2021 Liga 1 (Peru)

The 2021 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Movistar 2021 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 105th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 18 teams will be competing in the season, with Sporting Cristal coming in as defending champions. The season is scheduled to start on 26 February 2021,[1] while the draw, which was originally scheduled to take place on 5 February 2021, was postponed until further notice due to the effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[2][3]

Liga 1
Season2021
Dates26 February – December 2021
← 2020
2022 →

Competition format

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

The playoffs will be contested by the winners of Fase 1 and Fase 2, as well as the top two teams of the aggregate table, which will play two semifinals with the winners playing the final to decide the national champion. However, should a team win both stages of the competition, the playoffs will not be played and that team will be declared as champion. The bottom two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season will be relegated, with the team placed in 16th place playing a relegation playoff against the Liga 2 runners-up.[4]

It is expected that, pending approval from the Peruvian government and health authorities, the competition will be played at the teams' respective home stadiums after health concerns by the COVID-19 pandemic caused the previous season to be concluded in Lima.[2]

Teams

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

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2021 Liga 1 teams
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity[5]
Alianza Atlético Jahir ButrónSullanaCampeones del 365,000
Alianza Universidad Rony RevollarHuánucoHeraclio Tapia25,000
Ayacucho Walter FioriAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
Binacional Luis FloresJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,030
Cantolao Jorge EspejoCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Carlos A. Mannucci Pablo PeiranoTrujilloMansiche25,000
Carlos Stein Miguel Ángel ZahzúOlmosFrancisco Mendoza Pizarro7,000
Cienciano Marcelo GrioniCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Cusco Carlos RamacciottiCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Deportivo Municipal Franco NavarroLimaIván Elías Moreno10,000
Melgar Néstor LorenzoArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,000
Sport Boys Teddy CardamaCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Sport Huancayo Wilmar ValenciaHuancayoEstadio Huancayo20,000
Sporting Cristal Roberto MosqueraLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Universidad César Vallejo José del SolarTrujilloMansiche25,000
Universidad San Martín Héctor BidoglioLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Universitario Ángel ComizzoLimaMonumental80,093
UTC Pablo GarabelloCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Melgar Marco Valencia End of caretaker spell 30 November 2020 Pre-season Néstor Lorenzo 16 December 2020[6]
Deportivo Municipal Víctor Rivera Resigned 2 December 2020[7] Franco Navarro 3 December 2020[8]
UTC Franco Navarro Signed by Deportivo Municipal 3 December 2020[9] Pablo Garabello 4 December 2020[10]
Carlos Stein Daniel Valderrama Replaced 14 December 2020[11] Miguel Ángel Zahzú 14 December 2020[11]
Ayacucho Gerardo Ameli End of contract 18 December 2020[12] Walter Fiori 18 December 2020[13]

Fase 1

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Fase 1 final —
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
9 Team 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on 26 February 2021. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Fase 1 final —
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
5 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
9 Team 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on 26 February 2021. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Fase 1 final
Group A winnersvGroup B winners

Fase 2

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Atlético 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Alianza Universidad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ayacucho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Binacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cantolao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlos A. Mannucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlos Stein 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 Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Melgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sport Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sport Huancayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Universidad César Vallejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad San Martín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 UTC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC 2021. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide first place).
If two teams are tied in points for first place: 2) Play-off.

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Atlético 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Alianza Universidad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ayacucho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Binacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cantolao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Carlos A. Mannucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlos Stein 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 Municipal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Melgar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sport Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sport Huancayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Universidad César Vallejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad San Martín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Relegation playoff
17 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Liga 2
18 UTC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots; 6) Play-off (only if needed to decide first place).
If two teams are tied in points for first place: 2) Play-off.

Playoffs
  Semi-finals Finals
                         
 
 
   
 
 

Relegation playoff
Liga 1 aggregate table 16th placevLiga 2 runners-up

See also

References
  1. "¡Todo confirmado! Liga 1, Liga 2 y Copa Bicentenario ya tienen fecha de inicio" (in Spanish). Depor. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Liga 1 2021: conoce cuál será el formato del torneo peruano esta temporada" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "FPF postergó hasta nuevo aviso sorteo del fixture de la Liga 1 2021" (in Spanish). América TV. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Liga 1 de Perú 2021: fechas, fases, equipos y cómo es el nuevo formato" (in Spanish). AS Perú. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  6. "Melgar anunció al argentino Néstor Lorenzo como entrenador" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "¡No continúa el 'Chino'! Deportivo Municipal anunció que Víctor Rivera no es más entrenador del equipo" (in Spanish). Depor. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. "El profesor de la 'Academia': Franco Navarro es el nuevo entrenador de Deportivo Municipal" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "Franco Navarro: UTC lo despidió con emotivo mensaje" (in Spanish). América TV. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. "UTC presenta a Pablo Garabello como su DT para la temporada 2021" (in Spanish). La República. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. "Miguel Ángel Zahzú es el nuevo técnico de Carlos Stein para el 2021" (in Spanish). La República. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ""Gracias y éxitos, 'zorros'": Gerardo Ameli anunció su salida de Ayacucho FC" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. "Ayacucho FC anunció que Walter Fiori será el DT del club en 2021" (in Spanish). América TV. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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