2026 Copa de la Liga (Chile)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Chile |
| Dates | 20 March – TBD 2026 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 140 (2.69 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 12 July 2026. | |
The 2026 Copa de la Liga is the first edition of the Chilean Copa de la Liga, a football cup tournament for the 16 clubs participating in the Liga de Primera, organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The competition is being held from 20 March 2026.[1][2]
The creation of the competition was announced on 14 October 2025, following an agreement reached by the ANFP and Warner Bros. Discovery (owners of broadcaster TNT Sports), after the former was sentenced to pay USD 37 million to the latter in 2024 for breach of contract, owing to a decrease in the number of first division matches played as a result of the 2019 social outburst and the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
Format
In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Teams will be ranked according to the following criteria: 1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2. Goal difference; 3. Matches won; 4. Goals scored; 5. Away goals scored; 6. Fewest red cards; 7. Fewest yellow cards; 8. Higher seed number. The winners of each group will advance to the semi-finals, which will be played on a home-and-away format, while the final will be played as a single match on neutral ground.[5]
Prizes
The champion of this edition will earn the right to compete in the 2027 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 3 berth, provided that they compete in the top flight in the 2027 season.[5] In addition to this, the champions will also be entitled to play the 2027 Supercopa de Chile.[5]
Schedule
The schedule for the competition is as follows:[6][7]
| Round | Dates |
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| Group stage |
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| Semi-finals |
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| Final | 18 July 2026 |
Seeding
The groups for the competition were set on 8 January 2026, at the Complejo Deportivo Quilín in Santiago.[8] The 16 teams were seeded according to their position at the end of the 2025 Liga de Primera (shown in parentheses), with the promoted teams from the 2025 Liga de Ascenso replacing the teams relegated from the top flight tournament and being assigned the lowest seeds, and distributed into four groups through the snake draft method.[9]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COQ | CC | HUA | DCO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Advance to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Huachipato | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Deportes Concepción | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Seeding.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ÑUB | UC | UDC | CSL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ñublense | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 14 | Advance to the semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Universidad de Concepción | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Cobresal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Seeding.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OHI | EVE | LIM | PAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Higgins | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 14 | Advance to the semi-finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Deportes Limache | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Palestino | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Seeding.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULC | AUD | UCH | DLS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión La Calera | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the semi-finals | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Audax Italiano | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Deportes La Serena | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals for; 5) Away goals for; 6) Red cards; 7) Yellow cards; 8) Seeding.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 12 | Unión La Calera | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||
| 1 | Coquimbo Unido | ||||||||||
| 3 | O'Higgins | ||||||||||
| 10 | Ñublense | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | |||||||
| 3 | O'Higgins (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 July, and both second leg matches were played on 12 July 2026.[10]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Unión La Calera | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Coquimbo Unido | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Ñublense | 2–2 (2–4 p) | O'Higgins | 2–1 | 0–1 |
First leg
| 8 July 2026 | Unión La Calera | 0–1 | Coquimbo Unido | La Calera |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar Referee: Mathías Riquelme |
Second leg
| 12 July 2026 | Coquimbo Unido | 0–1 (1–1 agg.) (5–4 p) | Unión La Calera | Coquimbo |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Stadium: Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Referee: Héctor Jona | |
| Penalties | ||||
Final
The final match, originally scheduled to be held on 18 July 2026 at 18:00 local time, was postponed due to bad weather forecasts, with the ANFP proposing 17 October 2026 as a tentative new date for the match.[11]
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 7 June 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Justo Giani |
Universidad Católica | 4 |
 Maximiliano Guerrero |
Universidad de Chile | ||
| 2 | Ignacio Fuenzalida |
Audax Italiano | 3 |
| Carlo Villanueva |
Unión La Calera | ||
| Giovanny Ávalos |
Ñublense | ||
| Michael Vadulli |
Audax Italiano | ||
| Steffan Pino |
Cobresal | ||
| Joaquín Larrivey |
Deportes Concepción | ||
| Ronnie Fernández |
Palestino | ||
 Alan Medina |
Everton | ||
| Jeison Fuentealba |
Universidad de Concepción | ||
 Arnaldo Castillo |
O'Higgins |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio Fuenzalida |
Audax Italiano | Deportes La Serena | 4–2 (A)[13] | 9 May 2026 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fixture Copa de la Liga 2026: cuándo empieza, grupos, calendario de partidos, fechas, equipos y formato" [2026 Copa de la Liga Fixture: start date, groups, match schedule, dates, teams, and format]. Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "El nuevo torneo del fútbol chileno: la Copa de la Liga" [The new tournament of Chilean football: the Copa de la Liga]. Campeonato Chileno (in Spanish). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ Barrera, Cristian; Parker, Matías; Concha, Julián (13 October 2025). "Tercer torneo, Supercopa de cuatro equipos, Liga de 12 meses y descuento mensual: el acuerdo de paz entre la ANFP y TNT" [Third tournament, four-team Supercopa, 12-month League and monthly discount: the peace agreement between the ANFP and TNT]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ "Comunicado de Prensa" [Press Release]. Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (in Spanish). 14 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Definidos los grupos de la Copa de la Liga: Colo Colo ante el campeón y la U vs Huachipato" [Copa de la Liga groups confirmed: Colo Colo against the champions and Universidad de Chile vs. Huachipato]. RedGol (in Spanish). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "La ANFP definió el calendario 2026: La Liga iniciará en enero y tendrá receso mundialista". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Definido el arranque de la Copa Chile 2026: revisa cuándo empieza y los cambios que se vienen" [The start of the 2026 Copa Chile defined: review when it starts and the changes that are coming]. RedGol (in Spanish). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Consejo de Presidentes definió los grupos para la Copa de la Liga" [Council of Presidents set the groups for the Copa de la Liga]. Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Nuevo torneo: Así quedaron los grupos de la Copa de la Liga chilena 2026" [New tournament: This is how the groups for the 2026 Chilean Copa de la Liga turned out]. 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ Ortiz, Matías (28 June 2026). "Así se definirá al campeón de la Copa de la Liga: programadas las semifinales" [This is how the Copa de la Liga champion will be decided: the semi-finals were scheduled] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Lagos B., Felipe (13 July 2026). "Final de Copa de la Liga entre Coquimbo Unido y O'Higgins fue suspendida" [Copa de la Liga final between Coquimbo Unido and O'Higgins was suspended] (in Spanish). Emol. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Table of top scorers Copa de la Liga Chile 2026". BeSoccer. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Informe Arbitral - Deportes La Serena vs. Audax Italiano" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-19.