The 2019 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2019 due to its sponsorship), was the 40th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Palestino were the defending champions, but were knocked out of the competition by Santiago Morning in the second round. Colo-Colo were the champions, defeating Universidad de Chile 2–1 in the final.
Format
The 2019 Copa Chile was based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. Clubs that were members of the Segunda División Profesional and ANFA were included in the competition, same as the previous edition, and played against the Primera B clubs for 16 berths to the second round, where the winners faced the 16 Primera División clubs which joined the competition in that round.[1]
Prizes
The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) were entitled to earn the right to compete in the 2020 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth, and also earned the right to play the 2020 Supercopa de Chile against the 2019 Campeonato Nacional champions.
The pairings for the first round were announced by the ANFP on 14 March 2019. The 16 teams from the Segunda División and Tercera División A were drawn against the 16 Primera B teams, according to geographical and safety criteria. Unlike the previous edition, ties in this round were single-legged, with the team from the lower tier hosting the match. Matches in this round were played on 23 and 24 March 2019.[2]
Stadium: Ester Roa Attendance: 12,958 Referee: Juan Lara
Second round
The 16 Primera División teams entered the competition at this stage, and were drawn against the 16 first round winners. In each tie, the team from the lower tier hosted the first leg. The pairings for the second round were announced by the ANFP on 8 May 2019, the first legs were played from 30 May to 9 June 2019 and the second legs were played from 5 June to 10 July 2019.[3][4]
ANFP awarded a 3–0 win in favour of Santiago Morning after Palestino only fielded one U-20 player instead of two, as stated by the tournament's regulations. The original result was a 4–3 win for Palestino.[5]
The draw for the Round of 16 and subsequent phases was held on 14 June 2019.[6] Starting from this round, the order of legs in each tie will depend on the number assigned to each second round winner, with the team with the highest number in each tie hosting the second leg. The first legs were played on 13–14 and 16 July 2019, and the second legs were played on 20–21 July, 7 August, and 4 September 2019.[7]
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 21 June at 18:30 but was suspended due to bad weather and the poor state of the pitch at Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo.[8] It was rescheduled to 7 August at 20:00.
Note: The match was originally scheduled on 20 June at 16:00 but was suspended due to bad weather and the poor state of the pitch at Estadio Parque Municipal.[9] It was rescheduled to 4 September at 19:00.
With the ANFP's Council of Presidents voting to conclude the 2019 season on 29 November 2019, it was decided that both the semifinals and final would be single-legged series to be played in January 2020.[10]
