2020 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1)
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Season |
2020 |
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Dates |
31 January 2020 – 20 December 2020 |
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Champions |
Sporting Cristal |
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Copa Libertadores |
Sporting Cristal Universitario de Deportes Ayacucho FC Universidad César Vallejo |
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Copa Sudamericana |
Carlos A. Mannucci Sport Huancayo Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca FBC Melgar |
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Relegated |
Deportivo Llacuabamba Carlos Stein Atlético Grau |
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Matches played |
284 |
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Goals scored |
750 (2.64 goals/match) |
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Top goalscorer |
Emanuel Herrera (Sporting Cristal) – 20 goals |
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Biggest home win |
Cienciano – Universidad de San Martín 4-0 (9 February 2020) FBC Melgar – Sport Huancayo 4-0 (18 November 2020) |
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Biggest away win |
Llacuabamba – FBC Melgar 0-6 (21 November 2020) |
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Highest scoring |
Binacional – Sporting Cristal 3-6 (17 October 2020) |
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Longest winning run |
Sporting Cristal (8 matches, round 18 Apertura – round 6 Clausura) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
Universidad César Vallejo (19 matches, round 7 Apertura – round 6 Clausura) |
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Longest winless run |
Atlético Grau (10 matches, rounds 1-10 Apertura) Deportivo Llacuabamba (10 matches, rounds 10-19 Apertura) |
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Longest losing run |
Alianza Lima (5 matches, rounds 5-9 Clausura) |
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Total attendance |
No spectators were allowed after round 6 of Apertura |
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Highest attendance |
No spectators were allowed after round 6 of Apertura |
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Lowest attendance |
No spectators were allowed after round 6 of Apertura |
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Average attendance |
No spectators were allowed after round 6 of Apertura |
Competition details and format
The Peruvian First Division (Primera División in Spanish) is the main football competition in Peru and the top tier of the football system in Peru. Since 2019, it has been officially called Liga 1 (Liga 1 Movistar for sponsorship reasons), and in 2020 it had this name for a second time. Primera División is however the generic name and it was the 104th edition under this name in 2020. Deportivo Binacional were the defending champions, but failed to compete for the title again and even classified in the lower part of the table. Sporting Cristal won the title for the 20th time in their history, defeating Universitario de Deportes 3-2 on aggregate in the play-off final. Their last five titles came every even year (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020). It is the first time since the establishment of the new play-off system that the national champions are neither the winners of Apertura, nor the winners of Clausura.
It was the first season in the history of the competition with 20 participants and the first one to incorporate the use of Video Assistance Referee (VAR) review system. Nevertheless, the number of participants would be reduced to 18 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the 2020 Second Division and led to the cancellation of the 2020 Copa Perú.
The COVID-19 pandemic had effects on the competition, which was suspended on 11 March 2020. In May 2020 it was decided to restart the competition on the 31st of July 2020, under very strict health protocols, and with all the matches played on neutral grounds, in Lima and Callao, and without spectators. The structure of the competition was also changed, as the Clausura (called Stage 2) would involve two groups of 10 teams, while the Apertura (renamed Stage 1) would be played normally. The 2020 Copa Bicentenario was postponed for 2021. The restart of the competition was postponed again for the 7th of August 2020, to provide the teams with more training time. A single match (Academia Cantolao – Universitario de Deportes 0-0) was played on the 7th of August, because the behavior of some Universitario fans outside the stadium disregarded the health-related protocols, and all the other matches were again cancelled. Eventually, the competition restarted on the 18th and 19th of August 2020, with all the other matches of the 7th round of Apertura (Stage 1).
The competition was organized mainly by the FPF (Federación Peruana de Fútbol – Peruvian Football Federation) with the help of the ADFP (Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional – Professional Football Sports Association). Most matches were broadcasted by Gol Perú (Gol TV), while most of the other matches were broadcasted by DirecTV Sports.
This was the first time that 20 teams participated in the competition, an increase by 2 from the 18 teams that had competed in the previous year. The Peruvian First Division is normally divided into 2 tournaments (Apertura and Clausura, this year renamed Stage 1 and Stage 2), usually followed by a decisive play-off between the winners of the tournaments and the teams classified first and second in the aggregate table (if different from the winners of the tournaments) to establish the champions. In the event that the same team wins both tournaments, they are crowned champions and no play-off is played.
Therefore, the first tournament to be played was the Apertura (Stage 1). All teams played against each other once (single round-robin), for a total of 19 matches. The first six rounds were played under normal conditions until the 9th of March 2020. Then, the competition was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restarted with the 7th round in August 2020. All matches from the 7th round onwards were played on selected stadiums (neutral grounds) in Lima and Callao, without spectators and under strict health-related rules. The winners of the Apertura (Stage 1) qualify for the play-off semifinals if they are among the top ten in the final aggregate table, and they might qualify directly for the finals if they are classified first or second in the final aggregate table. The winners of the Apertura (Stage 1) also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores. On the 5th of October 2020, with three rounds to go, Universitario de Deportes became Apertura winners as they won 3-1 over UTC and increased their lead to 11 points above the second placed.
