The 2022 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially the Copa Binance de la LPF for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the third edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 10 February and will end on 22 May 2022.
For the group stage, the 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) will be played on a single-legged basis.[3]
Draw[]
The draw for the group stage was held on 11 January 2022, 15:00, at Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires.[4] The 28 teams were drawn into two groups of fourteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches.
In the group stage, each group is played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, in the seventh round, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. Teams are 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. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head points; 5. Head-to-head goal difference; 6. Head-to-head goals scored; 7. Play off match; 8. Draw.[3][5]
The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarter-finals.