2011–12 Copa Argentina

2011–12 Copa Argentina

Tournament details
Country	Argentina
Teams	186
Final positions
Champions	Boca Juniors (2nd title)
Runner-up	Racing
2012 Copa Sudamericana	Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played	185
Goals scored	357 (1.93 per match)
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The 2011–12 Copa Argentina was the third edition of the Copa Argentina, and the first since 1970. The competition began on August 31, 2011 and ended on August 8, 2012. The tournament featured 186 clubs from the top five levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Boca Juniors) qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.^[1]

The tournament was originally scheduled to end on May 25, but due to the participation of Boca Juniors in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores, the final was played on 8 August 2012, with Boca Juniors triumphing 2–1 against Racing.

Teams

One hundred and eighty-six teams took part in this season's competition. 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 (60), and Primera D (18) competed in the tournament. Two teams from provinces that do not have representation and that compete in the Torneo del Interior rounded out the field of participants.

Primera División

Primera B Nacional

Primera B Metropolitana

Torneo Argentino A

Primera C

Torneo Argentino B

Primera D

Torneo del Interior

• Real Madrid (RG)
• Riojano

Venues

For the final phase, the organization selected 15 stadiums in several Argentine provinces to be used as neutral grounds.

Jujuy Salta Catamarca Mendoza Buenos Aires  Río Negro Santa Cruz	Banfield	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
	Estadio Florencio Sola	Estadio Diego Armando Maradona	Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 24,800	Capacity: 48,000
	Catamarca	José Ingenieros	Lanús
	Estadio Bicentenario Ciudad de Catamarca	Estadio Tres de Febrero	Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
	Capacity: 18,500	Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 46,600
Quilmes	Resistencia	Rosario	Rosario
Estadio Centenario Dr. José Luis Meiszner	Estadio Centenario	Estadio Marcelo Bielsa	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 38,000	Capacity: 41,600

Schedule

Round	Dates	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money (in ARS)
First round	Aug. 31, 2011	9	186→177	18	$20,000
Second round	Sep. 7–8; Sep. 14–15, 2011	66	177→111	128	$20,000
Third round	Sep. 14–15, 2011	23	111→88	5	$20,000
Fourth round	Sep. 21–22; Sep. 28–29, 2011	24	88→64	None	$20,000
Round of 64	Nov. 22–23; Nov. 29–30; Dec. 6–8; Dec. 13–15, 2011	32	64→32	40	$200,000
Round of 32	Feb. 28–Mar. 1; Mar. 6–Mar. 8; Mar. 13–15; Mar. 20–22, 2012	16	32→16	None	$300,000
Round of 16	Apr. 3–5; Apr. 10–12, 2012	8	16→8	None	$400,000
Quarterfinals	Apr. 24–26, 2012	4	8→4	None	$500,000
Semifinals	May 15 & 17, 2012	2	4→2	None	$800,000
Final	May 25, 2012	1	2→1	None	$1,500,000

Initial phase

First round

In the First Round, the eighteen teams from the Primera D competed in nine matches. The winners of the nine matches advanced to the next round into the Metropolitan Zone. The matches were played on August 31.^[2][3]

Second round

The Second Round is divided into two zones: the Metropolitan Zone and the Interior Zone.

Metropolitan Zone

The Metropolitan Zone featured the twenty-one teams from the Primera B Metropolitana, the twenty teams from Primera C, and the nine winners of the First Round. The twenty-five winners advanced to the Fourth Round.

Interior Zone

The Interior Zone featured the twenty-five teams from the Torneo Argentino A, the sixty teams from the Torneo Argentino B, and two invited teams. The forty-one winners advanced to the Third Round. The matches were played on September 6–8, 2011.^[4]

Third round

The Third Round featured the forty-one winners of the Second Round's Interior Zone plus five additional team. The twenty-three match winners advanced to the Fourth Round. The matches were played on September 14 and 15.

Fourth round

The Fourth Round will feature the forty-eight teams that advance from the Second and Third Stages. The teams will be drawn into twenty-four matches. The winners of matches will advance to the Round of 64. The matches will be played from September 21 to 29.