The second tournament was the Clausura (Stage 2). Points earned during the Apertura were not carried over in the Clausura. Under normal circumstances, teams would play against each other once (single round-robin), for a total of 19 matches, in the same order and reversed location in respect to Apertura. However, in 2020, because the competition involved a five-month break (March through August) and there would not be enough time to finish the competition before the end of the year, the Clausura (Stage 2) involved two groups of 10 teams, selected according to the Apertura (Stage 1) final table. Teams in the same group will play against each other once, for a total of 9 matches. The winners of the two groups played the Clausura (Stage 2) final, to decide the winners of the tournament. The winners of Clausura have the same status as the winners of the Apertura, so they also qualify for the play-off semifinals if they are among the top ten in the final aggregate table and might qualify directly for the finals if they finish first or second in the aggregate table. The winners of the Clausura also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores under the same condition. Sporting Cristal clearly won Group A, while the winners of Group B were decided in the last minute of the last round, as Ayacucho FC won 1-0 over Carlos A. Mannucci, scoring the decisive goal in stoppage time. In the Clausura final, Ayacucho FC surprisingly defeated Sporting Cristal on penalties (after a 1-1 draw) to claim their place in the play-off semifinals… where they met Sporting Cristal again.
The final aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura) is very important. The teams classified first and second in the aggregate table would qualify for the play-off semifinals even if they did not win either tournament and therefore have a chance to become national champions. If the teams finishing first or second in the aggregate table are also the winners of any tournament, they will qualify directly to the play-off finals. However, if the same team wins both tournaments, they are champions and no play-off is played, so the second classified in the aggregate table cannot participate in the play-offs. Sporting Cristal classified first in the aggregate table and qualified for the play-off semifinals, even if they did not win any tournament. They were sure of their place in the play-offs (at least the second place in the aggregate table) after a 1-1 draw with UTC in the 8th (second to last) round of Clausura, on the 23rd of November, as they were 3 points ahead of second classified Universitario and 5 points ahead of third classified Universidad César Vallejo. Universitario de Deportes won 2-0 over Binacional in the last round of Clausura on 30 November and therefore remained in second place in the aggregate table. As already winners of Apertura, they qualified directly to the play-off finals. Universidad César Vallejo came third and missed the play-offs by a small margin, although in the last round they still had a chance, either by winning Group B of Clausura (eventually won by Ayacucho) or by getting to the second place in the aggregate table (eventually claimed by Universitario). However, they qualified for 2021 Copa Libertadores, as Peru 4.
The aggregate table also decides the relegation. Initially, the four teams with the worst overall record (classified 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th) were to be relegated to the Second Division. However, due to the cancellation of the 2020 Copa Perú and the reduced schedule of the 2020 Second Division (made up by only 10 teams), in August 2020 it was decided that only three teams will be relegated, those classified 18th, 19th and 20th in the aggregate table. Only the winners of the 2020 Second Division would promote to the 2021 Liga 1, so the number of teams would decrease to 18 in the next year. By losing 6-0 to FBC Melgar on the 21st of November 2020, in round 7 of Clausura, Deportivo Llacuabamba became the first team that was mathematically relegated after just one year in the First Division. The other two relegated teams were only decided in the last round of Clausura, on the 28th of November. Atlético Grau and Carlos Stein had stayed for a long time on the relegation positions in the table, but they managed a sort of come-back during the Clausura, taking advantage of the very poor form of Alianza Lima and Academia Cantolao. Therefore, in the last round, any two of these four teams could be relegated. Atlético Grau, last classified among them, needed to win but only succeeded a 1-1 draw against Alianza Universidad and were relegated. The biggest surprise was the defeat of Alianza Lima, 2-0 to Sport Huancayo, actually their fifth defeat in a row, which led to the relegation of the 2019 runners-up and former (23 times) title winners for the first time since 1940. Carlos Stein, which were equal in points to Alianza Lima before this last round, managed a 1-1 draw against UTC to stay for another year in the First Division. Academia Cantolao, despite losing 3-2 to Sporting Cristal, took benefit of the poor results of the others to remain in the top flight. However, Alianza Lima managed to reverse the decision of their relegation to the Second Division, by appealing to the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Lausanne regarding certain financial irregularities of Carlos Stein. On 17 March 2021, more than three months after the last round of Clausura, the Court of Arbitration of Sport ruled that Carlos Stein were to be penalized by 2 points for their irregularities. Despite the fact that 2021 season had started already and Carlos Stein had played one match in the first round of the First Division, they were relegated to the Second Division, their result in the first round was cancelled, and Alianza Lima were accepted back in the First Division in their place for the 2021 season of the Peruvian First Division.
The possible remaining berth(s) for the Copa Libertadores and all teams to participate in the Copa Sudamericana (except for the winners of Copa Bicentenario, which was however not played in 2020) were established according to the final ranking of the aggregate table. The three teams qualified for the play-offs, Sporting Cristal, Universitario de Deportes, and Ayacucho FC, also qualified for the next year Copa Libertadores. The fourth Copa Libertadores berth was assigned to Universidad César Vallejo, as the best classified team in the aggregate table not qualified for the play-offs. Teams classified fifth through eighth in the aggregate table qualified for the next year Copa Sudamericana: Carlos A. Mannucci, which missed the fourth place and a historical qualification to Copa Libertadores by losing 1-0 to Ayacucho FC in the last round, Sport Huancayo, Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca and FBC Melgar.
