The 2008 Copa Chile was the 29th edition of the tournament. It began on July 6, 2008, and ended on February 17, 2009. The winner of Copa Chile 2008 is eligible to play a berth in the Copa Sudamericana 2009. In the final Universidad de Concepción defeated the third division team Deportes Ovalle 2–1, thereby claiming their first title.

Calendar

RoundDate
Preliminary Round6–27 July 2008
First Round13 August 18 September 2008
Second Round25 September 11 October 2008
Third Round16–30 October 2008
Quarterfinals3–5 February 2009
Semifinals11 February 2009
Final17 February 2009

Preliminary round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Selección Punta Arenas2–7Magallanes1–21–5
Deportivo Lo Barnechea4–6Provincial Talagante1–33–3
Deportes Tocopilla3–3 (5-4p)Municipal Mejillones2–11–2
Unión Temuco5–2Deportes Temuco3–02–2
Naval0–2Deportes Valdivia0–20–0
Unión Bellavista6–10Deportivo Ormazábal4–42–6
Ferroviarios3–3 (a)Deportes Ovalle3–30–0
Trasandino0–3Linares Unido0–10–2
Malleco Unido3–1Iberia1–12–0
Cabildo AGC4–5Unión Quilpué1–23–3
Deportes Santa Cruz4–4 (a)Deportes Colchagua3–01–4
Selección Coyhaique6–5Selección Puerto Aysén4–12–4

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Unión Temuco2–4Fernández Vial
Malleco Unido1–1 (2-4p)Lota Schwager
Deportivo Ormazábal2–1San Marcos de Arica
Unión Quilpué0–2San Luis
Provincial Talagante1–1 (6-5p)Unión San Felipe*
Linares Unido1–1 (5-6p)Curicó Unido
Deportes Tocopilla1–1 (7-6p)Municipal Iquique
Deportes Ovalle3–1Coquimbo Unido
Deportes Santa Cruz1–3Unión La Calera
Deportes Valdivia1–0Deportes Puerto Montt
Magallanes1–0Deportes Copiapó
Selección Coyhaique0–6Santiago Wanderers

* Qualified as "Best Loser"

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Fernández Vial2–4Colo-Colo
Unión La Calera1–1 (4-3p)Everton
Deportes Tocopilla1–3Cobreloa
Deportivo Ormazábal0–1Deportes Antofagasta
Santiago Wanderers1–0Universidad de Chile
Magallanes0–2Cobresal
Lota Schwager0–0 (3-4p)Universidad de Concepción
San Luis0–2Unión Española
Deportes Ovalle0–0 (5-4p)Deportes La Serena
Provincial Talagante0–1Deportes Melipilla
Deportes Valdivia0–6Provincial Osorno
Unión San Felipe2–2 (4-5p)Rangers
Curicó Unido1–2O'Higgins
Audax Italiano3–0Universidad Católica
Palestino0–1Santiago Morning
Ñublense1–1 (3-5p)Huachipato

Third round

Home teamScoreAway team
Unión Española4–3Santiago Morning
Santiago Wanderers2–2 (4-3p)Audax Italiano
Huachipato2–1O'Higgins
Deportes Melipilla2–1Rangers
Cobreloa0–0 (5-4p)Deportes Antofagasta
Provincial Osorno1–1 (1-4p)Universidad de Concepción
Deportes Ovalle1–1 (4-3p)Cobresal
Union La Calera3–3 (4-5p)Colo-Colo

Quarterfinals

Home teamScoreAway team
Cobreloa0–3Universidad de Concepción
Deportes Ovalle2–2 (4-1p)Colo-Colo
Santiago Wanderers0–0 (2-4p)Huachipato
Deportes Melipilla0–1Unión Española

Semifinals

Deportes Ovalle2 – 2Huachipato
Canales 40' Canales 52'Llanos 58' García 87'
Penalties
Sanchez Saez Cadiz3–0Currimilla Zelaye García
Unión Española1 – 2Universidad de Concepción
Sierra 3'Laffatigue 10' Vargas 13'

Final

Deportes Ovalle1 – 2Universidad de Concepción
G. Soto 5'Vargas 10' Solís 51'
Copa Chile 2008 Champion
U. de Concepción First Title

Top goalscorers

GoalscorersGoalsTeam
Argentina Lucas Barrios4Colo-Colo
Chile Gamadiel García4Huachipato
Chile Manuel Neira4Unión Española
Chile Carlos Espinosa3Deportes Melipilla
Chile Joel Soto3Santiago Wanderers
Chile Esteban Paredes3Santiago Morning
Argentina Julio César Laffatigue3Universidad de Concepción

See also