Liga 1 Betsson
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2021
Location
Perú
Abbreviation
PER1

Summary

The Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano (PER1), or Copa Movistar, is the top level of league style football competition in Perú. At the end of the 2021 Fase 2, the PER1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
    • 2021 PER1 Fase 1 and Fase 2 champions
  • 2022 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
  • 2022 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:

The 2021 PER1 Aggregate Table combines points from both the 2021 PER1 Fase 1 and Fase 2 Regular season matches to rank teams by points. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) Fairplay points, (4) a draw, then (5) a playoff (only if needed to decide 1st place).

The winner of the 2021 Copa Bicentenario, typically a PER1 team, also receives a berth in the 2022 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage.

Leagues Pyramid - Perú

Abbrev League # of Teams
PER1 Copa Movistar 18
PER2 Liga 2 12
PER3 Copa Perú -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Fase 1
13 Mar 2021 - 15 May 2021
Fase 2
20 Jul 2021 - 1 Dec 2021
Playoffs
4 Dec 2021 - 15 Dec 2021
18: PER1 (17), PER2 (1)

Season Format

The 2021 PER1 is separated into three stages: Fase 1, Fase 2, and the Playoffs. In Fase 1, the teams are split into two groups of nine teams each where each team plays one match against the other 8 teams in their group and one match against a team in the other group for 9 matches per team. In Fase 2, each PER1 team plays matches against the other 17 PER1 teams for 17 matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, then (3) a draw.

Playoffs

Upon completion of the 2021 PER1 Fase 1, the top team in each group will play in a a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Playoff. At the end of Fase 2, the top Fase 2 team, the best and 2nd best teams in the 2021 PER1 Aggregation Table teams that did not win either Fase 1 or Fase 2 play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Playoff Semifinals. The Semifinal winners will play in the Home-Away highest aggregate score wins playoff Final.

Relegation

Using the 2021 PER1 Aggregate Table, at the end of 2021 Fase 2, the 17th and 18th place teams will be relegated to PER2, and the 16th place team will play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff against the 3rd place PER2 team.


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Relegation Playoff

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateFC Carlos Stein (PER2) 11 Deportivo Binacional FC (PER1) 
04.11.21FC Carlos Stein 01 Deportivo Binacional FCEstadio Monumental (Lima)
07.11.21Deportivo Binacional FC 01 FC Carlos SteinEstadio Monumental (Lima)
 FC Carlos Stein is promoted to PER1 on PKs (4-2) 

Championship - Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateAlianza Lima  10 Sporting Cristal  
21.11.21Alianza Lima 10 Sporting CristalEstadio Nacional de Lima
28.11.21Sporting Cristal 00 Alianza LimaEstadio Nacional de Lima

Fase 2

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Alianza Lima 1712 -4-140-27111686 -1-119158796 -3-0211239
2Sporting Cristal 1710 -4-334-39231683 -3-2121511497 -1-122241212
3Universitario Deportes 179 -5-332-31191283 -2-3111413196 -3-02117611
4FBC Melgar 179 -4-431-34151993 -3-312158786 -1-11919712
5Sport Boys 177 -7-328-2420483 -4-1131412294 -3-2151082
6Club Cienciano 176 -8-326-2720782 -4-21098194 -4-11618126
7CCD Municipal 177 -3-724-2622481 -3-46811-396 -0-31818117
8Univ César Vallejo 176 -6-524-1412294 -2-31484482 -4-21068-2
9CD Carlos A Mannucci 177 -3-724-2726192 -2-581014-485 -1-21617125
10UTC 176 -5-623-1921-294 -2-3141212082 -3-3979-2
11Ayacucho FC 176 -4-722-2126-583 -1-4101013-393 -3-3121113-2
12Deportivo Binacional FC 176 -3-821-2429-593 -2-4111215-383 -1-4101214-2
13Sport Huancayo 173 -9-518-1821-393 -3-3121314-180 -6-2657-2
14Academia Cantolao 174 -5-817-2024-482 -2-48913-492 -3-4911110
15Cusco FC 174 -4-916-3036-693 -2-4111920-181 -2-551116-5
16Alianza Atlético 174 -3-1015-2137-1693 -2-4111316-381 -1-64821-13
17Alianza Universidad 173 -5-914-1732-1591 -3-56616-1082 -2-481116-5
18Univ San Martín 171 -4-127-833-2581 -2-55512-790 -2-72321-18
2022 COPALIB

