# 2011–12 Copa Argentina

The 2011–12 Copa Argentina was the third edition of the Copa Argentina, and the first since 1970. The competition began on August 31, 2011 and ended on August 8, 2012. The tournament featured 186 clubs from the top five levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Boca Juniors) qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.
The tournament was originally scheduled to end on May 25, but due to the participation of Boca Juniors in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, the final was played on 8 August 2012, with Boca Juniors triumphing 2–1 against Racing.

## Teams

One hundred and eighty-six teams took part in this season's competition. All the teams from the Primera División (20), Primera B Nacional (20), Primera B Metropolitana (21), Torneo Argentino A (25), Primera C (20), Torneo Argentino B (60), and Primera D (18) competed in the tournament. Two teams from provinces that do not have representation and that compete in the Torneo del Interior rounded out the field of participants.

### Primera División

* All Boys
* Argentinos Juniors
* Arsenal
* Atlético de Rafaela
* Banfield
* Belgrano
* Boca Juniors
* Colón
* Estudiantes (LP)
* Godoy Cruz
* Independiente
* Lanús
* Newell's Old Boys
* Olimpo
* Racing
* San Lorenzo
* San Martín (SJ)
* Tigre
* Unión
* Vélez Sársfield

### Primera B Nacional

* Aldosivi
* Almirante Brown
* Atlanta
* Atlético Tucumán
* Boca Unidos
* Chacarita Juniors
* Defensa y Justicia
* Deportivo Merlo
* Desamparados
* Ferro Carril Oeste
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
* Guillermo Brown (M)
* Huracán
* Independiente Rivadavia
* Instituto
* Patronato
* Quilmes
* River Plate
* Rosario Central

### Primera B Metropolitana

* Acassuso
* Almagro
* Barracas Central
* Brown (A)
* Colegiales
* Comunicaciones
* Defensores de Belgrano
* Deportivo Armenio
* Deportivo Morón
* Estudiantes (BA)
* Flandria
* General Lamadrid
* Los Andes
* Nueva Chicago
* Platense
* San Telmo
* Sarmiento (J)
* Sportivo Italiano
* Temperley
* Tristán Suárez
Villa San Carlos

### Torneo Argentino A

* Alumni (VM)
* Central Córdoba (SdE)
* Central Norte
* CAI
* Cipolletti
* Crucero del Norte
* Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
* Deportivo Maipú
* Douglas Haig
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
* Gimnasia y Tiro
* Huracán (TA)
* Juventud Antoniana
* Juventud Unida Universitario
* Libertad (S)
* Racing (C)
* Racing (O)
* Rivadavia
* San Martín (T)
* Santamarina
* Sportivo Belgrano
* Talleres (C)
* Tiro Federal
* Unión (MdP)
* Unión (S)

### Primera C

* Argentino (M)
* Berazategui
* Central Córdoba (R)
* Defensores de Cambaceres
* Defensores Unidos
* Deportivo Español
* Deportivo Laferrere
* Dock Sud
* El Porvenir
* Excursionistas
* Ferrocarril Midland
* J. J. de Urquiza
* Leandro N. Alem
* Liniers
* Luján
* Sacachispas
* San Miguel
* Talleres (RE)
* UAI Urquiza
* Villa Dálmine

