The 2022 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2022 due to its sponsorship), was the 42nd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 19 March 2022 and ended on 13 November 2022, with the final match on neutral ground.
Magallanes won their first Copa Chile title, defeating Unión Española 7–6 on penalty kicks after a 2–2 draw in the final. Colo-Colo were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Ñublense in the round of 16.
Format The 2022 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. In the first stage, clubs affiliated to ANFA (those from Tercera A, Tercera B and regional amateur leagues) and clubs from the Segunda División Profesional were paired into 14 ties with the winners and the best loser advancing to the second stage, in which those 15 teams were joined by the 17 Primera B clubs. In the third stage, the 16 second stage winners faced the 16 Primera División clubs which entered the competition at that point. The first and second stages, as well as the final, were played as single-legged ties, whilst the remaining rounds (third stage, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals) were played under a double-legged format. VAR was implemented for the semi-finals and final.
Prizes The champions of this edition were entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2023 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth, and also earned the right to play the 2023 Supercopa de Chile against the 2022 Campeonato Nacional champions.
Schedule Round Draw date First leg Second leg First stage 10 March 2022 19–20 March 2022 Second stage 20 March 2022 26–28 March 2022 Third stage 10 May 2022 16–19 June 2022 23–27 June 2022 Round of 16 16–18 August 2022 20–22 August 2022 Quarter-finals 23–25 September 2022 27 September – 13 October 2022 Semi-finals 12–26 October 2022 16 October – 2 November 2022 Final 13 November 2022
Teams 61 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 17 from the Primera B, 12 from the Segunda División Profesional, 7 from Tercera A, 2 from Tercera B and 7 from regional amateur leagues.
Primera A
Audax Italiano Cobresal Colo-Colo Coquimbo Unido Curicó Unido Deportes Antofagasta Deportes La Serena Everton Huachipato Ñublense O'Higgins Palestino Unión Española Unión La Calera Universidad Católica Universidad de Chile
Primera B
Barnechea Cobreloa Deportes Copiapó Deportes Iquique Deportes Melipilla Deportes Puerto Montt Deportes Recoleta Deportes Santa Cruz Deportes Temuco Fernández Vial Magallanes Rangers San Luis Santiago Morning Santiago Wanderers Unión San Felipe Universidad de Concepción
Segunda División
Deportes Concepción Deportes Limache Deportes Valdivia General Velásquez Iberia Independiente de Cauquenes Lautaro de Buin Real San Joaquín Rodelindo Román San Antonio Unido San Marcos de Arica Trasandino
Tercera A
Brujas de Salamanca Deportes Quillón Deportes Rengo Provincial Ovalle Provincial Ranco Quintero Unido Unión Compañías
Tercera B
Aguará Tricolor Municipal
Regional Amateur
Colo-Colito Cóndor de Pichidegua Dante de Nueva Imperial La Higuera La Obra San Bernardo Unido Unión Bellavista
First stage The pairings for the first stage were announced by the ANFP on 10 March 2022. The 12 Segunda División teams were drawn against 12 teams from ANFA, with the four remaining ANFA sides being drawn against each other according to geographical and safety criteria. Ties in this round were single-legged, with the team from the lower tier hosting the match. Matches in this round were played on 19 and 20 March 2022.
Second stage The pairings for the second stage were announced by the ANFP on 20 March 2022. The 14 first stage winners, as well as San Bernardo Unido who advanced as best loser, were drawn against 15 Primera B de Chile teams according to geographical and safety criteria, with the remaining two Primera B teams being drawn against each other. Like the previous stage of the competition, ties in this round were single-legged, with the team from the lower tier hosting the match. Matches in this round were played from 26 to 28 March 2022.
Bracket
Third stage The draw for the third stage and subsequent phases was held on 10 May 2022. The 16 Primera División teams entered the competition at this stage and were drawn against the 16 second stage winners. The team with the highest seed assigned in the draw hosted the second leg. The first legs were played from 16 to 19 June and the second legs were played from 23 to 27 June 2022.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top scorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Fernando ZampedriUniversidad Católica 6 2 Leandro GarateUnión Española 5 Gustavo GuerreñoUniversidad de Concepción David SalazarMagallanes 5 Juan Martín LuceroColo-Colo 4
Source: Campeonato Chileno
See also 2022 Chilean Primera División 2022 Primera B de Chile 2022 Supercopa de Chile
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