# 2016–17 Copa Argentina

The 2016–17 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2016-17 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the sixth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on February 2 and ended on December 9, 2017.
River Plate, the defending champions, defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 in the final to win their 2nd title. As champions, River Plate qualified for the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.
Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up.

## Teams

The 99 teams that took part in this competition included: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D; fourteen teams from Federal A and thirty-two from Federal B.

### First Level
#### Primera División

All thirty teams qualified.
* Aldosivi
* Arsenal
* Atlético de Rafaela
* Atlético Tucumán
* Banfield
* Belgrano
* Boca Juniors
* Colón
* Defensa y Justicia
* Estudiantes (LP)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
* Godoy Cruz
* Huracán
* Independiente
* Lanús
* Newell's Old Boys
* Olimpo
* Patronato
* Quilmes
* Racing
* River Plate
* Rosario Central
* San Lorenzo
* San Martín (SJ)
* Sarmiento (J)
* Talleres (C)
* Temperley
* Tigre
* Unión
* Vélez Sarsfield

### Second Level

The first twelve teams from the first stage of 2016-17 tournament qualified.

#### Primera B Nacional

* All Boys
* Almagro
* Argentinos Juniors
* Brown
* Central Córdoba (SdE)
* Chacarita Juniors
* Ferro Carril Oeste
* Guillermo Brown
* Independiente Rivadavia
* Instituto
* Nueva Chicago
* Santamarina

### Third Level
#### Primera B Metropolitana

The first five teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera B tournament qualified.
* Atlanta
* Defensores de Belgrano
* Deportivo Morón
* Deportivo Riestra
* Estudiantes (BA)

#### Torneo Federal A

The first two teams of each zone of the 2016–17 tournament qualified.
* Altos Hornos Zapla
* Alvarado
* Chaco For Ever
* Cipolletti
* Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
* Deportivo Madryn
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
* Gimnasia y Tiro
* Mitre (SdE)
* Sarmiento (R)
* Sportivo Las Parejas
* Unión Aconquija
* Unión (S)
* Unión (VK)

### Fourth Level
#### Primera C Metropolitana

The first four teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera C tournament qualified.
* Cañuelas
* Defensores Unidos
* Sacachispas
* Sportivo Barracas

#### Torneo Federal B

The first two teams of each zone of the 2016-17 Federal B tournament qualified.
* Almirante Brown (L)
* Argentinos (VdM)
* Atlético Laguna Blanca
* Belgrano (P)
* Belgrano (SN)
* Bella Vista (BB)
* Ben Hur
* Central Norte
* Colón Juniors
* Comercio Central Unidos
* Deportivo Achirense
* Deportivo Camioneros
* Estudiantes (RC)
* Ferroviario (C)
* Germinal
* Güemes (SdE)
* Huracán (CR)
* Huracán Las Heras
* Independiente (Ch)
* Jorge Newbery (CR)
* Kimberley
* Mitre (S)
* Pacífico
* San Martín (F)
* Sansinena
* Sol de Mayo
* Sportivo Barracas (C)
* Sportivo Peñarol (Ch)
* Talleres (P)
* Textil Mandiyú
* Tiro Federal (M)
* Tiro Federal (R)

### Fifth Level
#### Primera D Metropolitana

The first two teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera D tournament qualified.
* Atlas
* Leandro N. Alem

## Regional Round

This round is organized by the Consejo Federal.

### Group A: Federal A

In this round, 14 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between March 14 and 30, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 7 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cipolletti | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Deportivo Madryn | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 4–2 | Alvarado | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Altos Hornos Zapla | 1–6 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 8–1 | Unión (S) | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| Chaco For Ever | 3–2 | Sarmiento (R) | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Unión Aconquija | 2–4 | Mitre (SdE) | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Unión (VK) | 2–3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1–0 | 1–3 |

#### Second leg
### Group B: Federal B
#### Round I

In this first round, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between February 2 and February 23, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Jorge Newbery (CR) | 1–1 (a) | Huracán (CR) | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Germinal | 2–3 | Sol de Mayo | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Bella Vista (BB) | 11–1 | Sansinena | 6–0 | 5–1 |
| Kimberley | 4–3 | Argentinos (VdM) | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Güemes (SdE) | 2–2 (a) | Comercio Central Unidos | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Tiro Federal (M) | 1–5 | Estudiantes (RC) | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Pacífico | 4–1 | Huracán Las Heras | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Sportivo Peñarol (Ch) | 6–2 | Colón Juniors | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Independiente (Ch) | 1–2 | Deportivo Camioneros | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sportivo Barracas (C) | 4–0 | Belgrano (SN) | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Belgrano (P) | 2–0 | Deportivo Achirense | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ben Hur | 3–0 | Tiro Federal (R) | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Mitre (S) | 1–2 | Central Norte | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Almirante Brown (L) | 2–4 | Talleres (P) | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Atlético Laguna Blanca | 2–5 | San Martín (F) | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Ferroviario (C) | 4–3 | Textil Mandiyú | 3–1 | 1–2 |

##### Second leg
#### Round II

In this round, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 11 and March 5, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round III.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sol de Mayo | 4–0 | Jorge Newbery (CR) | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Kimberley | 1–2 | Bella Vista (BB) | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Estudiantes (RC) | 4–0 | Güemes (SdE) | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Pacífico | 2–1 | Sportivo Peñarol (Ch) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Camioneros | 4–0 | Sportivo Barracas (C) | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Ben Hur | 4–1 | Belgrano (P) | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Talleres (P) | 1–2 | Central Norte | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Ferroviario (C) | 4–3 | San Martín (F) | 3–0 | 1–3 |

