2026 Copa Chile
The 2026 Copa Chile, officially known as Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar 2026 for sponsorship purposes, is the 46th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 30 January 2026. Huachipato are the defending champions.
| Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Chile |
| Dates | 30 January – TBD 2026 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 38 (2.38 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2026. | |
The 2026 Copa Chile, officially known as Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar 2026 for sponsorship purposes, is the 46th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 30 January 2026.[1]
Huachipato are the defending champions.
Format
[edit]The Copa Chile will continue being played only by the 16 Liga de Primera and 16 Liga de Ascenso teams, leaving out teams from Segunda División Profesional and amateur sides and keeping the format used in its previous edition. In the group stage, the 32 participating teams were divided into eight groups of four according to geographical location, with each of the two geographical zones in which the competition has been split (North and South) being allocated four groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout stages (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final).[2][3]
Prizes
[edit]The Copa Chile champions, provided that they compete in the top flight in the 2027 season, will face the team placing third in the 2026 Liga de Primera in a play-off match for a berth into the Copa Libertadores second stage. The loser of that play-off match will be entitled to claim a Copa Sudamericana berth.[4] In addition to this, the champions will qualify to play the 2027 Supercopa de Chile.[5]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule for the competition is as follows:[1]
| Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 22 January 2026 | 30 January – 30 August 2026 |
| Knockout stage | No draw | 18 September – TBD 2026 |
Teams
[edit]Thirty-two clubs take part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from Liga de Primera and 16 from Liga de Ascenso, with their Copa Chile ranking in brackets.[6]
Liga de Primera
[edit]- Audax Italiano (11)
- Cobresal (14)
- Colo-Colo (1)
- Coquimbo Unido (12)
- Deportes Concepción (33)
- Deportes La Serena (21)
- Deportes Limache (41)
- Everton (8)
- Huachipato (9)
- Ñublense (10)
- O'Higgins (13)
- Palestino (6)
- Unión La Calera (25)
- Universidad Católica (5)
- Universidad de Chile (2)
- Universidad de Concepción (15)
Liga de Ascenso
[edit]- Cobreloa (7)
- Curicó Unido (22)
- Deportes Antofagasta (19)
- Deportes Copiapó (30)
- Deportes Iquique (17)
- Deportes Puerto Montt (20)
- Deportes Recoleta (39)
- Deportes Santa Cruz (32)
- Deportes Temuco (18)
- Magallanes (4)
- Rangers (24)
- San Luis (29)
- San Marcos de Arica (28)
- Santiago Wanderers (16)
- Unión Española (3)
- Unión San Felipe (26)
Group stage
[edit]The first two group stage matchdays were played by the Liga de Ascenso teams, with the Liga de Primera sides entering the competition on the third matchday, scheduled to be played in June 2026.[7]
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IQQ | SMA | COQ | LIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Iquique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 4–0 | |||
| 2 | San Marcos de Arica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 0–0 | — | ||||
| 3 | Coquimbo Unido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Deportes Limache | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CDC | SLQ | EVE | UC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Copiapó | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | San Luis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | — | ||||
| 3 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group C
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ANT | COB | CSL | DLS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Antofagasta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | Cobreloa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 0–0 | — | ||||
| 3 | Cobresal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group D
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SW | USF | ULC | UCH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 3–1 | |||
| 2 | Unión San Felipe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 2–1 | — | ||||
| 3 | Unión La Calera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Universidad de Chile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group E
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | REC | UE | CC | OHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Recoleta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 0–1 | |||
| 2 | Unión Española | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1–2 | — | ||||
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | O'Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Group F
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CUR | RAN | ÑUB | UDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curicó Unido | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 0–1 | |||
| 2 | Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1–2 | — | ||||
| 3 | Ñublense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Universidad de Concepción | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
Group G
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DSC | AUD | PAL | MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Santa Cruz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 4–1 | |||
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 3 | Palestino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Magallanes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Group H
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TEM | DPM | DCO | HUA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportes Temuco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | — | ||||
| 3 | Deportes Concepción | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Huachipato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Copa Chile ranking; 9) Drawing of lots.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group C runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group B winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group C winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group B runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group D winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner F2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group G runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group E winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group H runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group F winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner S4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group E runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group G winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner C8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group F runners-up | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group H winners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "¡Están listos los grupos y los primeros partidos de la Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar 2026!" [The groups and first matches for the 2026 Copa Chile Coca-Cola Zero Azúcar are ready!] (in Spanish). 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
- ^ Francke, Lucas (2026-01-09). "Con un insólito cambio: así quedarían los grupos de la Copa Chile 2026" [With an unusual change: this is how the groups of the Copa Chile 2026 would end up]. En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ^ "Definido el arranque de la Copa Chile 2026: revisa cuándo empieza y los cambios que se vienen" [The start of the 2026 Copa Chile was set: check out when it starts and the changes that are coming]. RedGol (in Spanish). 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ^ Zúñiga, Alfonso (14 October 2025). "Oficial: Consejo de Presidentes aprueba Copa de la Liga 2026 y redistribuye cupos internacionales" [Official: Council of Presidents approves 2026 Copa de La Liga and redistributes international slots] (in Spanish). RedGol. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Definidos los grupos de la Copa de la Liga: Colo Colo ante el campeón y la U vs Huachipato" [Copa de la Liga groups set: Colo Colo against the champions and Universidad de Chile vs. Huachipato]. RedGol (in Spanish). 2026-01-07. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ^ "Ranking de clubes Copa Chile 2025" [2025 Copa Chile club ranking] (PDF). anfp.cl (in Spanish). ANFP. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ Muñoz, Felipe (29 January 2026). "Este viernes arranca la Copa Chile: El formato, los grupos, los partidos de la primera fecha y la gran novedad con el Chile 4" [The Copa Chile kicks off this Friday: The format, groups, first round matches, and the big news with the Chile 4 berth]. Emol.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 30 January 2026.