| Copa Argentina | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Num Teams: | 64 |
| Second: | Defensa y Justicia |
| Continental Cup Title: | 2024 Copa Libertadores |
| Continental Cup Qualifiers: | Estudiantes (LP) |
| Matches: | 63 |
| Goals: | 149 |
| Scoring Leader: | Gabriel Ávalos Enzo Ariel Fernández Miguel Merentiel (3 goals each) |
| Award: | José Sosa[1] |
| Prev Season: | 2021–22 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2023 for sponsorship reasons)[2] was the thirteenth edition of the Copa Argentina football tournament, and the eleventh since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 24 January and ended on 13 December 2023. Patronato, the defending champions, were eliminated in the round of 32.
Estudiantes (LP) defeated Defensa y Justicia 1–0 in the final to win their first title in the tournament.[3] As winners, they qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores group stage and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023 Argentine Primera División in the 2023 Supercopa Argentina.
Sixty-four teams took part in this competition: All twenty-eight teams from the Primera División; fifteen teams of the Primera Nacional; five from the Primera B, four from the Primera C; two from the Primera D and ten teams from Federal A.[4]
All twenty-eight teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
The top fifteen teams of the 2022 tournament qualified.
The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera B tournament and the winner of "2021 Torneo Complemento" qualified.
The top five teams of each zone of the 2022 tournament qualified.
The champion and the top three teams of the 2022 Primera C tournament qualified.
The top team of 2022 Primera D tournament and the winner of "Torneo Complemento" qualified.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final stage | Round of 64 | 3 November 2022[5] | 24 January–27 June 2023 |
| Round of 32 | 19 July–15 August 2023 | ||
| Round of 16 | 23 August–10 September 2023 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 10–15 October 2023 | ||
| Semifinals | 22–23 November 2023 | ||
| Final | 13 December 2023 |
The draw for the final rounds was held on 3 November 2022, 17:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and division. Champions of AFA tournaments playing in Argentine Primera División 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.[6]
| width=25% | Group A | width=25% | Group B | width=25% | Group C | width=25% | Group D |
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The Round of 64 had 10 qualified teams from the Torneo Federal A, 11 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (5 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C Metropolitana and 2 teams from Primera D Metropolitana), 15 teams from Primera Nacional and 28 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 24 January and 27 June 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 19 July and 15 August 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.
This round had the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between 23 August and 10 September 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.
This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between 10 and 15 October 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarter-finals. The round was played on 22 and 23 November 2023, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
See main article: 2023 Copa Argentina Final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=3 | 1 | Gabriel Ávalos | Argentinos Juniors | align=center rowspan=3 | 3 |
 Enzo Ariel Fernández | Almagro | ||||
| Miguel Merentiel | Boca Juniors | ||||
| align=center rowspan=18 | 4 | Gastón Benavídez | Talleres (C) | align=center rowspan=18 | 2 |
| Nicolás Blandi | San Lorenzo | ||||
| Mauro Boselli | Estudiantes (LP) | ||||
| Guido Carrillo | Estudiantes (LP) | ||||
| Jonathan Dellarossa | Chaco For Ever | ||||
| Nicolás Fernández | Defensa y Justicia | ||||
| Tomás Galván | Colón | ||||
| Lucas Gamba | Central Córdoba (SdE) | ||||
| Milton Giménez | Banfield | ||||
| Federico Girotti | San Lorenzo | ||||
| Lucas Janson | Vélez Sarsfield | ||||
| Adrián Martínez | Instituto | ||||
| Mauro Méndez | Estudiantes (LP) | ||||
| Renzo Reynaga | Estudiantes (RC) | ||||
| Maximiliano Romero | Racing | ||||
| Ignacio Russo | Patronato | ||||
| Ramón Sosa | Talleres (C) | ||||
| Gastón Verón | Argentinos Juniors |
| Team | |||
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Bologna (Defensa y Justicia) | Eros Mancuso (Estudiantes (LP)) Rafa Pérez (San Lorenzo) Tomás Cardona (Defensa y Justicia) | Alexis Vega (San Martín (SJ)) José Sosa (Estudiantes (LP)) Enzo Ariel Fernández (Almagro) Gastón Togni (Defensa y Justicia) | Jonathan Dellarossa (Chaco For Ever) Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes (LP)) Miguel Merentiel (Boca Juniors) |
| Substitutes | |||
| Luciano Silva (Chaco For Ever) Augusto Batalla (San Lorenzo) | Leonardo Godoy (Estudiantes (LP)) Gastón Benavídez (Talleres (C)) | Cristian Medina (Boca Juniors) Tomás Galván (Colón) | Ramón Sosa (Talleres (C)) Gabriel Ávalos (Argentinos Juniors) Nicolás Fernández (Defensa y Justicia) Federico Girotti (San Lorenzo) Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes (LP)) Mauro Méndez (Estudiantes (LP)) |
| Coach | |||
| Eduardo Domínguez (Estudiantes (LP)) |