Peruvian First
Division 2018
|
Season
|
2018
|
|
Dates
|
3
February 2018 – 16 December 2018
|
|
Champions
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
|
Copa
Libertadores
|
Sporting
Cristal
Alianza
Lima
FBC
Melgar
Real
Garcilaso
|
|
Copa
Sudamericana
|
Deportivo
Municipal
Sport
Huancayo
Universidad
Técnica de Cajamarca
Deportivo
Binacional
|
|
Relegated
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
Sport
Rosario
|
|
Matches played
|
357
(358 if including a match awarded 3-0 without being played)
|
|
Goals scored
|
978
(2,74 goals/match on average)
|
|
Top goalscorer
|
Emanuel
Herrera (Sporting Cristal) – 40 goals
|
|
Biggest home
win
|
Sporting
Cristal – Ayacucho 6-0
|
|
Biggest away
win
|
Sport
Rosario – Sporting Cristal 0-8
|
|
Highest
scoring
|
Ayacucho
– Sporting Cristal 5-3
Sport
Rosario – Sporting Cristal 0-8
|
|
Longest
winning run
|
Sporting
Cristal (5 matches – rounds 9-13 in Torneo de Verano) and Alianza Lima (5
matches – rounds 9-14 of Clausura, without the match in round 11 which was
postponed and played after round 14)
|
|
Longest
unbeaten run
|
Sporting
Cristal (13 matches, twice: from round 6 of Torneo de Verano through round 2
of Apertura, including the Torneo de Verano finals; and from round 4 of
Apertura through round 1 of Clausura)
|
|
Longest
winless run
|
Comerciantes
Unidos (23 matches, from round 11 of Torneo de Verano through round 4 of
Clausura, including all Apertura matches)
|
|
Longest losing
run
|
Comerciantes
Unidos (7 matches, twice: from round 11 in Torneo de Verano through round 3
of Apertura, and from round 12 of Apertura through round 3 of Clausura)
|
|
Total
attendance
|
1,338,558
|
|
Highest
attendance
|
34,940
(Universitario – Sporting Cristal 2-1, 30 October 2018, round 11 of Clausura)
|
|
Lowest
attendance
|
83
for a match where the audience had access (Universidad de San Martín –
Deportivo Binacional 1-0, 3 October 2018, round 7 of Clausura). There were 11
matches played behind closed doors, where the attendance was technically zero
and one match which was awarded 3-0 without being actually played.
|
|
Average
attendance
|
3,869
(without taking into account the matches played behind closed doors); 3,749 (taking
into account all matches that were played)
|
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.
It is known by a variety of names, which are all more or less official. Primera División is the generic name,
and it was the 102nd edition under this name in 2018. Torneo
(Campeonato) Descentralizado is the
specific name of the same competition and it was the 53rd edition
under this name in 2018; the name shows that it includes teams from all over
the country. More than 53 years ago, before the Descentralizado, the initial
First Division only comprised teams from Lima and Callao (the Capital Region)
and it was not a true national competition. Copa Movistar is the name given for sponsorship reasons, although
the competition format is not similar to a cup (which would normally include knock-out
rounds). Campeonato Nacional is yet
another name for the same competition. Alianza Lima were the defending
champions. Sporting Cristal won their 19th title on the 16th
of December 2018 after winning against Alianza Lima in both legs of the finals.
The competition was organized by the FPF
(Federación Peruana de Fútbol – Peruvian
Football Federation) and the ADFP (Asociación
Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional – Professional Football Sports
Association). Most matches were broadcasted by Gol Perú (Gol TV) and few
matches by Latina Television or both.
Just like in previous years, 16 teams
participated in the competition. The Peruvian First Division was divided into 3
tournaments, usually followed by a decisive play-off between the winners of the
tournaments (as long as they are classified in the top 8 in the aggregate
table) and the best classified team in the aggregate table (other than the
winners of the tournaments) to establish the champions. In the event that the
same team wins all three tournaments, they are crowned champions and no
play-off is played.
The first tournament that have been
played was the Torneo de Verano (the
Summer Tournament). Beginning with 2018, the winners of the Torneo de Verano
are also qualified for the play-off semifinals and therefore have a chance to
become champions, as long as they made it into the top 8 of the aggregate table.
For this tournament, the 16 teams were divided into 2 groups of 8 teams each,
by drawing lots, considering that a similar number of teams from the Capital
Region, as well as from the high altitude, should be in both groups. Teams in
the same group played each other twice in a double round-robin competition,
once home and once away, a total number of 14 matches. The winners of each
group qualified for the finals, which were played in two legs. The group
winners that earned the highest number of points choose which leg to play at
home and which leg away. Besides participating in the decisive play-off, the
winners of the Torneo de Verano also qualify for the next year Copa
Libertadores. Sporting Cristal won
the Torneo de Verano, 2-1 on aggregate in the finals against Sport Huancayo.
The second tournament to be played was
the classic Apertura. Points earned
during the Torneo de Verano are not carried over in the Apertura. Each team
played each other once, a total of 15 matches. Previously, the winners of the
Apertura had qualified for the play-off final, where they had played against
the winners of Clausura. Beginning with 2018, they only qualify for the
play-off semifinals, as 4 teams would potentially qualify for the play-off
instead of two. For this, they also have to be in the top 8 of the aggregate
table. The winners of the Apertura also qualify for the next year Copa
Libertadores. After winning the Torneo de Verano, Sporting Cristal also won the 2018 Apertura. As such, they were
directly qualified for the play-off finals, unless they also win the Clausura,
in which case they are champions and no play-off needs to be played.
The third tournament was the classic Clausura. Just like in the case of
Apertura, points earned during the previous tournaments would not be carried
over in the Clausura. Teams played each other once, a total of 15 matches, in
the same order and reversed location in respect to Apertura. Beginning with
2018, the winners of Clausura also qualified for the play-off semifinals
(instead of the finals), as long as they made it into the top 8 of the
aggregate table. The winners of the Clausura also qualify for the next year
Copa Libertadores. FBC Melgar won
the 2018 Clausura and therefore qualified for the play-off semifinals and
denied the chance for Sporting Cristal to become champions without the
play-offs.
The final aggregate table (Torneo de Verano + Apertura + Clausura) was therefore more important than
before. For the first time, beginning with 2018, the team which was best
classified in the aggregate table, other than the winners of any tournament, Alianza Lima, also qualified for the
play-off semifinals and had a chance to become national champions. The
aggregate table also decided the relegation,
as the two teams with the worst overall record (classified 15th and
16th) were relegated to the Second Division. Comerciantes Unidos and Sport
Rosario were mathematically relegated with two rounds to go in the Clausura.