The play-offs decide the national champions, unless the same team wins both tournaments. The play-offs possibly involve one or two semifinals and the final. There are four possible situations:
1. Two different teams win the tournaments and are not classified first or second in the aggregate table, but in the first ten. In this case, the two winners of the tournaments and the two teams classified first and second in the aggregate table would qualify for the semifinals, to be played in two legs. The winners of the semifinals would qualify for the final, also to be played in two legs.
2. Two different teams win the tournaments and one of them is classified first or second in the aggregate table, while the other is not. This was the situation in 2020, just like in 2019. In this case, the team which won a tournament and is classified first or second in the aggregate table (Universitario de Deportes) is directly qualified for the final and only one semifinal is to be played, between the winner of the other tournament (Ayacucho FC) and the team classified first or second in the aggregate table which is not the winner of any tournament (Sporting Cristal). The semifinal and the final will be played in two legs.
3. Two different teams win the tournaments and are classified first and second in the aggregate table. In this case, both teams will qualify for the final, and no semifinals are played. The final will be played in two legs.
4. The same team wins both tournaments. In this case, they are crowned champions and no play-off is played.
In the play-off semifinal, Sporting Cristal won both legs over Ayacucho FC, 2-1 and 4-1, and qualified with a score of 6-2 on aggregate for the play-off final. Unlike 2019 and before (when legs were played home and away), both matches were played in Lima, technically on neutral ground (Monumental Stadium), just like all the other matches since the league was resumed in August, due to COVID-19 health-related restrictions.
Sporting Cristal, which showed an excellent form in the last part of the season, also won the first leg of the play-off final, 2-1 over Universitario de Deportes, and succeeded to get a draw, 1-1, in the second leg, to win 3-2 on aggregate. Both legs were played at the National Stadium in Lima (neutral ground). Sporting Cristal achieved their 20th title, and their fifth in the last 10 years, winning in every even year (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020).
Team changes from 2019
To the First Division
Promoted from the Second Division
Cienciano (Second Division winners)
Promoted from the Copa Perú
Carlos Stein (Copa Perú winners)
Promoted via play-offs (“Cuadrangular de Ascenso”)
Atlético Grau (play-off winners, Second Division fourth place)
Deportivo Llacuabamba (play-off runners-up, Copa Perú runners-up)
From the First Division - Relegated to the Second Division
Unión Comercio (17th in 2019)
Pirata FC (18th in 2019)
Teams
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Team |
Home town |
Stadium |
Capacity |
2019 |
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Deportivo Binacional |
Juliaca |
Guillermo Briceño |
20030 |
Champions |
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Alianza Lima |
Lima |
Alejandro Villanueva |
35000 |
Runners-up |
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Sporting Cristal |
Lima |
Alberto Gallardo[1] |
11600 |
3rd overall |
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Universitario de Deportes |
Lima |
Monumental |
80093 |
4th overall |
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Sport Huancayo |
Huancayo |
Huancayo |
20000 |
5th overall |
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FBC Melgar |
Arequipa |
Monumental UNSA |
60370 |
6th overall |
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Cusco FC[2] |
Cusco |
Garcilaso de la Vega |
42056 |
7th overall |
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Universidad César Vallejo |
Trujillo |
Mansiche |
23214 |
8th overall |
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Ayacucho FC |
Ayacucho |
Ciudad de Cumaná |
15000 |
9th overall |
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Carlos A. Mannucci |
Trujillo |
Mansiche |
23214 |
10th overall |
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Academia Cantolao |
Callao |
Miguel Grau |
17000 |
11th overall |
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Alianza Universidad |
Huánuco |
Heraclio Tapia León |
25000 |
12th overall |
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Universidad de San Martín |
Lima |
Alberto Gallardo1 |
11600 |
13th overall |
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Universidad Técnica de C. |
Cajamarca |
Héroes de San Ramón |
18000 |
14th overall |
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Sport Boys |
Callao |
Miguel Grau1 |
17000 |
15th overall |
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Deportivo Municipal |
Lima |
Iván Elías Moreno |
13773 |
16th overall |
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Cienciano |
Cusco |
Garcilaso de la Vega |
42056 |
Promoted |
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Carlos Stein |
Olmos |
Francisco Mendoza |
5000 |
Promoted |
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Atlético Grau |
Piura |
Campeones del 36[3] |
12000 |
Promoted |
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Deportivo Llacuabamba |
Llacuabamba |
Germán Contreras[4] |
6300 |
Promoted |
Geographical distribution of teams
More than one third of the teams, 7 out of 20 are from the Capital Region – 5 from the Province of Lima and 2 from the Province of Callao. One department, La Libertad, has 3 teams – Universidad César Vallejo, Carlos A. Mannucci and Deportivo Llacuabamba. The department of Cusco has two teams – Cusco FC and Cienciano. The other 8 teams come from 8 different departments.
