2021 Liga 1 (Peru)

Liga 1
Season2021
Dates12 March – 28 November 2021
ChampionsAlianza Lima (24th title)
RelegatedCusco
Alianza Universidad
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Universidad César Vallejo
Copa SudamericanaMelgar
Cienciano
Sport Boys
Ayacucho
Matches played237
Goals scored635 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Iberico
Felipe Rodríguez
(12 goals each)
Highest scoringCusco 3–5 Deportivo Municipal
(18 October)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Betsson 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 18 teams competed in the season, with Sporting Cristal coming in as defending champions.

The season was originally scheduled to start on 26 February 2021,[1] while the draw, which was originally scheduled to take place on 5 February 2021,[2] was postponed due to the effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[3] Because of this, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) also postponed the start of the tournament, with 12 March 2021 as the new date.[4]

Alianza Lima were the champions, winning their twenty-fourth league title by defeating Sporting Cristal in the finals by a 1–0 aggregate score.[5]

Competition format

The format for this season was unveiled by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional on 16 January 2021. The season was divided into three stages: Fase 1, Fase 2, and the Playoffs. In Fase 1, the 18 teams were drawn into two groups of nine with the winners of each group playing a final to decide the Fase 1 winner, while Fase 2 was played under a single round-robin format with the 18 teams playing each other once.

The playoffs were to be contested by the winners of Fase 1 and Fase 2, as well as the top two teams of the aggregate table, which would play two semifinals with the winners playing the final to decide the national champion. If the Fase 1 or Fase 2 winners also ended up in the top two of the aggregate table, they would get a bye to the finals. However, in case a team won both stages of the competition, the playoffs would not be played and that team would be declared as champion. The bottom two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season were relegated, with the team placed in 16th place playing a relegation playoff against the Liga 2 runners-up.[6]

It was expected that, pending approval from the Peruvian government and health authorities, the competition would be played at the teams' respective home stadiums after health concerns by the COVID-19 pandemic caused the previous season to be concluded in Lima.[2] However, the Fase 1 and later the Fase 2 were confirmed to be played entirely in the Peruvian capital, with the return of province teams to their home stadiums expected for 2022.[7][8]

Teams

18 teams played in the 2021 Liga 1 season. The top seventeen teams in the 2020 Liga 1 took part, along with the 2020 Liga 2 champions Alianza Atlético.

Team changes

Promoted from
2020 Liga 2 		Relegated from
2020 Liga 1
Increase Alianza Atlético (1st) Decrease Atlético Grau (18th)
Decrease Carlos Stein (19th)
Decrease Deportivo Llacuabamba (20th)

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2021 Liga 1 teams
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity[9]
Academia Cantolao Peru Carlos Silvestri Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Alianza Atlético Argentina Marcelo Vivas Sullana Campeones del 36 5,000
Alianza Lima Argentina Carlos Bustos Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,938
Alianza Universidad Peru Julio César Uribe Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 25,000
Ayacucho Argentina Walter Fiori Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Binacional Argentina Carlos Desio Juliaca Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina 20,030
Carlos A. Mannucci Uruguay Pablo Peirano Trujillo Mansiche 25,036
Cienciano Argentina Gerardo Ameli Cusco Garcilaso 45,056
Cusco Argentina Marcelo Grioni Cusco Garcilaso 45,056
Deportivo Municipal Argentina Hernán Lisi Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Melgar Argentina Néstor Lorenzo Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 60,370
Sport Boys Peru Ytalo Manzo (caretaker) Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Sport Huancayo Peru Javier Arce Huancayo Estadio Huancayo 20,000
Sporting Cristal Peru Roberto Mosquera Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universidad César Vallejo Peru José del Solar Trujillo Mansiche 25,036
Universidad San Martín Peru José Espinoza Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universitario Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Lima Monumental 80,093
UTC Uruguay Mario Viera Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000

The following stadiums were used to host matches:[7]

Stadium City
Alberto Gallardo Lima
Alejandro Villanueva Lima
Iván Elías Moreno Lima
Miguel Grau Callao
Monumental Lima
Nacional Lima
Universidad San Marcos Lima
Villa Deportiva Nacional Lima

