2021 Copa Bicentenario

2021 Copa Bicentenario
Tournament details
CountryPeru
Dates10 June – 27 July 2021
Teams30
Final positions
ChampionsSporting Cristal (1st title)
Runners-upCarlos A. Mannucci
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored65 (2.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Yorleys Mena (3 goals)

The 2021 Copa Bicentenario was the 2nd edition of the Copa Bicentenario, the national cup competition of Peru, with the participation of the 18 teams of the Liga 1, and 12 teams of the Liga 2.[1] The champions qualified for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana, as well as the Supercopa Peruana against the Liga 1 champions. Atlético Grau were the defending champions.

Sporting Cristal were the winners of the competition, beating Carlos A. Mannucci in the final by a 2–1 score to claim their first Copa Bicentenario title.

Format

Unlike the previous edition, this year's edition featured a single elimination knockout stage, rather than the group stage. Each team is seeded in the first round, where each team plays one legged games and the winner advances to the final rounds. The final rounds feature a Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. Like the previous round, each match is played in one leg. 2019 Liga 1 champions, Sporting Cristal received a bye to the final rounds. The final is played on a neutral ground in one match.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

Round First leg
First round 10–13 June 2021
Final rounds 16 June – 27 July 2021
Round of 16 16–20 June 2021
Quarter-finals 23–25 June 2024
Semi-finals 4 July 2021
Final 27 July 2021

Teams

18 teams of the 2021 Liga 1 and the 12 teams of the Liga 2 participated in the competition.

Stadia and locations

Team City
Liga 1
Academia Cantolao Callao
Alianza Atlético Sullana
Alianza Lima Lima
Alianza Universidad Huánuco
Ayacucho Ayacucho
Binacional Juliaca
Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo
Cienciano Cusco
Cusco Sicuani
Deportivo Municipal Lima
Melgar Arequipa
Sport Boys Callao
Sport Huancayo Huancayo
Sporting Cristal Lima
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo
Universidad San Martín Lima
Universitario Lima
UTC Cajamarca
Liga 2
Atlético Grau Sullana
Carlos Stein Olmos
Comerciantes Unidos Cutervo
Cultural Santa Rosa Andahuaylas
Deportivo Coopsol Chancay
Deportivo Llacuabamba Cajabamba
Cajamarca
Juan Aurich Chiclayo
Pirata Olmos
Santos Nasca
Sport Chavelines Pacasmayo
Unión Comercio Nueva Cajamarca
Unión Huaral Huaral

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole tournament is being played in seven stadiums:

Stadium City
Alejandro Villanueva Lima
Alberto Gallardo
Iván Elías Moreno
Miguel Grau Callao
Monumental "U" Lima
Universidad San Marcos
Villa Deportiva Nacional

