2023 Copa Argentina

The 2023 Copa Argentina was the thirteenth edition of the Copa Argentina football tournament, and the eleventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 24 January and ended on 13 December 2023. Patronato, the defending champions, were eliminated in the round of 32.
Estudiantes defeated Defensa y Justicia 1–0 in the final to win their first title in the tournament. As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.

Teams

Sixty-four teams took part in this competition: All twenty-eight teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D and ten teams from Federal A.

First Level

Primera División

All twenty-eight teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.

Second Level

Primera Nacional

The top fifteen teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.

Third Level

Primera B Metropolitana

The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera B tournament and the winner of "2021 Torneo Complemento" qualified.

Torneo Federal A

The top five teams of each zone of the 2022 tournament qualified.

Fourth Level

Primera C Metropolitana

The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera C tournament qualified.

Fifth Level

Primera D Metropolitana

The top team of 2022 Primera D tournament and the winner of "Torneo Complemento" qualified.

Final rounds

Draw

The draw for the final rounds was held on 3 November 2022, 17:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and division. Champions of AFA tournaments playing in Argentine Primera División were allocated to Group A. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. C; B vs. D. Some combinations were avoided for security reasons.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Banfield Boca Juniors Colón Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Patronato Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Tigre Vélez Sarsfield	Aldosivi Atlético Tucumán Barracas Central Belgrano Central Córdoba (SdE) Defensa y Justicia Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) Godoy Cruz Instituto Platense San Martín (T) Sarmiento (J) Talleres (C) Unión	Argentino (M) Central Norte Centro Español Ciudad de Bolívar Claypole Deportivo Español Excursionistas Gimnasia y Tiro Independiente (Ch) Olimpo Racing (C) San Martín (F) Sarmiento (R) Sol de Mayo Villa Mitre Yupanqui	All Boys Almagro Chacarita Juniors Chaco For Ever Colegiales Comunicaciones Defensores de Belgrano Defensores Unidos Deportivo Armenio Deportivo Morón Deportivo Riestra Estudiantes (BA) Estudiantes (RC) Independiente Rivadavia Ituzaingó San Martín (SJ)

Round of 64

The Round of 64 had 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone, 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 24 January and 27 June 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.

Round of 32

This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 19 July and 15 August 2023, 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 played between 23 August and 10 September 2023, 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 played between 10 and 15 October 2023, 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 Quarter-finals. The round was played on 22 and 23 November 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.