2023 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1)
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Season |
2023 |
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Dates |
3 February 2023 – 8 November 2023 |
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Champions |
Universitario de Deportes |
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Copa Libertadores |
Universitario de Deportes Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal FBC Melgar |
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Copa Sudamericana |
Sport Huancayo ADT Tarma Deportivo Garcilaso Universidad César Vallejo |
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Relegated |
Academia Cantolao Deportivo Municipal Deportivo Binacional |
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Matches played |
336 |
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Goals scored |
849 (2.53 goals / match on average) |
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Top goalscorer |
Santiago Giordana (Deportivo Garcilaso) – 22 goals |
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Biggest home win |
FBC Melgar – Academia Cantolao 5-0 (round 14 Apertura, 29 April) Binacional – Unión Comercio 5-0 (round 16 Apertura, 22 May) Alianza Lima – Binacional 6-1 (round 17 Apertura, 28 May) Sporting Cristal – Binacional 5-0 (round 6 Clausura, 27 July) César Vallejo – Atlético Grau 5-0 (round 12 Clausura, 4 September) |
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Biggest away win |
Unión Comercio – Sporting Cristal 1-6 (round 2 Apertura, 13 May) |
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Highest scoring |
Deportivo Garcilaso – Sporting Cristal 4-4 (round 8 Ap., 12 March) Binacional – Sport Huancayo 5-3 (round 12 Apertura, 16 April) |
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Longest winning run |
Alianza Lima – 8 matches (rounds 1-2 + rounds 10-15 + round 6, Ap.) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
Sporting Cristal – 21 matches (rounds 14 to 19, including round 2, Apertura + rounds 1-15 Clausura) |
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Longest winless run |
Deportivo Municipal – 12 matches (rounds 2 to 14, Clausura) |
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Longest losing run |
Deportivo Municipal – 12 matches (rounds 2 to 14, Clausura) |
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Total attendance |
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Lowest attendance |
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Average attendance |
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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 and in 2021 it has become Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons. Primera División is however the generic name and it was the 107th edition under this name in 2023. Alianza Lima were the defending champions, as they had won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022, but lost the season final to Universitario de Deportes, which won 3-1 on aggregate and became champions for the 27th time, 10 years after their last national title.
The number of participants was 19, as in the previous season (2022), but it is going to be reduced to 18 for 2024. This was the first season when VAR was introduced, starting with the Clausura.
The political crisis in Peru and the problems regarding TV rights had effects on the start of the competition. The season should have started on 20 January 2023, but the first two rounds of Apertura were postponed due to political and safety reasons. The authorities did not approve the matches to be played, because the state of emergency was still in force. The authorities eventually agreed for the matches of the third round to be played behind closed doors, starting on the 3rd of February, but only three matches were actually played (out of nine), because eight clubs (Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes, FBC Melgar, Cienciano, Cusco FC, Deportivo Binacional, Deportivo Municipal and Sport Boys) disagreed with the Peruvian Football Federation regarding the TV rights, and six of them refused to play, while the other two (Universitario and Sport Boys) broadcasted their matches on free social networks. The situation normalized in the following rounds.
The competition is organized 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). Matches are played mainly in week-ends (Friday to Monday) and are broadcasted by Liga 1 Max and Gol Perú (Gol TV) with very few exceptions.
The Peruvian First Division is divided into two tournaments, Apertura (played in the first half of the year) and Clausura (in the second half of the year). In the Apertura, all teams play against each other once (single round-robin). In the Clausura, the teams play once more against each other (single round-robin), in the same order as in Apertura but in reversed location. Between the two tournaments there is a short mid-year break, which is also used as a transfer window. The tournaments are 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. The tournament eventually started on the 3rd of February 2023, with matches of round 3 behind closed doors, after the first two rounds had been postponed due to the ongoing political protests and political instability. Defending champions Alianza Lima won the Apertura on 28 May 2023, after defeating Deportivo Binacional by 6-1 in round 17, enlarging the gap to 8 points between them and second classified Universitario de Deportes (which had lost 1-0 to UTC Cajamarca) with two rounds to go. As winners of the Apertura, Alianza Lima qualify for the play-off semifinals if they are among the top nine 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 Apertura winners also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores. Apertura ended on 11 June 2023.
The second tournament was the Clausura, which began on 22 June and ended on 29 October. Points earned during Apertura were not carried over in Clausura. The use of VAR has been introduced in the Peruvian First Division in this tournament. The winners of Clausura have the same status as the winners of Apertura, so they also qualify for the play-off semifinals if they are among the top nine in the final aggregate table and might qualify directly for the finals if they finish first or second in the aggregate table. The Clausura winners also qualify for the next year Copa Libertadores. With one round to go, Universitario de Deportes had one point ahead of FBC Melgar, two points more than Alianza Lima and three points ahead of Sporting Cristal and ADT Tarma. In the last round of Clausura, on 29 October 2023, Universitario de Deportes won 2-0 at home over Sport Huancayo and therefore became the winners of the tournament, maintaining the gap between them and the other teams. Because they were also second in the aggregate table, they qualified directly to the play-off finals, the same as Alianza Lima.