The remaining berth(s) for the Copa
Libertadores and all teams to participate in the Copa Sudamericana were established according to the final ranking
of the aggregate table. Therefore, Real
Garcilaso, fourth classified, qualified for the first stage of 2019 Copa
Libertadores, while teams classified fifth through eighth, Deportivo Municipal, Sport Huancayo, Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca and
Deportivo Binacional, were qualified
for the next year Copa Sudamericana.
The play-offs
decide the national champions, unless one team wins all three tournaments.
The play-off involves one or two semifinals and the final. There are three
situations:
1.
Three
different teams win the three tournaments – this was not the case in 2018,
because Sporting Cristal has already won two tournaments. These three teams, if
classified among top 8 in the aggregate table, and the team best classified in
the aggregate table (other than the three winners) 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.
One
team wins two out of three tournaments and another team wins the remaining
tournament. In this case, the team which won two tournaments is directly
qualified for the final and only one semifinal is to be played, between the
winner of the other tournament (if classified among top 8 in the aggregate
table) and the best classified team in the aggregate table (other than the two
tournament winners). The semifinal and the final will be played in two legs.
This was the case in 2018, as Sporting
Cristal qualified directly for the play-off finals as winners of both
Torneo de Verano and Apertura, while FBC
Melgar qualified for the play-off semifinals as winners of Clausura. FBC
Melgar would play against the best classified team in the aggregate table,
other than Sporting Cristal (which finished 1st) or FBC Melgar
(which finished 2nd), Alianza
Lima, which came third in the aggregate table.
3.
The
same team wins all three tournaments. In this case, they are crowned champions
and no play-off is played.
In the play-off semifinals, Alianza Lima and FBC Melgar drew 3-3 in Lima (after Melgar led 3-0) and 2-2 in
Arequipa. As the rule regarding the away goals does not apply, the two teams
were considered equal and penalties were executed without any extra time. Alianza Lima won 2-0 at penalties because
all four Melgar players failed to convert their penalties.
In the finals, Sporting Cristal obtained two clear wins against Alianza Lima, 4-1
and 3-0, therefore becoming champions for the 19th time.
Team
changes from 2017
To
the First Division
Promoted
from the Second Division
Sport Boys (Second Division winners)
Promoted
from the Copa Perú
Deportivo Binacional (Copa Perú winners)
From
the First Division - Relegated to the Second Division
Juan Aurich (15th in 2017)
Alianza Atlético (16th in 2017)
Teams
|
Team
|
Home town
|
Stadium
|
Capacity
|
2017
|
|
Alianza
Lima
|
Lima
|
Al.
Villanueva
|
35000
|
Champions
|
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
Cusco
|
Garcilaso
de la Vega
|
42056
|
Runners-up
|
|
FBC
Melgar
|
Arequipa
|
Monumental
UNSA
|
60370
|
3rd
overall
|
|
Universitario
|
Lima
|
Monumental
|
80093
|
4th
overall
|
|
Universidad
Técnica C.
|
Cajamarca
|
|
20000
|
5th
overall
|
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
Huancayo
|
Huancayo
|
20000
|
6th
overall
|
|
Sport
Rosario
|
Huaraz
|
Rosas
Pampa
|
18000
|
7th
overall
|
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
Lima
|
|
18000
|
8th
overall
|
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
Lima
|
|
17000
|
9th
overall
|
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
Cutervo
|
Cristo
El Señor
|
20000
|
10th
overall
|
|
Universidad San Martín
|
Lima
|
|
18000
|
11th
overall
|
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
Callao
|
Miguel
Grau
|
17000
|
12th
overall
|
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
Ayacucho
|
|
15000
|
13th
overall
|
|
Unión
Comercio
|
N. Cajamarca
|
|
12000
|
14th
overall
|
|
Sport
Boys
|
Callao
|
|
17000
|
Promoted
|
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
Paucarpata
|
|
21000
|
Promoted
|
Geographical
distribution of teams
Almost half of the teams, 7 out of 16
are from the Capital Region – 5 from the Province of Lima and 2 from the
Province of Callao. Two other departments have 2 teams each – Arequipa and
Cajamarca. The other 5 teams come from 5 different departments.
Location of the 2018 Peruvian First Division teams. Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campeonato_Descentralizado_2018
|
Province
or department
|
Number
|
Name
of the teams
|
|
Lima
|
5
|
Alianza
Lima, Sporting Cristal, Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal,
Universidad de San Martín
|
|
Callao
|
2
|
Academia
Cantolao, Sport Boys
|
|
Arequipa
|
2
|
FBC
Melgar, Deportivo Binacional
|
|
Cajamarca
|
2
|
Universidad
Técnica de Cajamarca, Comerciantes Unidos
|
|
Cusco
|
1
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
|
Junín
|
1
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
|
Áncash
|
1
|
Sport
Rosario
|
|
Ayacucho
|
1
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
|
San
Martín
|
1
|
Unión
Comercio
|
Foreign
players
Each team was allowed a maximum of 5
foreign players in the squad and only 3 of them could play simultaneously in
the field, while a fourth one was allowed on the bench. A foreign player could
have been 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 were from South
American countries, especially Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay. The
only team which had foreign players from outside Latin America was Universidad
de San Martín, which used four African players (from Ivory Coast). Many of the
foreign players were strikers and classified among the top goalscorers of the
competition.
