2023 Liga 1 (Peru)

The 2023 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Betsson 2023 for sponsorship reasons) is the 107th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 19 teams compete in the season, which began on 3 February and is scheduled to end in November 2023. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 21 January, but the first two matchdays were postponed due to the 2022–2023 Peruvian protests.[1] The fixtures for the season were announced on 30 December 2022.[2]

Liga 1
Season2023
Dates3 February – November 2023
Matches played69
Goals scored171 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerSantiago Giordana (6 goals)
Biggest home winUniversitario 4–0 Cantolao
(4 February)
Sport Huancayo 4–0 Cantolao
(4 March)
Biggest away winDep. Municipal 0–3 Dep. Garcilaso
(6 March)
Highest scoringDep. Garcilaso 4–4 Sporting Cristal
(12 March)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2023.

Alianza Lima are the defending champions, having won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.

Teams

19 teams take part in the league in this season: the top 16 teams from the 2022 tournament, plus the 2022 Copa Perú champions Deportivo Garcilaso, the Liga 2 champions Cusco and Unión Comercio, the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off. The promoted teams replaced Ayacucho, Universidad San Martín and Carlos Stein, who were relegated at the end of the previous season.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2023 Liga 1 teams
Locations of the 2023 Liga 1 teams – Lima.
Locations of the 2023 Liga 1 teams – Callao.
Team City Stadium Capacity[3]
ADTTarmaUnión Tarma9,000
Alianza AtléticoSullanaCampeones del 3612,000
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Atlético GrauBernalMunicipal de Bernal7,000
BinacionalJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,030
CantolaoCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche25,000
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
CuscoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Deportivo GarcilasoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Deportivo MunicipalLimaIván Elías Moreno10,000
MelgarArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,000
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Sport HuancayoHuancayoHuancayo20,000
Sporting CristalLimaAlberto Gallardo11,600
Unión ComercioTarapotoCarlos Vidaurre García18,000
Universidad César VallejoTrujilloMansiche25,000
UniversitarioLimaMonumental80,093
UTCCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000

Personnel and kits
Teams Managers Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADT Peru Franco Navarro New Athletic Caja Huancayo
Alianza Atlético Argentina Carlos Desio Walon Caja Sullana, Coolbet
Alianza Lima Peru Guillermo Salas Nike Apuesta Total
Atlético Grau Argentina Daniel Ahmed Walon DoradoBet, Caja Piura
Binacional Argentina Darío Franco New Athletic
Cantolao Uruguay Matías Rosa Loma's Dafabet
Carlos A. Mannucci Uruguay Mario Viera New Athletic UPAO, DoradoBet
Cienciano Colombia Leonel Álvarez New Athletic DoradoBet
Cusco Uruguay Pablo Peirano Lotto Caja Cusco
Deportivo Garcilaso Peru Roberto Tristán Ander Caja Cusco, Salkantay Trekking
Deportivo Municipal Argentina Ángel Comizzo Walon 1XBET
Melgar Argentina Mariano Soso Walon Betano
Sport Boys Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti Astro
Sport Huancayo Peru Mifflin Bermúdez Lotto Caja Huancayo
Sporting Cristal Brazil Tiago Nunes Adidas Cerveza Cristal, Caja Piura
Unión Comercio Vacant Convert Olva Courier, Coolbet
Universidad César Vallejo Uruguay Sebastián Abreu Astro UCV, Caja Trujillo
Universitario Uruguay Jorge Fossati Marathon Apuesta Total
UTC Argentina Marcelo Grioni Lotto Colegio Nivel A