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. Alianza Lima remained on top of the aggregate table and, as winners of Apertura, they qualified directly to the play-off finals. Sporting Cristal and Universitario de Deportes struggled both to win the Clausura and to classify second in the aggregate table, to qualify for the play-offs. Eventually Universitario de Deportes won the Clausura and classified second in the aggregate table, therefore they also qualified directly to the play-off finals.
The aggregate table also decided the relegation. The three teams with the worst overall record (classified 17th, 18th and 19th) were relegated to the Second Division. Academia Cantolao had a very poor season and they were mathematically relegated on 28 September, when Unión Comercio and Deportivo Binacional drew 2-2 in round 16 of Clausura, and therefore the point obtained by Deportivo Binacional (first above the relegation line) meant that the gap between them and Academia Cantolao increased to 13 points, impossible to recover in the 4 games that Academia Cantolao still had to play. In the same round, on the next day, 29 September, Deportivo Municipal were also relegated, as they lost 2-0 away at Sport Huancayo, and they were 10 points away from Deportivo Binacional, with only 3 games in hand. Deportivo Municipal struggled with financial issues, they were deducted 5 points by the FPF committees and had a negative run of 12 consecutive defeats in Clausura, which sealed their fate. Unión Comercio, Deportivo Binacional, Sport Boys, Alianza Atlético, Atlético Grau and UTC Cajamarca were the other teams involved in the fight to avoid relegation. With one round to go, Unión Comercio were below the relegation line, one point less than Sport Boys (which had been deducted 4 points for irregularities) and two points less than Deportivo Binacional. However, in the last round of Clausura, on 29 October, Deportivo Binacional lost 2-1 at home to FBC Melgar, and were relegated, because both Unión Comercio and Sport Boys succeeded to win their matches and overtook them.
The possible remaining berth(s) for the Copa Libertadores and all teams to participate in the Copa Sudamericana were to be established according to the final ranking of the aggregate table. Alianza Lima, as winners of Apertura, Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal, clearly among the top three in the aggregate table, were qualified for the next year Copa Libertadores long before the end of Clausura. FBC Melgar made sure of the fourth place (and last berth to Copa Libertadores) in round 17 of Clausura, when they won 2-1 over Carlos A. Mannucci, while Sport Huancayo lost 2-0 to Sporting Cristal. Therefore, the gap between FBC Melgar (fourth) and Sport Huancayo (fifth) increased to 7 points with two rounds to go. Sport Huancayo and ADT Tarma came fifth and sixth and were sure of a berth to the next year Copa Sudamericana with two rounds to go as well. Deportivo Garcilaso, Cusco FC, Universidad César Vallejo and Cienciano fought for the two remaining berths to the Copa Sudamericana to the last round. Despite losing to Alianza Lima in the last round of Clausura, Deportivo Garcilaso maintained their seventh place and qualified for the next year Copa Sudamericana after their first appearance in the Peruvian First Division. In a decisive head-to-head match in the last round of Clausura, on 28 October, Universidad César Vallejo won 3-1 over Cusco FC to snatch the eighth place and the last berth to the next year Copa Sudamericana.
The play-offs decide the national champions, unless the same team wins both Apertura and Clausura. 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 nine. 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. In this case, the team which won a tournament and is classified first or second in the aggregate table is directly qualified for the final and only one semifinal is to be played, between the winner of the other tournament and the team classified first or second in the aggregate table which is not the winner of any tournament. 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. This was the case in 2023, when both winners of the tournaments, Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes, classified first and second in the final 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.
Team changes from 2022
To the First Division
Promoted from the Second Division
Cusco FC (Second Division winners)
Unión Comercio (Second Division runners-up, promotion / relegation play-off winners)
Promoted from the Copa Perú
Deportivo Garcilaso (Copa Perú winners)
From the First Division - Relegated to the Second Division
Ayacucho FC (17th in 2022, lost the promotion / relegation play-off)
Universidad de San Martín de Porres (18th in 2022)
Carlos Stein (19th in 2022)
Teams
|
Team |
Home town |
Stadium |
Capacity |
2022 |
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Alianza Lima |
Lima |
Alejandro Villanueva |
35000 |
Champions |
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FBC Melgar |
Arequipa |
Monumental de la UNSA |
60370 |
Runners-up |
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Sporting Cristal |
Lima |
Alberto Gallardo[1] |
20030 |
3rd overall |
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Sport Huancayo |
Huancayo |
Huancayo |
20000 |
4th overall |
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Universitario de Deportes |
Lima |
Monumental |
80093 |
5th overall |
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Universidad César Vallejo |
Trujillo |
Mansiche |
23214 |
6th overall |
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Cienciano |
Cusco |
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega |
42056 |
7th overall |
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Deportivo Binacional |
Juliaca |
Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina |
11600 |
8th overall |
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Alianza Atlético |
Sullana |
Campeones del 36 |
12000 |
9th overall |
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Atlético Grau |
Piura |
Municipal de Bernal[2] |
7000 |
10th overall |
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UTC Cajamarca |
Cajamarca |
Héroes de San Ramón |
18000 |
11th overall |
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Deportivo Municipal |
Lima |
Iván Elías Moreno |
13773 |
12th overall |
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ADT Tarma |
Tarma |
Unión Tarma |
9100 |
13th overall |
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Academia Cantolao |
Callao |
Iván Elías Moreno[3] |
13773 |
14th overall |
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Carlos A. Mannucci |
Trujillo |
Mansiche |
23214 |
15th overall |
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Sport Boys |
Callao |
Miguel Grau |
17000 |
16th overall |
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Cusco FC |
Cusco |
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega |
42056 |
Promoted |
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Unión Comercio |
Tarapoto |
Carlos Vidaurre García |
7000 |
Promoted |
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Deportivo Garcilaso |
Cusco |
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega |
42056 |
Promoted |
Geographical distribution of teams
Almost one third of the teams, 6 out of 19 are from the Capital Region – 4 from the Province of Lima and 2 from the Province of Callao. The department of Cusco has 3 teams (Cienciano, Cusco FC and Deportivo Garcilaso). Three departments have two teams each: Junín (Sport Huancayo and ADT Tarma), La Libertad (Universidad César Vallejo and Carlos A. Mannucci), and Piura (Alianza Atlético and Atlético Grau). The other 4 teams come from 4 different departments.