Foreign players
used by the teams in the 2018 Peruvian First Division
|
Team
|
Player #1
|
Player #2
|
Player #3
|
Player #4
|
Player #5
|
|
Alianza Lima
|
T. Costa (ARG)
|
G. Godoy (URU)
|
M. Affonso (URU)
|
M. Lemos (URU)
|
|
|
Real Garcilaso
|
A. Ramúa (ARG)
|
Alessandrini
(ARG)
|
D. Morales (ARG)
|
Kontogiannis
(MEX)
|
|
|
FBC Melgar
|
B. Cuesta (ARG)
|
Biancucchi
(ARG)
|
Etchemaite
(ARG)
|
J. Narváez (ECU)
|
P. Míguez (URU)
|
|
Universitario
|
D. Manicero (ARG)
|
G. Denis (ARG)
|
A. Quintero (PAN)
|
P. Lavandeira
(URU)
|
A. Figuera (VEN)
|
|
U. T. Cajamarca
|
B. Flores (ARG)
|
G. Baglivo (ARG)
|
D. Millán (COL)
|
J. Collazos (COL)
|
L. Cardoza (COL)
|
|
Sport Huancayo
|
R. Colombo (ARG)
|
C. Neumann (PAR)
|
R. Salinas (PAR)
|
J. Boghossian
(URU)
|
|
|
Sport Rosario
|
A. Murialdo (ARG)
|
G. Vonder
(URU)
|
|
|
|
|
Sporting Cristal
|
E. Herrera (ARG)
|
O. Merlo (CHI)
|
Y. Mejía (COL)
|
|
|
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
J. Andrade
(ECU)
|
R. Buitrago (PAN)
|
|
|
|
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
Klingender (URU)
|
C. A. Pérez (PAR)
|
J. Bogado (PAR)
|
R. Servín (PAR)
|
|
|
Univ. de San
Martín
|
C. Ortiz (ARG)
|
A. A. Loba (CIV)
|
A. Anoumou (CIV)
|
K. Dakoi (CIV)
|
A. Kouyaté (CIV)
|
|
Academia Cantolao
|
F. Nicosia (ARG)
|
L. Martín (ARG)
|
F. Thomas (ARG)
|
D. Cortés (COL)
|
F. González (COL)
|
|
Ayacucho FC
|
J. Obregón (COL)
|
H. Souza (URU)
|
J. Montiel (PAR)
|
R. Bogado (PAR)
|
S. Ramírez (PAR)
|
|
Unión Comercio
|
E. Rentería (COL)
|
J. Segura (COL)
|
C. Preciado (COL)
|
|
|
|
Sport Boys
|
M. Velasco (ARG)
|
J. Montaño (COL)
|
E. Nungaray (MEX)
|
L. Tejada (PAN)
|
|
|
Binacional
|
A. D. Rojas (PAR)
|
M. Benítez (PAR)
|
V. Ferreira (PAR)
|
M. Vila (URU)
|
|
Compulsory
use of young players (“bolsa de minutos”)
For the Torneo de Verano, Apertura and
Clausura tournaments, each team had to use one or more players born in 1997 or after
for a total of 1350 minutes in each tournament (1260 minutes in the Torneo de
Verano). As there were 15 matches (14 matches in the Torneo de Verano), it meant
that a young player had to play 90 minutes (the entire game) in each round, on
average. However, teams were allowed to play with more than one young player or
without a young player, or to change players as they wish, as long as the total
number of minutes played by all of the young players is at least 1350 minutes
(or 1260 minutes in the Torneo de Verano) at the end of the tournament. If this
requirement had not been met, points would have been deducted.
Bolsa de minutos
2018 – total number of minutes played by young footballers
|
Team
|
Torneo de
Verano
|
Apertura
|
Clausura
|
Total minutes
|
|
Alianza
Lima
|
2032
|
3321
|
2124
|
7477
|
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
1483
|
1371
|
1378
|
4232
|
|
FBC
Melgar
|
1303
|
2195
|
1770
|
5268
|
|
Universitario Deportes
|
3617
|
3579
|
3103
|
10299
|
|
Univ.
T. Cajamarca
|
1694
|
2258
|
2759
|
6711
|
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
1307
|
1402
|
1369
|
4078
|
|
Sport
Rosario
|
1582
|
1858
|
2488
|
5928
|
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
1620
|
1959
|
1744
|
5323
|
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
1311
|
1407
|
1389
|
4107
|
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
1350
|
1701
|
1789
|
4840
|
|
Univ.
de San Martín
|
3780
|
3645
|
3887
|
11312
|
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
1317
|
1825
|
1525
|
4667
|
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
1304
|
1450
|
1451
|
4205
|
|
Unión
Comercio
|
1724
|
1966
|
2329
|
6019
|
|
Sport
Boys
|
1323
|
2063
|
2497
|
5883
|
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
1328
|
1378
|
1398
|
4104
|
Attendance
A total number of 1,338,558 people
attended the 346 games where access was possible, an average of 3,869 per
match. 11 games were played behind closed doors as the hosts were sanctioned: 3
of them involving Ayacucho as hosts in rounds 7, 8 and 10 of Torneo de Verano,
7 of them involving Comerciantes Unidos as hosts in rounds 2, 4, 8, 11 and 13
of Apertura and rounds 1 and 3 of Clausura, and one game involving Sport
Rosario as hosts in round 14 of Apertura. One match, UTC vs Sporting Cristal in
the first round of the Torneo de Verano has been awarded 0-3 without being
actually played. All these 12 matches have not been taken into account when
calculating the average attendance.
The attendance has been rather poor
compared to stadium capacities and the presumed high interest arised by the
competition. This might be explained by several factors. First, almost all
matches were broadcasted on television and were scheduled accordingly. Therefore,
except for the last rounds of the tournaments, each match had a different
kick-off time and matches were usually spread throughout three days in one round. This
resulted in a less attractive schedule for some of the teams. Also, because of
the World Cup (where Peru participated), some of the 44 rounds of the three
tournaments had to be scheduled in mid-week, which meant a loss of audience.
Another important aspect was the fact that some of the teams were unable to
play their home matches on their own ground, and sometimes had to play in
different cities, far from home, which resulted in a sharp decline of their
audience. For instance, Ayacucho had an average attendance of 1,232 in the
Torneo de Verano and Apertura, when they played their “home” matches in
Huancayo or Huanta, and had an average attendance of 4,128 in Clausura, when
they played their home matches at their real home ground in Ayacucho. Poor
attendance has been the reason for some teams to move to other grounds for
their home matches, such as Deportivo Binacional, which moved from Monumental
Stadium in Arequipa to 25th of November Stadium in Moquegua. Unión
Comercio also moved from IPD de Nueva Cajamarca Stadium to IPD de Moyobamba
Stadium for the second half of the year, but their home attendance remained the
lowest in the 2018 Peruvian First Division.
Classification
of the teams according to their home attendance in 2018
|
Rk
|
Team
|
Total
|
Average
|
Maximum
|
Minimum
|
|
1
|
Universitario
|
278,103
|
12,641
|
34,940
|
1,741
|
|
2
|
Alianza
Lima
|
254,463
|
10,603
|
30.266
|
3,272
|
|
3
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
176,536
|
7,356
|
34,635
|
974
|
|
4
|
FBC
Melgar
|
158,685
|
6,899
|
30,177
|
2,398
|
|
5
|
Sport
Boys
|
88,904
|
4,041
|
26,171
|
1,300
|
|
6
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
57,781
|
2,626
|
8,737
|
1,317
|
|
7
|
Sport
Rosario
|
55,944
|
2,664
|
8,245
|
632
|
|
8
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
55,668
|
2,420
|
8,352
|
561
|
|
9
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
43,689
|
2,299
|
8,800
|
591
|
|
10
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
36,368
|
1,653
|
4,962
|
677
|
|
11
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
32,575
|
1,481
|
10,556
|
181
|
|
12
|
Univ.
T. Cajamarca
|
27,506
|
1,310
|
4,921
|
333
|
|
13
|
Univ.
de San Martín
|
20,957
|
953
|
6,742
|
83
|
|
14
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
20,551
|
1,370
|
4,797
|
208
|
|
15
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
18,624
|
847
|
3,927
|
229
|
|
16
|
Unión
Comercio
|
12,304
|
559
|
1,765
|
228
|
|
|
Total
|
1,338,558
|
3,869
|
34,940
|
83
|
Note: games
played behind closed doors have not been taken into account.
