2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional
Tournament details
CountryArgentina
Dates12 February – 4 June 2021
Teams26
Final positions
ChampionsColón (1st title)
2022 Copa LibertadoresColón
Tournament statistics
Matches played176
Goals scored431 (2.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rafael Santos Borré
Luis Miguel Rodríguez
(8 goals each)

The 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional was the second edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup. It began on 12 February and ended on 4 June 2021.

Due to the worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, the President of Argentina suspended all the activities, including the Copa de la Liga Profesional, between 22 and 30 May 2021.[1] Therefore, the semi-finals and final of the tournament were rescheduled for 31 May and 4 June 2021, respectively.[2]

The competition was contested by the 26 teams that will take part in the Primera División during the 2021 season, including the two promoted teams from the 2020 Primera Nacional (Sarmiento (J) and Platense).[3] Boca Juniors were the defending champions but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Colón won their first top-flight professional title after they defeated Racing 3–0 in the final. As champions, Colón qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores.[4]

Vélez Sarsfield, top team of the Zone B, were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Format

For the group stage, the 26 teams were drawn into two groups of thirteen teams each, playing on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. In each group, the top four teams advanced to the quarter-finals. The final stages (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) were played on a single-legged basis.[5]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 3 February 2021, 19:00, at Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires.[6] The 26 teams were drawn into two groups of thirteen containing one team from each of the interzonal matches.

Interzonal matches
Team 1 Team 2

Group stage

In the group stage, each group was played on a single round-robin basis. Additionally, each team played one interzonal match against its rival team in the other zone. 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; 7. Play off match; 8. Draw.[5][7]

The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Zone A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colón 13 7 4 2 23 10 +13 25 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Estudiantes (LP) 13 6 4 3 16 10 +6 22
3 River Plate 13 6 3 4 25 11 +14 21
4 Racing 13 6 3 4 14 12 +2 21
5 San Lorenzo 13 6 3 4 16 16 0 21
6 Banfield 13 5 5 3 14 12 +2 20
7 Argentinos Juniors 13 5 4 4 14 11 +3 19
8 Rosario Central 13 5 3 5 16 18 −2 18
9 Central Córdoba (SdE) 13 4 5 4 14 17 −3 17
10 Godoy Cruz 13 4 3 6 18 24 −6 15
11 Platense 13 4 2 7 12 19 −7 14
12 Arsenal 13 3 3 7 11 23 −12 12
13 Aldosivi 13 3 2 8 15 21 −6 11
Source: AFA

Zone B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vélez Sarsfield 13 10 1 2 23 13 +10 31 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Boca Juniors 13 6 4 3 22 12 +10 22
3 Independiente 13 6 2 5 16 10 +6 20
4 Talleres (C) 13 5 5 3 19 16 +3 20
5 Lanús 13 6 1 6 18 18 0 19
6 Unión 13 4 7 2 12 14 −2 19
7 Atlético Tucumán 13 5 3 5 24 20 +4 18
8 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 13 3 6 4 15 20 −5 15
9 Huracán 13 2 7 4 14 17 −3 13
10 Patronato 13 4 0 9 12 17 −5 12
11 Defensa y Justicia 13 3 3 7 15 21 −6 12
12 Sarmiento (J) 13 2 6 5 10 19 −9 12
13 Newell's Old Boys 13 2 5 6 14 21 −7 11
Source: AFA

Results

Zone A

Home \ Away ALD ARG ARS BAN CCO COL EST GOD PLA RAC RIV ROS SLO
Aldosivi 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1
Argentinos Juniors 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Arsenal 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–0 2–1 0–0
Banfield 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Central Córdoba (SdE) 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–5
Colón 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0
Estudiantes (LP) 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2
Godoy Cruz 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–6
Platense 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–1 2–4
Racing 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–4 1–0 2–0
River Plate 4–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–2
Rosario Central 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–2
San Lorenzo 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 2–0
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Zone B

Home \ Away ATU BOC DYJ GLP HUR IND LAN NOB PAT SAR TAL UNI VEL
Atlético Tucumán 5–0 1–1 2–2 4–2 2–3 2–0
Boca Juniors 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2
Defensa y Justicia 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–1 3–0 0–5
Huracán 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–1
Independiente 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 6–0
Lanús 2–1 2–1 1–3 4–2 1–0 1–2
Newell's Old Boys 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0
Patronato 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Sarmiento (J) 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Talleres (C) 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–1
Unión 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–0
Vélez Sarsfield 1–7 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1
Source: AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Interzonal matches

