Tournament details | |
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Country | Paraguay |
Dates | 27 July – 1 December 2021 |
Teams | 64 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Olimpia (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sol de América |
Third place | Libertad |
Copa Sudamericana | Sol de América |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 199 (3.11 per match) |
The 2021 Copa Paraguay was the third edition of the Copa Paraguay, Paraguay's domestic football cup competition. Originally known as the 2020 Copa Paraguay, the competition was scheduled to start on 14 April 2020 and conclude in late 2020, with the winners qualifying for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana as well as the 2020 Supercopa Paraguay against the Primera División champions with better record in the aggregate table.[1]
The competition was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 July 2020, Paraguayan Football Association's Chief of Competitions Michael Sánchez stated that it would be postponed to 2021 with the same qualified teams given the unavailability of stadiums in the departments of Paraguay as well as the lack of dates to reschedule the competition in the remainder of 2020. As a result, the berth to the 2021 Copa Sudamericana was passed to the best team in the Primera División season that failed to qualify for international competition.[2] The decision to suspend the competition was confirmed by the APF on 11 September 2020.[3]
On 15 January 2021, the APF confirmed that the Copa Paraguay would be resumed in 2021, with this edition keeping the same format and fixture elaborated for the 2020 edition.[4] On 15 July 2021, the APF announced that the competition would start on 27 July 2021.[5]
Olimpia won their first Copa Paraguay title, beating Sol de América on penalties after a 2–2 draw over 90 minutes in the final.[6] The winners qualified for the 2021 Supercopa Paraguay against the Primera División champions with better record in the aggregate table, with runners-up Sol de América qualifying for the 2022 Copa Sudamericana since Olimpia had already qualified for international competition on league performance. Libertad were the defending champions but were defeated by Olimpia in the semi-finals.
Format
[edit]64 teams took part, with the competition keeping the same format used in the previous edition.[7] The competition is played as a single-elimination tournament, with all teams directly qualifying for the first round, where they were drawn into 32 single-legged ties. Ties in all rounds will be played as a single game, with a penalty shootout deciding the winner in case of a draw.
Teams
[edit]64 teams competed in this edition of the competition: the 10 Primera División and 18 División Intermedia teams, as well as 11 from the Primera B, 8 from the Primera C, and the 17 champions from each department of Paraguay representing the UFI.
Primera División
[edit]All of the 10 Primera División teams took part in the competition:
División Intermedia
[edit]All of the 18 División Intermedia teams took part:
Primera B
[edit]The 9 teams ranked from 2nd to 10th place in the 2019 Primera B season and the top two in the 2019 Primera C season qualified:
Primera C
[edit]Teams ranked from 3rd to 10th place in the previous Primera C season qualified:
- Atlético Juventud
- Benjamín Aceval
- Deportivo Pinozá
- General Caballero (CG)
- Humaitá
- Oriental
- Silvio Pettirossi
- Sport Colonial
UFI
[edit]The champions from each of the 17 departments of Paraguay qualified for the competition:
- Teniente Rojas (Concepción)
- 12 de Octubre (VR) (San Pedro)
- 5 de Octubre (Cordillera)
- Karai Chivé (Guairá)
- Atlético Mil Palos (Caaguazú)
- Coronel Martínez (Caazapá)
- 22 de Setiembre (Itapúa)
- 24 de Junio (Misiones)
- Deportivo La Colmena (Paraguarí)
- Deportivo Primavera (Alto Paraná)
- Ytororó (Central)
- 1° de Marzo FBC (Ñeembucú)
- Mariscal Estigarribia (Amambay)
- Sport Pacobá (Canindeyú)
- Independiente (N) (Presidente Hayes)
- Atlético Trébol (Boquerón)
- Sport Sastreño (Alto Paraguay)
Round of 64
[edit]The draw for the round of 64 was held on 9 March 2020 and the matches were scheduled to be played from 14 April 2020 onwards.[1][8] On 15 July 2021, the APF confirmed that the round of 64 games would be played from 27 July to 26 August 2021.[5]
27 July 2021 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) (3) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Guaraní (1) | Luque |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Sergio Melgarejo |
Penalties | ||||
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27 July 2021 | 3 de Febrero (RB) (3) | 0–6 | Sol de América (1) | Luque |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Julio Ojeda |
28 July 2021 | Recoleta (3) | 1–2 | General Caballero (JLM) (2) | Juan León Mallorquín |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ka'arendy Referee: Edgar Barrios |
28 July 2021 | Deportivo Primavera (4) | 0–6 | Olimpia (1) | Juan León Mallorquín |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Ka'arendy Referee: Derlis Benítez |