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Universidad César Vallejo Peru José del Solar End of contract 29 October 2022[4] Pre-season Uruguay Sebastián Abreu 17 November 2022[5]
Cienciano Peru Jesús Cisneros End of caretaker spell 30 October 2022 Colombia Leonel Álvarez 9 December 2022[6]
Carlos A. Mannucci Argentina Jorge Pautasso Mutual agreement 31 October 2022[7] Uruguay Mario Viera 5 November 2022[8]
Alianza Atlético Uruguay Mario Viera End of contract 4 November 2022[9] Argentina Carlos Desio 7 November 2022[10]
Sport Boys Peru Juan Alayo 4 November 2022[11] Uruguay Guillermo Sanguinetti 28 November 2022[12]
Sporting Cristal Peru Roberto Mosquera 7 November 2022[13] Brazil Tiago Nunes 17 November 2022[14]
Deportivo Municipal Peru Juan Pajuelo 8 November 2022[15] Argentina Ángel Comizzo 15 November 2022[16]
Atlético Grau Argentina Gustavo Álvarez Resigned 11 November 2022[17] Argentina Daniel Ahmed 22 November 2022[18]
Cantolao Uruguay Alejandro Apud Signed by Plaza Colonia 3 December 2022 Uruguay Matías Rosa 5 December 2022[19]
Universitario Argentina Carlos Compagnucci Resigned 28 February 2023[20] 14th Peru Jorge Araujo[lower-roman 1] 28 February 2023[20]
Peru Jorge Araujo End of caretaker spell 5 March 2023[21] 9th Uruguay Jorge Fossati 3 March 2023[22]
Melgar Argentina Pablo Lavallén Sacked 6 March 2023[23] 18th Argentina Mariano Soso[lower-roman 2] 14 March 2023[25]
Binacional Peru Wilmar Valencia Mutual agreement 15 March 2023[26] 18th Argentina Darío Franco 22 March 2023[27]
Unión Comercio Peru Jesús Oropesa Sacked 4 April 2023[28] 13th
Notes
  1. Caretaker manager.
  2. Marco Valencia was the caretaker manager for the Torneo Apertura 9th round match against UTC.[24]

Torneo Apertura

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 8 6 0 2 12 7 +5 18 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Sporting Cristal 8 4 4 0 14 7 +7 16
3 Universitario 9 5 1 3 14 7 +7 16
4 Deportivo Garcilaso 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14
5 Alianza Atlético 7 4 2 1 14 10 +4 14
6 Carlos A. Mannucci 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
7 Cusco 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14
8 Sport Huancayo 8 4 1 3 14 10 +4 13
9 Universidad César Vallejo 7 4 1 2 11 8 +3 13
10 ADT 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 12
11 Atlético Grau 8 3 2 3 14 10 +4 11
12 Deportivo Municipal 8 3 2 3 8 11 −3 11
13 Unión Comercio 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 10
14 UTC 8 2 3 3 5 5 0 9
15 Cienciano 7 3 0 4 8 11 −3 9
16 Sport Boys 8 2 1 5 6 12 −6 7
17 Melgar 7 0 3 4 1 8 −7 3
18 Cantolao 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3
19 Binacional 7 0 2 5 6 16 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results
Home \ Away ADT AAS ALI CAG BIN CAN CAM CIE CUS GAR MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCO UCV UNI UTC
ADT — — — — — 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 — — — 2–0 — —
Alianza Atlético — — 2–1 — — — — — — 4–2 — — 2–0
Alianza Lima — — — — 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 — — — — —
Atlético Grau 1–1 — 1–2 — — — — 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 3–0 — — — — —
Binacional — 2–4 — — — — — — — — — 1–2 1–1
Cantolao — — — — — 1–0 2–3 — — — 1–2 — —
Carlos A. Mannucci — — — — — — — — — 0–0 1–1 — 2–0
Cienciano — — — — — 2–0 — — — 3–1 — —
Cusco — 2–0 — — — 3–0 — — — 0–3[lower-alpha 2] — 2–1 — —
Deportivo Garcilaso — — 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 3] — 1–2 — — — — — — 4–4 — 0–0
Deportivo Municipal — — — 2–0 — 0–3[lower-alpha 4] — — 0–3 — — — 1–1 2–0 —
Melgar — — — — 1–1 0–2 — — — — — —
Sport Boys — 0–1 — — 2–2 — 0–1 — — 2–1 — — — 2–1 —
Sport Huancayo — 2–1 — 4–0 — 1–3 — — — — — — —
Sporting Cristal 0–0 — 3–0[lower-alpha 5] 2–1 — 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — — — —
Unión Comercio 3–3 — — — — — — — — 2–0 — — 1–0 1–0
Universidad César Vallejo — 2–2 — — 2–0 — 2–0 — — — 0–2 — 3–1 — —
Universitario 3–1 — 1–2 — 4–0 — 3–0 — — 1–0 — — a — — —
UTC — 0–1 — 1–0 — 3–0[lower-alpha 6] 0–0 — — 0–0 — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded 3–0 to Atlético Grau by walkover.
  2. Match awarded 3–0 to Sport Huancayo by walkover.[29]
  3. Match awarded 3–0 to Deportivo Garcilaso by walkover.
  4. Match awarded 3–0 to Carlos A. Mannucci by walkover.
  5. Match awarded 3–0 to Sporting Cristal by walkover.
  6. Match awarded 3–0 to UTC by walkover.