Round Home Score Away
1 Platense 1–1 Sarmiento (J)
2 Atlético Tucumán 1–2 Central Córdoba (SdE)
3 Argentinos Juniors 0–2 Vélez Sarsfield
4 San Lorenzo 1–1 Huracán
5 Boca Juniors 1–1 River Plate
6 Banfield 2–0 Lanús
7 Talleres (C) 1–1 Godoy Cruz
8 Patronato 2–0 Aldosivi
9 Racing 1–0 Independiente
10 Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
11 Defensa y Justicia 0–1 Arsenal
12 Rosario Central 3–0 Newell's Old Boys
13 Colón 1–1 Unión

Source:AFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament on a single-leg basis with the following rules:[5][7]

  • In the quarter-finals the higher-seeded team hosted the leg, while the semi-finals were played at a neutral venue.
  • The Final was played at a neutral venue.
    • If tied, extra time would be played. If the score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the champions.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Estudiantes (LP) 0 (1)
Independiente (p) 0 (4)
Independiente 0
Colón 2
Colón (p) 1 (5)
Talleres (C) 1 (3)
Colón 3
Racing 0
Vélez Sarsfield 0 (2)
Racing (p) 0 (4)
Racing (p) 0 (4)
Boca Juniors 0 (2)
Boca Juniors (p) 1 (4)
River Plate 1 (2)

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Colón 1–1 (5–3 p) Talleres (C)
Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 (2–4 p) Racing
Estudiantes (LP) 0–0 (1–4 p) Independiente
Boca Juniors 1–1 (4–2 p) River Plate

Matches

Colón1–1Talleres (C)
Castro 13' Report Fragapane 24'
Penalties
Castro soccer ball with check mark
Aliendro soccer ball with check mark
Piovi soccer ball with check mark
Lértora soccer ball with check mark
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Fragapane
soccer ball with check mark Retegui
soccer ball with red X Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Soñora
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hernán Mastrángelo
Estudiantes (LP)0–0Independiente
Report
Penalties
Cauteruccio soccer ball with red X
Noguera soccer ball with red X
L. Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark		 1–4 soccer ball with check mark S. Romero
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark Blanco
soccer ball with check mark Martínez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pablo Echavarría
Boca Juniors1–1River Plate
Tevez 10' Report Álvarez 67'
Penalties
Tevez soccer ball with check mark
Villa soccer ball with check mark
Cardona soccer ball with red X
Izquierdoz soccer ball with check mark
Buffarini soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Montiel
soccer ball with red X Angileri
soccer ball with check mark Álvarez
soccer ball with red X Ponzio
Attendance: 0
Referee: Facundo Tello

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Independiente 0–2 Colón
Racing 0–0 (4–2 p) Boca Juniors

Matches

Independiente0–2Colón
Report Rodríguez 20' (pen.)
Pierotti 66'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Abal
Notes
  1. ↑ The match originally scheduled for 22 May 2021 was rescheduled.
  2. ↑ The match originally scheduled for 23 May 2021 was rescheduled.

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Colón 3–0 Racing

Match

Colón3–0Racing
Aliendro 57'
Bernardi 71'
Castro 85'		 Report
Attendance: 0

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Luis Miguel Rodríguez Colón 8
Colombia Rafael Santos Borré River Plate
3 Argentina Augusto Lotti Atlético Tucumán 7
4 Argentina Federico Andrada Aldosivi 6
Argentina José Sand Lanús
6 Argentina Milton Giménez Central Córdoba (SdE) 5
Argentina Alexis Castro Colón
Argentina Walter Bou Defensa y Justicia
Argentina Tomás Chancalay Racing
Argentina Jonathan Torres Sarmiento (J)

Source: AFA

References

  1. ↑ "Definición suspendida" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 21 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Días y horarios de las semifinales y la final" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "¡Bienvenidos a la Liga Profesional!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "¡Colón es campeón!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 4 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Reglamento de torneos de la temporada 2021 de la Liga Profesional de Fútbol de AFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Se viene la Copa de la Liga" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 3 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 "ASOCIACION DEL FUTBOL ARGENTINO REGLAMENTO GENERAL" (PDF) (in Spanish). AFA. January 2011.
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