29 July 2021 | Benjamín Aceval (4) | 0–2 | Cerro Porteño (1) | Villa Hayes |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: César Rolón |
29 July 2021 | Atlético Trébol (4) | 0–17 | Fernando de la Mora (2) | Villa Hayes |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Víctor Ruiz |
3 August 2021 | Sport Pacobá (4) | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Tacuary (2) | San Estanislao |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Ángel Brítez | ||
Penalties | ||||
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3 August 2021 | Teniente Rojas (4) | 0–5 | Deportivo Santaní (2) | San Estanislao |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Zulma Quiñónez |
4 August 2021 | Ytororó (4) | 0–3 | Sportivo Luqueño (1) | Luque |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Jorge Ruiz Díaz |
4 August 2021 | 29 de Setiembre (3) | 0–5 | Libertad (1) | Luque |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Marcos Galeano |
5 August 2021 | Sport Sastreño (4) | 1–0 | General Caballero (CG) (4) | Villa Hayes |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Christian Aquino |
5 August 2021 | Independiente (N) (4) | 0–2 | 3 de Febrero (CDE) (2) | Villa Hayes |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Álvaro Giménez |
10 August 2021 | Sport Colonial (4) | 1–2 | Sportivo Ameliano (2) | Asunción |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Roque Battilana Referee: Dionicio Cristaldo |
10 August 2021 | Silvio Pettirossi (4) | 0–3 | Resistencia (2) | Asunción |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Roque Battilana Referee: Christian Aquino |
11 August 2021 | Presidente Hayes (3) | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Fulgencio Yegros (2) | Villa Elisa |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Marco Franco |
Penalties | ||||
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11 August 2021 | 12 de Octubre (SD) (3) | 1–2 | Rubio Ñu (2) | Villa Elisa |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Juan Franco |
12 August 2021 | Oriental (4) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Deportivo Capiatá (2) | Asunción |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Sixto Mercado |
Penalties | ||||
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12 August 2021 | Humaitá (4) | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Independiente (CG) (2) | Asunción |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Héctor Bernal |
Penalties | ||||
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16 August 2021 | Mariscal Estigarribia (4) | 5–1 | San Lorenzo (2) | Pedro Juan Caballero |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Víctor Ruiz |
16 August 2021 | 24 de Junio (4) | 0–1 | 2 de Mayo (2) | Pedro Juan Caballero |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Río Parapití Referee: Arthur Afara |
17 August 2021 | Sportivo Limpeño (3) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Tembetary (3) | Asunción |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Martín Torres Referee: Julio Ojeda | ||
Penalties | ||||
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17 August 2021 | 5 de Octubre (4) | 1–0 | General Díaz (2) | Asunción |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Martín Torres Referee: Alberto Candia |
18 August 2021 | Deportivo La Colmena (4) | 0–4 | Sportivo Iteño (2) | Villarrica |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Arcenio Mereles |
18 August 2021 | Coronel Martínez (4) | 0–2 | River Plate (1) | Villarrica |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Gedidías Zacarías |
19 August 2021 | 22 de Setiembre (3) | 2–1 | Atyrá (2) | Trinidad |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Los Fundadores Referee: Sixto Mercado |
19 August 2021 | Olimpia (I) (3) | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Guaraní (T) (2) | Trinidad |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Los Fundadores Referee: Héctor Bernal | ||
Penalties | ||||
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24 August 2021 | Karai Chivé (4) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | 12 de Octubre (VR) (4) | Villarrica |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Ángel Brítez |
Penalties | ||||
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24 August 2021 | 24 de Setiembre (VP) (3) | 0–3 | Guaireña (1) | Villarrica |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Parque del Guairá Referee: Héctor Bernal |
25 August 2021 | Atlético Juventud (4) | 2–0 | Sportivo Trinidense (2) | Asunción |
13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: Víctor Ruiz |
25 August 2021 | 1° de Marzo FBC (4) | 0–0 (3–0 p) | Nacional (1) | Asunción |
15:15 | Report | Stadium: La Arboleda Referee: César Rolón | ||
Penalties | ||||
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26 August 2021 | Cristóbal Colón (JAS) (3) | 4–0 | Deportivo Pinozá (4) | Itauguá |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Rodrigo Serafini |