The analysis of home attendance shows
enormous differences between teams. The three major teams in the capital city
of Lima, Universitario de Deportes, Alianza and Sporting Cristal, had by far
the highest home attendance. The only team outside the capital which is
comparable in this respect is FBC Melgar, which came fourth. Universitario de
Deportes, despite having a poor season and playing less matches (as they did
not qualify to any play-offs), had the highest attendance overall, the highest
attendance for a single match and the highest average attendance, at 12,641.
However, this is well below their Monumental Stadium capacity of 80,000 and
even their highest attendance (34,940) did not reach half of the stadium
capacity.
Sport Boys are classified fifth and they
drew more attention from the supporters as they were newly promoted and fought
to avoid relegation. Actually, this was the only team in Callao which enjoyed
regular support from the fans. The other teams in Lima and Callao, Deportivo
Municipal, Universidad de San Martín and Academia Cantolao, had really poor
attendance numbers, mostly below 500, except for the matches against
Universitario, Alianza and Sporting Cristal, where the attendance mainly
consisted of fans of the away teams.
Classification
of the teams according to their away attendance in 2018
|
Rk
|
Team
|
Total
|
Average
|
Maximum
|
Minimum
|
|
1
|
Alianza
Lima
|
232,438
|
9,685
|
34,635
|
1,082
|
|
2
|
Universitario
|
186,718
|
8,487
|
26,171
|
1,030
|
|
3
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
183,718
|
7,988
|
34,940
|
333
|
|
4
|
FBC
Melgar
|
80,581
|
3,663
|
28,905
|
368
|
|
5
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
79,878
|
3,631
|
19,936
|
234
|
|
6
|
Sport
Rosario
|
72,031
|
3,430
|
24,743
|
228
|
|
7
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
66,066
|
3,146
|
23,541
|
229
|
|
8
|
Unión
Comercio
|
64,192
|
2,918
|
23,101
|
281
|
|
9
|
Sport
Boys
|
59,134
|
2,816
|
12,990
|
411
|
|
10
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
55,302
|
2,514
|
17,743
|
137
|
|
11
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
52,694
|
2,509
|
11,697
|
268
|
|
12
|
Univ.
de San Martín
|
44,823
|
2,134
|
8,861
|
181
|
|
13
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
42,815
|
2,039
|
6,936
|
126
|
|
14
|
Univ.
T. Cajamarca
|
39,858
|
1,898
|
6,090
|
208
|
|
15
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
39,732
|
1,892
|
7,219
|
229
|
|
16
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
38,678
|
1,842
|
5,785
|
83
|
|
|
Total
|
1,338,558
|
3,869
|
34,940
|
83
|
Note: games
played behind closed doors have not been taken into account.
The same three Lima teams,
Universitario, Alianza and Sporting Cristal, gathered the highest attendance
when playing away. This is explained by the high number of fans they have
throughout the country, the high number of fans travelling with these teams
even for the away matches, and the local crowds showing more interest in a
match where their local team meets one of the “giants” of Peruvian football.
This time, Alianza Lima were the leaders, while Sporting Cristal came again third,
close to Universitario, but this is also due to the fact that both teams played
play-off matches in front of large crowds.
The other teams were received with less
interest when playing away. FBC Melgar and Sport Huancayo are fourth and fifth mainly
because they played play-off matches away in Lima, which enjoyed a high attendance,
and were involved in the fight for winning the Clausura (Melgar) and the Torneo
de Verano (Huancayo).
It is interesting to note that relegated
teams, such as Sport Rosario and Comerciantes Unidos, are sixth and seventh in
this classification. Sport Rosario also had a rather high attendance for their
home matches, despite their poor performance, especially during the second half
of the year.
The least interesting teams to be
watched were Academia Cantolao and newly-promoted Deportivo Binacional, which
are not among the traditional teams of the First Division.
Torneo
de Verano (Summer Tournament) 2018
Torneo de Verano was the first
tournament of the 2018 Peruvian First Division. Teams were divided by the
drawing of lots into two groups of 8 teams each. For the draw, it was taken
into consideration that teams from Lima and Callao, as well as teams playing at
high altitude should be distributed equally (or almost) between the two groups.
Therefore, three types of teams have been selected and divided into three boxes:
teams from Lima and Callao (7), teams at high altitude (8) and other teams (1).
|
Box 1 (Lima and Callao)
|
Box 2 (High altitude teams)
|
Box 3 (other teams)
|
|
Alianza
Lima
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
Unión
Comercio
|
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
Universidad
Técnica de Cajamarca
|
|
|
Universitario
de Deportes
|
FBC
Melgar
|
|
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
|
|
Universidad
de San Martín
|
Sport
Rosario
|
|
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
|
|
Sport
Boys
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
|
|
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
|
The following groups resulted:
|
Group A
|
Group B
|
|
Team
|
Type
|
Team
|
Type
|
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
Lima
and Callao
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
High
altitude
|
|
Sport
Rosario
|
High
altitude
|
FBC
Melgar
|
High
altitude
|
|
Universidad
T. de Cajamarca
|
High
altitude
|
Deportivo
Binacional
|
High
altitude
|
|
Universidad
de San Martín
|
Lima
and Callao
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
Lima
and Callao
|
|
Alianza
Lima
|
Lima
and Callao
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
High
altitude
|
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
High
altitude
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
Lima
and Callao
|
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
High
altitude
|
Sport
Boys
|
Lima
and Callao
|
|
Universitario
de Deportes
|
Lima
and Callao
|
Unión
Comercio
|
Other
teams
|
Strangely enough, all of the teams in
Lima except Deportivo Municipal have been drawn into group A, while the weaker
teams in Callao were drawn into group B, which includes some of the stronger
teams at high altitude (Real Garcilaso, FBC Melgar, Sport Huancayo).
All teams played each other twice, once
at home and once away.
