The 1990 Copa Apertura was the 20th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on March 18, 1990, and concluded on June 3, 1990. Only first level teams took part in the tournament.

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

won the competition for their eighth time, beating Universidad Católica 3–2 on extra-time in the final. The points system in the first round awarded 2 points for a win, increased to 3 points if the team scored 4 or more goals. In the event of a tie, each team was awarded 1 point, but no points were awarded if the score was 0–0.

Calendar

Group Round

Group 1

Group 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Lineups in the Final

Daniel Morón Jose Daniel Morón (born September 30, 1959, in Tunuyán, Mendoza Province, Argentina), is an Argentine-born Chilean football goalkeeper. He won the Copa Libertadores trophy in 1991 as goalkeeper for Chilean team Colo-Colo. Morón started his car ...

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Rubén Espinoza Rubén Alberto Espinoza Molina (born 1 June 1961) is a retired Chilean international football midfielder. Playing career Espinoza was capped 30 times for the Chile national team between 1983 and 1991. In 1991, he won the Libertadores de Amér ...

, Eduardo Vilches, Lizardo Garrido,

Javier Margas Javier Luciano Margas Loyola (born 10 May 1969) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Colo-Colo Margas was born in Santiago de Chile. He experienced the most successful period in his career with his ...

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Raúl Ormeño Raúl Elias Ormeño Pacheco (born June 21, 1958) is a Chilean former football defensive midfielder. Playing career He played for only one club in Chile, Colo Colo. At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 197 ...

Jaime Pizarro Jaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera (born 2 March 1964) is a Chilean politician, teacher, and former football player and coach who played 53 times for the Chile national team between 1986 and 1993. He serves as minister of sports in Gabriel Boric's ...

, Sergio Díaz,

Marcelo Barticciotto Marcelo Pablo Barticciotto Cicaré (born 1 January 1967) is an Argentine-Chilean former footballer and manager. Club career In 1987, Barticciotto made his professional debut with Huracán of the National B Division in Argentina. Barticciot ...

(84' Guillermo Carreño),

Ricardo Dabrowski Ricardo Mariano Dabrowski (born 28 March 1961) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Career A native of Temperley, Dabrowski (also known as ''Ruso'') played football ...

, Rubén Martínez (72'

Miguel Ramírez Miguel Mauricio Ramírez Pérez (born 11 June 1970) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently in charge of Unión Española. Ramírez was capped 62 times and scored 1 goal for the Chile national ...

). DT:

Arturo Salah Arturo Salah Cassani (born 4 December 1949) is a former Chilean footballer and manager. From January 2016 until 2019 he was the president of Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. He studied civil engineering at the Pontifical Catholic U ...

. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Universidad Católica: Marco Cornez; Rodrigo Blasco, Pablo Yoma, Hugo Monardes; Fabian Estay, Nelson Parraguez, Luis Pérez,

Jorge Contreras Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira (born 3 July 1960 in Lo Barnechea), usually known by his nickname Coke Contreras, is a former Chilean Football (soccer), football Forward (football), forward. Career He made his international debut in the , a f ...

, Gerardo Reinoso,

Rodrigo Barrera Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (born March 30, 1970) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Barrera played mostly for Universidad Católica. He is nicknamed Chamuca. A striker at Universidad Católica ...

(76' Francisco Hórmann), Raimundo Tupper. DT:

Ignacio Prieto Ignacio Prieto Urrejola (born September 23, 1943) is a former Chilean football manager and player who played for 5 clubs and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup England 1966. Playing career * Universidad Católica 1962-1967 ...

Top goalscorers

* Adrián Czornomaz (

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a professional Chilean football league system, Chilean football club based in Calama, Chile, Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. They compete in the Primera B de Ch ...

) 13 goals * Aníbal González ( O'Higgins) 13 goals * Gerardo Reinoso ( Universidad Católica) 13 goals

References

*Revista Minuto 90, (Santiago, Chile) March–June 1990 (scores & information)
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