Fase 1 - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateSporting Cristal  20 Univ San Martín  
30.05.21Sporting Cristal 20 Univ San MartínEstadio Alejandro Villanueva

Fase 1

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Group A
1Univ San Martín 96 -1-219-106443 -0-1942253 -1-110642
2Ayacucho FC 93 -6-015-1610641 -3-0696352 -3-09743
3Universitario Deportes 94 -3-215-1211152 -2-1854142 -1-17770
4Club Cienciano 94 -2-314-1412243 -0-1973451 -2-2579-2
5CD Carlos A Mannucci 93 -3-312-1314-153 -1-11085340 -2-2259-4
6Alianza Atlético 93 -1-510-109140 -1-3114-353 -0-29954
7UTC 93 -1-510-912-351 -1-3469-342 -0-26330
8Academia Cantolao 93 -1-510-813-552 -1-2777041 -0-3316-5
9FBC Melgar 92 -3-49-1112-152 -1-2775240 -2-2247-3
Group B
1Sporting Cristal 98 -0-124-1861244 -0-01282654 -0-1121046
2Univ César Vallejo 95 -3-118-178942 -1-1763353 -2-0111156
3Alianza Lima 94 -4-116-126653 -2-01194541 -2-15321
4Sport Huancayo 93 -3-312-89-151 -3-1664242 -0-2625-3
5Sport Boys 93 -1-510-1214-242 -0-2688051 -1-3446-2
6Alianza Universidad 93 -1-510-813-542 -0-2635-251 -1-3458-3
7Cusco FC 91 -5-38-1213-151 -2-2588040 -3-1345-1
8CCD Municipal 92 -1-67-615-952 -1-2747-340 -0-4028-6
9Deportivo Binacional FC 91 -1-74-821-1341 -1-2448-450 -0-50413-9
10FC Carlos Stein 00 -0-00-00000 -0-0000000 -0-00000
Fase 1 Playoff

Results

Sun - 31 Oct 2021
 FBC Melgar 12 Universitario DeportesEstadio Alberto Gallardo
Sat - 30 Oct 2021
 Deportivo Binacional FC 00 Univ César VallejoEstadio Monumental (Lima)
 CD Carlos A Mannucci 10 Academia CantolaoEstadio Alejandro Villanueva
 Alianza Universidad 12 Ayacucho FCSports Complex Videna
 UTC 40 Univ San MartínEstadio Iván Elías Moreno
 Alianza Atlético 02 CCD MunicipalEstadio Alberto Gallardo
 Cusco FC 21 Sport HuancayoEstadio Miguel Grau del Callao
 Sporting Cristal 11 Sport BoysEstadio Nacional de Lima
Fri - 29 Oct 2021
 Club Cienciano 11 Alianza LimaEstadio Iván Elías Moreno
Sun - 24 Oct 2021
 Alianza Lima 13 Sporting CristalEstadio Nacional de Lima
 Univ César Vallejo 31 Alianza UniversidadSports Complex Videna
 CCD Municipal 13 FBC MelgarEstadio Alberto Gallardo
Sat - 23 Oct 2021
 Universitario Deportes 21 Cusco FCEstadio Alberto Gallardo
 Univ San Martín 31 Alianza AtléticoEstadio Iván Elías Moreno
 Sport Huancayo 20 Deportivo Binacional FCEstadio Alberto Gallardo
Fri - 22 Oct 2021
 Sport Boys 33 CD Carlos A MannucciEstadio Monumental (Lima)
 Ayacucho FC 13 Club CiencianoEstadio Miguel Grau del Callao
 Academia Cantolao 20 UTCEstadio Monumental (Lima)
Mon - 18 Oct 2021
 Univ César Vallejo 00 Sport HuancayoEstadio Miguel Grau del Callao