Results
Group
A
First
leg
Round
1 (4 February 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Ayacucho 4-0
Alianza
Lima – Comerciantes Unidos 1-1
Sport
Rosario – Universitario de Deportes 1-1
UTC
– Sporting Cristal 0-3 (awarded to Sporting Cristal)
Round
2 (10-11 February 2018)
Ayacucho
– Alianza Lima 1-2
Universitario
de Deportes – UTC 0-1
Comerciantes
Unidos - Universidad de San Martín 1-2
Sporting
Cristal – Sport Rosario 4-1
Round
3 (16-18 February 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Universitario de Deportes 1-1
Comerciantes
Unidos – Ayacucho 2-1
Sport
Rosario – UTC 4-0
Alianza
Lima – Sporting Cristal 0-2
Round
4 (23-25 February 2018)
Ayacucho
– Sport Rosario 2-0
UTC
– Universidad de San Martín 0-0
Sporting
Cristal – Comerciantes Unidos 3-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Alianza Lima 1-3
Round
5 (28 February – 1 March 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Sport Rosario 4-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Universitario de Deportes 0-2
Ayacucho
– Sporting Cristal 5-3
Alianza
Lima – UTC 1-1 – played on 21 March 2018
Round
6 (3-4 March 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Sporting Cristal 1-5
UTC
– Comerciantes Unidos 1-3
Universitario
de Deportes – Ayacucho 1-1
Sport
Rosario – Alianza Lima 1-1
Round
7 (9-11 March 2018)
Alianza
Lima – Universidad de San Martín 0-0
Sporting
Cristal – Universitario de Deportes 1-1
Ayacucho
– UTC 2-1 – played on 24 March 2018
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sport Rosario 2-4 – played on 25 March 2018
Second leg
Round
8 (13-14 March 2018)
Comerciantes
Unidos – Alianza Lima 3-0
Ayacucho
– Universidad de San Martín 1-1
Sporting
Cristal – UTC 1-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Sport Rosario 1-2
Round
9 (30 March – 1 April 2018)
Alianza
Lima – Ayacucho 3-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Comerciantes Unidos 1-1
Sport
Rosario – Sporting Cristal 0-1
UTC
– Universitario de Deportes 0-0
Round
10 (6-8 April 2018)
Ayacucho
– Comerciantes Unidos 2-3
UTC
– Sport Rosario 1-0
Sporting
Cristal – Alianza Lima 3-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Universidad de San Martín 2-2
Round
11 (11 April 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – UTC 2-2
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sporting Cristal 1-3
Sport
Rosario – Ayacucho 5-1
Alianza
Lima – Universitario de Deportes 2-0
Round
12 (14-16 April 2018)
Sport
Rosario – Universidad de San Martín 1-0
Sporting
Cristal – Ayacucho 5-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Comerciantes Unidos 1-0
UTC
– Alianza Lima 1-0
Round
13 (20-22 April 2018)
Ayacucho
– Universitario de Deportes 4-2
Sporting
Cristal – Universidad de San Martín 4-1
Comerciantes
Unidos – UTC 1-2
Alianza
Lima – Sport Rosario 3-1
Round
14 (29 April 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Alianza Lima 1-0
UTC
– Ayacucho 2-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Sporting Cristal 3-3
Sport
Rosario – Comerciantes Unidos 3-0
Final table –
Group A
|
1
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
14
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
42-15
|
33
|
Qualified
for the finals
|
|
2
|
Sport
Rosario
|
14
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
23-21
|
20
|
|
|
3
|
UTC
|
14
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
14-19
|
20
|
|
|
4
|
Universidad
de San Martín
|
14
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
20-18
|
19
|
|
|
5
|
Alianza
Lima
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
16-17
|
19
|
|
|
6
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
18-26
|
14
|
|
|
7
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
14
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
22-34
|
14
|
|
|
8
|
Universitario
de Deportes
|
14
|
2
|
7
|
5
|
16-21
|
13
|
|
Group
B
First leg
Round
1 (3-5 February 2018)
Deportivo
Municipal – FBC Melgar 1-3
Binacional
– Academia Cantolao 0-2
Sport
Boys – Real Garcilaso 3-1
Sport
Huancayo – Unión Comercio 3-2
Round
2 (9-12 February 2018)
Real
Garcilaso – Deportivo Municipal 5-1
Academia
Cantolao – Sport Huancayo 3-0
FBC
Melgar – Sport Boys 2-1
Unión
Comercio – Binacional 1-2
Round
3 (17-19 February 2018)
Real
Garcilaso – FBC Melgar 0-0
Sport
Boys – Unión Comercio 1-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Academia Cantolao 3-0
Binacional
– Sport Huancayo 2-2
Round
4 (23-24 February 2018)
Academia
Cantolao – Real Garcilaso 2-0
Unión
Comercio – Deportivo Municipal 2-1
Sport
Huancayo – Sport Boys 2-0
FBC
Melgar – Binacional 1-1
Round
5 (27-28 February 2018)
Sport
Boys – Binacional 0-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Sport Huancayo 2-3
FBC
Melgar – Academia Cantolao 0-0
Real
Garcilaso – Unión Comercio 5-2 – played on 20 March 2018
Round
6 (3-5 March 2018)
Sport
Huancayo – Real Garcilaso 3-1
Sport
Boys – Academia Cantolao 1-1
Unión
Comercio – FBC Melgar 1-1
Binacional
– Deportivo Municipal 0-0
Round
7 (10-11 March 2018)
Real
Garcilaso – Binacional 1-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Sport Boys 3-2
Academia
Cantolao – Unión Comercio 1-0
FBC
Melgar – Sport Huancayo 2-1 – played on 18 March 2018
Second leg
Round
8 (13-15 March 2018)
FBC
Melgar – Deportivo Municipal 2-0
Unión
Comercio – Sport Huancayo 1-4
Academia
Cantolao – Binacional 0-0
Real
Garcilaso – Sport Boys 2-0 – played on 25 March 2018
Round
9 (30 March – 2 April 2018)
Binacional
– Unión Comercio 3-0
Sport
Boys – FBC Melgar 1-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Real Garcilaso 3-0
Sport
Huancayo – Academia Cantolao 2-1
Round
10 (6-9 April 2018)
Academia
Cantolao – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Unión
Comercio – Sport Boys 1-1
FBC
Melgar – Real Garcilaso 1-2
Sport
Huancayo – Binacional 2-2
Round
11 (10-12 April 2018)
Real
Garcilaso – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Unión Comercio 2-1
Binacional
– FBC Melgar 2-2
Sport
Boys – Sport Huancayo 2-1
Round
12 (14-16 April 2018)
Unión
Comercio – Real Garcilaso 2-2
Academia
Cantolao – FBC Melgar 1-2
Sport
Huancayo – Deportivo Municipal 2-1
Binacional
– Sport Boys 2-1
Round
13 (20-21 April 2018)
Real
Garcilaso – Sport Huancayo 0-3
Deportivo
Municipal – Binacional 4-0
FBC
Melgar – Unión Comercio 2-1
Academia
Cantolao – Sport Boys 2-2
Round
14 (28 April 2018)
Sport
Huancayo – FBC Melgar 1-1
Unión
Comercio – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Binacional
– Real Garcilaso 3-1
Sport
Boys – Deportivo Municipal 0-2
Final table –
Group B
|
1
|
Sport Huancayo
|
14
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
29-20
|
27
|
Qualified for
the finals
|
|
2
|
FBC
Melgar
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
20-13
|
25
|
|
|
3
|
Binacional
|
14
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
18-17
|
21
|
|
|
4
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
14
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
24-21
|
20
|
|
|
5
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
14
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
21-23
|
20
|
|
|
6
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
14
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
14-13
|
17
|
|
|
7
|
Sport
Boys
|
14
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
15-21
|
13
|
|
|
8
|
Unión
Comercio
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
9
|
15-28
|
9
|
|
Torneo
de Verano final
The winners of the two groups, Sporting
Cristal and Sport Huancayo, qualified for the Torneo de Verano final, played in
two legs. Because they earned more points, Sporting Cristal were allowed to
play the second (decisive) leg at home.
