The 2023 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2023 due to its sponsorship), was the 43rd edition of the
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...
, the country's national
football cup tournament. The tournament began on 8 March and ended with the final on neutral ground on 13 December 2023.
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
were the champions, winning their fourteenth Copa Chile title by beating the defending champions
Magallanes
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* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallane ...
in the final by a 3–1 score.
Format
The 2023 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
. For this edition the competition had a format change, with clubs affiliated to
ANFA
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(those from
Tercera A,
Tercera B
Tercera División B de Chile (Third Division B of Chile), is the fifth category of Chilean football (soccer) in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol, and is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur ...
and regional amateur leagues) being drawn into 13 ties in a first round, with the winners advancing to the newly implemented regional stage where teams from
Primera División,
Primera B
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, and
Segunda División Profesional entered the competition. In the regional stage, the 64 participating teams were split into four geographical zones, in which they were drawn against a rival from their same zone. In each zone, four rounds were played: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the finals; the former three stages were played as single-legged ties, whilst the latter one was a double-legged series. The four regional winners then advanced to the national stage, where they played two semi-finals with their winners playing the final to decide the champion.
Prizes
The champions of this edition were entitled to earn the right to compete in the
2024 Copa Libertadores taking the ''Chile 4'' berth, provided they played in the
Chilean Primera División
The Chilean Primera División (English: First Division) is the top-tier league of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the '' ANFP''. The league is known as the Campeonato AFP PlanVital for sponsorship reasons.
Format
As of the ...
in the 2024 season. In case they did not meet this requirement, they would be awarded a monetary prize and the Copa Libertadores berth would be passed to the Copa Chile runners-up, provided they also met the aforementioned condition. Since the champions
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
had already qualified for the Copa Libertadores through league performance, and the runners-up
Magallanes
Magallanes may refer to:
* Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world
* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallane ...
were relegated from the top tier, the berth was reallocated to the
2023 Campeonato Nacional best team not yet qualified for the competition.
The champions also earned the right to play the 2024
Supercopa de Chile
The Supercopa de Chile (''Supercup of Chile'') is an annual one-match football official competition in Chile organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP).
This competition serves as the season opener and is played between ...
against the 2023 Campeonato Nacional champions, regardless of the tier they play in.
Schedule
Teams
76 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the
Primera División, 16 from the
Primera B
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, 14 from the
Segunda División Profesional, 14 from
Tercera A, 1 from
Tercera B
Tercera División B de Chile (Third Division B of Chile), is the fifth category of Chilean football (soccer) in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol, and is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur ...
, and 15 from regional amateur leagues. All of the clubs competing in Tercera A were invited to the competition, along with Tercera B side
Aguará.
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Audax Italiano
Audax Club Sportivo Italiano () is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Campeonato Nacional and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four ...
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Cobresal
Club de Deportes Cobresal or simply Cobresal, is a Chilean football club based in El Salvador, Atacama, a Chilean mining camp, and participates in Campeonato Nacional. The team was founded on 5 May 1979, and the name of the club comes from the ...
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Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
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Coquimbo Unido
Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoros ...
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Curicó Unido
Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz.
History
Curicó Unido was fou ...
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Deportes Copiapó
Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera B (second-tier) and holds ...
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Everton
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Huachipato
Club Deportivo Huachipato is a Chilean football club based in Talcahuano that is a current member of the Chilean Primera División.
The club was founded 7 June 1947 and plays its home games at the Estadio CAP, which has a capacity of 10,500 p ...
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Magallanes
Magallanes may refer to:
* Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521), Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world
* Strait of Magellan, the strait between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, located in Chile
Places
* Magallane ...
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Ñublense
Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Primera División league.
History
Amateur era
Ñub ...
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O'Higgins
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Palestino
Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadiu ...
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Unión Española
Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and compete ...
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Unión La Calera
Unión La Calera is a Chilean football club based in La Calera and competes the Primera División de Chile.
It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: ''Condor'', ''Calera Come ...
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Universidad Católica
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Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.
;Primera B
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Barnechea
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Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...
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Deportes Antofagasta
Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178.
History
Th ...
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Deportes Iquique
Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity.
Iquique has spent ...
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Deportes La Serena
Club de Deportes La Serena S.A.D.P., is a Chilean football club based in the city of La Serena, Coquimbo Region. The club was founded 9 December 1955 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are playe ...
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Deportes Puerto Montt
Club Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded on May 6, 1983, and currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, the second division of the country.
Their home games ...
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Deportes Recoleta
Club Deportes Recoleta is an association football club of Chile of the commune of Recoleta, situated in the town of Santiago. It was the champion of the Tercera División B in 2015 and the champion of the Segunda Division of Chile in 2021 play ...
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Deportes Santa Cruz
Club de Deportes Santa Cruz is a football club based in Santa Cruz, Chile. The club currently plays in the Chilean Primera Division B, the second tier of Chilean football. The club was founded on May 25, 1913 as Unión Comercio. In 1983 the ...
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Deportes Temuco
Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new '' Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''.
The club was founded on February 22, 19 ...
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Rangers
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San Marcos de Arica
Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Segunda División.
The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club w ...
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Santiago Morning
Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile foundi ...
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Santiago Wanderers
Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers is a football club based in Valparaíso, a founding member of the Chilean Football Federation. Their home ground, Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, is in the north-west of the city. Wanderers have played their ...
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Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They play in the second level of the Chilean football league, the Primera B.
They were the Copa Chile champions, and played the 2010 Cop ...
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Universidad de Concepción
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Places
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* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
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;Segunda División
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Deportes Concepción
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Deportes Limache
Club de Deportes Limache, is a Chilean football club based in Limache. They currently play at the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda Division.
Stadium
The stadium of Deportes Limache, is the Stadium Ángel Navarrete Candia.
* Dir ...
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Deportes Linares
Deportes Linares is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Linares in Chile and play in the 3rd tier of Chilean football, the Segunda División.
The club was founded on November 19, 1955 as ''Lister Rossel'' (a famous local pediatrician and ...
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Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Melipilla is a Chilean football club, based on Melipilla, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on January 24, 1992, as a successor of ''Club Deportivo Soinca Bata''. The club has its classic rival, San Antonio Uni ...
* Deportes Rengo
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Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean football club in the town of Valdivia, Chile. It currently plays in Segunda División, the third level of Chilean football.
The club was founded on June 5, 1983, and re-founded on December 19, 2003.
Honours
* Chi ...
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Fernández Vial
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General Velásquez
General Velásquez is a Chilean football club, their home town is San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda Division.
The club was founded on January 8, 1908 as ''General Velásq ...
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Iberia
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Lautaro de Buin
Club Social y Deportivo Lautaro de Buin is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Buin, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda División.
The club were founded on ''January 23, 1923'' and participa ...
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Provincial Osorno
Provincial Osorno is a football club based in Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile. The club is currently playing at the fourth tier of the Chilean football system, the Tercera División.
The club were founded on 5 June 1983 and then re-founded on ...
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Real San Joaquín
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San Antonio Unido
Club Social y Deportivo San Antonio Unido, usually referred to as SAU is a football club located in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, situated in the Valparaíso Region. It was founded on July 21, 1961. Its football team currently plays in Se ...
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Trasandino
Trasandino de Los Andes are a Chilean Football club, their home town is Los Andes in the V Región of Valparaíso in Chile. They currently play in the Segunda División.
The club was founded on April 1, 1906. Between 1985 and 1992 the club was ...
;Tercera A
* Brujas de Salamanca
* Chimbarongo
*
Colchagua
* Comunal Cabrero
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Concón National
Club de Deportes Concón National is a Chilean amateur football club based in Concón, Valparaíso Region. They currently play at the third level of Chilean football, Segunda División Profesional de Chile.
The club were founded on May 8, 1914 ...
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Deportes Colina
Deportes Colina is a Chilean football club, based on Colina, a comune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda Division.
The club was founded on ''November 27, 2014'' as A.C. C ...
* Deportes Quillón
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Municipal Mejillones
Club Deportivo Municipal Mejillones SADP is a Chilean Football club, their home town is the commune of Mejillones, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera División.
The club were founded on ''April 7, 2 ...
* Municipal Puente Alto
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Provincial Ovalle
Provincial Ovalle is a Chilean football team. They currently play in Third Division A of Chilean Football, and have played in Copa Chile.
Players
Honours
References
Football clubs in Chile
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Quintero Unido
Club de Deportes Quintero Unido is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Quintero, Chile.
The club was founded on ''June 10, 1962'' and participated for 5 years in Primera B, 12 years in Tercera División A and 2 ''seasons'' in '' Tercer ...
* Rancagua Sur
* Santiago City
* Unión Compañías
;Tercera B
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Aguará
;Regional amateur clubs
* Bories
* Constitución
* Eléctrico Refinería
* Ferroviario Comercial
* Gol y Gol
* Juventud Unida
* La Higuera
* Liga Universitaria
* Ojanco
* Población Nogales
* San Antonio Unido (Temuco)
* Teniente Merino
* Trasandino (Socoroma)
* Unión Bellavista
* Unión Iquique
First stage
The pairings for the first stage were announced by the ANFA on 16 February 2023. The participating clubs were split into two groups, one of them made of 10 regional ANFA clubs and the other one featuring the Tercera División (A and B) teams. They were then drawn against a team in their group, according to geographical and safety criteria. Ties involving regional clubs were single-legged, while the ones involving Tercera División teams were played over two legs. Matches in this round were played from 8 to 19 March 2022.
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Regional stage
The draw for the regional stage was held on 23 March 2023.
The 64 participating teams were split into four zones (North, Central-North, Central-South, and South) and drawn against a team from their same regional zone. Ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals were single-legged with the higher-seeded team hosting the match, except in the round of 16 in which the team from the lower division hosted it, whilst the regional finals are played over two legs.
North Zone
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Central–North Zone
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Central–South Zone
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
South Zone
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
National stage
The national stage is played by the four regional winners, which played two double-legged semi-finals. The winners will face in the single-match final to decide the champions.
Bracket
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top scorers
Source
Campeonato Chileno
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See also
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2023 Chilean Primera División
The 2023 Chilean Primera División, known as Campeonato Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes, is the 93rd season of the Chilean Primera División, Chile's top-flight football league. The season began on 20 January and is scheduled to end on 10 De ...
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2023 Primera B de Chile
The 2023 Primera B de Chile, also known as Campeonato Ascenso Betsson 2023 for sponsorship purposes, is the 69th season of the Primera B de Chile, Chile's second-tier football league. The fixture for the season was announced on 11 January 2023, wi ...
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2023 Supercopa de Chile
References
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Copa Chile
The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...