2023 Copa Chile

The 2023 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2023 due to its sponsorship), was the 43rd edition of the Copa Chile, 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 were the champions, winning their fourteenth Copa Chile title by beating the defending champions Magallanes 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. For this edition the competition had a format change, with clubs affiliated to ANFA (those from Tercera A, Tercera B 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, 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 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 had already qualified for the Copa Libertadores through league performance, and the runners-up Magallanes 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 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, 14 from the Segunda División Profesional, 14 from Tercera A, 1 from Tercera B, 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.

;Primera A

* Audax Italiano
* Cobresal
* Colo-Colo
* Coquimbo Unido
* Curicó Unido
* Deportes Copiapó
* Everton
* Huachipato
* Magallanes
* Ñublense
* O'Higgins
* Palestino
* Unión Española
* Unión La Calera
* Universidad Católica
* Universidad de Chile

;Primera B

* Barnechea
* Cobreloa
* Deportes Antofagasta
* Deportes Iquique
* Deportes La Serena
* Deportes Puerto Montt
* Deportes Recoleta
* Deportes Santa Cruz
* Deportes Temuco
* Rangers
* San Luis
* San Marcos de Arica
* Santiago Morning
* Santiago Wanderers
* Unión San Felipe
* Universidad de Concepción

;Segunda División

* Deportes Concepción
* Deportes Limache
* Deportes Linares
* Deportes Melipilla
* Deportes Rengo
* Deportes Valdivia
* Fernández Vial
* General Velásquez
* Iberia
* Lautaro de Buin
* Provincial Osorno
* Real San Joaquín
* San Antonio Unido
* Trasandino

;Tercera A

* Brujas de Salamanca
* Chimbarongo
* Colchagua
* Comunal Cabrero
* Concón National
* Deportes Colina
* Deportes Quillón
* Municipal Mejillones
* Municipal Puente Alto
* Provincial Ovalle
* Provincial Ranco
* Quintero Unido
* Rancagua Sur
* Santiago City
* Unión Compañías

;Tercera B

* 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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;Notes

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 was played by the four regional winners, which played two double-legged semi-finals. The winners faced each other 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

* 2023 Chilean Primera División
* 2023 Primera B de Chile
* 2023 Supercopa de Chile

References

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