### Torneo Argentino B

* 9 de Julio (M)
* 9 de Julio (R)
* Altos Hornos Zapla
* Alvarado
* Alvear
* Atenas (RC)
* Bella Vista (BB)
* Ben Hur
* Boca (RG)
* Chaco For Ever
* Colegiales (C)
* Concepción BRS
* Concepción
* Cruz del Sur
* Defensores (P)
* Deportivo Madryn
* Deportivo Roca
* El Linqueño
* Estudiantes (RC)
* Ferrocarril Sud
* General Paz Juniors
* Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza)
* Grupo Universitario (T)
* Guaraní Antonio Franco
* Guaymallén
* Huracán (CR)
* Huracán (LH)
* Independiente (T)
* Jorge Brown (P)
* Jorge Newbery (CR)
* Jorge Newbery (VT)
* Juventud Alianza
* Juventud Unida (G)
* La Emilia
* Las Heras (C)
* Liniers (BB)
* Maronese
* Mitre (SdE)
* Once Tigres
* Origone
* Paraná
* Policial
* Racing (T)
* San Martín (F)
* San Martín (M)
* San Jorge (SF)
* San Jorge (T)
* Sarmiento (C)
* Sarmiento (R)
* Sarmiento (SdE)
* Sportivo Del Bono
* Sportivo Las Parejas
* Sportivo Patria
* Talleres (P)
* Textil Mandiyú
* Tiro Federal (M)
* Trinidad
* Unión (VK)
* Villa Cubas (C)
* Villa Mitre

### Primera D

* Argentino (Q)
* Argentino (R)
* Atlas
* Cañuelas
* Central Ballester
* Centro Español
* Claypole
* Deportivo Paraguayo
* Deportivo Riestra
* Fénix
* Ituzaingó
* Juventud Unida
* Lugano
* Muñiz
* San Martín (B)
* Sportivo Barracas
* Victoriano Arenas
* Yupanqui

### Torneo del Interior

* Real Madrid (RG)
* Riojano

## Venues

For the final phase, the organization selected 15 stadiums in several Argentine provinces to be used as neutral grounds.
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Banfield | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires |
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Estadio Florencio Sola | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona | Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó |
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 24,800 | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Catamarca | José Ingenieros | Lanús |
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Estadio Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca | Estadio Tres de Febrero | Estadio Ciudad de Lanús |
| Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz | Capacity: 18,500 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 46,600 |
| Quilmes | Resistencia | Rosario | Rosario |
| Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner | Estadio Centenario | Estadio Marcelo Bielsa | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 38,000 | Capacity: 41,600 |

## Schedule

| Round | Dates | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money (in ARS) |
| First round | Aug. 31, 2011 | 9 | 186→177 | 18 | $20,000 |
| Second round | Sep. 7–8; Sep. 14–15, 2011 | 66 | 177→111 | 128 | $20,000 |
| Third round | Sep. 14–15, 2011 | 23 | 111→88 | 5 | $20,000 |
| Fourth round | Sep. 21–22; Sep. 28–29, 2011 | 24 | 88→64 | None | $20,000 |
| Round of 64 | Nov. 22–23; Nov. 29–30; Dec. 6–8; Dec. 13–15, 2011 | 32 | 64→32 | 40 | $200,000 |
| Round of 32 | Feb. 28–Mar. 1; Mar. 6–Mar. 8; Mar. 13–15; Mar. 20–22, 2012 | 16 | 32→16 | None | $300,000 |
| Round of 16 | Apr. 3–5; Apr. 10–12, 2012 | 8 | 16→8 | None | $400,000 |
| Quarterfinals | Apr. 24–26, 2012 | 4 | 8→4 | None | $500,000 |
| Semifinals | May 15 & 17, 2012 | 2 | 4→2 | None | $800,000 |
| Final | May 25, 2012 | 1 | 2→1 | None | $1,500,000 |

## Initial phase
### First round

In the First Round, the eighteen teams from the Primera D competed in nine matches. The winners of the nine matches advanced to the next round into the Metropolitan Zone. The matches were played on August 31.

### Second round

The Second Round is divided into two zones: the Metropolitan Zone and the Interior Zone.

#### Metropolitan Zone

The Metropolitan Zone featured the twenty-one teams from the Primera B Metropolitana, the twenty teams from Primera C, and the nine winners of the First Round. The twenty-five winners advanced to the Fourth Round.

#### Interior Zone

The Interior Zone featured the twenty-five teams from the Torneo Argentino A, the sixty teams from the Torneo Argentino B, and two invited teams. The forty-one winners advanced to the Third Round. The matches were played on September 6–8, 2011.