##### Second leg
#### Round III

In this round, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 18 and March 18, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bella Vista (BB) | 2–5 | Sol de Mayo | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Pacífico | 3–3 (a) | Estudiantes (RC) | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Deportivo Camioneros | 4–3 | Ben Hur | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Ferroviario (C) | 3–6 | Central Norte | 2–0 | 1–6 |

##### Second leg
## Final Round
### Bracket
#### Upper bracket

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| River Plate | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlas | 0 | River Plate | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Instituto | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 0 | Instituto | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Instituto | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Instituto | 1 | | | River Plate | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Temperley | 2 | | | | | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 0 | Temperley | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Defensa y Justicia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sol de Mayo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sol de Mayo | 0 | | | | | | River Plate | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Atlanta | 1 | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 0 | | | | | | | | Atlanta | 1 | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 1 | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Belgrano (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| Belgrano (p) | 1 (3) | Belgrano (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 1 (2) | | | Belgrano | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlanta | 2 | | | | | | |
| San Martín (SJ) | 0 | | | | | Atlanta | 2 | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | 3 | Atlanta | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pacífico | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2 | Pacífico | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Pacífico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacífico | 3 | | | | | | | | | River Plate | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Deportivo Morón | 0 |
| Racing | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Deportivo Morón | 0 |
| Mitre (SdE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitre (SdE) | 1 | Racing | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Olimpo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpo | 1 | Olimpo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 | | | Olimpo | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Talleres (C) | 1 | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0 | Talleres (C) | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Quilmes | 0 (1) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | Olimpo | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Deportivo Morón | 1 | | | |
| Lanús | 5 | | | | | | | | Deportivo Morón | 1 | | | |
| Sportivo Barracas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Barracas | 1 | Lanús | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Unión | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Unión (p) | 0 (4) | Unión | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Nueva Chicago | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nueva Chicago | 0 (2) | | | Unión | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Deportivo Morón (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| Patronato | 0 | | | | | Deportivo Morón (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Morón | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Morón | 2 | Deportivo Morón | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | San Lorenzo | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo (p) | 1 (4) | San Lorenzo | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Cipolletti | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Lower bracket

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Independiente (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Camioneros | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Camioneros | 0 (4) | Independiente | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Atlético Tucumán | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Tucumán (p) | 1 (4) | Atlético Tucumán | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| All Boys | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| All Boys | 1 (1) | | | Atlético Tucumán | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sarmiento (J) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sarmiento (J) | 1 | | | | | Sarmiento (J) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | 0 | Sarmiento (J) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Sacachispas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | 1 (5) | Sacachispas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Sacachispas (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sacachispas (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | Atlético Tucumán | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | | | |
| Huracán (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | | | |
| Defensores Unidos | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores Unidos | 2 (1) | Huracán | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Colón | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Colón | 1 | Colón | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 0 | | | Huracán | 0 (1) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| Aldosivi | 2 | | | | | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | Aldosivi | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Leandro N. Alem | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leandro N. Alem | 0 | | | | | | | | | Atlético Tucumán (p) | 0 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 (1) |
| Newell's Old Boys | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 0 (1) |
| Central Norte | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Norte | 1 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Godoy Cruz | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Godoy Cruz | 3 | Godoy Cruz | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Santamarina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santamarina | 0 | | | Godoy Cruz | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Banfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 1 | | | | | Banfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Almagro | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Almagro | 0 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Banfield | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Banfield | 1 | Banfield | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chaco For Ever | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chaco For Ever | 0 | | | | | | Godoy Cruz | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 3 | | | |
| Rosario Central | 1 | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 3 | | | |
| Cañuelas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cañuelas | 0 | Rosario Central | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Deportivo Riestra | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tigre | 2 (1) | Deportivo Riestra | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Riestra (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Riestra (p) | 2 (3) | | | Rosario Central | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Boca Juniors | 0 | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Brown | 1 | | | | | Boca Juniors | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0 | Guillermo Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Boca Juniors | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 5 | Boca Juniors | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Tiro | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 64

This round had 11 qualified teams from the Regional Round (7 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metro; 4 teams from Primera C and 2 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 30 teams from Primera División. The round was played between April 25 and August 18, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32. The draw took place on April 5, 2017.

### Round of 32

This round had the 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between August 16 and September 21, 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 September 27 and October 9, 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 October 18 and October 24, 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 Quarterfinals. The round was played on November 10 and 12, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Maximiliano Tunessi | Sol de Mayo | 7 |
| 2 | Jorge González | Deportivo Camioneros | 5 |
| 2 | Ignacio Scocco | Newell's Old Boys/River Plate | 5 |
| 4 | David Cano | Sportivo Peñarol (Ch) | 4 |
| 4 | Ignacio Fernández | River Plate | 4 |
| 4 | Bruno Sepúlveda | Estudiantes (RC) | 4 |
Source:

## Team of the tournament

Team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Cristian Lucchetti (Atlético Tucumán) | Emiliano Mayola (Deportivo Morón) Jonatan Maidana (River Plate) Mauricio Martínez (Rosario Central) | Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) Emiliano Tellechea (Olimpo) Ignacio Fernández (River Plate) David Barbona (Atlético Tucumán) | Ignacio Scocco (River Plate) Maximiliano Tunessi (Sol de Mayo) Adrián Martínez (Atlanta) |
| Substitutes ||||
| Julio Salvá (Deportivo Morón) | Tomás Armella (Central Norte) | Pablo Cortizo (Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)) Ivo Hongn (Pacífico) Gastón Giménez (Godoy Cruz) | Jorge González (Deportivo Camioneros) Luis Miguel Rodríguez (Atlético Tucumán) |
| Coach ||||
| Marcelo Gallardo (River Plate) ||||
Source: