and December 1, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.