# 2017–18 Copa Argentina

The 2017–18 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2017–18 for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the seventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 19 January 2018 and ended on 6 December 2018.
Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, Rosario Central qualified for 2018 Supercopa Argentina and 2019 Copa Libertadores.
River Plate, the defending champions, were eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in the semifinals.

## Teams

The 100 teams that took part in this competition were: all teams from the Primera División (28); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D; thirty-two teams from Federal A and sixteen from Federal B.

### First Level
#### Primera División

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

### Second Level
#### Primera B Nacional

The best twelve teams at the 13th round of 2017-18 tournament qualified.
* Agropecuario Argentino
* Aldosivi
* Almagro
* Atlético de Rafaela
* Brown
* Deportivo Morón
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
* Guillermo Brown
* Juventud Unida (G)
* Mitre (SdE)
* San Martín (T)
* Villa Dálmine

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

The top-five teams at the 17th round of 2017-18 Primera B tournament qualified.
* Defensores de Belgrano
* Estudiantes (BA)
* Platense
* Tristán Suárez
* UAI Urquiza

#### Torneo Federal A

The first eight teams of each zone of the 2017–18 tournament qualified.
* Altos Hornos Zapla
* Alvarado
* Central Córdoba (SdE)
* Chaco For Ever
* Cipolletti
* Crucero del Norte
* Defensores (P)
* Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
* Deportivo Maipú
* Deportivo Roca
* Desamparados
* Douglas Haig
* Estudiantes (RC)
* Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
* Gimnasia y Tiro
* Huracán Las Heras
* Independiente (N)
* Juventud Antoniana
* Juventud Unida Universitario
* Rivadavia (L)
* San Jorge (T)
* San Lorenzo (A)
* Sansinena
* Sarmiento (R)
* Sportivo Belgrano
* Sportivo Las Parejas
* Sportivo Patria
* Unión (S)
* Unión (VK)
* Villa Mitre

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

The top-four teams at the 19th round of 2017-18 Primera C tournament qualified.
* Central Córdoba (R)
* Defensores Unidos
* Luján
* Midland

#### Torneo Federal B

The top-four teams of each zone of the 2017-18 Federal B tournament qualified.
* Atlético Pellegrini
* Central Norte
* Deportivo Achirense
* Deportivo Camioneros
* Deportivo Rincón
* Ferro Carril Sud
* Huracán (SR)
* Independiente (Ch)
* Racing (C)
* Racing (O)
* San Jorge
* San Martín (F)
* Sarmiento (L)
* Sol de América
* Sol de Mayo
* Sportivo Peñarol (Ch)

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

The top-three teams at the 15th round of 2017-18 Primera D tournament qualified.
* Central Ballester
* General Lamadrid
* Victoriano Arenas

## Regional Round

This round was organized by the Consejo Federal.

### Group A: Federal A
#### Round I

In the Round I, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 19 and 24 January, 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 |
| Cipolletti | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Deportivo Roca | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Independiente (N) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Ferro Carril Oeste (GP) | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Sansinena | 4–0 | Villa Mitre | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Rivadavia (L) | 1–2 | Alvarado | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Juventud Unida Universitario | 1–5 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Huracán Las Heras | 0–2 | Deportivo Maipú | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Unión (VK) | 4–2 | Desamparados | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| San Lorenzo (A) | 1–4 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 2–1 | Estudiantes (RC) | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sportivo Las Parejas | 1–5 | Unión (S) | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Defensores (P) | 4–2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Douglas Haig | 1–1 (a) | Defensores de Belgrano (VR) | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Chaco For Ever | 1–2 | Sarmiento (R) | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sportivo Patria | 2–5 | Crucero del Norte | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Juventud Antoniana | 2–0 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| San Jorge (T) | 3–0 | Altos Hornos Zapla | 1–0 | 2–0 |

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

In the Round II, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 27 January and 21 February, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal A hosting the second leg. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Independiente (N) | 0–6 | Cipolletti | 0–5 | 0–1 |
| Sansinena | 0–1 | Alvarado | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Maipú | 3–3 (a) | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Unión (VK) | 2–3 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Unión (S) | 1–2 | Sportivo Belgrano | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Defensores (P) | 2–4 | Douglas Haig | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Crucero del Norte | 2–3 | Sarmiento (R) | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| San Jorge (T) | 3–5 | Juventud Antoniana | 2–3 | 1–2 |