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Province or department |
Number |
Name of the teams |
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Lima |
5 |
Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal, Universidad de San Martín |
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La Libertad |
3 |
Universidad César Vallejo, Carlos A. Mannucci, Deportivo Llacuabamba |
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Callao |
2 |
Academia Cantolao, Sport Boys |
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Cusco |
2 |
Cusco FC, Cienciano |
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Arequipa |
1 |
FBC Melgar |
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Ayacucho |
1 |
Ayacucho FC |
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Cajamarca |
1 |
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca |
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Huánuco |
1 |
Alianza Universidad |
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Junín |
1 |
Sport Huancayo |
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Lambayeque |
1 |
Carlos Stein |
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Piura |
1 |
Atlético Grau |
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Puno |
1 |
Deportivo Binacional |
Foreign players
Each team is allowed a maximum of 5 foreign players in the squad but only 4 of them may play simultaneously in the field, while the fifth one is allowed on the bench. A foreign player could be replaced in the roster by another foreign player only during the larger mid-year transfer window. If a foreign player receives Peruvian citizenship during the course of the year, he would still be counted as a foreign player throughout that year.
Most foreign players are from South American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Many of the foreign players are strikers and are usually among the top goalscorers of the competition.
Compulsory use of young players (“bolsa de minutos”)
For the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, each team has to use one or more players born in 2000 or after for a total of at least 1710 minutes in Apertura and 810 minutes in Clausura, for a total of at least 2520 minutes. As there are 28 matches overall, it means that a young player has to play 90 minutes (the entire game) in each round, on average. If these requirements are not met by a team, points would be deducted for that team.
Apertura (Stage 1)
The Apertura (or Stage 1) is the first tournament of the 2020 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1 Movistar). Each team play each other once (single round-robin), a total of 19 matches. It started on the 31st of January and was suspended on 11 March 2020, with only the first six rounds played. It was restarted on the 7th of August 2020 with just one game, then on the 18th and 19th of August 2020 with the other games of round 7, and ended on 19 October 2020. Beginning with round 7, all matches were played in Lima and Callao, on neutral grounds, without spectators, and under very strict health-related protocols due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Universitario de Deportes won this tournament.
Round 1 (31 January – 3 February 2020)
FBC Melgar – Universitario 1-2
Alianza Lima – Alianza Universidad 2-3
UTC – Sporting Cristal 2-1
Sport Huancayo – Atlético Grau 1-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Universidad San Martín – Ayacucho 3-1
Academia Cantolao – Cienciano 2-1
Carlos Stein – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-2
Sport Boys – Deportivo Llacuabamba 3-2
Cusco FC – Deportivo Binacional 0-2
Round 2 (7-9 February 2020)
Ayacucho – Sport Boys 2-1
Atlético Garu – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Deportivo Binacional – Melgar 2-4
Universitario – Sport Huancayo 2-1
Sporting Cristal – Cusco FC 3-2
Cienciano – Universidad San Martín 4-0
Alianza Universidad – Carlos Stein 1-0
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Academia Cantolao 3-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Alianza Lima 1-1
Deportivo Municipal – UTC 0-0
Round 3 (14-17 February 2020)
Cienciano – Deportivo Llacuabamba 5-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Binacional 0-2
Academia Cantolao – Ayacucho 0-2
Carlos Stein – Universitario 1-3
Sport Boys – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-3
Alianza Lima – Atlético Grau 1-0
Universidad de San Martín – Alianza Universidad 1-2
FBC Melgar – Sporting Cristal 1-0
Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
UTC – Cusco FC 2-1
Round 4 (21-24 February 2020)
Deportivo Binacional – UTC 1-0
Deportivo Municipal – Carlos Stein 1-1
Sporting Cristal – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Atlético Grau – Sport Boys 2-3
Cusco FC – FBC Melgar 3-1
Universitario – Universidad César Vallejo 0-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Academia Cantolao 0-1
Ayacucho FC – Alianza Lima 2-0
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Universidad San Martín 1-2
Alianza Universidad – Cienciano 1-0
Round 5 (28 February – 2 March 2020)
UTC – FBC Melgar 1-1
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Academia Cantolao – Atlético Grau 1-0
Cienciano – Ayacucho FC 1-4
Alianza Universidad – Deportivo Llacuabamba 3-0
Universidad San Martín – Carlos A. Mannucci 2-2
Sport Boys – Universitario 3-3
Carlos Stein – Deportivo Binacional 1-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Sport Huancayo – Cusco FC 3-2
Round 6 (6-9 March 2020)
Carlos A. Mannucci – Cienciano 0-2