First
leg (6 May 2018)
Sport
Huancayo – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Second
leg (12 May 2018)
Sporting
Cristal – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Sporting Cristal
won
2-1 on aggregate and qualified for the play-off stage as long as they classify
in the top 8 of the final aggregate table. As winners of Torneo de Verano, they
also qualified for the next year Copa Libertadores.
Apertura
The Apertura was the second tournament
of the 2018 Peruvian First Division. Each team played each other once (single
round-robin), a total of 15 matches.
Round
1 (18-20 May 2018)
Ayacucho
– Comerciantes Unidos 3-0 (awarded;
1-2 initially on the field)
Sport
Huancayo – Real Garcilaso 1-1
Binacional
– Deportivo Municipal 0-0
Unión
Comercio – Academia Cantolao 2-0
Sport
Rosario – Alianza Lima 3-2
Sport
Boys – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Universidad
de San Martín – UTC 0-0
Universitario
de Deportes – FBC Melgar 1-1
Round
2 (25-27 May 2018)
FBC
Melgar – Ayacucho 3-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sport Huancayo 0-3
UTC
– Universitario de Deportes 1-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Sport Rosario 4-0
Sporting
Cristal – Unión Comercio 4-0
Academia
Cantolao – Universidad de San Martín 1-1
Alianza
Lima – Sport Boys 1-0
Real
Garcilaso – Binacional 1-0
Round
3 (29-31 May 2018)
Ayacucho
– UTC 2-3
Binacional
– Comerciantes Unidos 1-0
Unión
Comercio – Universidad de San Martín 0-0
Sport
Huancayo – FBC Melgar 0-2
Sporting
Cristal – Alianza Lima 1-2
Universitario
de Deportes – Academia Cantolao 2-2
Sport
Rosario – Real Garcilaso 2-1 – played on 13 June 2018
Sport
Boys – Deportivo Municipal 1-1 – played on 15 July 2018
Round
4 (2-3 June 2018)
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sport Rosario 0-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Sporting Cristal 0-1
UTC
– Sport Huancayo 2-0
FBC
Melgar – Binacional 2-1
Alianza
Lima – Unión Comercio 2-0
Academia
Cantolao – Ayacucho 3-2
Universidad
de San Martín – Universitario de Deportes 2-2
Real
Garcilaso – Sport Boys 3-2
Round
5 (5-7 June 2018)
Binacional
– UTC 1-0
Alianza
Lima – Deportivo Municipal 3-1
Sporting
Cristal – Real Garcilaso 5-1
Unión
Comercio – Universitario de Deportes 2-0
Sport
Rosario – FBC Melgar 2-1
Sport
Boys – Comerciantes Unidos 2-1
Ayacucho
– Universidad de San Martín 1-1
Sport
Huancayo – Academia Cantolao 3-0
Round
6 (9-10 June 2018)
UTC
– Sport Rosario 1-1
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Unión Comercio 3-0
Real
Garcilaso – Alianza Lima 2-0
Universidad
de San Martín – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Academia
Cantolao – Binacional 3-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Ayacucho 1-1
FBC
Melgar – Sport Boys 2-2
Round
7 (20-22 July 2018)
Sport
Boys – UTC 1-1
Binacional
– Universidad de San Martín 2-0
Ayacucho
– Unión Comercio 1-1
Sport
Rosario – Academia Cantolao 4-1
Sport
Huancayo – Universitario de Deportes 2-1
Sporting
Cristal – FBC Melgar 2-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Real Garcilaso 2-0
Alianza
Lima – Comerciantes Unidos 5-1
Round
8 (24-26 July 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Sport Rosario 0-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Binacional 1-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Unión
Comercio – Real Garcilaso 1-0
Academia
Cantolao – Sport Boys 2-2
FBC
Melgar – Alianza Lima 2-0
UTC
– Sporting Cristal 0-0
Ayacucho
– Sport Huancayo 3-1 – played on 8 August 2018
Round
9 (28-29 July 2018)
Binacional
– Ayacucho 1-0
Sport
Huancayo – Unión Comercio 0-0
Sport
Rosario – Universitario de Deportes 3-0
Sport
Boys – Universidad de San Martín 3-2
Deportivo
Municipal – FBC Melgar 4-0
Real
Garcilaso – Comerciantes Unidos 1-0
Sporting
Cristal – Academia Cantolao 4-0 – played on 8 August 2018
Alianza
Lima – UTC 0-1 – played on 23 August 2018
Round
10 (31 July – 2 August 2018)
Ayacucho
– Sport Rosario 2-0
Sport
Huancayo – Binacional 1-2
Universitario
de Deportes – Sport Boys 2-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Sporting Cristal 0-3
UTC
– Deportivo Municipal 1-0
FBC
Melgar – Real Garcilaso 1-0
Academia
Cantolao – Alianza Lima 1-1
Unión
Comercio – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0
Round
11 (4-6 August 2018)
Sport
Boys – Ayacucho 1-0
Real
Garcilaso – UTC 1-0
Sporting
Cristal – Universitario de Deportes 1-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – FBC Melgar 2-2
Deportivo
Municipal – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Alianza
Lima – Universidad de San Martín 3-1
Sport
Rosario – Sport Huancayo 2-4
Binacional
– Unión Comercio 1-1
Round
12 (11-13 August 2018)
Binacional
– Sport Rosario 3-1
UTC
– Comerciantes Unidos 2-1
Ayacucho
– Sporting Cristal 0-1
Sport
Huancayo – Sport Boys 0-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Alianza Lima 1-1
Academia
Cantolao – Real Garcilaso 1-2
Universidad
de San Martín – Deportivo Municipal 6-1
Unión
Comercio – FBC Melgar 0-0
Round
13 (14-16 August 2018)
Sporting
Cristal – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Sport
Boys – Binacional 1-0
Alianza
Lima – Ayacucho 1-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Academia Cantolao 0-4
Real
Garcilaso – Universidad de San Martín 3-3
Deportivo
Municipal – Universitario de Deportes 0-2
Sport
Rosario – Unión Comercio 0-2
FBC
Melgar – UTC 3-3
Round
14 (18-20 August 2018)
Binacional
– Sporting Cristal 1-1
Ayacucho
– Deportivo Municipal 1-2
Sport
Huancayo – Alianza Lima 1-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0
Academia
Cantolao – FBC Melgar 1-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Real Garcilaso 0-1
Sport
Rosario – Sport Boys 1-1
Unión
Comercio – UTC 2-3
Round
15 (24-27 August 2018)
Deportivo
Municipal – Sport Huancayo 1-0
FBC
Melgar – Universidad de San Martín 3-2
Sport
Boys – Unión Comercio 2-4
Comerciantes
Unidos – Universitario de Deportes 3-4
Sporting
Cristal – Sport Rosario 2-1
Alianza
Lima – Binacional 2-1
Real
Garcilaso – Ayacucho 2-1
UTC
– Academia Cantolao 1-2
Apertura
2018 – final table
|
1
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
15
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
27-7
|
32
|
Qualified for
the play-off finals
|
|
2
|
Alianza
Lima
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
24-16
|
27
|
|
|
3
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
19-19
|
26
|
|
|
4
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
15
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
21-16
|
24
|
|
|
5
|
UTC
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
19-15
|
24
|
|
|
6
|
FBC
Melgar
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
23-20
|
24
|
|
|
7
|
Unión
Comercio
|
15
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
17-16
|
23
|
|
|
8
|
Binacional
|
15
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
15-14
|
21
|
|
|
9
|
Sport
Boys
|
15
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
20-21
|
19
|
|
|
10
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
15
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
16-15
|
18
|
|
|
11
|
Universitario
de Deportes
|
15
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
18-21
|
18
|
|
|
12
|
Sport
Rosario
|
15
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
21-24
|
|
|
|
13
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
15
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
21-27
|
17
|
|
|
14
|
Universidad
de San Martín
|
15
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
20-23
|
13
|
|
|
15
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
15
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
17-21
|
12
|
|
|
16
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
15
|
0
|
4
|
15
|
10-33
|
4
|
|
Clausura
The Clausura was the third tournament of
the 2018 Peruvian First Division. Each team played each other once (single
round-robin), a total of 15 matches, in reverse location in respect to Apertura
but in the same order.