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

In the Round I, 16 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between 26 January and 17 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round II.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Rincón | 5–3 | Sol de Mayo | 5–1 | 0–2 |
| Racing (O) | 0–4 | Ferro Carril Sud | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Independiente (Ch) | 2–0 | Deportivo Camioneros | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Achirense | 2–3 | San Jorge | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Sarmiento (L) | 4–4 (a) | Racing (C) | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Sportivo Peñarol (Ch) | 6–3 | Huracán (SR) | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Sol de América | 2–2 (5–4 p) | San Martín (F) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Pellegrini | 0–4 | Central Norte | 0–2 | 0–2 |

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

In the Round II, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 10 February and 31 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal B hosting the second leg. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Rincón | 5–1 | Ferro Carril Sud | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Independiente (Ch) | 3–1 | San Jorge | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sportivo Peñarol (Ch) | 2–4 | Racing (C) | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Sol de América | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Central Norte | 2–2 | 2–2 |

##### Second leg
## Final Rounds
### Draw

The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 6 March 2018, 12:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups with 16 teams each. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and Division. Champions of AFA tournaments 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 Chacarita Juniors Estudiantes (LP) Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) Huracán Independiente Lanús Newell's Old Boys Racing River Plate Rosario Central San Lorenzo Vélez Sarsfield | Agropecuario Argentino Almagro Atlético de Rafaela Atlético Tucumán Belgrano Colón Defensa y Justicia Godoy Cruz Olimpo Patronato San Martín (SJ) Talleres (C) Temperley Tigre Unión Villa Dálmine | Alvarado Central Ballester Central Córdoba (R) Central Córdoba (SdE) Central Norte Cipolletti Deportivo Maipú Deportivo Rincón Douglas Haig General Lamadrid Independiente (Ch) Juventud Antoniana Racing (C) Sarmiento (R) Sportivo Belgrano Victoriano Arenas | Aldosivi (Pot 4) Brown (Pot 4) Defensores de Belgrano (Pot 5) Defensores Unidos (Pot 5) Deportivo Morón (Pot 5) Estudiantes (BA) (Pot 5) Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) (Pot 4) Guillermo Brown (Pot 4) Juventud Unida (G) (Pot 4) Luján (Pot 5) Midland (Pot 5) Mitre (SdE) (Pot 4) Platense (Pot 5) San Martín (T) (Pot 5) Tristán Suárez (Pot 4) UAI Urquiza (Pot 4) |
    $^1$ The identity of the team Federal B 4 was not known at the time of the draw.

### 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 |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (R) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (R) | 0 | Estudiantes (LP) (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Luján | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Agropecuario Argentino | 0 | Luján | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Luján | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luján | 1 | | | Estudiantes (LP) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | San Lorenzo | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 1 | | | | | San Lorenzo | 3 | | | | | | |
| Racing (C) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Racing (C) | 0 | San Lorenzo (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Colón | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Colón (p) | 1 (4) | Colón | 2 (1) | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Morón | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Morón | 1 (3) | | | | | | San Lorenzo | 1 (1) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Temperley (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | | Temperley (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Independiente (Ch) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente (Ch) | 1 | Argentinos Juniors (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Defensa y Justicia | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 1 | Defensa y Justicia | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Mitre (SdE) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitre (SdE) | 0 | | | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Temperley | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 0 | | | | | Temperley | 2 | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Maipú | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Maipú | 3 | Deportivo Maipú | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Temperley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Temperley | 1 | Temperley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | Temperley | 1 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central (p) | 1 (4) |
| Newell's Old Boys | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Rosario Central (p) | 1 (4) |
| Deportivo Rincón | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Rincón | 0 | Newell's Old Boys | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Defensores Unidos | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Godoy Cruz | 1 (2) | Defensores Unidos | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores Unidos (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores Unidos (p) | 1 (4) | | | Newell's Old Boys (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético Tucumán | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| Huracán | 1 | | | | | Atlético Tucumán | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| Victoriano Arenas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victoriano Arenas | 0 | Huracán | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Atlético Tucumán | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Tucumán | 1 | Atlético Tucumán | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tristán Suárez | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tristán Suárez | 0 | | | | | | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 2 | | | |
| Rosario Central | 6 | | | | | | | | Rosario Central | 2 | | | |
| Juventud Antoniana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventud Antoniana | 0 | Rosario Central (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Talleres (C) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Talleres (C) | 2 | Talleres (C) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Midland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Midland | 1 | | | Rosario Central (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Almagro | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Arsenal | 0 (2) | | | | | Almagro | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Cipolletti (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cipolletti (p) | 0 (3) | Cipolletti | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Almagro | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Almagro | 1 | Almagro | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| River Plate | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Norte | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Norte | 0 | River Plate | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Villa Dálmine | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Villa Dálmine (p) | 0 (4) | Villa Dálmine | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| UAI Urquiza | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| UAI Urquiza | 0 (3) | | | River Plate | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Platense | 0 | | | | | | |
| Banfield | 1 (2) | | | | | Platense | 0 | | | | | | |
| General Lamadrid (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Lamadrid (p) | 1 (3) | General Lamadrid | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Platense | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Belgrano | 0 | Platense | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Platense | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Platense | 1 | | | | | | River Plate | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sarmiento (R) | 1 | | | |
| Racing | 0 | | | | | | | | Sarmiento (R) | 1 | | | |
| Sarmiento (R) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sarmiento (R) | 1 | Sarmiento (R) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Unión | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Unión | 2 | Unión | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Juventud Unida (G) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Juventud Unida (G) | 0 | | | Sarmiento (R) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | | | | | | |
| Lanús (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 | | | | | | |
| Douglas Haig | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas Haig | 1 (2) | Lanús | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 4 | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 1 | | | | | | | | | River Plate | 2 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (p) | 2 (5) |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (p) | 2 (5) |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (SdE) (p) | 1 (4) | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Tigre | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tigre | 1 | Tigre | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guillermo Brown | 0 | | | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brown | 0 | | | | | | |
| Independiente | 8 | | | | | Brown | 0 | | | | | | |
| Central Ballester | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Ballester | 0 | Independiente | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Brown (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| San Martín (SJ) | 0 (4) | Brown (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| Brown (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 1 (3) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 6 | | | | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Alvarado | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alvarado | 0 | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | San Martín (T) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Patronato | 1 | San Martín (T) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| San Martín (T) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Martín (T) | 2 | | | Boca Juniors | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 0 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Olimpo | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpo (p) | 1 (4) | Olimpo | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Aldosivi | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 64