Sporting Cristal – Carlos Stein 0-1
Cusco FC – Universidad César Vallejo 2-1
Deportivo Llacuabamba – UTC 2-2
Deportivo Municipal – Academia Cantolao 2-0
FBC Melgar – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Atlético Grau – Universidad San Martín 0-0
Universitario – Alianza Lima 2-0
Deportivo Binacional – Sport Boys 3-1
Ayacucho FC – Alianza Universidad 1-1
Round 7 (18-19 August 2020)
Academia Cantolao – Universitario 0-0 – played on the 7th of August 2020
Universidad San Martín – Deportivo Municipal 0-1
Sport Boys – Sporting Cristal 1-4
Sport Huancayo – UTC 2-0
Universidad César Vallejo – FBC Melgar 0-0
Alianza Lima – Binacional 3-0 (awarded, Binacional unable to play due to COVID-19 cases)
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Ayacucho 1-3
Carlos Stein – Cusco FC 1-2
Alianza Universidad – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-1
Cienciano – Atlético Grau 3-0 (awarded, initially 0-0[5])
Round 8 (25-27 August 2020)
Binacional – Academia Cantolao 2-3
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Lima 1-1
Deportivo Municipal – Cienciano 0-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Deportivo Llacuabamba 1-0
UTC – Universidad César Vallejo 1-3
Ayacucho – Sport Huancayo 1-1
Cusco FC – Sport Boys 2-0
Universitario – Universidad San Martín 2-0
Atlético Grau – Alianza Universidad 1-1
FBC Melgar – Carlos Stein 0-2
Round 9 (29 August – 1 September 2020)
Alianza Lima – Cusco FC 0-0
Cienciano – Universitario 1-3
Academia Cantolao – Sporting Cristal 2-6
Universidad César Vallejo – Sport Huancayo 2-0
Alianza Universidad – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Sport Boys – FBC Melgar 1-0
Carlos Stein – UTC 0-1
Universidad San Martín – Binacional 0-0
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Atlético Grau 2-0
Ayacucho – Carlos A. Mannucci 1-2
Round 10 (7-9 September 2020)
FBC Melgar – Alianza Lima 2-2
Universitario – Alianza Universidad 3-2
UTC – Sport Boys 2-1
Binacional – Cienciano 0-0
Sport Huancayo – Carlos Stein 1-0
Cusco FC – Academia Cantolao 1-1
Deportivo Municipal – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Sporting Cristal – Universidad San Martín 2-0
Atlético Grau – Ayacucho 2-2
Round 11 (11-14 September 2020)
Alianza Universidad – Binacional 1-2
Alianza Lima – UTC 0-2
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Universitario 0-1
Sport Boys – Sport Huancayo 0-1
Carlos Stein – Universidad César Vallejo 2-2
Academia Cantolao – FBC Melgar 0-2
Universidad San Martín – Cusco FC 1-2
Ayacucho – Deportivo Municipal 1-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Atlético Grau 0-2
Cienciano – Sporting Cristal 0-0
Round 12 (17-19 September 2020)
UTC – Academia Cantolao 3-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Sport Boys 2-0
Carlos Stein – Atlético Grau 1-1
Binacional – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-1
FBC Melgar – Universidad San Martín 1-1
Universitario – Ayacucho 1-0
Deportivo Municipal – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-1
Sport Huancayo – Alianza Lima 1-1
Cusco FC – Cienciano 2-3
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Universidad 2-1
Round 13 (21-24 September 2020)
Sport Boys – Carlos Stein 0-1
Alianza Lima – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Universidad San Martín – UTC 1-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Universitario 2-2
Atlético Grau – Deportivo Municipal 3-2
Academia Cantolao – Sport Huancayo 1-3
Alianza Universidad – Cusco FC 1-0
Cienciano – FBC Melgar 3-1
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Sporting Cristal 1-4
Ayacucho – Binacional 1-0
Round 14 (25-28 September 2020)
Universidad César Vallejo – Academia Cantolao 1-1
Sport Huancayo – Universidad San Martín 4-3
Universitario – Atlético Grau 2-0
Sport Boys – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
UTC – Cienciano 3-0
Carlos Stein – Alianza Lima 0-2
Binacional – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-1
Sporting Cristal – Ayacucho 2-1
Cusco FC – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-2
FBC Melgar – Alianza Universidad 1-0
Round 15 (29 September – 1 October 2020)
Academia Cantolao – Carlos Stein 2-2
Cienciano – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Universidad San Martín – Universidad César Vallejo 0-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sporting Cristal 3-3
Deportivo Municipal – Universitario 0-5
Deportivo Llacuabamba – FBC Melgar 1-1
Ayacucho – Cusco FC 1-1
Alianza Universidad – UTC 0-0
Alianza Lima – Sport Boys 1-1 – played on 7 October 2020
Atlético Grau – Binacional 2-2 – played on 7 October 2020
Round 16 (2-5 October 2020)
Carlos Stein – Universidad de San Martín 1-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Cienciano 1-0
Sport Boys – Academia Catolao 1-2
Binacional – Deportivo Municipal 1-3
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-0
Sporting Cristal – Atlético Grau 1-2
Cusco FC – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-4
FBC Melgar – Ayacucho 0-0
Sport Huancayo – Alianza Universidad 0-1
UTC – Universitario 1-3
Round 17 (8-10 October 2020)
Cienciano – Carlos Stein 0-1
Deportivo Municipal – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Sport Huancayo 0-2
Ayacucho – UTC 1-1
Alianza Universidad – Universidad César Vallejo 0-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Melgar 1-1
Universidad de San Martín – Sport Boys 1-1
Academia Cantolao – Alianza Lima 1-0
Atlético Grau – Cusco FC 1-1
Universitario – Binacional 1-1
Round 18 (12-15 October 2020)
Carlos Stein – Deportivo Llacuabamba 3-3