Location of the 2023 Peruvian First Division teams. Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_1_2023_(Perú)
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Province or department |
Number |
Name of the teams |
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Lima |
4 |
Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal |
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Cusco |
3 |
Cienciano, Cusco FC, Deportivo Garcilaso |
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Callao |
2 |
Academia Cantolao, Sport Boys |
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Junín |
2 |
Sport Huancayo, ADT Tarma |
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La Libertad |
2 |
Universidad César Vallejo, Carlos A. Mannucci |
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Piura |
2 |
Alianza Atlético, Atlético Grau |
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Arequipa |
1 |
FBC Melgar |
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Cajamarca |
1 |
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca |
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Puno |
1 |
Deportivo Binacional |
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San Martín |
1 |
Unión Comercio |
Foreign players
Each team is allowed a maximum of 5 foreign players in the squad, who could all play simultaneously in the field. 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”)
Starting with 2023, the use of young players is no longer compulsory.
Apertura
Apertura was the first tournament of the 2023 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1 Betsson). It started on the 3rd of February with the matches of round 3 (behind closed doors), because the first two rounds were postponed due to the political unrest in the country and the state of emergency. Many of the matches in round 3 were not actually played, because many teams disagreed with the Peruvian Football Federation regarding TV rights and chose not to show up, so their opponents were awarded 3-0 wins. The situation normalized in the following rounds. Matches were usually played in week-ends (Friday to Monday). Defending champions Alianza Lima won the Apertura on 28 May 2023, after defeating Deportivo Binacional by 6-1 in round 17, enlarging the gap to 8 points between them and second classified Universitario de Deportes (which had lost 1-0 to UTC Cajamarca) with two rounds to go.
Round 3 (3-7 February 2023)
Cusco FC – Sport Huancayo 0-3 (awarded)
Atlético Grau – FBC Melgar 3-0 (awarded)
UTC Cajamarca – Cienciano 3-0 (awarded)
Universitario de Deportes – Academia Cantolao 4-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Deportivo Binacional 3-0 (awarded)
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Lima 3-0 (awarded)
Sport Boys – Unión Comercio 2-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Alianza Atlético 2-2
Deportivo Municipal – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-3 (awarded)
ADT Tarma bye
Round 4 (10-13 February 2023)
Cienciano – Cusco FC 2-0
Academia Cantolao – Universidad César Vallejo 1-2
Deportivo Binacional – Atlético Grau 2-4
ADT Tarma – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-2
Alianza Atlético – UTC Cajamarca 2-0
Unión Comercio – Universitario de Deportes 1-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Alianza Lima – Sport Boys 2-0
FBC Melgar – Deportivo Municipal 0-2
Sport Huncayo bye
Round 5 (17-22 February 2023)
Sporting Cristal – FBC Melgar 1-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Unión Comercio 3-1
Sport Huancayo – Cienciano 1-3
Sport Boys – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-1
Atlético Grau – ADT Tarma 1-1
Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Lima 1-2
Cusco FC – Alianza Atlético 2-1
Deportivo Municipal – Deportivo Binacional 2-0
UTC Cajamarca – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Deportivo Garcilaso bye
Round 6 (25-27 February 2023)
Alianza Atlético – Sport Huancayo 4-2
Deportivo Garcilaso – Atlético Grau 2-0
Unión Comercio – UTC Cajamarca 1-0
ADT Tarma – Deportivo Municipal 3-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Universitario de Deportes 2-0
Academia Cantolao – Cusco FC 2-3
Alianza Lima – Universidad César Vallejo 2-0 – played on 11 May 2023
FBC Melgar – Sport Boys 2-0 – played on 13 May 2023
Deportivo Binacional – Sporting Cristal 0-1 – played on 17 May 2023
Cienciano bye
Round 7 (3-6 March 2023)
Sport Boys – Deportivo Binacional 2-2
Sport Huancayo – Academia Cantolao 4-0
Sporting Cristal – ADT Tarma 0-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Carlos A. Mannucci 2-0
UTC Cajamarca – Alianza Lima 0-1
Universitario de Deportes – FBC Melgar 1-0