Torneo Clausura

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ADT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Playoffs
2 Alianza Atlético 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Alianza Lima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Atlético Grau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Binacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cantolao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlos A. Mannucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cienciano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cusco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Deportivo Garcilaso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Deportivo Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Melgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sport Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sport Huancayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Unión Comercio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Universidad César Vallejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 UTC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2023. Source: Liga 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results
Home \ Away ADT AAS ALI CAG BIN CAN CAM CIE CUS GAR MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCO UCV UNI UTC
ADT — — — — — — — — — —
Alianza Atlético — — — — — — — — — —
Alianza Lima — — — — — — — — — — a
Atlético Grau — — — — — — — — — —
Binacional — — — — — — — — — —
Cantolao — — — — — — — — — —
Carlos A. Mannucci — — — — — — — — — —
Cienciano — — — — — — — — — —
Cusco — — — — — — — — — —
Deportivo Garcilaso — — — — — — — — — —
Deportivo Municipal — — — — — — — — — —
Melgar — — — — — — — — — —
Sport Boys — — — — — — — — — —
Sport Huancayo — — — — — — — — — —
Sporting Cristal — — — — — — — — — — a
Unión Comercio — — — — — — — — — —
Universidad César Vallejo — — — — — — — — — —
Universitario — — — — — — — — — —
UTC — — — — — — — — — —
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2023. Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 8 6 0 2 12 7 +5 18 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 8 4 4 0 14 7 +7 16
3 Universitario 9 5 1 3 14 7 +7 16 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
4 Deportivo Garcilaso 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14
5 Alianza Atlético 7 4 2 1 14 10 +4 14
6 Carlos A. Mannucci 8 4 2 2 9 7 +2 14
7 Cusco 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14
8 Sport Huancayo 8 4 1 3 14 10 +4 13
9 Universidad César Vallejo 7 4 1 2 11 8 +3 13
10 ADT 8 3 3 2 9 6 +3 12
11 Atlético Grau 8 3 2 3 14 10 +4 11
12 Deportivo Municipal 8 3 2 3 8 11 −3 11
13 Unión Comercio 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 10
14 UTC 8 2 3 3 5 5 0 9
15 Cienciano 7 3 0 4 8 11 −3 9
16 Sport Boys 8 2 1 5 6 12 −6 7
17 Melgar 7 0 3 4 1 8 −7 3 Relegation to Liga 2
18 Cantolao 8 1 0 7 5 18 −13 3
19 Binacional 7 0 2 5 6 16 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2023. Source: Liga 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Top scorers
As of 2 April 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Santiago Giordana Deportivo Garcilaso 6
2 Colombia Yorleys Mena Universidad César Vallejo 5
Uruguay Luis Urruti Universitario
4 Colombia Brayan Fernández Binacional 4
Ecuador Carlos Garcés Cienciano
Peru Ronal Huaccha Sport Huancayo
Peru Christopher Olivares Deportivo Municipal
Argentina Neri Bandiera Atlético Grau

