2016–17 Copa Argentina  The 2016–17 Copa Argentina (officially the Copa Total Argentina 2016-17 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the Copa Argentina, and the sixth since the relaunch of the tournament in 2011. The competition began on February 2 and ended on December 9, 2017. River Plate, the defending champions, defeated Atlético Tucumán 2–1 in the Final to win their 2nd title. As champions, River Plate qualified for the 2017 Supercopa Argentina. Atlético Tucumán, as runners-up, qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores because River Plate had already qualified as Primera División runners-up. Ninety nine (99) teams took part in this competition: All teams from the Primera División (30); twelve (12) teams of the Primera B Nacional; five (5) from the Primera B, four (4) from the Primera C; two (2) from the Primera D; fourteen (14) teams from Federal A and thirty two (32) from Federal B. All thirty teams qualified. The first twelve teams from the first stage of 2016-17 tournament qualified. The first five teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera B tournament qualified. The first two teams of each zone of the 2016–17 tournament qualified. The first four teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera C tournament qualified. The first two teams of each zone of the 2016-17 Federal B tournament qualified. The first two teams from the first stage of 2016-17 Primera D tournament qualified. This round is organized by the Consejo Federal. In this round, 14 teams from the Torneo Federal A participated. The round was played between March 14 and March 30, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 7 winning teams advanced to the Final Round. In this first round, 32 teams from the Torneo Federal B participated. The round was played between February 2 and February 23, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 16 winning teams advanced to the Round II. In this round, 16 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 11 and March 5, on a home-and-away two-legged tie. The 8 winning teams advanced to the Round III. In this round, 8 qualified teams from the Round I participated. The round was played between February 18 and March 18, on a home-and-away two-legged tie.