### Third round

The Third Round featured the forty-one winners of the Second Round's Interior Zone plus five additional team. The twenty-three match winners advanced to the Fourth Round. The matches were played on September 14 and 15.

### Fourth round

The Fourth Round will feature the forty-eight teams that advance from the Second and Third Stages. The teams will be drawn into twenty-four matches. The winners of matches will advance to the Round of 64. The matches will be played from September 21 to 29.

## Final phase

The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 64, the sixty-four qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of five Primera División teams, five Primera B Nacional teams, and six winners from the Fourth Round. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee. The draw took place on October 27, 2011.

### Brackets
#### Group 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Vélez Sársfield | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Racing (T) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Racing (T) | 0 | Vélez Sársfield | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| | | Rosario Central | 1 (5) | | | | | |
| Guillermo Brown | 0 | Rosario Central | 1 (5) | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Rosario Central | 1 | | | Rosario Central | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Belgrano | 1 | | | |
| Belgrano | 3 | | | | | Belgrano | 1 | | | |
| Sacachispas | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Sacachispas | 0 | Belgrano | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Independiente | 0 | | | | | |
| Colegiales | 0 | Independiente | 0 | | | | | |
| Independiente | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Independiente | 4 | | | | | | Rosario Central | 1 (2) |
| | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 (4) |
| Olimpo | 2 | | | | | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 (4) |
| Central Norte | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Central Norte | 1 | Olimpo | 1 (5) | | | | | |
| | | Excursionistas | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| Excursionistas | 0 (4) | Excursionistas | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| Huracán | 0 (3) | | | | | | | |
| Huracán | 0 (3) | | | Olimpo | 1 (10) | | | |
| | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 (11) | | | |
| Boca Unidos | 1 (5) | | | | | Boca Juniors | 1 (11) | | | |
| Central Córdoba (R) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | |
| Central Córdoba (R) | 1 (6) | Central Córdoba (R) | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | | |
| Boca Juniors | 1 (4) | Boca Juniors | 2 | | | | | |
| Santamarina | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |

#### Group 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Estudiantes (LP) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Unión (VK) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Unión (VK) | 1 | Estudiantes (LP) | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| | | Deportivo Merlo | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| Guaymallén | 0 | Deportivo Merlo | 0 (5) | | | | | |
| Deportivo Merlo | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Merlo | 2 | | | Deportivo Merlo | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | | | |
| San Martin (SJ) | 0 | | | | | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | | | |
| Sarmiento (J) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Sarmiento (J) | 1 | Sarmiento (J) | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Colón | 0 | | | | | |
| Talleres (C) | 1 | Colón | 0 | | | | | |
| Colón | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Colón | 2 | | | | | | Deportivo Merlo | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Tigre | 1 |
| Tigre | 4 | | | | | | | | Tigre | 1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2 | Tigre | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| | | Gimnasia (LP) | 1 (1) | | | | | |
| Desamparados | 0 | Gimnasia (LP) | 1 (1) | | | | | |
| Gimnasia (LP) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Gimnasia (LP) | 1 | | | Tigre | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | | | |
| Aldosivi | 1 (5) | | | | | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | | | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| Independiente Rivadavia | 1 (3) | Aldosivi | 0 | | | | | |
| | | Argentinos Juniors | 2 | | | | | |
| Racing (O) | 0 | Argentinos Juniors | 2 | | | | | |
| Argentinos Juniors | 3 | | | | | | | |