Source: Futbolperuano.com

See also

References
  1. "Liga 1: se posterga la segunda fecha y será reprogramada por la coyuntura social" [Liga 1: the second matchday is postponed and will be rescheduled due to the social situation] (in Spanish). Líbero. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. "Liga 1 2023: fixture y partidos del torneo peruano" [2023 Liga 1: fixture and matches of the Peruvian tournament] (in Spanish). Infobae. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  4. ""Gracias, 'Chemo'": César Vallejo rindió homenaje a Del Solar por su último partido en el club" ["Thank you, Chemo": César Vallejo paid tribute to Del Solar for his last match at the club] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. "Un 'Loco' en César Vallejo: Sebastián Abreu es el nuevo entrenador del cuadro 'poeta' para la Liga 1 2023" [A Madman at César Vallejo: Sebastián Abreu is the new manager of the poet side for the 2023 Liga 1] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. "Cienciano anunció la llegada del técnico colombiano Leonel Álvarez" [Cienciano announced the arrival of Colombian manager Leonel Álvarez] (in Spanish). Ovación. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. "Trato de mutuo acuerdo: Jorge Pautasso dejó de ser director técnico de Carlos A. Mannucci" [Deal by mutual agreement: Jorge Pautasso ceased to be manager of Carlos A. Mannucci] (in Spanish). Depor. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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  9. "Mario Viera no seguirá en Alianza Atlético de Sullana en la Liga 1 del 2023" [Mario Viera will not remain at Alianza Atlético in the 2023 Liga 1] (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. "Alianza Atlético oficializó a Carlos Desio como su nuevo entrenador" [Alianza Atlético made Carlos Desio official as their new manager] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. "Juan Alayo se despidió y no seguirá como DT de Boys" [Juan Alayo bidded farewell and will not continue as manager of Boys] (in Spanish). Ovación. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  12. "Oficial: Guillermo Sanguinetti fue anunciado como nuevo técnico de Sport Boys para Liga 1 2023" [Official: Guillermo Sanguinetti was announced as new manager of Sport Boys for the 2023 Liga 1] (in Spanish). Infobae. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ""¡Gracias, Profe!": Sporting Cristal anunció la salida de Roberto Mosquera como entrenador del equipo" ["Thank you, Prof!": Sporting Cristal announced the departure of Roberto Mosquera as team manager] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  14. ""¡Bem-vindo, profe!": Sporting Cristal oficializó al brasileño Tiago Nunes como su nuevo entrenador" ["Bem-vindo, Prof!": Sporting Cristal made the Brazilian Tiago Nunes official as their new manager] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  15. "Juan Pajuelo no continuará como entrenador de Deportivo Municipal" [Juan Pajuelo will not continue as manager of Deportivo Municipal] (in Spanish). Ovación. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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  17. "¡Para decir adiós! Gustavo Álvarez se despidió con emotiva carta de Atlético Grau" [To say goodbye! Gustavo Álvarez bidded farewell to Atlético Grau with emotional letter] (in Spanish). Ovación. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  18. "Grau le dio la bienvenida a Daniel Ahmed" [Grau welcomed Daniel Ahmed] (in Spanish). Ovación. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  19. "Academia Cantolao dio a conocer a su nuevo técnico" [Academia Cantolao made known their new manager] (in Spanish). Ovación. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  20. "Universitario agradece el "compromiso" de Carlos Compagnucci y designa director técnico interino" [Universitario thank Carlos Compagnucci's "commitment" and appoint caretaker manager] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  21. "¿Jorge Fossati o 'Coco' Araujo? Se definió quién dirigirá el Universitario vs. Melgar por la fecha 7 del Torneo Apertura" [Jorge Fossati or Coco Araujo? It was defined who will manage in the Apertura Round 7's Universitario vs. Melgar match] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  22. "Universitario presentó a Jorge Fossati como su nuevo DT: "En el fútbol nadie gana solo"" [Universitario presented Jorge Fossati as their new manager: "In football, no-one wins alone"] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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  24. "Valencia: "El empate nos deja tranquilos"" [Valencia: "The draw leaves us calm"] (in Spanish). Ovación. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  25. "Mariano Soso regresa al fútbol peruano: dirigirá a FBC Melgar" [Mariano Soso returns to Peruvian football: he will coach FBC Melgar] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  26. "Tras derrota ante Universitario: Wilmar Valencia no es más técnico de Binacional" [After loss to Universitario: Wilmar Valencia is no longer manager of Binacional] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  27. "¡Es oficial! Binacional anunció a Darío Franco como su nuevo director técnico" [It's official! Binacional announced Darío Franco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Depor. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  28. "¡No va más! Jesús Oropesa dejó de ser DT de Unión Comercio" [He's no more! Jesús Oropesa ceased to be manager of Unión Comercio] (in Spanish). Ovación. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  29. "¡Oficial! Cusco FC perdió por 'walkover' ante Sport Huancayo tras no presentarse al inicio de Liga 1" [Official! Cusco FC lost to Sport Huancayo by walkover after not showing up at the start of Liga 1] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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