The 2019 Copa Bicenterio was the 1st edition of the Copa Bicentenario, the new national cup competition of Peru. It was played between June and July while the Peru national football team prepared for and competed in the 2019 Copa América. The tournament was played as a knockout competition, with the participation of the 18 teams of the Liga 1, and 12 teams of the Liga 2. The champions qualified for the 2020 Copa Sudamericana and Supercopa Peruana.

Atlético Grau were winners of the competition, beating Sport Huancayo 4-3 on penalties, winning their first Copa Bicentenario and professional title.

Format

This year's edition used a group stage and knockout stage format. The first stage was played with all 30 teams, each being split into 8 groups of either 3 or 4. Each team plays each other once and the top two advance to the knockout stage. Starting from this point, the cup was played as a single-elimination tournament, with all subsequent rounds being played as one-legged series.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

RoundFirst leg
Group stage21 June – 8 July 2019
Knockout stage10 August – 7 November 2019
Round of 1610 August – 12 August 2019
Quarter-finals3 September – 5 September 2019
Semi-finals25 – 17 October 2019
Final7 November 2019

Teams

30 teams took part in the tournament, 18 of the 2019 Liga 1 and 12 of the Liga 2.

Stadia and locations

2019 Copa Bicentenario is located in Peru
Locations of the 2019 Liga 1 and Liga 2 teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Liga 1
Academia CantolaoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,938
Alianza UniversidadHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000
AyacuchoAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
BinacionalJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina15,185
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche25,036
Deportivo MunicipalLimaIván Elías Moreno10,000
MelgarArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,370
PirataOlmosFrancisco Mendoza Pizarro5,000
Real GarcilasoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Sport HuancayoHuancayoEstadio Huancayo20,000
Sporting CristalLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Unión ComercioNueva CajamarcaIPD de Moyobamba12,000
Universidad César VallejoTrujilloMansiche25,036
Universidad San MartínLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
UniversitarioLimaMonumental80,093
UTCCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
Liga 2
Alianza AtléticoSullanaMelanio Coloma5,000
Atlético GrauPiuraMiguel Grau25,000
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Comerciantes UnidosCutervoCarlos A. Olivares12,000
Cultural Santa RosaAndahuaylasMonumental de Condebamba10,000
Deportivo CoopsolSan Vicente de CañeteRoberto Yáñez5,000
Juan AurichChiclayoMunicipal de la Juventud2,000
Los CaimanesPuerto EténMunicipal de la Juventud2,000
SantosNascaJosé Picasso Peratta8,000
Sport LoretoPucallpaAliardo Soria25,000
Sport VictoriaIcaJosé Picasso Peratta8,000
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSCRCAGUCVAA
1Sporting Cristal321062+47Advanced to knockout stage1–1
2Atlético Grau311144041–32–0
3Universidad César Vallejo311144043–1
4Alianza Atlético301226−410–21–1

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationUTCSBACOM
1UTC220020+26Advanced to knockout stage1–0
2Sport Boys201101−110–0
3Comerciantes Unidos201101−110–1

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCOOUNIHUACAM
1Deportivo Coopsol312041+35Advanced to knockout stage3–01–1
2Universitario311123−142–0
3Unión Huaral303033030–00–0
4Carlos A. Mannucci302146−223–3

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCAIUSMJAPIR
1Los Caimanes321075+27Advanced to knockout stage2–22–1
2Universidad San Martín312042+250–0
3Juan Aurich310256−132–30–2
4Pirata301225−311–3

Group E

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationUCOLORAUH
1Unión Comercio211040+44Advanced to knockout stage4–0
2Sport Loreto210125−332–1
3Alianza Universidad201112−110–0

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationSHUMUNSANAYA
1Sport Huancayo330072+59Advanced to knockout stage2–03–1
2Deportivo Municipal311134−142–1
3Santos302146−221–12–2
4Ayacucho301246−211–2

Group G

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationRGACANCIECSR
1Real Garcilaso330082+69Advanced to knockout stage3–1
2Academia Cantolao320154+162–0
3Cienciano310264+231–25–0
4Cultural Santa Rosa3003110−900–31–2

Group H

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBINMELALISVI
1Binacional320174+36Advanced to knockout stage4–1
2Melgar311152+340–14–0
3Alianza Lima311145−141–1
4Sport Victoria310238−533–20–2

Knockout stage

Bracket

First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Sporting Cristal2 (4)
Sport Boys2 (3)
Sporting Cristal1 (3)
Atlético Grau1 (5)
UTC2 (6)
Atlético Grau2 (7)
Atlético Grau347
Deportivo Coopsol112
Deportivo Coopsol1 (5)
Universidad San Martín1 (3)
Deportivo Coopsol1 (4)
Universitario1 (3)
Los Caimanes0
Universitario2
Atlético Grau0 (4)
Sport Huancayo0 (3)
Unión Comercio1
Deportivo Municipal2
Deportivo Municipal0
Sport Huancayo4
Sport Huancayo4
Sport Loreto0
Sport Huancayo202
Academia Cantolao000
Real Garcilaso2
Melgar1
Real Garcilaso0
Academia Cantolao1
Binacional3 (2)
Academia Cantolao3 (3)

