| Copa Diego Armando Maradona | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 (via 2019–20 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) |
The 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional (officially Copa Diego Armando Maradona)[1] was the first edition of the Copa de la Liga Profesional, an Argentine domestic cup contested by the 24 teams that took part in the Primera División during the 2019–20 season. The tournament was named after Diego 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 the Argentine Football Association (AFA) that replaced the defunct Superliga Argentina.[4] This cup was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boca Juniors and Banfield 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 Superliga aggregate table not yet qualified) gained the 2021 Copa Libertadores berth.
- ^ "Copa Diego Maradona" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Hasta siempre, Diego" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "¡Vuelve el fútbol!" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Quién es quién en una AFA nueva que recupera los viejos poderes" (in Spanish). Clarín. 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Boca es el campeón" (in Spanish). Liga Profesional de Fútbol. 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.