The Round of 64 had 12 qualified teams from the Regional Round (8 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 12 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C and 3 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 9 May and 2 August, 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 28 July and 10 September, 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 8 September and 3 October, 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 7 October and 1 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
The Rosario derby (Newell's Old Boys vs. Rosario Central) was played behind closed doors preventing potentially dangerous clashes between rival supporters.

### Semifinals

This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played on 18 and 28 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

### Final
## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Héctor Rueda | Deportivo Rincón | 5 |
| 1 | Luis Silba | Sarmiento (R) | 5 |
| 3 | Germán Herrera | Rosario Central | 4 |
| 3 | Pablo Palacios Alvarenga | Gimnasia y Esgrima (M) | 4 |
| 3 | Lucas Pratto | River Plate | 4 |
| 3 | Fernando Zampedri | Rosario Central | 4 |
| 7 | Fausto Apaza | Central Norte | 3 |
| 7 | Martín Benítez | Independiente | 3 |
| 7 | Facundo Cabral | Unión (S) | 3 |
| 7 | Sergio Chitero | Defensores (P) | 3 |
| 7 | Walter García | Deportivo Maipú | 3 |
| 7 | Leandro González | Temperley | 3 |
| 7 | Santiago González | Deportivo Maipú | 3 |
| 7 | Oscar Alberto Muñoz | Deportivo Rincón | 3 |
| 7 | Jorge Piñero da Silva | Cipolletti | 3 |
| 7 | Nicolás Reniero | San Lorenzo | 3 |
| 7 | Silvio Romero | Independiente | 3 |
| 7 | Ignacio Scocco | River Plate | 3 |
| 7 | Leandro Vella | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 3 |
Source:

## Team of the tournament

Team :
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Jeremías Ledesma (Rosario Central) | Federico Mazur (Temperley) Matías Caruzzo (Rosario Central) Walter García (Deportivo Maipú) | Lorenzo Faravelli (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)) Alfredo Ramírez (Central Córdoba (SdE)) Fabián Rinaudo (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)) Héctor Rueda (Deportivo Rincón) | Fernando Zampedri (Rosario Central) Lucas Pratto (River Plate) Luis Silba (Sarmiento (R)) |
| Substitutes ||||
| Matías Castro (Temperley) | | Leonardo Gil (Rosario Central) Gonzalo Martínez (River Plate) | Nicolás Reniero (San Lorenzo) Leandro González (Temperley) Germán Herrera (Rosario Central) Jan Carlos Hurtado (Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)) |
| Coach ||||
| Edgardo Bauza (Rosario Central) ||||
Source: