The 2016 Copa Chile, (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2016 because of its sponsorship), was the 37th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament. The competition started on 8 July 2016 with the First Round and ended on 14 December 2016 with the Final. Colo-Colo were the winners after beating Everton 4–0 in the final, and qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores and the 2017 Supercopa de Chile. As the runners-up, Everton qualified for the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.

2016 Copa Chile
Copa Chile MTS
Tournament details
Country Chile
Teams31
Final positions
ChampionsColo-Colo
Runner-upEverton
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored155 (2.63 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Esteban Paredes (8 goals)
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Format edit

The Copa Chile MTS 2016 was based on a system of direct elimination, similar to the Copa del Rey. In the first round match the 15 teams of Primera B faced against the 16 of the Premier Division (with the exception of Universidad de Chile, defending champions, who entered the competition at the round of 16).

Prizes edit

The champion of this edition, earned the right to compete in the 2017 Copa Libertadores as Chile 3 (qualifying for the first round of the continental tournament). Besides, it earned the right to play the Supercopa de Chile 2017, against the best 2016-17 Primera Division champion.

Schedule edit

Round Date
First Round July 8, 2016
July 20, 2016
Round of 16 September 15, 2016
November 3, 2016
Quarterfinals October 18, 2016
November 14, 2016
Semifinals November 23, 2016
November 30, 2016
Final December 14, 2016

First round edit

The first legs were played on 8–13 July, and the second legs were played on 15–20 July 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportes La Serena 4–3 Santiago Wanderers 3–1 1–2
Ñublense 1–2 Colo-Colo 0–0 1–2
Deportes Copiapó 4–3 Cobresal 3–0[a] 1–3
Unión La Calera 3–4 San Luis 2–2 1–2
Coquimbo Unido 0–7 Palestino 0–6 0–1
Rangers 2–6 O'Higgins 1–3 1–3
Deportes Puerto Montt 1–5 Deportes Temuco 0–2 1–3
Deportes Iquique 4–2 San Marcos de Arica 2–0 2–2
Magallanes 2–2 (3-4p) Unión Española 1–2 1–0
Iberia 2–6 Huachipato 1–5 1–1
Cobreloa 2–1 Deportes Antofagasta 1–0 1–1
Curicó Unido 1–2 Audax Italiano 1–1 0–1
Santiago Morning 2–3 Universidad Católica 2–0 0–3
Unión San Felipe 1–6 Everton 1–3 0–3
Deportes Valdivia w/o[b] Universidad de Concepción Not played Not played
  1. ^ ANFP awarded Deportes Copiapó a 3–0 win as a result of Cobresal fielding the ineligible player Federico Martorell, after Cobresal had defeated Deportes Copiapó 1–0. Federico Martorell had a 1-match pending ban while playing for San Luis at the 2015 Copa Chile and did not meet eligibility rules.[1][2]
  2. ^ The tie was awarded to Universidad de Concepción after Deportes Valdivia failed to have a suitable venue to play its home match.[3]

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the Round of 16 (and ongoing phases) was held on 22 August 2016.[4] In this round, Universidad de Chile entered the competition as defending champions.

The first legs were played on 15–21 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September–8 October 2016.

The tie between Palestino and Everton was delayed due to the participation of Palestino at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Palestino 1–2 Everton 0–1 1–1
Unión Española 6–1 O'Higgins 4–0 2–1
Universidad de Concepción 0–2 San Luis 0–1 0–1
Audax Italiano 5–3 Deportes Copiapó 3–1 2–2
Huachipato 3–4 Colo-Colo 2–1 1–3
Cobreloa 3–0 Deportes La Serena 3–0 0–0
Universidad Católica 4–2 Deportes Temuco 2–1 2–1
Deportes Iquique 3–3 (6–7p) Universidad de Chile 1–1 2–2