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Fase 1
Melgar Peru Marco Valencia End of caretaker spell 30 November 2020 Pre-season Argentina Néstor Lorenzo 16 December 2020[10]
Alianza Lima Argentina Daniel Ahmed Sacked 2 December 2020[11] Argentina Carlos Bustos 15 January 2021[12]
Deportivo Municipal Peru Víctor Rivera Resigned 2 December 2020[13] Peru Franco Navarro 3 December 2020[14]
UTC Peru Franco Navarro Signed by Deportivo Municipal 3 December 2020[15] Argentina Pablo Garabello 4 December 2020[16]
Ayacucho Argentina Gerardo Ameli End of contract 18 December 2020[17] Argentina Walter Fiori 18 December 2020[18]
Universidad San Martín Venezuela Héctor Bidoglio Resigned 15 March 2021[19] Peru José Espinoza (caretaker) 15 March 2021[19]
Binacional Peru Luis Flores Mutual consent 22 March 2021[20] 9th, Group B Peru César Chávez-Riva
Argentina César Vaioli (caretakers) 		22 March 2021
Universidad San Martín Peru José Espinoza End of caretaker spell 30 March 2021 4th, Group A Uruguay César Payovich 30 March 2021[21]
Binacional Peru César Chávez-Riva
Argentina César Vaioli 		14 April 2021 8th, Group B Argentina Rubén Darío Insúa 14 April 2021[22]
Cusco Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti Sacked 21 April 2021[23] 7th, Group B Argentina Claudio Vivas 22 April 2021[24]
Sport Boys Peru Teddy Cardama 8 May 2021[25] 6th, Group B Argentina Gustavo Álvarez[i] 12 May 2021[26]
Binacional Argentina Rubén Darío Insúa Mutual consent 8 May 2021[27] 8th, Group B Argentina César Vaioli (caretaker) 9 May 2021[28]
UTC Argentina Pablo Garabello 25 May 2021[29] 7th, Group A Uruguay Mario Viera 26 May 2021[30]
Fase 2
Binacional Argentina César Vaioli End of caretaker spell 21 May 2021 Pre-tournament Argentina Carlos Desio 1 June 2021[31]
Cienciano Argentina Marcelo Grioni Mutual consent 24 May 2021[32] Peru Víctor Rivera 1 June 2021[33]
Alianza Universidad Peru Rony Revollar Resigned 11 June 2021[34] Peru Julio César Uribe 12 June 2021[35]
Alianza Atlético Peru Jahir Butrón Mutual consent 5 August 2021[36] 12th Peru Teddy Cardama 6 August 2021[37]
Sport Huancayo Peru Wilmar Valencia Sacked 7 August 2021[38] 17th Peru Javier Arce 7 August 2021[38]
Cienciano Peru Víctor Rivera 14 August 2021[39] 12th Argentina Gerardo Ameli 15 August 2021[40]
Universitario Argentina Ángel Comizzo 18 August 2021[41] 7th Peru Juan Pajuelo (caretaker) 19 August 2021[42]
Cusco Argentina Claudio Vivas 19 August 2021[43] 15th Argentina Marcelo Grioni 20 August 2021[44]
Alianza Atlético Peru Teddy Cardama Resigned 25 August 2021[45] 17th Argentina Marcelo Vivas 25 August 2021[45]
Deportivo Municipal Peru Franco Navarro Mutual consent 26 August 2021[46] 13th Peru Julio Argote (caretaker) 27 August 2021[47]
Universitario Peru Juan Pajuelo End of caretaker spell 1 September 2021 12th Uruguay Gregorio Pérez 1 September 2021[48]
Deportivo Municipal Peru Julio Argote 1 September 2021 11th Argentina Hernán Lisi 1 September 2021[49]
Sport Boys Argentina Gustavo Álvarez Mutual consent 1 September 2021[50] 8th Peru Ytalo Manzo (caretaker) 1 September 2021[51]
Universidad San Martín Uruguay César Payovich 20 September 2021[52] 18th Peru José Espinoza 20 September 2021[52]
Academia Cantolao Peru Jorge Espejo 28 September 2021[53] 13th Peru Carlos Silvestri 30 September 2021[54]
Notes
  1. ^ Juan Alayo was the interim manager for the Fase 1 8th round match against Alianza Lima.