Deportivo Municipal – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-3
Cusco FC – Unión Comercio 2-1
Cienciano – Alianza Atlético 5-2 – played on 10 May 2023
Atlético Grau bye
Round 8 (10-13 March 2023)
ADT Tarma – Sport Boys 1-0
Alianza Lima – Cusco FC 2-0
Unión Comercio – Sport Huancayo 2-0
Atlético Grau – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Academia Cantolao – Cienciano 1-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Sporting Cristal 4-4
Deportivo Binacional – Universitario de Deportes 1-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – UTC Cajamarca 0-1 – played on 17 May 2023
FBC Melgar – Universidad César Vallejo 2-2 – played on 31 May 2023
Alianza Atlético bye
Round 9 (17-20 March 2023)
Sport Boys – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-1
Alianza Atlético – Academia Cantolao 2-1
UTC Cajamarca – FBC Melgar 0-0
Cienciano – Unión Comercio 3-1
Universitario de Deportes – ADT Tarma 3-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Binacional 2-0
Sporting Cristal – Atlético Grau 2-1
Sport Huancayo – Alianza Lima 2-1
Cusco FC – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-0
Deportivo Municipal bye
Round 1 (24-27 March 2023, rescheduled from January 2023)
Universitario de Deportes – Cienciano 3-0
Sporting Cristal – Academia Cantolao 2-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Sport Huancayo 0-2
Deportivo Municipal – Unión Comercio 2-0
Atlético Grau – Alianza Lima 1-2
ADT Tarma – FBC Melgar 0-0
Sport Boys – Alianza Atlético 0-1
Deportivo Garcilaso – Carlos A. Mannucci 1-2
UTC Cajamarca – Cusco FC 0-0
Deportivo Binacional bye
Round 10 (31 March – 2 April 2023)
Deportivo Municipal – Sporting Cristal 1-1
ADT Tarma – Universidad César Vallejo 2-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Universitario de Deportes 0-0
FBC Melgar – Cusco FC 1-1
Alianza Lima – Cienciano 2-0
Unión Comercio – Alianza Atlético 3-3
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Atlético Grau – Sport Boys 3-0
Deportivo Binacional – UTC Cajamarca 1-1
Academia Cantolao bye
Round 11 (7-10 April 2023)
Cusco FC – Deportivo Binacional 2-1
Sport Boys – Deportivo Municipal 0-2
UTC Cajamarca – ADT Tarma 1-0
Cienciano – Carlos A. Mannucci 1-0
Alianza Atlético – Alianza Lima 0-1
Sport Huancayo – FBC Melgar 1-1
Universitario de Deportes – Atlético Grau 2-1
Academia Cantolao – Unión Comercio 1-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-0
Sporting Cristal bye
Round 12 (14-16 April 2023)
Sporting Cristal – Sport Boys 1-1
FBC Melgar – Cienciano 1-0
Atlético Grau – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Alianza Lima – Academia Cantolao 3-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – UTC Cajamarca 2-2
ADT Tarma – Cusco FC 0-2
Deportivo Municipal – Universitario de Deportes 1-2
Deportivo Binacional – Sport Huancayo 5-3
Carlos A. Mannucci – Alianza Atlético 1-0
Unión Comercio bye
Round 13 (21-24 April 2023)
UTC Cajamarca – Atlético Grau 1-1
Academia Cantolao – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-2
Sport Huancayo – ADT Tarma 1-3
Cienciano – Deportivo Binacional 1-1
Unión Comercio – Alianza Lima 1-3
Cusco FC – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-1
Alianza Atlético – FBC Melgar 3-3
Universidad César Vallejo – Deportivo Municipal 1-1
Universitario de Deportes – Sporting Cristal 2-0
Sport Boys bye
Round 14 (28-30 April 2023)
Sporting Cristal – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Atlético Grau – Cusco FC 3-0
Sport Boys – Universitario de Deportes 0-3
Deportivo Garcilaso – Sport Huancayo 1-1
FBC Melgar – Academia Cantolao 5-0
ADT Tarma – Cienciano 3-4
Deportivo Municipal – UTC Cajamarca 2-0
Deportivo Binacional – Alianza Atlético 4-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Unión Comercio 2-0
Alianza Lima bye
Round 15 (5-8 May 2023)
Academia Cantolao – Deportivo Binacional 1-0
Cusco FC – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Alianza Atlético – ADT Tarma 1-1
Sport Huancayo – Atlético Grau 1-0
Cienciano – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0
UTC Cajamarca – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Sport Boys 2-0
Alianza Lima – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-0
Unión Comercio – FBC Melgar 1-1
Universitario de Deportes bye
Round 2 (12-16 May 2023)
Sport Huancayo – UTC Cajamarca 5-1
Deportivo Binacional – ADT Tarma 1-0
Unión Comercio – Sporting Cristal 1-6
Carlos A. Mannucci – Atlético Grau 1-0
Alianza Atlético – Universitario de Deportes 3-1
Cienciano – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
FBC Melgar – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-4
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Municipal 2-1