First leg edit

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Unión Española 4–0 O'Higgins Independencia, Santiago
18:30 Salom   24', 79'
Churín   31'
Hernández   90+3'
Report Stadium: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
Referee: Francisco Gilabert
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Cobreloa 3–0 Deportes La Serena Calama
20:00 Monreal   13', 26'
Jara   90'
Report Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Referee: Christian Rojas
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) Audax Italiano 3–1 Deportes Copiapó La Florida, Santiago
20:30 Campos Toro   12'
Vallejos   56'
Carrasco   76'
Report Guarino   50' Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Referee: Rafael Troncoso
16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) Huachipato 2–1 Colo-Colo Talcahuano
15:00 Sepúlveda   16'
Povea   39'
Report Paredes   82' Stadium: Estadio CAP
Referee: Patricio Polic
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) Deportes Iquique 1–1 Universidad de Chile Iquique
16:00 Caroca   79' Report G. Fernández   36' Stadium: Estadio Cavancha
Referee: Felipe González
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) Universidad de Concepción 0–1 San Luis Concepción
19:30 Report G. Martínez   43' Stadium: Estadio Ester Roa Rebolledo
Referee: Franco Arrué
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) Universidad Católica 2–1 Deportes Temuco Las Condes, Santiago
21:00 Castillo   12'
Fuenzalida   80'
Report C. Martínez   68' Stadium: Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
Referee: Roberto Tobar
7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) Palestino 0–1 Everton La Cisterna, Santiago
16:00 Report Zúñiga   42' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna
Referee: Carlos Ulloa

Second leg edit

21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) O'Higgins 1–2
(1–6 agg.)
Unión Española Rancagua
18:30 Márquez   86' Report Churín   21'
Sierra   84'
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) Colo-Colo 3–1
(4–3 agg.)
Huachipato Macul, Santiago
20:00 Figueroa   41'
Morales   52'
Paredes   71'
Report Sagal   79' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: César Deischler
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) Deportes Copiapó 2–2
(3–5 agg.)
Audax Italiano Caldera
16:00 Guarino   77', 80' Report Santos   19'
Carrasco   90+4'
Stadium: Estadio La Caldera
Referee: Christian Rojas
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) Deportes Temuco 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Universidad Católica Temuco
17:30 Piña   67' Report Castillo   59'
Jaime   78'
Stadium: Estadio Germán Becker
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) Deportes La Serena 0–0
(0–3 agg.)
Cobreloa La Serena
19:00 Report Stadium: Estadio La Portada
Referee: Piero Maza
8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) San Luis 1–0
(2–0 agg.)
Universidad de Concepción Quillota
19:00 Abán   52' Report Stadium: Estadio Lucio Fariña
Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla
3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) Everton 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Palestino Viña del Mar
20:30 Peñailillo   47' Report Valencia   30' Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Julio Bascuñán

Quarterfinals edit

The first legs were played on 18–20 October, and the second legs were played on 24–26 October 2016.

The tie between Unión Española and Everton was delayed due to the participation of Palestino at the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Española 1–2 Everton 1–2 0–0
San Luis 5–5 (3–4p) Audax Italiano 2–4 3–1
Cobreloa 2–5 Colo-Colo 1–2 1–3
Universidad Católica 5–3 Universidad de Chile 2–0 3–3

First leg edit

18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) San Luis 2–4 Audax Italiano Quillota
20:00 G. Martínez   4'
Silva   35'
Report Riquelme   38'
Santos   54', 55'
Campos Toro   82'
Stadium: Estadio Lucio Fariña
Referee: Jorge Osorio
20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Cobreloa 1–2 Colo-Colo Calama
20:00 F. Cornejo   67' Report Rivero   50'
Mar. Rodríguez   87'
Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Referee: Julio Bascuñán
10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) Unión Española 1–2 Everton Independencia, Santiago
20:30 Salom   29' Report Cerato   9'
Ragusa   70'
Stadium: Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
Referee: Cristián Andaur