Round 1 (31 August – 2
September 2018)
UTC
– Universidad de San Martín 0-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Ayacucho 0-3 (awarded;
0-2 at half-time when suspended)
Sporting
Cristal – Sport Boys 4-0
Real
Garcilaso – Sport Huancayo 2-2
FBC
Melgar – Universitario de Deportes 2-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Binacional 1-0
Academia
Cantolao – Unión Comercio 2-1
Alianza
Lima – Sport Rosario 1-0
Round 2 (11-12 September
2018)
Binacional
– Real Garcilaso 1-4
Ayacucho
– FBC Melgar 0-0
Sport
Huancayo – Comerciantes Unidos 1-0
Universitario
de Deportes – UTC 2-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Academia Cantolao 3-2
Unión
Comercio – Sporting Cristal 2-1
Sport
Rosario – Deportivo Municipal 0-1
Sport
Boys – Alianza Lima 1-1 – played on 14 October
Round 3 (15-17
September 2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Unión Comercio 2-0
UTC
– Ayacucho 0-0
FBC
Melgar – Sport Huancayo 3-2
Academia
Cantolao – Universitario de Deportes 2-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Binacional 1-2
Alianza
Lima – Sporting Cristal 2-2
Real
Garcilaso – Sport Rosario 3-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Sport Boys 0-0
Round 4 (21-23
September 2018)
Unión
Comercio – Alianza Lima 1-3
Sport
Huancayo – UTC 1-1
Binacional
– FBC Melgar 0-4
Ayacucho
– Academia Cantolao 3-1
Sport
Rosario – Comerciantes Unidos 1-1
Sport
Boys – Real Garcilaso 3-1
Sporting
Cristal – Deportivo Municipal 4-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Universidad de San Martín 2-2
Round 5 (25-27
September 2018)
Comerciantes
Unidos – Sport Boys 3-2
Academia
Cantolao – Sport Huancayo 1-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Ayacucho 1-3
UTC
– Binacional 2-1
FBC
Melgar – Sport Rosario 2-1
Real
Garcilaso – Sporting Cristal 2-2
Deportivo
Municipal – Alianza Lima 1-0 – played on 8 October
Universitario
de Deportes – Unión Comercio 2-1 – played on 13 October
Round 6 (29-30
September 2018)
Binacional
– Academia Cantolao 2-0
Ayacucho
– Universitario de Deportes 4-2
Sport
Rosario – UTC 1-0
Sport
Boys – FBC Melgar 1-0
Sporting
Cristal – Comerciantes Unidos 0-2
Unión
Comercio – Deportivo Municipal 3-1
Alianza
Lima – Real Garcilaso 1-0
Sport
Huancayo – Universidad de San Martín 2-1
Round 7 (3-4 October
2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Binacional 1-0
UTC
– Sport Boys 2-1
Real
Garcilaso – Deportivo Municipal 3-3
FBC
Melgar – Sporting Cristal 2-0
Unión
Comercio – Ayacucho 3-1
Comerciantes
Unidos – Alianza Lima 1-0
Academia
Cantolao – Sport Rosario 2-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Round 8 (19-21 October
2018)
Sport
Huancayo – Ayacucho 3-3
Binacional
– Universitario de Deportes 0-1
Real
Garcilaso – Unión Comercio 1-0
Sport
Rosario – Universidad de San Martín 0-2
Sport
Boys – Academia Cantolao 3-1
Sporting
Cristal – UTC 1-0
Deportivo
Municipal – Comerciantes Unidos 1-0
Alianza
Lima – FBC Melgar 0-1
Round 9 (23-25 October
2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Sport Boys 1-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Real Garcilaso 1-0
Universitario
de Deportes – Sport Rosario 2-0
Unión
Comercio – Sport Huancayo 4-2
UTC
– Alianza Lima 0-1
Ayacucho
– Binacional 3-0
Academia
Cantolao – Sporting Cristal 0-3
FBC
Melgar – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Round 10 (27-28 October
2018)
Sporting
Cristal – Universidad de San Martín 0-1
Comerciantes
Unidos – Unión Comercio 2-2
Sport
Rosario – Ayacucho 2-3
Sport
Boys – Universitario de Deportes 0-0
Binacional
– Sport Huancayo 0-0
Deportivo
Municipal – UTC 0-1
Alianza
Lima – Academia Cantolao 2-0
Real
Garcilaso – FBC Melgar 2-2
Round 11 (30 October – 1
November 2018)
Ayacucho
– Sport Boys 3-2
Universitario
de Deportes – Sporting Cristal 2-1
UTC
– Real Garcilaso 1-1
Academia
Cantolao – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Unión
Comercio – Binacional 1-1
Sport
Huancayo – Sport Rosario 1-1
FBC
Melgar – Comerciantes Unidos 2-1
Universidad
de San Martín – Alianza Lima 1-1 – played on 21 November
Round 12 (3-5 November
2018)
Deportivo
Municipal – Universidad de San Martín 3-1
Real
Garcilaso – Academia Cantolao 3-1
Alianza
Lima – Universitario de Deportes 2-1
Sport
Boys – Sport Huancayo 2-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – UTC 0-0
Sporting
Cristal – Ayacucho 6-0
Sport
Rosario – Binacional 0-2
FBC
Melgar – Unión Comercio 1-0
Round 13 (6-8 November
2018)
Universidad
de San Martín – Real Garcilaso 2-3
Universitario
de Deportes – Deportivo Municipal 1-2
Academia
Cantolao – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0
Binacional
– Sport Boys 2-1
Ayacucho
– Alianza Lima 1-2
Sport
Huancayo – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Unión
Comercio – Sport Rosario 4-2
UTC
– FBC Melgar 3-0
Round 14 (10-12 November
2018)
Sporting
Cristal – Binacional 4-0
Comerciantes
Unidos – Universidad de San Martín 3-1
Real
Garcilaso – Universitario de Deportes 0-1
Sport
Boys – Sport Rosario 3-1
Deportivo
Municipal – Ayacucho 2-2
Alianza
Lima – Sport Huancayo 2-1
FBC
