2012–13 Copa Argentina

The 2012–13 Copa Argentina was the fourth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the second since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on October 23, 2012. The tournament featured 224 clubs from the top four levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Arsenal) qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.

Teams
The 224 teams that took part in this competition included: 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 (100), and Primera D (18).


 * Primera División


 * All Boys
 * Argentinos Juniors
 * Arsenal
 * Atlético de Rafaela
 * Belgrano


 * Boca Juniors
 * Colón
 * Estudiantes (LP)
 * Godoy Cruz
 * Independiente


 * Lanús
 * Newell's Old Boys
 * Quilmes
 * Racing
 * River Plate


 * San Lorenzo
 * San Martín (SJ)
 * Tigre
 * Unión (SF)
 * Vélez Sársfield


 * Primera B Nacional


 * Aldosivi
 * Almirante Brown
 * Atlético Tucumán
 * Banfield
 * Boca Unidos


 * Crucero del Norte
 * Defensa y Justicia
 * Deportivo Merlo
 * Douglas Haig
 * Ferro Carril Oeste


 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
 * Huracán
 * Independiente Rivadavia
 * Instituto


 * Nueva Chicago
 * Olimpo
 * Patronato
 * Rosario Central
 * Sarmiento (J)


 * Primera B Metropolitana


 * Acassuso
 * Almagro
 * Atlanta
 * Barracas Central
 * Brown
 * Central Córdoba (R)


 * Chacarita Juniors
 * Colegiales
 * Comunicaciones
 * Defensores de Belgrano
 * Deportivo Armenio


 * Deportivo Morón
 * Estudiantes (BA)
 * Flandria
 * Los Andes
 * Platense


 * San Telmo
 * Temperley
 * Tristán Suárez
 * Villa Dálmine
 * Villa San Carlos


 * Torneo Argentino A


 * Alumni (VM)
 * Alvarado
 * Central Córdoba (SdE)
 * Central Norte
 * Cipolletti
 * Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
 * Deportivo Maipú


 * Desamparados
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
 * Gimnasia y Tiro
 * Guaraní Antonio Franco
 * Guillermo Brown
 * Juventud Antoniana


 * Juventud Unida Universitario
 * Libertad (S)
 * Racing (C)
 * Racing (O)
 * Rivadavia (L)
 * San Jorge (T)


 * San Martín (T)
 * Santamarina
 * Sportivo Belgrano
 * Talleres (C)
 * Tiro Federal
 * Unión (MdP)


 * Primera C


 * Argentino (M)
 * Berazategui
 * Defensores de Cambaceres
 * Defensores Unidos
 * Deportivo Español


 * Deportivo Laferrere
 * Dock Sud
 * El Porvenir
 * Excursionistas
 * Fénix


 * Ferrocarril Midland
 * General Lamadrid
 * J. J. de Urquiza
 * Liniers
 * Luján


 * Sacachispas
 * San Miguel
 * Sportivo Italiano
 * Talleres (RE)
 * UAI Urquiza


 * Torneo Argentino B


 * 9 de Julio (M)
 * 9 de Julio (R)
 * Alianza (CM)
 * Alianza (CC)
 * Altos Hornos Zapla
 * Alvear
 * Américo Tesiorieri
 * Andes Talleres
 * Andino
 * Argentino Agropecuario
 * Atenas (RC)
 * Belgrano (P)
 * Bella Vista (BB)
 * Ben Hur
 * Boca (RG)
 * Chaco For Ever
 * Colegiales (C)
 * CAI
 * Comunicaciones (M)
 * Concepción (BRS)
 * Concepción
 * Cruz del Sur
 * Defensores (P)
 * Defensores (S)
 * Deportivo Aguilares