Academia Cantolao – Sport Boys 0-0
Cusco FC bye
Round 16 (19-22 May 2023)
FBC Melgar – Alianza Lima 2-1
Universitario de Deportes – Universidad César Vallejo 4-0
ADT Tarma – Academia Cantolao 1-1
Deportivo Garcilaso – Alianza Atlético 3-2
Sporting Cristal – Cusco FC 3-2
Atlético Grau – Cienciano 4-0
Deportivo Municipal – Sport Huancayo 1-2
Sport Boys – UTC Cajamarca 3-2
Deportivo Binacional – Unión Comercio 5-0
Carlos A. Mannucci bye
Round 17 (26-28 May 2023)
Academia Cantolao – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-1
Cienciano – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Alianza Atlético – Atlético Grau 3-2
Cusco FC – Sport Boys 2-1
Unión Comercio – ADT Tarma 4-3
UTC Cajamarca – Universitario de Deportes 1-0
Sport Huancayo – Sporting Cristal 1-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – FBC Melgar 1-2
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Binacional 6-1
Universidad César Vallejo bye
Round 18 (1-4 June 2023)
Sporting Cristal – Cienciano 4-2
ADT Tarma – Alianza Lima 2-1
Universitario de Deportes – Cusco FC 1-0
Deportivo Municipal – Alianza Atlético 2-1
Deportivo Binacional – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Unión Comercio 2-2
Atlético Grau – Academia Cantolao 3-0
Sport Boys – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Universidad César Vallejo – UTC Cajamarca 3-1
FBC Melgar bye
Round 19 (9-11 June 2023)
Cienciano – Sport Boys 0-1
Unión Comercio – Atlético Grau 2-2
Academia Cantolao – Deportivo Municipal 0-1
FBC Melgar – Deportivo Binacional 2-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – ADT Tarma 1-1
Alianza Lima – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-2
Alianza Atlético – Sporting Cristal 0-0
Cusco FC – Universidad César Vallejo 2-0
Sport Huancayo – Universitario de Deportes 1-0
UTC Cajamarca bye
Final Apertura table
|
1 |
Alianza Lima (W) |
18 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
37-16 |
42 |
Qualified for the play-offs |
|
2 |
Sporting Cristal |
18 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
33-18 |
35 |
|
|
3 |
Universitario de Deportes |
18 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
29-14 |
34 |
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4 |
Cusco FC |
18 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
24-22 |
32 |
|
|
5 |
Sport Huancayo |
18 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
30-25 |
27 |
|
|
6 |
Universidad César Vallejo |
18 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
25-23 |
27 |
|
|
7 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
18 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
17-18 |
27 |
|
|
8 |
Deportivo Garcilaso |
18 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
32-27 |
25 |
|
|
9 |
FBC Melgar |
18 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
24-22 |
25 |
|
|
10 |
Deportivo Municipal |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
19-21 |
24 |
|
|
11 |
Cienciano |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
23-28 |
24 |
|
|
12 |
Atlético Grau |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
31-21 |
23 |
|
|
13 |
Alianza Atlético |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
32-33 |
23 |
|
|
14 |
ADT Tarma |
18 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
23-23 |
21 |
|
|
15 |
UTC Cajamarca |
18 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
16-22 |
21 |
|
|
16 |
Unión Comercio |
18 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
24-40 |
19 |
|
|
17 |
Deportivo Binacional |
18 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
28-34 |
18 |
|
|
18 |
Sport Boys |
18 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
13-26 |
18 |
|
|
19 |
Academia Cantolao |
18 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
9-36 |
9 |
|
W – Apertura winners
Rules for classification (except for first place): 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.
A play-off is needed to decide the winner if two or more teams are tied on points on top of the table at the end of the tournament.
Clausura
Clausura was the second tournament of the 2023 Peruvian First Division (Liga 1 Betsson). It started on 22 June 2023 and ended on 29 October 2023. The teams played once more against each other (single round-robin), in the same order as in Apertura but in reversed location. Matches were usually played in week-ends (Friday to Monday). Points earned during Apertura were not carried over in Clausura. The use of VAR has been introduced for the first time in Peru in this tournament. Universitario de Deportes won the Clausura after winning 2-0 over Sport Huancayo in the last round, on 29 October, maintaining the one-point gap between them and second classified FBC Melgar.
