Sporting Cristal 2012 football season
The 2012 season is Sporting Cristal 's 57th season in the Peruvian First Division , and also the club's 57th consecutive season in the top-flight of Peruvian football .
Sporting Cristal won their 16th Torneo Descentralizado title, after seven years of failed attempts. The team finished the season first in the aggregate table and were undefeated at home during the entire season.
Events
On February 12, 2012, Roberto Palacios played his last game in a Sporting Cristal jersey in a friendly match against San Martín in the Estadio Nacional .
Sporting Cristal were crowned champions of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado on December 9, 2012 after defeating Real Garcilaso 1-0, at the Estadio Nacional .
Club
Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Head coach
Roberto Mosquera
Fitness trainer
Eduardo Noriega, Sebastián Salvatore
Goalkeepers coach
Humberto Camino
Technical assistant
Duilio Cisneros
Match delegate
Maximiliano Frías
Doctors
Ramón Aparicio, Elisbán Linares
Physiotherapists
Antonio Rodas, Hugo Araujo
Equipment managers
Miguel Linares, Denys Refulio, Rodoldo Zavala
Grounds
Players
As of 6 December 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
As of 6 December 2012 .
Out
As of 6 December 2012 .
Competitions
Overall
This season Sporting Cristal will participate in the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado .
Competition
Started round
Current position / round
Final position / round
First match
Last match
Torneo Descentralizado
—
1st
1st
19 February 2012
9 December 2012
Updated to match played 15 Jul 2012 Source: Competitions
Torneo Descentralizado
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
44
25
11
8
93
44
+49
86
16
6
0
59
16
+43
9
5
8
34
28
+6
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H H A A A H H H A A H H A A H A H A A H Result W W D W W L D D W D D L W W L L W W W L W W W W D W D L W W W W W D W D W L W D W L W D Position 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 Dec 2012. Source:
Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
First stage
Win
Draw
Loss
Second Stage - Liguilla A
Win
Draw
Loss
Playoff Finals
The Third Stage will be the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2012 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. As Sporting Cristal had the most points on the aggregate table, Sporting Cristal decided which leg they will play as the home team. They will also choose the venue of the third match in case both teams are tied on points after the second leg.
Squad statistics
Goal Scorers
Overall
Total
Home
Away
Games played
46
23
23
Games won
27
17
10
Games drawn
11
6
5
Games lost
8
0
8
Biggest win
6–0 vs Cobresol
6–0 vs Cobresol
5–0 vs Sport Boys
Biggest loss
0–3 vs Real Garcilaso
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0–3 vs Real Garcilaso
Clean sheets
17
11
6
Goals scored
95
60
35
Goals conceded
44
16
28
References
External links