26 August 2021 | Atlético Mil Palos (4) | 1–6 | 12 de Octubre (I) (1) | Itauguá |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alberto Salinas Referee: Derlis Benítez |
Round of 32
[edit]The schedule for the round of 32 was confirmed by the APF on 26 August 2021. Matches in this round were played from 1 to 23 September 2021.[9]
1 September 2021 | 5 de Octubre (4) | 0–3 | Deportivo Santaní (2) | Villa Elisa |
17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Víctor Ruiz |
1 September 2021 | Atlético Juventud (4) | 0–2 | Libertad (1) | Villa Elisa |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: José Armoa |
13 September 2021 | Tembetary (3) | 2–1 | Presidente Hayes (3) | Capiatá |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: César Rolón |
13 September 2021 | Sportivo Iteño (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mariscal Estigarribia (4) | Capiatá |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Erico Galeano Referee: Luis Urunaga |
Penalties | ||||
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14 September 2021 | Guaraní (T) (2) | 3–0 | Sport Sastreño (4) | Villa Hayes |
17:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Isidro Roussillón Referee: Marco Franco |
15 September 2021 | Cerro Porteño (1) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | General Caballero (JLM) (2) | Juan León Mallorquín |
14:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ka'arendy Referee: César Herebia |
Penalties | ||||
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15 September 2021 | Resistencia (2) | 8–4 | Cristóbal Colón (Ñ) (3) | Asunción |
17:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Julio Quintana |
15 September 2021 | Cristóbal Colón (JAS) (3) | 2–3 | Olimpia (1) | Asunción |
19:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: David Ojeda |
16 September 2021 | Guaireña (1) | 2–1 | Oriental (4) | Ciudad del Este |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Antonio Aranda Referee: Gedidías Zacarías |
16 September 2021 | 3 de Febrero (CDE) (2) | 0–1 | 12 de Octubre (I) (1) | Ciudad del Este |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Antonio Aranda Referee: Blas Romero |
21 September 2021 | Karai Chivé (4) | 2–4 | River Plate (1) | Asunción |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Martín Torres Referee: Christian Aquino |
21 September 2021 | Sportivo Ameliano (2) | 2–1 | Independiente (CG) (2) | Asunción |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Martín Torres Referee: Julio Quintana |
22 September 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño (1) | 3–2 | Fernando de la Mora (2) | Asunción |
16:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: River Plate Referee: Sergio Melgarejo |
22 September 2021 | Rubio Ñu (2) | 3–4 | Sol de América (1) | Asunción |
20:15 |
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Report | Stadium: River Plate Referee: Blas Romero |
23 September 2021 | 2 de Mayo (2) | 3–0 | 22 de Setiembre (3) | Luque |
15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Sixto Mercado |
23 September 2021 | 1° de Marzo FBC (4) | 1–4 | Tacuary (2) | Luque |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: David Ojeda |
Bracket
[edit]Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Cerro Porteño | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Sol de América | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Sol de América | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Deportivo Santaní | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 de Mayo | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Deportivo Santaní (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
Sol de América (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||
Tembetary | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
River Plate | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Tembetary | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Tembetary (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Tacuary | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
Tacuary (p) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Sportivo Iteño | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
Sol de América | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||
Olimpia (p) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Resistencia | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Olimpia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Guaireña | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Sportivo Ameliano | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Guaireña (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||
Olimpia (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
Libertad | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Libertad | 5 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||||
Guaraní (T) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Libertad | 2 | Tembetary | 0 | ||||||||||||
Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | Libertad | 2 | ||||||||||||
Sportivo Luqueño (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