Round 1 (22-26 June 2023)
Academia Cantolao – Sporting Cristal 0-2
FBC Melgar – ADT Tarma 4-0
Cienciano – Universitario de Deportes 1-1
Alianza Lima – Atlético Grau 2-0
Sport Huancayo – Universidad César Vallejo 2-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-1
Alianza Atlético – Sport Boys 1-2
Unión Comercio – Deportivo Municipal 1-3
Cusco FC – UTC Cajamarca 2-1
Deportivo Binacional bye
Round 2 (30 June 2023 – 4 July 2023)
UTC Cajamarca – Sport Huancayo 0-0
ADT Tarma – Deportivo Binacional 2-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – FBC Melgar 2-2
Deportivo Municipal – Alianza Lima 0-1
Sporting Cristal – Unión Comercio 3-0
Atlético Grau – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Cienciano 0-3
Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Atlético 2-0
Sport Boys – Academia Cantolao 0-1
Cusco FC bye
Round 3 (7-10 July 2023)
FBC Melgar – Atlético Grau 3-0
Academia Cantolao – Universitario de Deportes 1-4
Alianza Atlético – Universidad César Vallejo 0-1
Cienciano – UTC Cajamarca 2-2
Alianza Lima – Sporting Cristal 0-0
Unión Comercio – Sport Boys 0-1
Deportivo Binacional – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-5
Sport Huancayo – Cusco FC 3-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Deportivo Municipal awarded to Carlos A. Mannucci
ADT Tarma bye
Round 4 (14-17 July 2023)
UTC Cajamarca – Alianza Atlético 1-1
Universitario de Deportes – Unión Comercio 2-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – ADT Tarma 1-2
Sporting Cristal – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Academia Cantolao 2-1
Atlético Grau – Deportivo Binacional 2-1
Sport Boys – Alianza Lima 1-0
Cusco FC – Cienciano 0-0
Deportivo Municipal – FBC Melgar 0-1
Sport Huncayo bye
Round 5 (21-24 July 2023)
Unión Comercio – Universidad César Vallejo 1-4
Cienciano – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Alianza Atlético – Cusco FC 2-0
Alianza Lima – Universitario de Deportes 0-0
Academia Cantolao – UTC Cajamarca 2-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Sport Boys 0-0
ADT Tarma – Atlético Grau 1-0
FBC Melgar – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Deportivo Binacional – Deportivo Municipal 4-1
Deportivo Garcilaso bye
Round 6 (27 July – 1 August 2023)
Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Binacional 5-0
Cusco FC – Academia Cantolao 3-0
UTC Cajamarca – Unión Comercio 1-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Alianza Lima 1-1
Atlético Grau – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-1
Sport Boys – FBC Melgar 0-2
Sport Huancayo – Alianza Atlético 2-0
Universitario de Deportes – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-0
Deportivo Municipal – ADT Tarma 1-2
Cienciano bye
Round 7 (4-7 August 2023)
Unión Comercio – Cusco FC 2-1
Deportivo Binacional – Sport Boys 4-0
Alianza Lima – UTC Cajamarca 1-0
Alianza Atlético – Cienciano 2-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Universidad César Vallejo 2-1
ADT Tarma – Sporting Cristal 1-1
FBC Melgar – Universitario de Deportes 0-1
Academia Cantolao – Sport Huancayo 1-1
Deportivo Garcilaso – Deportivo Municipal 5-2
Atlético Grau bye
Round 8 (11-13 August 2023)
Sport Huancayo – Unión Comercio 1-1
UTC Cajamarca – Carlos A. Mannucci 2-0
Universidad César Vallejo – FBC Melgar 1-2
Sport Boys – ADT Tarma 1-1
Cienciano – Academia Cantolao 1-0
Universitario de Deportes – Deportivo Binacional 1-0
Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Garcilaso 3-0
Cusco FC – Alianza Lima 1-1
Deportivo Municipal – Atlético Grau awarded to Atlético Grau
Alianza Atlético bye
Round 9 (15-17 August 2023)
Unión Comercio – Cienciano 2-0
Academia Cantolao – Alianza Atlético 1-0
FBC Melgar – UTC Cajamarca 1-1
ADT Tarma – Universitario de Deportes 2-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Cusco FC 0-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Sport Boys 3-0
Alianza Lima – Sport Huancayo 1-0
Atlético Grau – Sporting Cristal 2-3
Deportivo Binacional – Universidad César Vallejo 1-0
Deportivo Municipal bye
Round 10 (19-21 August 2023)
Alianza Atlético – Unión Comercio 2-2
Cusco FC – FBC Melgar 1-1
Sport Huancayo – Carlos A. Mannucci 3-1
Universitario de Deportes – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-1
Sporting Cristal – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Cienciano – Alianza Lima 0-0
Sport Boys – Atlético Grau 1-1
UTC Cajamarca – Deportivo Binacional 3-2
Universidad César Vallejo – ADT Tarma 1-1
Academia Cantolao bye
Round 11 (26-28 August 2023)
Unión Comercio – Academia Cantolao 2-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Cienciano 2-0
Deportivo Binacional – Cusco FC 2-0
Alianza Lima – Alianza Atlético 1-0
Atlético Grau – Universitario de Deportes 2-2
Deportivo Municipal – Sport Boys 0-3
FBC Melgar – Sport Huancayo 1-3
ADT Tarma – UTC Cajamarca 0-0
Deportivo Garcilaso – Universidad César Vallejo 1-0
Sporting Cristal bye
Round 12 (2-10 September 2023)
Alianza Atlético – Carlos A. Mannucci 1-1
Cusco FC – ADT Tarma 1-0
Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Binacional 3-1
