Copa Chile
Current2026 Copa Chile
Founded1958
Number of teams48
Domestic cupSupercopa de Chile
Current championsHuachipato (1st title)
Most successful clubColo-Colo (14 titles)
WebsiteANFP Copa Chile

The Copa Chile (Chile Cup) is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (Opening Championship), played from 1933 to 1950.

The cup is now open to every member club of the Chilean football league system, from professional teams; (Primera División, Primera B & Segunda División), down to teams from the ANFA: Tercera División. Since the season 2009, the winners obtained a direct Copa Sudamericana spot for the next season, however this was change starting from the 2015 edition; since then the winners obtains a direct Copa Libertadores spot for the next season.

In the history of the tournament, the Primera División teams have dominated the competition; but, because this is contested in a knockout tournament format, the opportunity for lower-level teams upsetting a top level squad is a real possibility. That was the case in the seasons 1960, 1962, 2009 & 2010, when the winners were clubs from the second level: Deportes La Serena, Luis Cruz, Unión San Felipe and Municipal Iquique. A major upset almost occurred in the 2008 competition, when Deportes Ovalle (from the third-level league) became finalist, losing 1–2 to Universidad de Concepción at the final, in a very close match.

In some seasons the tournament only included first level teams, that was the case the seasons: 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989-Invierno, 1990, 1998 and 2000.

Only two clubs have become double champions (league and cup winners the same season); Colo-Colo in 1981, 1989, 1990 & 1996, and Universidad de Chile in 2000.

Trophy

At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with a trophy, also known as the Copa Chile, which they hold until the following year's final.

The cup stands 120 centimetres tall and is made of 8 kg of pure solid silver, its design includes the map of the Chilean territory (being four times around the trophy), made with stones of different colors, carved agate, Onyx and lapis lazuli.

The trophy was forged in 1974, in the Hernán Baeza Rebolledo workshop, located in the commune of San Miguel. Its manufacture took nearly a month.

As well as winning the right to keep the trophy until the start of the next season, the winner gets to have a badge small silver plate at the pedestal of the trophy. The badge has the winners' name and the year of success.