Academia Cantolao – Alianza Universidad 1-2
Cusco FC – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Alianza Lima – Universidad de San Martín 0-1
Sport Huancayo – Binacional 1-0
Melgar – Atlético Grau 3-0
Sport Boys – Cienciano 2-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Ayacucho 2-1
Sporting Cristal – Universitario 1-0
UTC – Carlos A. Mannucci 2-2
Round 19 (16-19 October 2020)
Universidad de San Martín – Academia Cantolao 2-1
Deportivo Municipal – Melgar 1-2
Alianza Universidad – Sport Boys 0-1
Cienciano – Alianza Lima 2-1
Binacional – Sporting Cristal 3-6
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Universidad César Vallejo 2-3
Ayacucho – Carlos Stein 3-0
Universitario – Cusco FC 3-2
Atlético Grau – UTC 0-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sport Huancayo 0-1
Apertura (Stage 1) final table
|
1 |
Universitario de Deportes |
19 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
38-18 |
42 |
[6] Qualified for the play-off |
|
2 |
Sport Huancayo |
19 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
23-15 |
35 |
|
|
3 |
Sporting Cristal |
19 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
38-23 |
33 |
|
|
4 |
Universidad César Vallejo |
19 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
25-16 |
33 |
|
|
5 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
19 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
28-22 |
29 |
|
|
6 |
UTC |
19 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
24-20 |
29 |
|
|
7 |
Alianza Universidad |
19 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
21-17 |
29 |
|
|
8 |
FBC Melgar |
19 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
23-20 |
28 |
|
|
9 |
Ayacucho FC |
19 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
28-21 |
27 |
|
|
10 |
Cienciano |
19 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
27-23 |
27 |
|
|
11 |
Binacional |
19 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
24-29 |
23 |
|
|
12 |
Alianza Lima |
19 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
19-20 |
22 |
|
|
13 |
Academia Cantolao |
19 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
21-33 |
22 |
|
|
14 |
Deportivo Municipal |
19 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
20-24 |
21 |
|
|
15 |
Cusco FC |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
26-31 |
21 |
|
|
16 |
Universidad San Martín |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
20-27 |
21 |
|
|
17 |
Sport Boys |
19 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
24-33 |
19 |
|
|
18 |
Carlos Stein |
19 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
18-28 |
17 |
|
|
19 |
Atlético Grau |
19 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
17-27 |
17 |
|
|
20 |
Deportivo Llacuabamba |
19 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
25-42 |
11 |
|
Clausura (Stage 2)
Points earned during the Apertura will not be carried over in the Clausura (Stage 2), which starts anew, as a different tournament. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the large break caused by it, the tournament had to be changed, from a single round-robin championship involving all 20 teams to a competition divided in 2 groups of 10 teams, in which all teams play each other once, for a total of 9 matches. All matches are played on neutral grounds, in Lima and Callao, without spectators, and under very strict health-related protocols due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The competition started on the 23rd of October 2020 and will end in December 2020. The winners of the two groups will play the Clausura final or decisive match, to establish the winner of the tournament, which will have access to the play-offs for the title and will qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores.
The two groups have been made according to the Apertura final table. The first classified, Universitario de Deportes, were the seeded team in Group A, while the second classified, Sport Huancayo, were the seeded team of Group B. Each team within every next pair (3rd and 4th, then 5th and 6th, and so on) was then distributed into one or the other group, according to a drawing of lots, which took place on the 20th of October 2020.
The final composition of the Clausura groups was thus the following:
Group (Liguilla) A
Universitario de Deportes
Sporting Cristal
UTC
Alianza Universidad
Cienciano
Binacional
Academia Cantolao
Universidad de San Martín
Carlos Stein
Atlético Grau
Group (Liguilla) B
Sport Huancayo
Universidad César Vallejo
Carlos A. Mannucci
FBC Melgar
Ayacucho FC
Alianza Lima
Deportivo Municipal
Cusco FC
Sport Boys
Deportivo Llacuabamba
Group (Liguilla) A
Round 1 (24-26 October 2020)
Universitario – Atlético Grau 2-1
Cienciano – Sporting Cristal 2-3
Carlos Stein – Academia Cantolao 2-1
Alianza Universidad – Universidad de San Martín 0-1
UTC – Binacional 3-0
Round 2 (30-31 October 2020)
Academia Cantolao – Atlético Grau 0-0
Sporting Cristal – Carlos Stein 1-0
Cienciano – UTC 1-1
Universidad San Martín – Binacional 0-2
Alianza Universidad – Universitario 0-1
Round 3 (3-4 November 2020)
UTC – Academia Cantolao 4-2
Universitario – Cienciano 0-1
Atlético Grau – Sporting Cristal 1-4
Carlos Stein – Universidad San Martín 0-2
Binacional – Alianza Universidad 2-1
Round 4 (6-7 November 2020)
Academia Cantolao – Universitario 2-2
Alianza Universidad – Carlos Stein 3-2
Cienciano – Binacional 1-1
UTC – Atlético Grau 0-0
Universidad San Martín – Sporting Cristal 0-2
Round 5 (10-11 November 2020)
Binacional – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Universitario – UTC 1-6