UTC Cajamarca – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Atlético Grau 5-0
Academia Cantolao – Alianza Lima 0-2
Cienciano – FBC Melgar 0-1
Sport Boys – Sporting Cristal 1-1
Universitario de Deportes – Deportivo Municipal 1-0
Unión Comercio bye
Round 13 (15-17 September 2023)
Atlético Grau – UTC Cajamarca 4-2
Carlos A. Mannucci – Academia Cantolao 1-2
FBC Melgar – Alianza Atlético 4-0
Deportivo Binacional – Cienciano 2-2
Deportivo Municipal – Universidad César Vallejo 0-3
Deportivo Garcilaso – Cusco FC 2-1
Sporting Cristal – Universitario de Deportes 0-0
ADT Tarma – Sport Huancayo 2-1
Alianza Lima – Unión Comercio 3-1
Sport Boys bye
Round 14 (19-21 September 2023)
Alianza Atlético – Deportivo Binacional 1-0
Academia Cantolao – FBC Melgar 0-1
Unión Comercio – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-0
UTC Cajamarca – Deportivo Municipal 5-1
Cienciano – ADT Tarma 2-2
Universitario de Deportes – Sport Boys 3-0
Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Garcilaso 0-0
Cusco FC – Atlético Grau 0-0
Universidad César Vallejo – Sporting Cristal 0-1
Alianza Lima bye
Round 15 (23-25 September 2023)
Deportivo Binacional – Academia Cantolao 1-0
ADT Tarma – Alianza Atlético 1-0
Sport Boys – Universidad César Vallejo 0-2
FBC Melgar – Unión Comercio 3-1
Carlos A. Mannucci – Alianza Lima 1-2
Deportivo Garcilaso – Cienciano 0-3
Deportivo Municipal – Cusco FC 2-0
Atlético Grau – Sport Huancayo 0-0
Sporting Cristal – UTC Cajamarca 1-1
Universitario de Deportes bye
Round 16 (28 September – 1 October 2023)
Unión Comercio – Deportivo Binacional 2-2
Universidad César Vallejo – Universitario de Deportes 0-1
Alianza Lima – FBC Melgar 0-0
Sport Huancayo – Deportivo Municipal 2-0
UTC Cajamarca – Sport Boys 1-1
Cusco FC – Sporting Cristal 4-1
Cienciano – Atlético Grau 2-0
Alianza Atlético – Deportivo Garcilaso 2-0
Academia Cantolao – ADT Tarma 0-1
Carlos A. Mannucci bye
Round 17 (2-8 October 2023)
Universitario de Deportes – UTC Cajamarca 3-0
Sporting Cristal – Sport Huancayo 2-0
Sport Boys – Cusco FC 2-1
FBC Melgar – Carlos A. Mannucci 2-1
Deportivo Binacional – Alianza Lima 1-2
Deportivo Municipal – Cienciano 4-1
Deportivo Garcilaso – Academia Cantolao 0-0
Atlético Grau – Alianza Atlético 1-1
ADT Tarma – Unión Comercio 3-0
Universidad César Vallejo bye
Round 18 (20-23 October 2023)
UTC Cajamarca – Universidad César Vallejo 1-1
Alianza Atlético – Deportivo Municipal 1-2
Alianza Lima – ADT Tarma 0-0
Cusco FC – Universitario de Deportes 1-1
Sport Huancayo – Sport Boys 1-0
Carlos A. Mannucci – Deportivo Binacional 3-2
Unión Comercio – Deportivo Garcilaso 1-2
Cienciano – Sporting Cristal 1-0
Academia Cantolao – Atlético Grau 0-4
FBC Melgar bye
Round 19 (28-29 October 2023)
Deportivo Municipal – Academia Cantolao 1-2
Sport Boys – Cienciano 2-1
Universidad César Vallejo – Cusco FC 3-1
Deportivo Garcilaso – Alianza Lima 0-1
Universitario de Deportes – Sport Huancayo 2-0
Sporting Cristal – Alianza Atlético 3-0
Deportivo Binacional – FBC Melgar 1-2
Atlético Grau – Unión Comercio 0-1
ADT Tarma – Carlos A. Mannucci 0-0
UTC Cajamarca bye
Final Clausura table
|
1 |
Universitario de Deportes (W) |
18 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
28-8 |
39 |
Qualified for the play-offs |
|
2 |
FBC Melgar |
18 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
31-13 |
38 |
|
|
3 |
Alianza Lima |
18 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
18-6 |
37 |
|
|
4 |
Sporting Cristal |
18 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
31-13 |
36 |
|
|
5 |
ADT Tarma |
18 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
21-13 |
34 |
|
|
6 |
Sport Huancayo |
18 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
22-14 |
29 |
|
|
7 |
Deportivo Garcilaso |
18 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
24-20 |
27 |
|
|
8 |
Universidad César Vallejo |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
25-19 |
24 |
|
|
9 |
Cienciano |
18 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
21-20 |
24 |
|
|
10 |
Sport Boys |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
15-23 |
23 |
|
|
11 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
18 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
16-22 |
20 |
|
|
12 |
UTC Cajamarca |
18 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
21-23 |
19 |
|
|
13 |
Cusco FC |
18 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
18-23 |
18 |
|
|
14 |
Atlético Grau |
18 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
17-27 |
18 |
|
|
15 |
Deportivo Binacional |
18 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
25-34 |
17 |
|
|
16 |
Unión Comercio |
18 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
18-32 |
17 |
|
|
17 |
Academia Cantolao |
18 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
12-26 |
17 |
|
|
18 |
Alianza Atlético |
18 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
14-25 |
16 |
|
|
19 |
Deportivo Municipal |
18 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
17-33 |
12 |
|
W – Clausura winners
Rules for classification (except for first place): 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) drawing of lots.
