2021 Copa Bicentenario
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru | 
| Dates | 10 June – 27 July 2021 | 
| Teams | 30 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sporting Cristal (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Carlos A. Mannucci | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 | 
| Goals scored | 65 (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

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) | 4–1 | Alianza 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) | 1–0 | Academia 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) | 1–0 | Universitario (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) | 1–0 | Pirata (2) | Universidad San Marcos | 
| 13:00 | Gaspar Gentile  77' | Referee: Gean Barbagelata | 
| 19 June 2021 | Unión Comercio (2) | 1–0 | Cultural Santa Rosa (2) | Miguel Grau | 
| 10:00 | Sergio Almirón  63' | Referee: Beider Vásquez | 
| 19 June 2021 | Sporting Cristal (1) | 3–2 | Cusco (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) | 3–0 | Deportivo Llacuabamba (2) | Universidad San Marcos | 
| 19:00 | Kléiber Palomino  25' Javier Núñez  34'  88' | Referee: David Huamán | 
| 20 June 2021 | Sport Chavelines (2) | 3–2 | Deportivo 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) | 2–0 | Unión Comercio (2) | Miguel Grau | 
| 15:00 | Irven Ávila  54' Horacio Calcaterra  58' | Referee: Bruno Pérez | 
Final
| 27 July 2021 | Sporting Cristal (1) | 2–1 | Carlos 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 | .svg.png) Joao Villamarín | Sport Boys | 2 | 
| .svg.png) Marlon Ruidías | Sport Chavelines | ||
| .svg.png) Irven Ávila | Sporting Cristal | ||
| .svg.png) Javier Núñez | Carlos A. Mannucci | ||
| .svg.png) Percy Liza | Sporting Cristal | 
See also
Notes
References
- ^ La Republica, ed. (11 May 2020). "Copa Bicentenario suspendida: ¿Qué pasará con el cupo a la Sudamericana?". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Torneo Descentralizado news at Peru.com (in Spanish)
- Torneo Descentralizado statistics and news at Dechalaca.com (in Spanish)


