| Copa Diego Armando Maradona | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Dates | 30 October 2020 – 31 March 2021 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Boca Juniors(1st title) |
| 2021 Copa Libertadores | San Lorenzo (via2019–20 Superliga) |
| 2022 Copa Sudamericana | Banfield |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 356 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ramón Ábila Miguel Merentiel Luis Miguel Rodríguez (6 goals each) |
2021 → | |
The2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officiallyCopa Diego Armando Maradona)[1] was the first edition of theCopa de la Liga Profesional, anArgentine domestic cup contested by the 24 teams that took part in thePrimera División during the2019–20 season. The tournament was named afterDiego Maradona.[2] The competition started on 30 October 2020 and ended on 31 March 2021.[3]
The competition was planned and organised by the "Liga Profesional de Fútbol", a body linked to theArgentine Football Association (AFA) that replaced the defunctSuperliga Argentina.[4] This cup was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Boca Juniors andBanfield advanced to the Fase Campeón Final. Boca Juniors won the Final via a penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1–1 and were crowned as champions of the cup.[5] As Boca Juniors had already qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores,San Lorenzo (best team of the 2019–20 Superliga Argentina and 2020 Copa de la Superligaaggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth.
For the group stage, the 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams each, playing on a doubleround-robin basis. In each zone, the top two teams advanced to the "Fase Campeón" while the bottom two teams advanced to the "Fase Complementación".[6]
In theFase Campeón, the 12 qualified teams were split into two groups of six teams each, where they played a single round-robin tournament. The winners of each group played the final match at a neutral venue. The winners of theFase Campeón final were crowned champions of the cup and qualified for the2021 Copa Libertadores.[6]
On the other hand, teams inFase Complementación played under the same format as in theFase Campeón. The winners of theFase Complementación final played a match against theFase Campeón runners-up with the winners qualifying for the2022 Copa Sudamericana.[6]
The draw for the group stage was held on 16 October 2020, 14:00, at Complejo Habitacional de Ezeiza inEzeiza.[7] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four containing one team from each of the four pots.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The draws for theFase Campeón and theFase Complementación were held on 7 December 2020, 21:30, at Complejo Habitacional de Ezeiza inEzeiza.[8] For theFase Campeón, the winners and runners-up of each zone were allocated to Pot 3 and Pot 4, respectively. Likewise, for theFase Complementación, the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams of each zone were allocated to Pot 1 and Pot 2, respectively.
For each stage, the 12 qualified teams were drawn into two groups of six containing three teams from each of the two pots. Teams from the same zone could not be drawn into the same group.
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In the group stage ("Fase Clasificación"), each group was played on a home-and-awayround-robin basis. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1.Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2.Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head points; 5. Head-to-head goal difference; 6. Head-to-head goals scored (Regulations Article 2.1).[6][9]
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the "Fase Campeón" while the bottom two teams advanced to the "Fase Complementación".
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATU | ARS | UNI | RAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Tucumán | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 18 | Advance toFase Campeón | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Unión | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Advance toFase Complementación | 3–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | COL | IND | CCO | DYJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colón | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance toFase Campeón | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | Advance toFase Complementación | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Defensa y Justicia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | BAN | ROS | GOD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | Advance toFase Campeón | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | Banfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Rosario Central | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | Advance toFase Complementación | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | TAL | NOB | LAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance toFase Campeón | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 2 | Talleres (C) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | Advance toFase Complementación | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Lanús | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SLO | ARG | ALD | EST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 12 | Advance toFase Campeón | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Argentinos Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Aldosivi | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 8 | Advance toFase Complementación | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Estudiantes (LP) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HUR | GLP | VEL | PAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huracán | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance toFase Campeón | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | Vélez Sarsfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Advance toFase Complementación | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Patronato | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
In the Fase Campeón, each group comprised three winners and three runners-up from the group stage. The groups were played on a single round-robin basis, with the group stage winners playing three home matches. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1.Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2.Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head points; 5. Head-to-head goal difference; 6. Head-to-head goals scored (Regulations Article 2.2).[6][9]
The Fase Campeón final match was played between the winners of each group at a neutral venue. If tied, apenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions (Regulations Article 2.2).[6][9] The champions qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BOC | RIV | ARG | ARS | IND | HUR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance toFase Campeón Final | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2 | River Plate | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |||||
| 3 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 5 | Independiente | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 6 | Huracán | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAN | TAL | GLP | COL | SLO | ATU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance toFase Campeón Final | 2–1 | 4–1 | |||||
| 2 | Talleres (C) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | 3–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 3 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 2–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| 4 | Colón | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||
| 5 | San Lorenzo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||||
| 6 | Atlético Tucumán | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Banfield |
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Cardona 63' | Report | Lollo 90+5' |
| Penalties | ||
Tevez Villa Salvio Izquierdoz Buffarini | 5–3 | LolloFontana RodríguezÁlvarez |
In the Fase Complementación, each group comprised three third-placed teams and three fourth-placed teams from the group stage. The groups were played on a single round-robin basis, with the third-placed teams playing three home matches. Teams were ranked according to the following criteria: 1.Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss); 2.Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Head-to-head points; 5. Head-to-head goal difference; 6. Head-to-head goals scored (Regulations Article 2.3).[6][9]
The Fase Complementación final match was played between the winners of each group at a neutral venue. If tied, apenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Articles 2.3).[6][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | LAN | DYJ | UNI | ALD | PAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario Central | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 10 | Advance toFase Complementación Final | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | ||||
| 2 | Lanús | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 3 | Defensa y Justicia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4–4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 4 | Unión | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |||||
| 5 | Aldosivi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||
| 6 | Patronato | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VEL | NOB | RAC | CCO | EST | GOD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vélez Sarsfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | Advance toFase Complementación Final | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | ||||
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||||
| 3 | Racing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 8 | 3–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 4 | Central Córdoba (SdE) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| 5 | Estudiantes (LP) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 6 | Godoy Cruz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 3–1 | Rosario Central |
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| Centurión 8' (pen.) Almada 79' (pen.)Monzón 90+1' | Report | Marinelli 25' |
The Fase Complementación winners,Vélez Sarsfield, played a match against the Fase Campeón runners-up,Banfield, at a neutral venue, with the winners qualifying for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana. If tied, apenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners (Regulations Article 4.7).[6][9]
Source:AFA