A play-off is needed to decide the winner if two or more teams are tied on points on top of the table at the end of the tournament.
Final aggregate table (Apertura + Clausura)
|
1 |
Alianza Lima (AW, Q) |
36 |
24 |
7 |
5 |
55-22 |
79 |
Qualified for the play-offs & CL |
|
2 |
Universitario (CW, Q, C) |
36 |
22 |
7 |
7 |
57-22 |
73 |
Qualified for the play-offs & CL |
|
3 |
Sporting Cristal |
36 |
19 |
14 |
3 |
64-31 |
71 |
Qualified for Copa Libertadores |
|
4 |
FBC Melgar |
36 |
17 |
12 |
7 |
55-35 |
63 |
Qualified for Copa Libertadores |
|
5 |
Sport Huancayo |
36 |
16 |
8 |
12 |
52-39 |
56 |
Qualified for C. Sudamericana |
|
6 |
ADT Tarma |
36 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
44-36 |
55 |
Qualified for C. Sudamericana |
|
7 |
Deportivo Garcilaso |
36 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
56-46 |
51 |
[4] Qualified for C. Sudamericana |
|
8 |
Univ. César Vallejo |
36 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
50-42 |
51 |
Qualified for C. Sudamericana |
|
9 |
Cusco FC |
36 |
14 |
8 |
14 |
42-45 |
50 |
|
|
10 |
Cienciano |
36 |
13 |
9 |
14 |
44-48 |
48 |
|
|
11 |
Carlos A. Mannucci |
36 |
13 |
8 |
15 |
33-40 |
47 |
|
|
12 |
Atlético Grau |
36 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
48-48 |
41 |
|
|
13 |
UTC Cajamarca |
36 |
8 |
16 |
12 |
37-45 |
40 |
|
|
14 |
Alianza Atlético |
36 |
10 |
9 |
17 |
46-58 |
39 |
|
|
15 |
Sport Boys |
36 |
11 |
8 |
17 |
28-49 |
37 |
|
|
16 |
Unión Comercio |
36 |
9 |
9 |
18 |
42-72 |
36 |
|
|
17 |
Deportivo Binacional (R) |
36 |
10 |
5 |
21 |
53-68 |
35 |
Relegated to Second Division |
|
18 |
Deportivo Municipal (R) |
36 |
11 |
3 |
22 |
36-54 |
31 |
[6] Relegated to Second Division |
|
19 |
Academia Cantolao (R) |
36 |
7 |
5 |
24 |
21-62 |
26 |
Relegated to Second Division |
C – Champions
AW – Apertura winners
CW – Clausura winners
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 2023 Peruvian First Division. Alianza Lima and Universitario de Deportes qualified directly to the play-off finals, as winners of the two tournaments and the top two classified in the aggregate table.
|
Qualified team |
Manner of qualification |
Stage |
|
Alianza Lima |
Winners of Apertura |
Finals |
|
First classified in the aggregate table |
||
|
Universitario de Deportes |
Winners of Clausura |
Finals |
|
Second classified in the aggregate table |
Finals
First leg, 4 November 2023
Universitario de Deportes – Alianza Lima 1-1
Second leg, 8 November 2023
Alianza Lima – Universitario de Deportes 0-2
Universitario de Deportes became the 2023 champions of the Peruvian First Division, winning 3-1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
|
Rank |
Name and nationality |
Club |
Goals |
|
1 |
Santiago Giordana (ARG) |
Deportivo Garcilaso |
22 |
|
2 |
Hernán Barcos (ARG) |
Alianza Lima |
17 |
|
2 |
Bernardo Cuesta (PER) |
FBC Melgar |
17 |
|
2 |
Yorleys Mena (COL) |
Univ. César Vallejo |
17 |
|
5 |
Carlos Garcés (ECU) |
Cienciano |
16 |
|
5 |
Adrián Fernández (PAR) |
Alianza Atlético |
16 |
|
7 |
Alex Valera (PER) |
Universitario |
15 |
|
8 |
Neri Bandiera (ARG) |
Atlético Grau |
14 |
|
9 |
Marlon de Jesús (ECU) |
Unión Comercio |
13 |
|
9 |
Janio Pósito (PER) |
ADT Tarma |
13 |
|
9 |
Marlos Brenner (BRA) |
Sporting Cristal |
13 |
[1] For important games, Sporting Cristal use the much larger Nacional Stadium as their home ground.
[2] Atlético Grau play their home games at the Municipal Stadium in Bernal because of the works carried out at their own stadium, Miguel Grau in Piura.
[3] Academia Cantolao is a team based in Callao, but play their home games at Ivan Elías Moreno Stadium in Lima.
[4] Deportivo Garcilaso have been deducted 1 point.
[5] Sport Boys have been deducted 4 points for financial irregularities.
[6] Deportivo Municipal have been deducted 5 points for financial irregularities.
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