 * Deportivo Madryn
 * Deportivo Mandiyú
 * Deportivo Patagones
 * Deportivo Roca
 * El Linqueño
 * Estudiantes (RC)
 * Estudiantes (SL)
 * Famaillá
 * Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)
 * Ferro Carril Sud
 * Fontana
 * General Paz Juniors
 * Germinal
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (Mza)
 * Grupo Universitario (T)
 * Guaymallén
 * Güemes
 * Gutiérrez
 * Huracán (CR)
 * Huracán (G)
 * Huracán (LH)
 * Huracán (SR)
 * Huracán (TA)
 * Independiente (C)
 * Independiente (N)

v San Jorge (SF)
 * Independiente (RC)
 * Jorge Brown (P)
 * Jorge Newbery (CR)
 * Jorge Newbery (VT)
 * Juventud Alianza
 * Juventud Unida (G)
 * La Emilia
 * Las Heras (C)
 * Liniers (BB)
 * Maronese
 * Mercedes
 * Mitre (S)
 * Mitre (SdE)
 * Monterrico San Vicente
 * Once Tigres
 * Pacífico
 * Paraná
 * Policial
 * Sportivo Peñarol
 * Racing (T)
 * River Plate (E)
 * Rosamonte
 * San Lorenzo (A)
 * San Martín (F)


 * San Martín (M)
 * Sanjustino
 * Sarmiento (C)
 * Sarmiento (R)
 * Sarmiento (SdE)
 * Sol de América (F)
 * Sol de Mayo
 * Sportivo Del Bono
 * Sportivo Fernández
 * Sportivo Huracán (GG)
 * Sportivo Las Parejas
 * Sportivo Patria
 * Sportivo Rivadavia
 * Talleres (P)
 * Textil Mandiyú
 * Tiro Federal (BB)
 * Tiro Federal (M)
 * Trinidad
 * Uruguay
 * Unión Aconquija
 * Unión (S)
 * Unión (VK)
 * Villa Belgrano
 * Villa Cubas (C)
 * Villa Mitre


 * Primera D


 * Argentino (Q)
 * Argentino (R)
 * Atlas
 * Cañuelas
 * Central Ballester


 * Centro Español
 * Claypole
 * Deportivo Paraguayo
 * Deportivo Riestra
 * Ituzaingó


 * Juventud Unida
 * Leandro N. Alem
 * Lugano
 * Muñiz


 * Puerto Nuevo
 * San Martín (B)
 * Victoriano Arenas
 * Yupanqui

Format
The tournament was competed in two phases organized in multiple single-elimination rounds.

The first phase consisted of four rounds divided between Metropolitan and Interior zones. The first round involved the 100 teams from the Torneo Argentino B in a single elimination round. The second round was played by the 50 winners from the first round along with the 18 teams of the Primera D Metropolitana and the 7 lowest teams plus the most recently promoted team of the Primera C Metropolitana. The third round had the 13 winners of the Metropolitan zones from the last round plus the 12 remaining teams from the Primera C Metropolitana and the 21 teams of the Primera B Metropolitana, producing 23 teams. This round also saw the 25 winners of the Interior zones against the 25 teams of the Torneo Argentina A, producing 25 teams. The final round of the first phase saw 48 winners of the previous round (23 from the Metropolitan zone and 25 from the Interior zone) in a single elimination producing 24 teams that enter the second phase.

The Second Phase began with a classification round where the 16 non-champion teams of the B Nacional determined the 8 teams to move forward. The next round saw the 24 teams from the first phase, the 8 winners of the previous round, the remaining champion teams of the Primera B Nacional (Huracán, Ferro Carril Oeste, Rosario Central, and Banfield), and the 12 non-champion teams from the Primera Division in four brackets. The 8 champion teams (River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente, Vélez Sársfield, Racing, San Lorenzo, Estudiantes (LP), and Newell's Old Boys) joined the bracket with 24 winning teams.

Final phase
The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 32, the thirty-two qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of eight Primera División teams, and twenty-four winners from the Final Phase. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee.

Top goalscorers
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