#### Group 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Lanús | 0 (7) | | | | | | | |
| Barracas Central | 0 (8) | | | | | | | |
| Barracas Central | 0 (8) | Barracas Central | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Policial | 0 | | | | | |
| Policial | 4 | Policial | 0 | | | | | |
| Instituto | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Instituto | 1 | | | Barracas Central | 1 (4) | | | |
| | | | | San Lorenzo | 1 (5) | | | |
| Unión | 1 | | | | | San Lorenzo | 1 (5) | | | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Chacarita Juniors | 2 | Chacarita Juniors | 1 (1) | | | | | |
| | | San Lorenzo | 1 (3) | | | | | |
| Villa Dálmine | 1 | San Lorenzo | 1 (3) | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 2 | | | | | | | |
| San Lorenzo | 2 | | | | | | San Lorenzo | 0 |
| | | | | | | | River Plate | 2 |
| All Boys | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | River Plate | 2 |
| Atlanta | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta | 1 (4) | Atlanta | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Quilmes | 2 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Riestra | 0 (3) | Quilmes | 2 | | | | | |
| Quilmes | 0 (5) | | | | | | | |
| Quilmes | 0 (5) | | | Quilmes | 1 | | | |
| | | | | River Plate | 2 | | | |
| Almirante Brown | 2 (3) | | | | | River Plate | 2 | | | |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 2 (5) | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Belgrano | 2 (5) | Sportivo Belgrano | 0 | | | | | |
| | | River Plate | 2 | | | | | |
| Defensores de Belgrano | 0 | River Plate | 2 | | | | | |
| River Plate | 1 | | | | | | | |

#### Group 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Godoy Cruz | 1 (2) | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Italiano | 1 (4) | | | | | | | |
| Sportivo Italiano | 1 (4) | Sportivo Italiano | 0 (3) | | | | | |
| | | Atlético Tucumán | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| Estudiantes (BA) | 2 | Atlético Tucumán | 0 (4) | | | | | |
| Atlético Tucumán | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Atlético Tucumán | 3 | | | Atlético Tucumán | 0 (4) | | | |
| | | | | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 (3) | | | |
| Atlético de Rafaela | 0 (4) | | | | | Atlético de Rafaela | 0 (3) | | | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 (2) | | | | | | | |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | 0 (2) | Atlético de Rafaela | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Banfield | 0 | | | | | |
| Paraná | 1 | Banfield | 0 | | | | | |
| Banfield | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Banfield | 2 | | | | | | Atlético Tucumán | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Racing | 1 |
| Racing | 2 | | | | | | | | Racing | 1 |
| El Porvenir | 0 | | | | | | | |
| El Porvenir | 0 | Racing | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Patronato | 1 | | | | | |
| Patronato | 0 (5) | Patronato | 1 | | | | | |
| Newell's Old Boys | 0 (4) | | | | | | | |
| Newell's Old Boys | 0 (4) | | | Racing | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Sarmiento (R) | 0 | | | |
| Gimnasia (J) | 0 | | | | | Sarmiento (R) | 0 | | | |
| Sarmiento (R) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Sarmiento (R) | 1 | Sarmiento (R) | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Arsenal | 1 | | | | | |
| General Lamadrid | 1 | Arsenal | 1 | | | | | |
| Arsenal | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Semifinals and Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 1 (5) | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Merlo | 1 (4) | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Merlo | 1 (4) | Boca Juniors | Boca Juniors | 2 |
| | | | Racing | Racing | 1 |
| 3 | River Plate | 0 (4) | Racing | Racing | 1 |
| 2 | Racing | 0 (5) | | | |
Tied 1–1 after regular time, Boca Juniors advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.
Tied 0–0 after regular time, Racing Club advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.

## Top goalscorers

| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |
| 1 | Ramón Ábila | Sarmiento de Junín | 3 |
| 1 | Neri Bandiera | Sarmiento de Resistencia | 3 |
| 1 | Matías Recio | Sarmiento de Resistencia | 3 |
| 1 | Joaquín Cabral | Rivadavia de Lincoln | 3 |
| 1 | Fernando Benítez | Atlético Paraná | 3 |
| 1 | Mauro Conochiari | Sportivo Belgrano | 3 |
| 1 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | San Martín de Tucumán | 3 |
| 1 | Gonzalo Garavano | Atlético Tucumán | 3 |
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