Fase 1

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad San Martín 9 6 1 2 10 6 +4 19 Advance to Fase 1 final
2 Ayacucho 9 3 6 0 16 10 +6 15
3 Universitario 9 4 3 2 12 11 +1 15
4 Cienciano 9 4 2 3 14 12 +2 14
5 Carlos A. Mannucci 9 3 3 3 13 14 −1 12
6 Alianza Atlético 9 3 1 5 10 9 +1 10
7 UTC 9 3 1 5 9 12 −3 10
8 Academia Cantolao 9 3 1 5 8 13 −5 10
9 Melgar 9 2 3 4 11 12 −1 9
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Cristal 9 8 0 1 18 6 +12 24 Advance to Fase 1 final
2 Universidad César Vallejo 9 5 3 1 17 8 +9 18
3 Alianza Lima 9 4 4 1 12 6 +6 16
4 Sport Huancayo 9 3 3 3 8 9 −1 12
5 Sport Boys 9 3 1 5 12 14 −2 10
6 Alianza Universidad 9 3 1 5 8 13 −5 10
7 Cusco 9 1 5 3 12 13 −1 8
8 Deportivo Municipal 9 2 1 6 6 15 −9 7
9 Binacional 9 1 1 7 8 21 −13 4
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI AUH AYA BIN CAN CAM CIE CUS MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Atlético — 0–0 — 0–1 — 0–1 — — — — — — — — — — 1–2 —
Alianza Lima — — 2–0 — 2–0 — — — 2–2 1–0 — — — — 2–2 — — —
Alianza Universidad — — — — — — — — 1–0 — — 1–0 — 0–3 — — — 1–2
Ayacucho — — — — — — — 1–1 — — — — 3–0 — — 2–2 3–3 —
Binacional — — 2–1 — — — — — — — 1–1 — — 0–4 1–2 — — —
Academia Cantolao — — — 2–2 — — — 0–2 — — — 2–1 — — — — 3–1 0–1
Carlos A. Mannucci 1–3 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — — — — 2–1 — — — — 2–0 — —
Cienciano 1–0 — — — — — 5–2 — — — — — — — — 0–1 — 1–0
Cusco — — — — 3–1 — — 2–2 — — — 2–2 0–1 1–2 — — — —
Deportivo Municipal — — 1–0 — 2–1 — — — 1–1 — — — 0–1 — 0–4 — — —
Melgar 1–3 — — 0–0 — 3–0 — 3–0 — — — — — — — 0–2 — —
Sport Boys — 0–2 — — 3–2 — — — — 3–1 — — — — 2–3 — — —
Sport Huancayo — 0–0 3–3 — 3–0 — — — — — — 0–1 — — 0–0 — — —
Sporting Cristal — 2–1 — — — — — — — 3–1 — 1–0 2–0 — — — — —
Universidad César Vallejo — — 0–1 — — — 2–1 — 1–1 — — — — 3–0 — — — —
Universidad San Martín 2–1 — — — — 1–0 — — — 1–0 — — — — — — 0–1 —
Universitario — — — — — — 0–0 3–2 — — 1–1 — — 0–1 — — — 1–0
UTC 0–2 — — 1–3 — — 2–2 — — — 3–1 — — — — 0–1 — —
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fase 1 final

Sporting Cristal2–0 (a.e.t.)Universidad San Martín
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Ortega