Round of 16

10 August 2019Academia Cantolao3–3 (3–2 p)BinacionalMiguel Grau, Callao
11:00Gianfranco Labarthe 17' 61' (pen.) Sandro Rengifo 87'Héctor Zeta 30' Donald Millán 77' (pen.)89'Referee: Diego Haro
Penalties
Victor Salas Gianfranco Labarthe Denilson Ramírez Diego Pizarro Josimar AtocheÉdson Aubert Andy Polar Jeferson Collazos Roque Guachiré Donald Millán
10 August 2019Unión Comercio1–2Deportivo MunicipalIPD de Moyobamba, Moyobamba
13:30Edy Rentería 49'Jeremías Bogado 35' 44' (pen.)Referee: Joel Alarcón
10 August 2019Melgar1–2Real GarcilasoVirgen de Chapi, Arequipa
16:00Johnny Vidales 91'Cristian Souza 30' (pen.) Pablo Míguez 84'Referee: Augusto Menéndez
10 August 2019Sport Loreto0–4Sport HuancayoAliardo Soria, Pucallpa
20:00Carlos Neumann 21' 84' Luis Maldonado 32' Marcio Valverde 88'Referee: Alejandro Villanueva
11 August 2019Deportivo Coopsol1–1 (5–3 p)Universidad San MartínSegundo Aranda Torres, Huacho
11:00Pedro Gutiérrez 66'Joffré Escobar 75'Referee: Luis Garay
Penalties
Carlos Pérez Édison Silva Crifford Seminario Pedro Gutierrez Israel KhanJoffré Escobar Yamir Oliva Héctor Bazán John Vega
11 August 2019Atlético Grau2–2 (7–6 p)UTCMunicipal de Bernal, Piura
13:00Referee: Wilder Espinoza
Penalties
Jair Yglesias José Marina Juan Raul Neira Steven Aponzá Rony Torres Jonathan Acasiete Ronal HuacchaSergio Almirón Gerardo Martínez Emiliano Ciucci Josué Estrada Jean Deza Jarlín Quintero Jonathan Segura
11 August 2019Los Caimanes0–2UniversitarioFrancisco Mendoza Pizarro, Lambayeque
13:00Aldo Corzo 14' Alejandro Hohberg 38'Referee: José Mendoza
12 August 2019Sport Boys2–2 (3–4 p)Sporting CristalMiguel Grau, Callao
20:00Sebastian Gonzales 46' Luis Peralta 71' (pen.)Fernando Pacheco 35' Gerald Távara 64'Referee: Kevin Ortega
Penalties
Carlos Urquiaga Sebastián Gonzales Jhon Mondragón Junior Ross Luis PeraltaCristian Ortiz Cristian Palacios Jorge Cazulo Omar Merlo Carlos Lobatón

Quarterfinals

3 September 2019Atlético Grau1–1 (5–3 p)Sporting CristalMunicipal de Bernal, Piura
Ronal Huaccha 11'Carlos Lobatón 86' (pen.)Referee: Kevin Ortega
4 September 2019Deportivo Coopsol1–1 (4–3 p)UniversitarioSegundo Aranda Torres, Huacho
Pedro Gutiérrez 49' (pen.)Rafael Guarderas 17'Referee: Jorge Panta
4 September 2019Sport Huancayo4–0Deportivo MunicipalHuancayo, Huancayo
Carlos Ross 38' Carlos Neumann 76' Víctor Peña 86' Milton Benítez 90+3'Referee: Luis Garay
5 September 2019Academia Cantolao1–0Real GarcilasoMiguel Grau, Callao
Sebastián La Torre 90+4'Referee: José Mendoza

Semifinals

First leg

25 September 2019Deportivo Coopsol1–3Atlético GrauSegundo Aranda Torres, Huacho
Carlos Alberto Pérez 43'Ronal Huaccha 53' Steven Aponzá 59' 73'Referee: José Mendoza
25 September 2019Sport Huancayo2–0Academia CantolaoHuancayo, Huancayo
Carlos Neumann 18' 42'Referee: Edwin Ordóñez

Second leg

17 October 2019Atlético Grau4–1Deportivo CoopsolMunicipal de Bernal, Piura
Steven Aponzá 10' 70' Ronal Huaccha 56' Juan Raúl Neira 86'Carlos Alberto Pérez 21'Referee: Michael Espinoza
16 October 2019Academia Cantolao0–0Sport HuancayoMiguel Grau, Callao
Referee: José Luis Martinez

Final

7 November 2019Atlético Grau0–0 (4–3 p)Sport HuancayoMiguel Grau, Callao
20:00Referee: Edwin Ordóñez
Penalties
Jair Yglesias Roberto Céspedes Jonathan Acasiete Juan Neira Matías SenMarcio Valverde Koichi Aparicio Manuel Corrales Carlos Neumann Daniel Morales

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1Paraguay Carlos NeumannSport Huancayo6
2Colombia Steven AponzáAtlético Grau5
3Paraguay Jeremías BogadoDeportivo Municipal4
Argentina Danilo CarandoReal Garcilaso
Peru Ronal HuacchaAtlético Grau

See also

External links

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  • news at Peru.com (in Spanish)
  • statistics and news at Dechalaca.com (in Spanish)