Melgar – Academia Cantolao 0-1
UTC
– Unión Comercio 2-3
Round 15 (23-25 November
2018)
Sport
Rosario – Sporting Cristal 0-8
Sport
Huancayo – Deportivo Municipal 2-0
Binacional
– Alianza Lima 3-2
Unión
Comercio – Sport Boys 4-2
Ayacucho
– Real Garcilaso 1-1
Academia
Cantolao – UTC 2-1
Universitario
de Deportes – Comerciantes Unidos 2-0
Universidad
de San Martín – FBC Melgar 1-1
Clausura 2018 -
final table
|
1
|
FBC
Melgar
|
15
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
21-13
|
30
|
Qualified for
the play-offs
|
|
2
|
Alianza
Lima
|
15
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
20-14
|
27
|
|
|
3
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
30-25
|
26
|
|
|
4
|
Universitario
de Deportes
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
5
|
20-17
|
26
|
|
|
5
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
15
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
36-14
|
24
|
|
|
6
|
Unión
Comercio
|
15
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
29-25
|
23
|
|
|
7
|
Universidad
de San Martín
|
15
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
20-20
|
22
|
|
|
8
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
15
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
26-22
|
21
|
|
|
9
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
15
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
18-22
|
|
|
|
10
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
15
|
6
|
3
|
6
|
15-19
|
|
|
|
11
|
Sport
Boys
|
15
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
21-23
|
18
|
|
|
12
|
Comerciantes
Unidos
|
15
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
15-19
|
|
|
|
13
|
Binacional
|
15
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
14-24
|
17
|
|
|
14
|
UTC
|
15
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
14-14
|
|
|
|
15
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
15
|
3
|
7
|
5
|
19-22
|
16
|
|
|
16
|
Sport
Rosario
|
15
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
10-35
|
|
|
Aggregate table
(Torneo de Verano + Apertura + Clausura)
|
1
|
Sporting Cristal
(Q)
|
44
|
26
|
11
|
7
|
106-36
|
|
Copa
Libertadores – group stage
|
|
2
|
FBC
Melgar (Q)
|
44
|
21
|
16
|
7
|
64-46
|
79
|
Copa
Libertadores
|
|
3
|
Alianza
Lima (Q)
|
44
|
21
|
10
|
13
|
60-47
|
|
Copa
Libertadores
|
|
4
|
Real
Garcilaso
|
44
|
19
|
10
|
15
|
66-64
|
67
|
Copa
Libertadores – first stage
|
|
5
|
Deportivo
Municipal
|
44
|
19
|
8
|
17
|
60-56
|
|
Copa
Sudamericana
|
|
6
|
Sport
Huancayo
|
44
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
64-57
|
61
|
Copa
Sudamericana
|
|
7
|
U.T.
Cajamarca
|
44
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
47-48
|
|
Copa
Sudamericana
|
|
8
|
Binacional
|
44
|
16
|
11
|
17
|
47-56
|
59
|
Copa
Sudamericana
|
|
9
|
Universitario
|
44
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
54-59
|
57
|
|
|
10
|
Unión
Comercio
|
44
|
15
|
10
|
19
|
61-69
|
55
|
|
|
11
|
Univ.
San Martín
|
44
|
12
|
18
|
14
|
60-61
|
54
|
|
|
12
|
Academia
Cantolao
|
44
|
15
|
11
|
18
|
53-62
|
|
|
|
13
|
Ayacucho
FC
|
44
|
14
|
10
|
20
|
69-80
|
52
|
|
|
14
|
Sport
Boys
|
44
|
12
|
14
|
18
|
56-65
|
50
|
|
|
15
|
Sport
Rosario (R)
|
44
|
13
|
7
|
24
|
54-80
|
|
Relegated to
the Second Division
|
|
16
|
Comerciantes
U. (R)
|
44
|
9
|
9
|
26
|
43-78
|
|
Relegated to
the Second Division
|
Q
– Qualified for the play-offs
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. Sporting Cristal, as winners of
Torneo de Verano and Apertura, were qualified directly to the play-off finals,
while FBC Melgar (winners of Clausura) and Alianza Lima (best classified team
in the aggregate table, other than the winners of any tournament) were
qualified for the play-off semifinals.
|
Qualified team
|
Manner of qualification
|
Stage
|
|
Sporting
Cristal
|
Winners
of Torneo de Verano
|
Finals
|
|
Winners
of Apertura
|
|
FBC
Melgar
|
Winners
of Clausura
|
Semifinals
|
|
Alianza
Lima
|
Best
team in the aggregate table not yet qualified
|
Semifinals
|
Semifinals
First
leg, 2 December 2018
Alianza Lima – FBC Melgar 3-3
Second
leg, 6 December 2018
FBC Melgar – Alianza Lima 2-2 after
regular time, 0-2 at penalties
Alianza Lima qualified for the play-off
finals.
Finals
First
leg, 12 December 2018
Alianza Lima – Sporting Cristal 1-4
Second
leg, 16 December 2018
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Lima 3-0
Sporting
Cristal became the 2018 champions of the Peruvian First Division.
Top goalscorers
|
Rank
|
Name and nationality
|
Club
|
Goals
|
|
1
|
Emanuel
Herrera (ARG)
|
Sporting Cristal
|
40
|
|
2
|
Carlos
Neumann (PAR)
|
Sport Huancayo
|
27
|
|
3
|
Gabriel
Costa (URU)
|
Sporting Cristal
|
26
|
|
4
|
Mauricio
Montes (PER)
|
Ayacucho FC
|
22
|
|
5
|
Fabián
González (COL)
|
Academia Cantolao
|
21
|
|
6
|
Aké
Arnaud Loba (CIV)
|
Universidad de San Martín
|
18
|
|
7
|
Luis
Tejada (PAN)
|
Sport Boys
|
17
|
|
8
|
Willyan
Mimbela (PER)
|
Unión Comercio
|
15
|
|
9
|
Tulio
Etchemaite (ARG)
|
Sport Rosario / Melgar
|
13
|
|
9
|
Donald
Millán (COL)
|
U.T. Cajamarca
|
13
|
