2019 Copa Bicentenario


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 August7 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.