Final phase

The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 64, the sixty-four qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of five Primera División teams, five Primera B Nacional teams, and six winners from the Fourth Round. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee. The draw took place on October 27, 2011.^[5]

Brackets

Group 1

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Vélez Sársfield	2
	Racing (T)	0
					Vélez Sársfield	1 (4)
					Rosario Central	1 (5)
	Guillermo Brown	0
	Rosario Central	1
									Rosario Central	2
									Belgrano	1
	Belgrano	3
	Sacachispas	0
					Belgrano	2
					Independiente	0
	Colegiales	0
	Independiente	4
													Rosario Central	1 (2)
													Boca Juniors	1 (4)
	Olimpo	2
	Central Norte	1
					Olimpo	1 (5)
					Excursionistas	1 (4)
	Excursionistas	0 (4)
	Huracán	0 (3)
									Olimpo	1 (10)
									Boca Juniors	1 (11)
	Boca Unidos	1 (5)
	Central Córdoba (R)	1 (6)
					Central Córdoba (R)	0
					Boca Juniors	2
	Boca Juniors	1 (4)
	Santamarina	1 (3)

Group 2

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Estudiantes (LP)	2
	Unión (VK)	1
					Estudiantes (LP)	0 (4)
					Deportivo Merlo	0 (5)
	Guaymallén	0
	Deportivo Merlo	2
									Deportivo Merlo	2
									Sarmiento (J)	1
	San Martin (SJ)	0
	Sarmiento (J)	1
					Sarmiento (J)	1
					Colón	0
	Talleres (C)	1
	Colón	2
													Deportivo Merlo	2
													Tigre	1
	Tigre	4
	Defensa y Justicia	2
					Tigre	1 (4)
					Gimnasia (LP)	1 (1)
	Desamparados	0
	Gimnasia (LP)	1
									Tigre	1
									Argentinos Juniors	0
	Aldosivi	1 (5)
	Independiente Rivadavia	1 (3)
					Aldosivi	0
					Argentinos Juniors	2
	Racing (O)	0
	Argentinos Juniors	3

Group 3

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Lanús	0 (7)
	Barracas Central	0 (8)
					Barracas Central	4
					Policial	0
	Policial	4
	Instituto	1
									Barracas Central	1 (4)
									San Lorenzo	1 (5)
	Unión	1
	Chacarita Juniors	2
					Chacarita Juniors	1 (1)
					San Lorenzo	1 (3)
	Villa Dálmine	1
	San Lorenzo	2
													San Lorenzo	0
													River Plate	2
	All Boys	1 (3)
	Atlanta	1 (4)
					Atlanta	1
					Quilmes	2
	Deportivo Riestra	0 (3)
	Quilmes	0 (5)
									Quilmes	1
									River Plate	2
	Almirante Brown	2 (3)
	Sportivo Belgrano	2 (5)
					Sportivo Belgrano	0
					River Plate	2
	Defensores de Belgrano	0
	River Plate	1

Group 4

	Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals
	Godoy Cruz	1 (2)
	Sportivo Italiano	1 (4)
					Sportivo Italiano	0 (3)
					Atlético Tucumán	0 (4)
	Estudiantes (BA)	2
	Atlético Tucumán	3
									Atlético Tucumán	0 (4)
									Atlético de Rafaela	0 (3)
	Atlético de Rafaela	0 (4)
	Ferro Carril Oeste	0 (2)
					Atlético de Rafaela	2
					Banfield	0
	Paraná	1
	Banfield	2
													Atlético Tucumán	0
													Racing	1
	Racing	2
	El Porvenir	0
					Racing	3
					Patronato	1
	Patronato	0 (5)
	Newell's Old Boys	0 (4)
									Racing	2
									Sarmiento (R)	0
	Gimnasia (J)	0
	Sarmiento (R)	1
					Sarmiento (R)	2
					Arsenal	1
	General Lamadrid	1
	Arsenal	2

Semifinals and Final

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Boca Juniors	1 (5)
	4	Deportivo Merlo	1 (4)
						Boca Juniors		2
						Racing		1
	3	River Plate	0 (4)
	2	Racing	0 (5)

Tied 1–1 after regular time, Boca Juniors advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.

Tied 0–0 after regular time, Racing Club advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Club	Goals
1
	Ramón Ábila	Sarmiento de Junín	3
	Neri Bandiera	Sarmiento de Resistencia	3
	Matías Recio	Sarmiento de Resistencia	3
	Joaquín Cabral	Rivadavia de Lincoln	3
	Fernando Benítez	Atlético Paraná	3
	Mauro Conochiari	Sportivo Belgrano	3
	Gonzalo Rodríguez	San Martín de Tucumán	3
	Gonzalo Garavano	Atlético Tucumán	3

Source:^[8]

References

External links

• Copa Argentina on the Argentine Football Association's website (in Spanish)
  • Presentation on the AFA's website (in Spanish)
• Copa Argentina 2011/2012, Soccerway.com