Finals

width= | Ed.YearChampionScoresRunner-upTrophy
1
1958Colo-Colo (1)2–2Universidad CatólicaCopa Chile
2
1959Santiago Wanderers (1)5–1Deportes La SerenaCopa Chile
3
1960Deportes La Serena (1)4–1Santiago WanderersCopa Preparación
4
1961Santiago Wanderers (2)1–2, 2–0Universidad CatólicaCopa Chile Green Cross
5
1962Luis Cruz (1)2–1Universidad CatólicaCopa Preparación
1963–1973Not held
6
1974Colo-Colo (2)3–0Santiago WanderersCopa Chile
7
1975Palestino (1)4–0Lota SchwagerCopa Chile
1976Not held
8
1977Palestino (2)4–3Unión EspañolaCopa Chile
1978Not held
9
1979Universidad de Chile (1)2–1Colo-ColoCopa Polla Gol
10
1980Deportes Iquique (1)2–1Colo-ColoCopa Polla Gol
11
1981Colo-Colo (3)5–1Audax ItalianoCopa Polla Gol
12
1982Colo-Colo (4)Universidad CatólicaCopa Polla Gol
13
1983Universidad Católica (1)O'HigginsCopa Polla Gol
14
1984Everton (1)3–0Universidad CatólicaCopa Polla Gol
15
1985Colo-Colo (5)1–0PalestinoCopa Polla Gol
16
1986Cobreloa (1)1–0, 0–2, 3–0Fernández VialCopa Polla Lan Chile
17
1987Cobresal (1)2–0Colo-ColoCopa Lan Chile
18
1988Colo-Colo (6)1–0Unión EspañolaCopa Digeder
19
1989Colo-Colo (7)1–0Universidad CatólicaCopa Coca-Cola Digeder
20
1990Colo-Colo (8)3–2Universidad CatólicaCopa Apertura
21
1991Universidad Católica (2)1–0CobreloaCopa Chile Digeder
22
1992Unión Española (1)3–1Colo-ColoCopa Chile
23
1993Unión Española (2)3–1CobreloaCopa Chile
24
1994Colo-Colo (9)1–1 4–2 (pen.)O'HigginsCopa Chile
25
1995Universidad Católica (3)4–2CobreloaCopa Chile
26
1996Colo-Colo (10)1–1, 1–0RangersCopa Chile Eduardo Simián
1997Not held
27
1998Universidad de Chile (2)1–1, 2–0Audax ItalianoCopa Apertura
1999Not held
28
2000Universidad de Chile (3)2–1Santiago MorningCopa Apertura
2001–2007Not held
29
2008–09Universidad de Concepción (1)2–1Deportes OvalleCopa Chile
30
2009Unión San Felipe (1)3–0Deportes IquiqueCopa Chile
31
2010Deportes Iquique (2)1–1 4–3 (pen.)Deportes ConcepciónCopa Chile Bicentenario
32
2011Universidad Católica (4)0–1, 1–0 4–2 (pen.)MagallanesCopa Chile
33
2012–13Universidad de Chile (4)2–1Universidad CatólicaCopa Chile MTS
34
2013–14Deportes Iquique (3)3–1HuachipatoCopa Chile MTS
35
2014–15Universidad de Concepción (2)3–2PalestinoCopa Chile MTS
36
2015Universidad de Chile (5)1–1 5–3 (pen.)Colo-ColoCopa Chile MTS
37
2016Colo-Colo (11)4–0EvertonCopa Chile MTS
38
2017Santiago Wanderers (3)3–1Universidad de ChileCopa Chile MTS
39
2018Palestino (3)1–0, 3–2Audax ItalianoCopa Chile MTS
40
2019Colo-Colo (12)2–1Universidad de ChileCopa Chile MTS
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
41
2021Colo-Colo (13)2–0EvertonCopa Chile Easy
42
2022Magallanes (1)2–2 7–6 (pen.)Unión EspañolaCopa Chile Easy
43
2023Colo-Colo (14)3–1MagallanesCopa Chile Easy
44
2024Universidad de Chile (6)1–0ÑublenseCopa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar
45
2025Huachipato (1)1–1 4–3 (pen.)Deportes LimacheCopa Chile Coca-Cola Sin Azúcar

Notes

  • Colo Colo on better goal average over entire tournament.
  • Colo Colo win a small final tournament.
  • Universidad Católica win a small final tournament.

Titles by club

ClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Colo-Colo1451958, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2016, 2019, 2021, 20231979, 1980, 1987, 1992, 2015
Universidad de Chile621979, 1998, 2000, 2012–13, 2015, 20242017, 2019
Universidad Católica481983, 1991, 1995, 20111958, 1961, 1962, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2013
Palestino321975, 1977, 20181985, 2015
Santiago Wanderers321959, 1961, 20171960, 1974
Deportes Iquique311980, 2010, 2013–142009
Unión Española231992, 19931977, 1988, 2022
Universidad de Concepción22008, 2014–15
Cobreloa1319861991, 1993, 1995
Everton1219842016, 2021
Magallanes1220222011, 2023
Deportes La Serena1119601959
Huachipato1120252014
Luis Cruz11962
Cobresal11987
Unión San Felipe12009
Audax Italiano31981, 1998, 2018
O'Higgins21981, 1998
Lota Schwager11975
Fernández Vial11986
Rangers11996
Santiago Morning12000
Deportes Ovalle12008
Deportes Concepción12010
Ñublense12024
Deportes Limache12025

Titles by region

The following table lists the Chilean Cup champions by region.

RegionNº of titlesClubs
Metropolitan30Colo-Colo (14), Universidad de Chile (6), Universidad Católica (4), Palestino (3), Unión Española (2), Magallanes (1)
Valparaíso5Santiago Wanderers (3), Everton (1), Unión San Felipe (1)
Tarapacá3Deportes Iquique (3)
Biobío3Universidad de Concepción (2), Huachipato (1)
Coquimbo1Deportes La Serena (1)
Maule1Luis Cruz (1)
Antofagasta1Cobreloa (1)
Atacama1Cobresal (1)

Other official cup tournaments

Copa de la República

YearChampionScoresRunner-up
1983Universidad Católica1–0Naval

Copa Invierno

YearChampionScoresRunner-up
1989Unión Española2–0Huachipato

Sources