Second leg edit

24 October 2016 (2016-10-24) Universidad de Chile 3–3
(3–5 agg.)
Universidad Católica Ñuñoa, Santiago
20:30 Mora   39'
G. Fernández   58'
Mat. Rodríguez   67'
Report Castillo   61'
Lanaro   71'
Fuenzalida   74'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Roberto Tobar
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) Audax Italiano 1–3
(5–5 agg.)
(4–3 p)
San Luis La Florida, Santiago
20:00 Vallejos   38' Report Lara   35'
Silva   58'
Fiorina   90+5'
Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
Penalties
Carrasco  
Vásquez  
Drocco  
J. Cornejo  
Riquelme  
Bosso  
  Césped
  Sirino
  Fiorina
  Grondona
  Silva
  Cano
26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Colo-Colo 3–1
(5–2 agg.)
Cobreloa Macul, Santiago
19:30 Paredes   5'
R. Fernández   34'
Rivero   75'
Report Servín   25' Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Carlos Ulloa
14 November 2016 (2016-11-14) Everton 0–0
(2–1 agg.)
Unión Española Viña del Mar
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

Semifinals edit

The first legs will be played on 23 November, and the second legs will be played on 30 November 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Everton 4–2 Audax Italiano 3–2 1–0
Universidad Católica 0–3 Colo-Colo 0–1 0–2

First leg edit

23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) Universidad Católica 0–1 Colo-Colo Las Condes, Santiago
20:00 Report Baeza   71' Stadium: Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
Attendance: 9,877
Referee: Roberto Tobar
23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) Everton 3–2 Audax Italiano Viña del Mar
20:30 Suárez   7'
B. Rodríguez   35', 75'
Report Faúndez   83'
Melivilú   90+4'
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 7,529
Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla

Second leg edit

30 November 2016 (2016-11-30) Colo-Colo 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Universidad Católica Macul, Santiago
20:00 Mar. Rodríguez   36'
Paredes   57'
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 38,980
Referee: Jorge Osorio
30 November 2016 (2016-11-30) Audax Italiano 0–1
(2–4 agg.)
Everton La Florida, Santiago
20:30 Report B. Rodríguez   71' Stadium: Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
Attendance: 5,122
Referee: Patricio Polic

Final edit

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14) Final Colo-Colo 4–0 Everton Estadio Nacional, Santiago
20:00 Rivero   26'
Paredes   36', 38'
R. Fernández   71'
Report Attendance: 33,419
Referee: Julio Bascuñán
Copa Chile MTS
2016 Champion
Colo-Colo
Eleventh Title

Top goalscorers edit

Pos Player Club Goals
1   Esteban Paredes Colo-Colo 8
2   Braian Rodríguez Everton 5
3   Sergio Santos Audax Italiano 4
  Carlos Salom Unión Española 4
  Nicolás Castillo Universidad Católica 4
6   José Pablo Monreal Cobreloa 3
  Patricio Jerez Cobresal 3
  Javier Guarino Deportes Copiapó 3
  Cris Martínez Deportes Temuco 3
  Maximiliano Cerato Everton 3
  Leandro Benegas Palestino 3
  Leonardo Valencia Palestino 3
  Gerson Martínez San Luis de Quillota 3
  Gastón Fernández Universidad de Chile 3

References edit

  1. ^ "Cobresal da el primer golpe ante Deportes Copiapó" [Cobresal hits the first strike against Deportes Copiapó]. anfp.cl (in Spanish). Tierra Amarilla. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Sentencia de la Primera Sala por desacato de Cobresal" [Sentence from the First Courtroom due to disrespect of Cobresal]. anfp.cl (in Spanish). Santiago. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Fallo de la Primera Sala por denuncia contra Deportes Valdivia" [Verdict from the First Courtroom due to a complaint against Deportes Valdivia]. anfp.cl (in Spanish). Santiago. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Conoce los duelos de los Octavos de Final de la Copa Chile MTS" [Meet the pairs for the Round of 16 of Copa Chile MTS]. anfp.cl. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.