12 de Octubre (I) | 1 (3) |
Round of 16
[edit]The schedule for the round of 16 was announced by the APF on 28 September 2021. Matches in this round were played from 5 to 20 October 2021.[10]
5 October 2021 | Sportivo Luqueño (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | 12 de Octubre (I) (1) | Villa Elisa |
17:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: César Rolón |
Penalties | ||||
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5 October 2021 | Olimpia (1) | 2–1 | Resistencia (2) | Villa Elisa |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Gedidías Zacarías |
6 October 2021 | River Plate (1) | 0–1 | Tembetary (3) | Asunción |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: Nelson Palma |
6 October 2021 | Cerro Porteño (1) | 0–2 | Sol de América (1) | Asunción |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Arsenio Erico Referee: César Herebia |
13 October 2021 | Tacuary (2) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Sportivo Iteño (2) | San Estanislao |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Aldo Quiñónez | ||
Penalties | ||||
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13 October 2021 | 2 de Mayo (2) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Deportivo Santaní (2) | San Estanislao |
18:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Juan José Vázquez Referee: Nelson Palma |
Penalties | ||||
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20 October 2021 | Libertad (1) | 5–0 | Guaraní (T) (2) | Villa Elisa |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: César Rolón |
20 October 2021 | Sportivo Ameliano (2) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Guaireña (1) | Villa Elisa |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Derlis Benítez | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Quarter-finals
[edit]The schedule for the quarter-finals was announced by the APF on 22 October 2021. Matches in this round were played from 3 to 10 November 2021.[11][12]
3 November 2021 | Libertad (1) | 2–0 | Sportivo Luqueño (1) | Villa Elisa |
17:45 | Report | Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: César Rolón |
3 November 2021 | Tembetary (3) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Tacuary (2) | Villa Elisa |
20:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Gedidías Zacarías |
Penalties | ||||
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4 November 2021 | Olimpia (1) | 2–0 | Guaireña (1) | Luque |
17:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Nelson Palma |
10 November 2021 | Sol de América (1) | 1–0 | Deportivo Santaní (2) | Luque |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Feliciano Cáceres Referee: Aldo Quiñónez |
Semi-finals
[edit]The schedule for the semi-finals was announced by the APF on 7 November 2021. Both matches were played on 14 November 2021 at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción.[13]
14 November 2021 | Olimpia (1) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Libertad (1) | Asunción |
18:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Referee: Carlos Benítez |
Penalties | ||||
14 November 2021 | Sol de América (1) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Tembetary (3) | Asunción |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]Sol de América (1) | 2–2 | Olimpia (1) |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
1–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Copa de Todos tiene su calendario 2020". APF. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Confirman postergación de la Copa Paraguay". D10 Paraguay. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Es oficial: ¡APF suspende Intermedia y 6 torneos más!". Versus. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "La Copa Paraguay palpita su retorno en el 2021". Tigo Sports. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b "La Copa Paraguay tiene la agenda definida" (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Olimpia es el campeón de la Copa Paraguay 2021" (in Spanish). D10. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Más equipos en Copa Paraguay para el 2019". HOY. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "La Copa Paraguay 2020 conoce sus cruces". Tigo Sports. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Así se jugarán los 16vos. de final" (in Spanish). APF. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Calendario de los octavos de final de la Copa Paraguay" (in Spanish). APF. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "APF programa los cuartos de final de la Copa Paraguay" (in Spanish). D10. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Modificación en un juego de los cuartos de final" (in Spanish). APF. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Semifinales de Copa Paraguay, en medio de las Eliminatorias y en el Defensores" (in Spanish). Versus. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Copa Paraguay on the official website of the Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish)
- Copa Paraguay 2021, Soccerway.com