The 2019–20 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Argentina AXION energy 2019–20 for sponsorship reasons)[2] was the eleventh edition of the Copa Argentina, and the ninth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on 15 January 2020 and ended on 8 December 2021. On 17 March 2020, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced the suspension of the tournament to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.[3] After several months the tournament resumed on 23 December 2020.[4]
Originally, the champions would have qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, however on 11 December 2020 the Copa Argentina organizers announced that the 2019–20 edition would not end before the beginning of the 2021 Copa Libertadores. Therefore, AFA decided that the Copa Argentina berth for the 2021 Copa Libertadores would be reallocated to the best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified and that the champions would qualify for the 2022 Copa Libertadores instead, as proposed to AFA by the Copa Argentina organizers.[5]River Plate, the defending champions, were eliminated in the round of 16.
In the Round I, 26 teams from Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between 15 January and 19 February 2020, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 13 winning teams advanced to the Final Round.[11][12]
The draw for the Final Rounds was held on 30 January 2020, 18:00 at AFA Futsal Stadium in Ezeiza. The 64 qualified teams were divided in four groups. Teams were seeded by their historical performance and Division. Champions of AFA tournaments playing in Argentine Primera División were allocated to Group A. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. C; B vs. D. Some combinations were avoided for security reasons.[13]
The Round of 64 had 13 qualified teams from the Regional Round (13 teams from Torneo Federal A), 13 qualified teams from the Metropolitan Zone (6 teams from Primera B Metropolitana; 4 teams from Primera C and 3 teams from Primera D), 14 teams from Primera B Nacional and 24 teams from Primera División. The round was played between 25 February 2020 and 17 March 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 32 winning teams advanced to the Round of 32.
This round had 32 qualified teams from the Round of 64. The round was played between 17 March and 4 August 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round of 16.
This round had the 16 qualified teams from the Round of 32. The round was played between 13 July and 22 September 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Quarterfinals.
This round had the 8 qualified teams from the Round of 16. The round was played between 22 September and 13 October 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 4 winning teams advanced to the Semifinals.
This round had the 4 qualified teams from the Quarterfinals. The round was played between 3 November and 1 December 2021, in a single knock-out match format. The 2 winning teams advanced to the Final.