First round

10 June 2021 Juan Aurich (2)0–1 Alianza Atlético (1) Universidad San Marcos
10:00 Diego Saffadi 65' Referee: Pablo López
10 June 2021 Unión Comercio (2) 4–1Alianza Universidad (1)Universidad San Marcos
12:45 Oscar Noguera 44'
Julián Muñoz 56'
Edis Ibargüen 73' (pen.)
Dustin Rengifo 86'
Renato Espinosa 66' Referee: Daniel Ureta
10 June 2021 Carlos Stein (2)0–1 Ayacucho (1) Universidad San Marcos
15:30 Lavandeira 43' Referee: Luis Ciriaco
10 June 2021 Deportivo Municipal (1) 1–0Academia Cantolao (1)Universidad San Marcos
18:30 Érinson Ramírez 46' Referee: Micke Palomino
11 June 2021 Binacional (1)1–1
(3–5 p)
Cusco (1) Universidad San Marcos
10:00 Arango 90+3' (pen.) Erick Rossi 49' Referee: Jonathan Zamora
Penalties
Arango
Mario Palomino
Zela
Carlos Uribe Zambrano
Aubert
Rizzo
Abisab
Corrales
Carranza
11 June 2021 Unión Huaral (2)1–2 Universidad César Vallejo (1) Universidad San Marcos
12:45 Mina 70' Y. Mena 43' 49' Referee: Alejandro Villanueva
11 June 2021 Santos (2)1–3 Sport Boys (1) Universidad San Marcos
15:30 Sandro Montesinos 75' Óscar Guerra 11' (o.g.)
Joao Villamarín 50'
Diego Ramírez 90+3'
Referee: Wilmer Villanueva
11 June 2021 Cultural Santa Rosa (2) 2–2
(3–2 p)
Alianza Lima (1)Universidad San Marcos
18:30 Hugo Ancajima 17'
Pando 79'
Barcos 58'
Aguirre 67'
Referee: Jordy Espinoza
Penalties
Chávez
Gonzales-Vigil
Martín Díaz
Kevin Serna
Nicolini
José Zurita
Ballón
Mora
Manzaneda
Ricardo Lagos
Mauricio Matzuda
Rojas
12 June 2021 Comerciantes Unidos (2)0–1 UTC (1) Alberto Gallardo
12:15 Leonardo Villalba 14' Referee: Gherson Huiman
12 June 2021 Pirata (2) 0–0
(4–2 p)
Cienciano (1)Monumental
15:00 Referee: Beider Vásquez
Penalties
Héctor Zeta
Aarón Carnero
Yeison Hoyos
Accel Campos
Juan Romagnoli
Koichi Aparicio
Hansell Riojas
Kevin Sandoval
12 June 2021 Deportivo Coopsol (2) 1–0Universitario (1)Universidad San Marcos
19:30 Maximiliano Zárate 56' Referee: Luis Seminario
13 June 2021 Deportivo Llacuabamba (2) 2–2
(5–4 p)
Universidad San Martín (1)Alberto Gallardo
12:15 Juan Huangal 36'
Claudio Velásquez 64'
Martín Pérez Guedes 11'
Carlos Monges 72' (pen.)
Referee: Bruno Pérez
Penalties
Henry Santisteban
Diego López
Luis Ramos
Segundo Acevedo
Níger Vega
Francesco Recalde
Werner Schüler
Martín Pérez Guedes
Carlos Monges
José Hurtado
José María Inga
Mathías Llontop
13 June 2021 Melgar (1)1–2 Carlos A. Mannucci (1) Monumental
15:00 Bernardo Cuesta 90+7' Lucas Rodríguez 13'
José Carlos Fernández 69'
Referee: Hibert Villegas
13 June 2021 Sport Chavelines (2) 0–0
(6–5 p)
Sport Huancayo (1)Universidad San Marcos
19:30 Referee: David Huamán
Penalties
Hernán Hinostroza
Johnny Mena
Matías Sen
Marvin Ríos
Diego Mayora
Ernesto Hernández
Arón Torres
Marcio Valverde
Jarlín Quintero
Marcos Lliuya
Alexis Rojas
Charles Montalvo
Diego Valoyes
Giancarlo Carmona

Final Rounds

Bracket

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Sporting Cristal 3
Cusco 2
Sporting Cristal 2
Ayacucho 0
Ayacucho 0 (4)
Alianza Atlético 0 (3)
Sporting Cristal 2
Unión Comercio 0
Universidad César Vallejo 1
Sport Boys 2
Sport Boys 0 (3)
Unión Comercio 0 (4)
Cultural Santa Rosa 0
Unión Comercio 1
Sporting Cristal 2
Carlos A. Mannucci 1
Atlético Grau 0 (5)
Deportivo Municipal 0 (4)
Atlético Grau 2
Sport Chavelines 1
Deportivo Coopsol 2
Sport Chavelines 3
Atlético Grau 2 (3)
Carlos A. Mannucci 2 (5)
Deportivo Llacuabamba 0
Carlos A. Mannucci 3
Carlos A. Mannucci 0 (4)
UTC 0 (2)
Pirata 0
UTC 1