Fase 2

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 17 12 4 1 27 11 +16 40 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 17 10 4 3 39 23 +16 34
3 Universitario 17 9 5 3 31 19 +12 32
4 Melgar 17 9 4 4 34 15 +19 31
5 Sport Boys 17 7 7 3 24 20 +4 28
6 Cienciano 17 6 8 3 27 20 +7 26
7 Deportivo Municipal 17 7 3 7 26 22 +4 24
8 Universidad César Vallejo 17 6 6 5 14 12 +2 24
9 Carlos A. Mannucci 17 7 3 7 27 26 +1 24
10 UTC 17 6 5 6 19 21 −2 23
11 Ayacucho 17 6 4 7 21 26 −5 22
12 Binacional 17 6 3 8 24 29 −5 21
13 Sport Huancayo 17 3 9 5 18 21 −3 18
14 Academia Cantolao 17 4 5 8 20 24 −4 17
15 Cusco 17 4 4 9 30 36 −6 16
16 Alianza Atlético 17 4 3 10 21 37 −16 15
17 Alianza Universidad 17 3 5 9 17 32 −15 14
18 Universidad San Martín 17 1 4 12 8 33 −25 7
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI AUH AYA BIN CAN CAM CIE CUS MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Atlético — 1–3 1–2 — 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 — 0–2 3–3 — 1–0 — — — — —
Alianza Lima — — — 4–1 3–2 2–1 — — — 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–3 — — — 2–0
Alianza Universidad — 0–0 — 1–2 — 0–3 — 1–1 — 0–3 — 2–0 — 1–2 — 1–1 0–4 —
Ayacucho 0–1 — — — — — 3–2 1–3 1–3 — — 1–2 — — 2–1 1–0 1–1 —
Binacional — — 1–1 3–1 — — — — — — 1–5 1–2 — 3–4 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0
Academia Cantolao — — — 2–2 1–2 — — — — 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–4 — — — 2–0
Carlos A. Mannucci — 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–0 — 1–3 — 1–2 1–2 — 1–1 — — — — 1–3
Cienciano — 1–1 — — 2–0 0–0 — — — 2–3 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 — — — 2–2
Cusco 3–0 0–2 2–3 — 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–2[a] — 3–5 — — 2–1 — — — — —
Deportivo Municipal — — — 0–1 1–2 — — — — — 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 — 2–0 — 1–1
Melgar — — 3–0 1–1 — — — — 2–2 — — 1–0 — 0–1 1–1 6–0 1–2 0–1
Sport Boys 3–1 0–0 — — — — 3–3 1–4 3–2 — — — — — 2–2 2–0 0–0 —
Sport Huancayo — — 4–3 1–1 2–0 — — — — — 0–3 1–1 — 1–2 — 3–1 1–3 0–0
Sporting Cristal 5–2 — — 1–0 — — 1–3 — 4–1 — — 1–1 — — 0–1 1–1 2–2 —
Universidad César Vallejo 2–0 0–1 3–1 — — 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 — — 0–0 — — — — —
Universidad San Martín 3–1 0–2 — — — 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — — — — — 0–1 — 0–2 —
Universitario 2–2 1–2 — — — 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 0–2 — — — — 3–0 — — —
UTC 3–1 — 1–0 0–2 — — — — 2–1 — — 1–1 — 1–6 0–0 4–0 0–1 —
Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ The match had been awarded 3–0 to Cusco as Cienciano player Mathías Carpio was deemed to be ineligible.[55] This ruling was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 20 January 2022.[56]

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal 26 18 4 4 57 29 +28 58 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Alianza Lima (C) 26 16 8 2 39 17 +22 56
3 Universitario[a] 26 13 8 5 43 30 +13 45 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Universidad César Vallejo 26 11 9 6 31 20 +11 42 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Melgar 26 11 7 8 45 27 +18 40 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[b]
6 Cienciano[a] 26 10 10 6 41 32 +9 39
7 Sport Boys[a] 26 10 8 8 36 34 +2 37
8 Ayacucho 26 9 10 7 37 36 +1 37
9 Carlos A. Mannucci 26 10 6 10 40 40 0 36
10 UTC 26 9 6 11 28 33 −5 33
11 Sport Huancayo 26 6 12 8 26 30 −4 30
12 Deportivo Municipal[a] 26 9 4 13 32 37 −5 30
13 Academia Cantolao 26 7 6 13 28 37 −9 27
14 Alianza Atlético 26 7 4 15 31 46 −15 25
15 Binacional 26 7 4 15 32 50 −18 25
16 Universidad San Martín[a] 26 7 5 14 18 39 −21 25 Qualification for Relegation playoff
17 Cusco[a] (R) 26 5 9 12 42 49 −7 23 Relegation to Liga 2
18 Alianza Universidad[a] (R) 26 6 6 14 25 45 −20 23
Source: Liga 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Universitario was deducted two points, and Cusco, Universidad San Martín, Cienciano, Sport Boys, Alianza Universidad, and Deportivo Municipal were all deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.[57][58]
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2021 Copa Bicentenario, Sporting Cristal, qualified for South American competition based on league performance, the Copa Sudamericana first stage berth allocated to the Copa Bicentenario winners was transferred to the aggregate table best placed team not yet qualified for international competition.

