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The 2023 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile Easy 2023 due to its sponsorship), was the 43rd edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament began on 8 March and ended with the final on neutral ground on 13 December 2023.
Colo-Colo were the champions, winning their fourteenth Copa Chile title by beating the defending champions Magallanes in the final by a 3–1 score.
Format
The 2023 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. For this edition the competition had a format change, with clubs affiliated to ANFA (those from Tercera A, Tercera B and regional amateur leagues) being drawn into 13 ties in a first round, with the winners advancing to the newly implemented regional stage where teams from Primera División, Primera B, and Segunda División Profesional entered the competition. In the regional stage, the 64 participating teams were split into four geographical zones, in which they were drawn against a rival from their same zone. In each zone, four rounds were played: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the finals; the former three stages were played as single-legged ties, whilst the latter one was a double-legged series. The four regional winners then advanced to the national stage, where they played two semi-finals with their winners playing the final to decide the champion.
Prizes
The champions of this edition were entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2024 Copa Libertadores taking the Chile 4 berth, provided they played in the Chilean Primera División in the 2024 season. In case they did not meet this requirement, they would be awarded a monetary prize and the Copa Libertadores berth would be passed to the Copa Chile runners-up, provided they also met the aforementioned condition. Since the champions Colo-Colo had already qualified for the Copa Libertadores through league performance, and the runners-up Magallanes were relegated from the top tier, the berth was reallocated to the 2023 Campeonato Nacional best team not yet qualified for the competition.
The champions also earned the right to play the 2024 Supercopa de Chile against the 2023 Campeonato Nacional champions, regardless of the tier they play in.
Schedule
Round
Draw date
First leg
Second leg
First stage
16 February 2023
8–12 March 2023
17–19 March 2023
Regional stage
Round of 16
23 March 2023
1–12 April 2023
Quarter-finals
21 June – 12 July 2023
Semi-finals
1 July – 16 August 2023
Finals
27 July – 20 August 2023
15–23 August 2023
National stage
Semi-finals
27 September 2023
4 October 2023
Final
13 December 2023 (originally 20 December 2023)
Teams
76 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 14 from the Segunda División Profesional, 14 from Tercera A, 1 from Tercera B, and 15 from regional amateur leagues. All of the clubs competing in Tercera A were invited to the competition, along with Tercera B side Aguará.
The pairings for the first stage were announced by the ANFA on 16 February 2023. The participating clubs were split into two groups, one of them made of 10 regional ANFA clubs and the other one featuring the Tercera División (A and B) teams. They were then drawn against a team in their group, according to geographical and safety criteria. Ties involving regional clubs were single-legged, while the ones involving Tercera División teams were played over two legs. Matches in this round were played from 8 to 19 March 2022.
The draw for the regional stage was held on 23 March 2023. The 64 participating teams were split into four zones (North, Central-North, Central-South, and South) and drawn against a team from their same regional zone. Ties in the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals were single-legged with the higher-seeded team hosting the match, except in the round of 16 in which the team from the lower division hosted it, whilst the regional finals are played over two legs.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 24 June 2023, 16:00 local time but suspended due to bad weather. It was eventually rescheduled to 1 July 2023, 18:00 local time.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 June 2023, 19:00 local time but suspended due to heavy rainfall. It was eventually rescheduled to 2 July 2023, 18:00 local time.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 24 June 2023, 17:30 local time but suspended due to a water shutoff in Santiago. It was eventually rescheduled to 4 July 2023, 19:00 local time.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 June 2023, 19:00 local time but suspended due to bad weather. It was eventually rescheduled to 30 June 2023, 19:00 local time.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 June 2023, 16:00 local time but suspended due to bad weather. It was eventually rescheduled to 2 July 2023, 12:30 local time.
Stadium: Fiscal Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Francisco Gaggero
Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 June 2023, 16:00 local time but suspended due to bad weather. It was eventually rescheduled to 4 July 2023, 16:00 local time.
The national stage was played by the four regional winners, which played two double-legged semi-finals. The winners faced each other in the single-match final to decide the champions.