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.[1][2][3]
Magallanes won their first Copa Chile title, defeating Unión Española 7–6 on penalty kicks after a 2–2 draw in the final.[4]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.[2]
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.[5] Matches in this round were played on 19 and 20 March 2022.
Note: Match awarded to Rodelindo Román as Aguará did not have a suitable stadium to host the match.[6]
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.[7] Matches in this round were played from 26 to 28 March 2022.
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.[8] The first legs were played from 16 to 19 June and the second legs were played from 23 to 27 June 2022.[9][10]
Note: Match suspended after 6 minutes of play due to crowd disturbances, with Universidad Católica leading 1–0 at the time of suspension.[13] It was resumed on 13 October 2022, 19:00 local time at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, behind closed doors.[14]
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 October 2022, 15:00 local time but suspended due to the lack of an available stadium.[15] It was eventually rescheduled to 26 October 2022, 18:00 local time.[16]