Playoffs

Semi-finals Finals
          
Alianza Lima — — —
Bye — — —
Alianza Lima 1 0 1
Sporting Cristal 0 0 0
Sporting Cristal — — —
Bye — — —

Finals

First leg

Alianza Lima1–0Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Diego Haro

Second leg

Sporting Cristal0–0Alianza Lima
Report
Referee: Kevin Ortega

Alianza Lima won 1–0 on aggregate.

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was originally played by Binacional, as the team placed 16th in the Liga 1 aggregate table and the Liga 2 Revalidación winners Carlos Stein, with Carlos Stein winning on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate. However, on 20 January 2022 the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a ruling by the FPF in which Cusco were awarded a 3–0 win in their Fase 2 match against Cienciano which had originally ended in a 2–2 draw. Due to this, Cusco fell to 17th place in the aggregate table and were relegated to Liga 2, while Binacional moved up one place to 15th and were reinstated in Liga 1.[56]

On 21 January 2022, the FPF confirmed that they would abide by the CAS ruling and also ruled out a replay of the relegation playoff series, this time between Carlos Stein and Universidad San Martín who went up to 16th place in the aggregate table as an effect of this ruling, with which Universidad San Martín also avoided relegation whilst Carlos Stein's promotion was confirmed.[59]

Carlos Stein0–1Binacional
Report
Referee: Michael Espinoza
Binacional0–1Carlos Stein
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Edwin Ordóñez

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Carlos Stein won on penalties and were promoted to Liga 1.

Top scorers

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Peru Luis Iberico Melgar 12
Uruguay Felipe Rodríguez Carlos A. Mannucci
3 Argentina Alexis Blanco UTC 11
Uruguay Gabriel Leyes Academia Cantolao
Colombia Víctor Perlaza Alianza Atlético
Peru Alex Valera Universitario
Peru Joao Villamarín Sport Boys
8 Argentina Hernán Barcos Alianza Lima 10
Ecuador Marlon de Jesús Binacional

Liga 1 awards

On 9 December 2021, the Liga 1 announced the nominees for the 2021 Liga 1 awards.[60] The award ceremony was held on 15 December 2021, 18:00 local time (UTC−5), at the Peruvian Football Federation headquarters.[61][62] The winners were chosen based on voting by coaches and captains of 2021 Liga 1 teams, local sports journalist and Liga 1 fans on social media.[63]

Award Winner Club Nominees Club
Best player of the year Argentina Hernán Barcos Alianza Lima Peru Christofer Gonzáles Sporting Cristal
Peru Josepmir Ballón Alianza Lima
Best goalkeeper Peru Ángelo Campos Alianza Lima Peru José Carvallo Universitario
Peru Alejandro Duarte Sporting Cristal
Best under-20 player Peru Jesús Castillo Sporting Cristal Peru Jostin Alarcón Sport Boys
Peru Arón Sánchez Academia Cantolao
Best Coach Argentina Carlos Bustos Alianza Lima Peru Roberto Mosquera Sporting Cristal
Peru José del Solar Universidad César Vallejo
Goal of the Year Peru Erinson Ramírez
(against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) 		Deportivo Municipal Uruguay Felipe Rodríguez
(against Universidad San Martín, Fase 1) 		Carlos A. Mannucci
Argentina Gaspar Gentile
(against Melgar, Fase 1) 		UTC
Peru Kevin Quevedo
(against Carlos A. Mannucci, Fase 2) 		Melgar
Peru Piero Ratto
(against Cienciano, Fase 2) 		Deportivo Municipal
Peru Raziel García
(against Alianza Atlético, Fase 2) 		Cienciano

The following awards were also awarded:

Best XI

The best XI team of the 2021 Liga 1 season was also announced during the award ceremony.[64]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Peru Ángelo Campos (Alianza Lima) Peru Ricardo Lagos (Alianza Lima)
Peru Renzo Garcés (U. César Vallejo)
Uruguay Pablo Míguez (Alianza Lima)
Peru Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) 		Peru Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal)
Peru Josepmir Ballón (Alianza Lima)
Peru Raziel García (Cienciano) 		Peru Luis Iberico (Melgar)
Argentina Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima)
Uruguay Felipe Rodríguez (Carlos A. Mannucci)

See also

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