Round of 16

16 June 2021 Ayacucho (1) 0–0
(4–3 p)
Alianza Atlético (1)Villa Deportiva Nacional
10:00 Referee: Luis Seminario
Penalties
Janio Pósito
Jesús Mendieta
Carlos Olascuaga
Othoniel Arce
Rinaldo Cruzado
Azmahar Ariano
Willy Pretel
Ignacio Barrios
Diego Saffadi
16 June 2021 Atlético Grau (2) 0–0
(5–4 p)
Deportivo Municipal (1)Villa Deportiva Nacional
15:00 Referee: Bruno Pérez
Penalties
Santiago Pallares
Roberto Céspedes
Paulo De la Cruz
Mario Ceballos
Neil Marcos
Érinson Ramírez
Alexis Cossío
Jean Pierre Archimbaud
Luis Felipe Cardoza
Hernán Rengifo
17 June 2021 Universidad César Vallejo (1)1–2 Sport Boys (1) Iván Elías Moreno
13:00 Yorleys Mena 82' Joao Villamarín 37'
José Bolívar 70'
Referee: Michael Espinoza
18 June 2021 UTC (1) 1–0Pirata (2)Universidad San Marcos
13:00 Gaspar Gentile 77' Referee: Gean Barbagelata
19 June 2021 Unión Comercio (2) 1–0Cultural Santa Rosa (2)Miguel Grau
10:00 Sergio Almirón 63' Referee: Beider Vásquez
19 June 2021 Sporting Cristal (1) 3–2Cusco (1)Miguel Grau
15:00 Irven Ávila 19'
Erick Rossi 38' (o.g.)
Nilson Loyola 90+8'
Alfredo Carrillo 48'
Matías Abisab 90+4'
Referee: Augusto Menéndez
19 June 2021 Carlos A. Mannucci (1) 3–0Deportivo Llacuabamba (2)Universidad San Marcos
19:00 Kléiber Palomino 25'
Javier Núñez 34' 88'
Referee: David Huamán
20 June 2021 Sport Chavelines (2) 3–2Deportivo Coopsol (2)Iván Elías Moreno
14:00 Kevin Santamaría 17'
Luis Aguirre 37'
Marlon Ruidías 69'
Róbinson Alzamora 43'
Félix Espinosa 56'
Referee: Joel Alarcón

Quarterfinals

23 June 2021 Unión Comercio (2) 0–0
(4–3 p)
Sport Boys (1)Alberto Gallardo
13:00 Referee: Edwin Ordoñez
Penalties
Sergio Almirón
Cristian Neira
Edis Ibargüen
Joffre Vásquez
Sebastián Penco
Luis Ramírez
Joao Villamarín
Jeremy Rostaing
Paolo Fuentes
24 June 2021 Sport Chavelines (2)1–2 Atlético Grau (2) Miguel Grau
10:30 Marlon Ruidías 43' Marcelo Gaona 46'
Johny Cano 55' (pen.)
Referee: Fernando Legario
24 June 2021 UTC (1)0–0
(2–4 p)
Carlos A. Mannucci (1) Miguel Grau
15:00 Referee: Joel Alarcón
Penalties
Nicolás Ortiz
Ray Sandoval
Edwuin Gómez
Paulo Goyoneche
Javier Núñez
Horacio Benincasa
Jesús Barco
Gonzalo Godoy
25 June 2021 Ayacucho (1)0–2 Sporting Cristal (1) Iván Elías Moreno
15:00 Joao Grimaldo 73'
Diego Soto 88'
Referee: Michael Espinoza

Semifinals

4 July 2021 Carlos A. Mannucci (1) 2–2
(5–3 p)
Atlético Grau (2)Iván Elías Moreno
12:00 David Dioses 20'
Jean Pierre Fuentes 53'
Santiago Pallares 82'
Andy Benites 90+1'
Referee: Michael Espinoza
Penalties
Javier Núñez
Lucas Rodríguez
Gonzalo Godoy
Horacio Benincasa
Rely Fernández
Sentiago Pallares
Adrián Quiroz
Paulo De La Cruz
Mario Ceballos
4 July 2021 Sporting Cristal (1) 2–0Unión Comercio (2)Miguel Grau
15:00 Irven Ávila 54'
Horacio Calcaterra 58'
Referee: Bruno Pérez

Final

27 July 2021 Sporting Cristal (1) 2–1Carlos A. Mannucci (1) Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
19:00 Percy Liza 58'
Percy Liza 68'
Felipe Rodríguez 66' (pen.) Referee: Edwin Ordóñez

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Yorleys Mena Universidad César Vallejo 3
2 Joao Villamarín Sport Boys 2
Marlon Ruidías Sport Chavelines
Irven Ávila Sporting Cristal
Javier Núñez Carlos A. Mannucci
Percy Liza Sporting Cristal

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ La Republica, ed. (11 May 2020). "Copa Bicentenario suspendida: ¿Qué pasará con el cupo a la Sudamericana?". Retrieved 11 May 2020.