Copa Bicentenario
Organising body | FPF |
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Founded | 2019 |
Region | Peru |
Number of teams | 36 |
Qualifier for | Copa Sudamericana |
Related competitions | Liga 1 Liga 2 Supercopa Peruana |
Current champions | Sporting Cristal (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Atlético Grau (2 titles each) Sporting Cristal |
Television broadcasters | GolPeru |
The Copa Bicentenario was a football competition in Peru played by the football clubs of the Liga 1 and Liga 2. It was organized by the Peruvian Football Federation and is played as a domestic football cup competition between clubs of the first and second division, featuring 36 teams. The winners qualify for the Copa Sudamericana and Supercopa Peruana. The tournament was played between the Liga 1's Apertura and Clausura, around May to August. It was named after the bicentennial of Peruvian Independence. In 2023, the Peruvian Football Federation confirmed that the Copa Bicentenario will not continue, and a new domestic tournament will be created in 2024.[1]
The Copa Bicentenario was founded in 2019 as a plan to make the Peruvian football league system for competitive. Mulitple previous attempts were made to create domestic cups such as the Torneo del Inca, but none were fully implemented, only being used for a few seasons. The competition would suffer the same fate as all previous national cups, dissolving after an announcement made by FPF president Agustin Lozano in 2022.[1] Along with the Copa Bicentenario, the Supercopa Peruana was created, a supercup between Liga 1 and Copa Bicentenario champions.
Sporting Cristal were the defending champions. Sporting Cristal and Atlético Grau are the two record holders, sharing one title.
History[edit]
In Peru, there has never been a championship with the exception of the Copa de Campeones del Perú which was formed in 1919. Many attempts were made to create a championship for both Liga 1 and Liga 2 teams but all have been kept inactive. The Copa Bicentenario was the first championship formed, along with the Supercopa Peruana to give teams more competition. The tournament was named after the "Bicentennial" in honor of the bicentennial of Peruvian Independence in 1821.
Due to the 2019 Copa América, at the end of the 2019 Liga 1's Apertura, the tournament was played, with the participation of the 18 teams of the Liga 1, and 12 teams of the Liga 2. The winners qualified for the 2020 Copa Sudamericana. The tournament uses a Group Stage round-robin system, where the top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. Liga 1 champions, Sporting Cristal lost to Liga 2 team, Atlético Grau. Suprisingly, Atletico Grau won the tournament, defeating Sport Huancayo. They would later be promoted to the Liga 1.
In 2020, the Copa Bicentenario was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Unlike the Group Stage round-robin format of the first edition, the tournament changed to a bracket system with two rounds. The first round was between all teams, in which the winners advance to the final round, another bracket starting off with the Round of 16. Defending champions of the 2020 Liga 1, Sporting Cristal won the tournament. On August 23, it was announced that the Copa Bicentenario was canceled due to the reforms of Peruvian football by the FPF.[3]
Due to the 2024 Copa América, at the end of the 2024 Liga 1's Apertura, the Copa Bicentenario will be played once again, with the participation of the 18 teams of the Liga 1, and 18 teams of the Liga 2. The winners will qualify for the 2025 Copa Sudamericana. However, in 2022, FPF president Agustin Lozano announced that the Copa Bicentenario will not be played in 2024 and in future editions.[1]
Champions[edit]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Scores | Runner-up | Venue |
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2019 | Atlético Grau | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Sport Huancayo | Miguel Grau, Callao |
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2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
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2021 | Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Carlos A. Mannucci | Alejandro Villanueva, Lima |
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2022 | Canceled due to the reforms of Peruvian football by the FPF |
Titles by club[edit]
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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Atlético Grau | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
Carlos A. Mannucci | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
Sport Huancayo | 0 | 1 | — | 2019 |
Topscorers[edit]
Year | Player | Goals | Club(s) |
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2019 | Carlos Neumann | 6 | Sport Huancayo |
2019 | Steven Aponzá | 5 | Deportivo Coopsol |
2019 | Danilo Carando | 4 | Cusco FC |
2019 | Jeremías Bogado | 4 | Deportivo Municipal |
2019 | Ronal Huaccha | 4 | Sport Huancayo |
2021 | Yorleys Mena | 3 | Universidad César Vallejo |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Copa Bicentenario: ¿Qué es?, ¿se realizará el 2024?" (in Spanish). 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Copa Bicentenario suspendida: ¿Qué pasará con el cupo a la Sudamericana?". La República. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ ¿Qué reformas para el fútbol peruano anunció Agustín Lozano?
External links[edit]
- Soccerway.com
- Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)