2017–18 Copa Argentina

The 2017–18 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2017–18 for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the seventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 19 January 2018 and ended on 6 December 2018.

Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, Rosario Central qualified for 2018 Supercopa Argentina and 2019 Copa Libertadores.

River Plate, the defending champions, were eliminated by Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in the semifinals.

Teams
The 100 teams that took part in this competition were: all teams from the Primera División (28); twelve teams of the Primera B Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; three from the Primera D; thirty-two teams from Federal A and sixteen from Federal B.

Primera División
All twenty-eight teams qualified.


 * Argentinos Juniors
 * Arsenal
 * Atlético Tucumán
 * Banfield
 * Belgrano
 * Boca Juniors
 * Chacarita Juniors
 * Colón
 * Defensa y Justicia
 * Estudiantes (LP)
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
 * Godoy Cruz
 * Huracán
 * Independiente
 * Lanús
 * Newell's Old Boys
 * Olimpo
 * Patronato
 * Racing
 * River Plate$TH$
 * Rosario Central
 * San Lorenzo
 * San Martín (SJ)
 * Talleres (C)
 * Temperley
 * Tigre
 * Unión
 * Vélez Sarsfield

Primera B Nacional
The best twelve teams at the 13th round of 2017-18 tournament qualified.


 * Agropecuario Argentino
 * Aldosivi
 * Almagro
 * Atlético de Rafaela
 * Brown
 * Deportivo Morón
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (J)
 * Guillermo Brown
 * Juventud Unida (G)
 * Mitre (SdE)
 * San Martín (T)
 * Villa Dálmine

Primera B Metropolitana
The top-five teams at the 17th round of 2017-18 Primera B tournament qualified.


 * Defensores de Belgrano
 * Estudiantes (BA)
 * Platense
 * Tristán Suárez
 * UAI Urquiza

Torneo Federal A
The first eight teams of each zone of the 2017–18 tournament qualified.


 * Altos Hornos Zapla
 * Alvarado
 * Central Córdoba (SdE)
 * Chaco For Ever
 * Cipolletti
 * Crucero del Norte
 * Defensores (P)
 * Defensores de Belgrano (VR)
 * Deportivo Maipú
 * Deportivo Roca
 * Desamparados
 * Douglas Haig
 * Estudiantes (RC)
 * Ferro Carril Oeste (GP)
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU)
 * Gimnasia y Esgrima (M)
 * Gimnasia y Tiro
 * Huracán Las Heras
 * Independiente (N)
 * Juventud Antoniana
 * Juventud Unida Universitario
 * Rivadavia (L)
 * San Jorge (T)
 * San Lorenzo (A)
 * Sansinena
 * Sarmiento (R)
 * Sportivo Belgrano
 * Sportivo Las Parejas
 * Sportivo Patria
 * Unión (S)
 * Unión (VK)
 * Villa Mitre

Primera C Metropolitana
The top-four teams at the 19th round of 2017-18 Primera C tournament qualified.


 * Central Córdoba (R)
 * Defensores Unidos
 * Luján
 * Midland

Torneo Federal B
The top-four teams of each zone of the 2017-18 Federal B tournament qualified.


 * Atlético Pellegrini
 * Central Norte
 * Deportivo Achirense
 * Deportivo Camioneros
 * Deportivo Rincón
 * Ferro Carril Sud
 * Huracán (SR)
 * Independiente (Ch)
 * Racing (C)
 * Racing (O)
 * San Jorge
 * San Martín (F)
 * Sarmiento (L)
 * Sol de América
 * Sol de Mayo
 * Sportivo Peñarol (Ch)

Primera D Metropolitana
The top-three teams at the 15th round of 2017-18 Primera D tournament qualified.


 * Central Ballester
 * General Lamadrid
 * Victoriano Arenas

Regional Round
This round was organized by the Consejo Federal.

Round I
In the Round I, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 19 and 24 January, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II.


































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Round II
In the Round II, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 27 January and 21 February, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal A hosting the second leg. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.


















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Round I
In the Round I, 16 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between 26 January and 17 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round II.


















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Round II
In the Round II, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between 10 February and 31 March, on a home-and-away two-legged tie with best team in the Torneo Federal B hosting the second leg. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.










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Draw
The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 6 March 2018, 12:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups with 16 teams each. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and Division. Champions of AFA tournaments were allocated to Group A. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. C; B vs. D. Some combinations were avoided for security reasons.


 * The identity of the team Federal B 4 was not known at the time of the draw.

Round of 64
The Round of 64 had 12 qualified teams from the Regional Round (8 teams from Torneo Federal A and 4 teams from Torneo Federal B), 12 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C and 3 teams from Primera D), 12 teams from Primera B Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 9 May and 2 August, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.

Round of 32
This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 28 July and 10 September, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.

Round of 16
This round had the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between 8 September and 3 October, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals
This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between 7 October and 1 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.

The Rosario derby (Newell's Old Boys vs. Rosario Central) was played behind closed doors preventing potentially dangerous clashes between rival supporters.

Semifinals
This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played on 18 and 28 November, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.

Top goalscorers
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Team of the tournament
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