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Universidad 2-0
Atlético Grau – Universidad San Martín 0-2
Carlos Stein – Cienciano 3-2
Round 6 (13-16 November 2020)
UTC – Alianza Universidad 1-2
Academia Cantolao – Cienciano 2-0
Universitario – Universidad San Martín 2-3
Binacional – Sporting Cristal 1-2
Atlético Grau – Carlos Stein 3-1
Round 7 (19-21 November 2020)
Alianza Universidad – Academia Cantolao 1-1
Universidad San Martín – UTC 1-1
Cienciano – Atlético Grau 1-0
Sporting Cristal – Universitario 2-2
Carlos Stein – Binacional 1-3
Round 8 (23-24 November 2020)
Academia Cantolao – Universidad San Martín 1-2
Cienciano – Alianza Universidad 2-0
UTC – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Universitario – Carlos Stein 0-2
Binacional – Atlético Grau 1-3
Round 9 (28-30 November 2020)
Atlético Grau – Alianza Universidad 1-1
Sporting Cristal – Academia Cantolao 3-2
Carlos Stein – UTC 1-1
Universidad San Martín – Cienciano 1-2
Binacional – Universitario 0-2
Group A table
|
1 |
Sporting Cristal |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
20-9 |
23 |
Qualified for Stage 2 final |
|
2 |
Universidad San Martín |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
12-10 |
16 |
|
|
3 |
UTC |
9 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
18-9 |
14 |
|
|
4 |
Cienciano |
9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
12-11 |
14 |
|
|
5 |
Binacional |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
11-13 |
13 |
|
|
6 |
Universitario de Deportes |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
12-17 |
11 |
|
|
7 |
Carlos Stein |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
12-16 |
10 |
|
|
8 |
Atlético Grau |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9-12 |
9 |
|
|
9 |
Alianza Universidad |
9 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
8-13 |
8 |
|
|
10 |
Academia Cantolao |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
11-15 |
6 |
|
Group (Liguilla) B
Round 1 (23-26 October 2020)
Cusco FC – FBC Melgar 3-1
Deportivo Municipal – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Sport Boys 3-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Universidad César Vallejo 2-3
Alianza Lima – Ayacucho FC 1-2
Round 2 (29-31 October 2020)
Carlos A. Mannucci – Cusco FC 0-2
Sport Boys – Sport Huancayo 3-2
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Municipal 1-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-0
Ayacucho FC – FBC Melgar 2-0
Round 3 (2-3 November 2020)
Cusco FC – Sport Boys 1-2
Deportivo Municipal – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-2
FBC Melgar – Alianza Lima 0-4
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Ayacucho FC 1-0
Sport Huancayo – Universidad César Vallejo 0-0 – played on the 12th of November 2020
Round 4 (5-6 November 2020)
Sport Boys – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Cusco FC – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-2
Ayacucho FC – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – FBC Melgar 0-0 – played on the 12th of November 2020
Round 5 (9-10 November 2020)
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-2
Sport Huancayo – Ayacucho FC 0-3
Universidad César Vallejo – Alianza Lima 4-1
FBC Melgar – Sport Boys 4-1
Deportivo Municipal – Cusco FC 1-1
Round 6 (14-16 November 2020)
Deportivo Municipal – Ayacucho FC 1-1
Sport Boys – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-4
FBC Melgar – Universidad César Vallejo 0-2
Cusco FC – Alianza Lima 1-0
Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Llacuabamba 4-3
Round 7 (20-21 November 2020)
Ayacucho FC – Cusco FC 3-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Municipal 0-1
Deportivo Llacuabamba – FBC Melgar 0-6
Alianza Lima – Sport Boys 0-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sport Huancayo 2-1
Round 8 (24-25 November 2020)
FBC Melgar – Sport Huancayo 4-0 – played in advance, on 18 November 2020
Sport Boys – Ayacucho FC 0-1
Cusco FC – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Deportivo Municipal – Deportivo Llacuabamba 2-5
Carlos A. Mannucci – Alianza Lima 1-0
Round 9 (28-30 November 2020)
Deportivo Llacuabamba – Cusco FC 2-3
Sport Huancayo – Alianza Lima 2-0
FBC Melgar – Deportivo Municipal 3-2
Ayacucho FC – Carlos A. Mannucci 1-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Sport Boys 3-1
Group B table
|
1 |
Ayacucho FC |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
14-5 |
20 |
Qualified for Stage 2 final |
|
2 |
Universidad César Vallejo |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
16-7 |
18 |
|
|
3 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
13-7 |
16 |
|
|
4 |
Cusco FC |
9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
13-10 |
15 |
|
|
5 |
FBC Melgar |
9 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
18-14 |
13 |
|
|
6 |
Sport Boys |
9 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
10-18 |
12 |
|
|
7 |
Deportivo Llacuabamba |
9 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
16-21 |
10 |
|
|
8 |
Deportivo Municipal |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9-14 |
9 |
|
|
9 |
Sport Huancayo |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9-15 |
9 |
|
|
10 |
Alianza Lima |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9-16 |
4 |
|
Clausura final / decisive match (theoretically on neutral ground) – 5 December 2020
Sporting Cristal – Ayacucho FC 1-1 (1-0, 0-1, 0-0) after 90 minutes and extra time.
Ayacucho FC won 3-2 on penalties and are therefore the winners of Clausura; as such, they qualified for the play-offs.
Aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura)
|
1 |
Sporting Cristal (Q) |
28 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
58-32 |
56 |
Qualified for the play-offs and CL |
|
2 |
Universitario (AW, Q) |
28 |
16 |
6 |
6 |
50-35 |
53 |
[7] Qualified for the play-offs & CL |
|
3 |
Univ. César Vallejo |
28 |
13 |
12 |
3 |
41-23 |
51 |
Qualified for Copa Libertadores |
|
4 |
Ayacucho FC (CW, Q) |
28 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
42-26 |
47 |
Qualified for the play-offs and CL |
|
5 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
28 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
41-29 |
45 |
Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
|
6 |
Sport Huancayo |
28 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
32-30 |
44 |
Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
|
7 |
UTC |
28 |
10 |
13 |
5 |
42-29 |
43 |
Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
|
8 |
FBC Melgar |
28 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
41-34 |
41 |
Qualified for Copa Sudamericana |
|
9 |
Cienciano |
28 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
39-34 |
41 |
|
|
10 |
Alianza Universidad |
28 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
29-30 |
37 |
|
|
11 |
Universidad San Martín |
28 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
32-37 |
37 |
|
|
12 |
Cusco FC |
28 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
39-41 |
36 |
|
|
13 |
Binacional |
28 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
35-42 |
36 |
|
|
14 |
Sport Boys |
28 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
34-51 |
31 |
|
|
15 |
Deportivo Municipal |
28 |
6 |
12 |
10 |
29-38 |
30 |
|
|
16 |
Academia Cantolao |
28 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
32-48 |
28 |
|
|
17 |
Alianza Lima |
28 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
28-36 |
26 |
|
|
18 |
Atlético Grau (R) |
28 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
26-39 |
26 |
Relegated to Segunda División |
|
19 |
Carlos Stein (R) |
28 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
30-44 |
25 |
[8] Relegated to Segunda División |
|
20 |
Dep. Llacuabamba (R) |
28 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
41-63 |
20 |
[7] Relegated to Segunda División |
Q – Qualified for the play-offs
AW – Apertura Winners
CW – Clausura Winners
R – Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots; 5) play-off (only if needed to decide teams for relegation)
Play-offs
Play-offs were played to establish the champions of the Peruvian First Division. Universitario de Deportes, as winners of the Apertura and second classified in the aggregate table, were qualified directly to the play-off finals, while Ayacucho FC (winners of Clausura) and Sporting Cristal (first classified in the aggregate table) were qualified for the play-off semifinals. All matches, either “home” or “away”, were played in Lima.
|
Qualified team |
Manner of qualification |
Stage |
|
Universitario |
Winners of Apertura |
Finals |
|
Second classified in the aggregate table |
||
|
Ayacucho FC |
Winners of Clausura |
Semifinals |
|
Sporting Cristal |
First classified in the aggregate table |
Semifinals |
Semifinals
First leg, 9 December 2020
Sporting Cristal – Ayacucho FC 2-1
Second leg, 12 December 2020
Ayacucho FC – Sporting Cristal 1-4
Sporting Cristal qualified for the play-off finals, winning both legs and 6-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg, 16 December 2020
Universitario – Sporting Cristal 1-2
Second leg, 20 December 2020
Sporting Cristal – Universitario 1-1
Sporting Cristal became the 2020 champions of the Peruvian First Division, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
|
Rank |
Name and nationality |
Club |
Goals |
|
1 |
Emanuel Herrera (ARG) |
Sporting Cristal |
20 |
|
2 |
Yorleys Mena (COL) |
Univ. César Vallejo |
19 |
|
3 |
Sebastián Penco (ARG) |
Sport Boys |
14 |
|
3 |
Mauro Guevgeozián (ARM) |
UTC |
14 |
|
3 |
Danilo Carando (ARG) |
Cusco FC |
14 |
|
6 |
Alejandro Hohberg (PER) |
Universitario |
13 |
|
6 |
Othoniel Arce (MEX) |
FBC Melgar |
13 |
|
8 |
Jonathan Dos Santos (URU) |
Universitario |
12 |
|
9 |
Jefferson Collazos (COL) |
Atlético Grau |
11 |
|
9 |
Matías Succar (PER) |
Deportivo Municipal |
11 |
[1] For important games, Sporting Cristal, Universidad de San Martín and Sport Boys use the much larger Nacional Stadium as their home ground.
[2] On the 23 December 2019, Real Garcilaso announced that they change their name into Cusco FC. Their home ground remains Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium in Cusco for some of the matches, but they will also use Túpac Amaru Stadium in Sicuani as their home ground.
[3] Atlético Grau play their home games at Camepones del 36 stadium in Sullana instead of their usual Miguel Grau stadium in Piura.
[4] Deportivo Llacuabamba use Germán Contreras Jara Stadium in Cajabamba as their home ground because their stadium in Llacuabamba does not meet the criteria set for holding First Division matches.
[5] Atlético Grau were punished for fielding a player who had been suspended for this match.
[6] Universitario de Deportes, Carlos Stein and Sport Boys have 1 point deducted for financial irregularities.
[7] Universitario de Deportes, Sport Boys and Deportivo Llacuabamba have 1 point deducted for irregularities.
[8] Carlos Stein initially had 1 point deducted for financial irregularities, then they had been penalized by further 2 points by a decision of the Court of Arbitration of Sport in Lausanne, on 17 March 2021, which effectively changed the final table. Carlos Stein were therefore relegated, while Alianza Lima remained in the First Division.
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