# 1996 Copa Chile

The 1996 Copa Chile was the 26th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 17, 1996, and concluded on November 30, 1996. Colo-Colo won the competition for their tenth time, beating Rangers in the finals.

## Calendar

| Round | Date |
| Group Round | 17 February 1996 10 March 1996 |
| Quarterfinals | 9–17 July 1996 |
| Semi-finals | 24 September 1996 26 November 1996 |
| Final | 28–30 November 1996 |

## Group Round

* Key to colours in group tables
* Teams that progressed to the Quarterfinals

### Group 1A

| | DANT | RATA | CLOA | COQU |
| D. Antofagasta | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| R. Atacama | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Cobreloa | 1–1 | 5–1 | | 2–0 |
| Coquimbo U. | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Deportes Antofagasta | 11 |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 10 |
| 3 | Regional Atacama | 6 |
| 4 | Coquimbo Unido | 3 |

### Group 2A

| | COLO | UESP | PALE | SWAN |
| Colo-Colo | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| U. Española | 1–3 | | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Palestino | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 |
| S. Wanderers | 1–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 18 |
| 2 | Palestino | 8 |
| 3 | Santiago Wanderers | 6 |
| 4 | Unión Española | 1 |

### Group 3A

| | UCAT | OHIG | HUAC | DCON |
| U. Católica | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| O'Higgins | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Huachipato | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 0–2 |
| D. Concepción | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 16 |
| 2 | Huachipato | 7 |
| 3 | Deportes Concepción | 6 |
| 4 | O'Higgins | 5 |

### Group 4A

| | UCHI | AUDI | DTEM | POSO |
| U. de Chile | | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| A. Italiano | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| D. Temuco | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| P. Osorno | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 15 |
| 2 | Deportes Temuco | 10 |
| 3 | Provincial Osorno | 6 |
| 4 | Audax Italiano | 4 |

### Group 1B

| | DARI | DIQU | CSAL | MAGA |
| D. Arica | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| D. Iquique | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Cobresal | 2–1 | 1–4 | | 4–3 |
| Magallanes | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Deportes Iquique | 10 (+5) |
| 2 | Magallanes | 10 (+1) |
| 3 | Cobresal | 10 (-1) |
| 4 | Deportes Arica | 4 |

### Group 2B

| | DLSE | DOVA | USFE | EVER |
| D. La Serena | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| D. Ovalle | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| U. San Felipe | 1–5 | 2–0 | | 1–3 |
| Everton | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Deportes La Serena | 13 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 |
| 3 | Deportes Ovalle | 8 |
| 4 | Unión San Felipe | 3 |

### Group 3B

| | DMEL | DCOL | USCR | RANG |
| D. Melipilla | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| D. Colchagua | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| U. Santa Cruz | 0–1 | 2–4 | | 1–3 |
| Rangers | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Rangers | 13 |
| 2 | Deportes Melipilla | 12 |
| 3 | Deportes Colchagua | 8 |
| 4 | Unión Santa Cruz | 1 |

### Group 4B

| | DLIN | ÑUBL | FVIA | DPMO |
| D. Linares | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Ñublense | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Fernández Vial | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| D. Puerto Montt | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 11 (+4) |
| 2 | Ñublense | 11 (+2) |
| 3 | Fernández Vial | 9 |
| 4 | Deportes Linares | 1 |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportes Iquique | 2–5 | Deportes Antofagasta | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Deportes La Serena | 1–2 | Colo-Colo | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Rangers | 2–2 (a) | Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Deportes Puerto Montt | 0–5 | Universidad de Chile | 0–0 | 0–5 |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Hermes Navarro | Magallanes | 9 |
| 2 | Fernando Vergara | Colo-Colo | 7 |
| | Eladio Rojas | Rangers | 7 |
| 4 | Daniel Fascioli | Deportes Antofagasta | 6 |