2020 Liga 1 (Peru)

The 2020 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Movistar 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 20 teams competed in the season with Binacional coming in as defending champions. The season started on 31 January 2020 and concluded on 20 December 2020 with the second leg of the finals. Sporting Cristal won its 20th domestic championship by beating Universitario in the finals by a 3–2 aggregate score.

Liga 1
Season2020
Dates31 January – 20 December 2020
ChampionsSporting Cristal (20th title)
RelegatedAtlético Grau
Carlos Stein
Deportivo Llacuabamba
Copa LibertadoresSporting Cristal
Universitario
Ayacucho
Universidad César Vallejo
Copa SudamericanaCarlos A. Mannucci
Sport Huancayo
UTC
Melgar
Matches played284
Goals scored750 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerEmanuel Herrera
(20 goals)
Biggest home winCienciano 4–0 U. San Martín
(9 February)
Melgar 4–0 Sport Huancayo
(18 November)
Biggest away winDep. Llacuabamba 0–6 Melgar
(21 November)
Highest scoringBinacional 3–6 Sporting Cristal
(17 October)
← 2019
2021 →

The competition was suspended between 12 March and 7 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, being once again suspended that same day after one match had been played. It eventually resumed on 18 August 2020.

Competition format

The season was divided into three stages: Torneo Apertura (Fase 1), Torneo Clausura (Fase 2), and the Playoffs.[1]

The first and second stages were two Apertura and Clausura tournaments, later rebranded as Fase 1 and Fase 2, respectively. In the Apertura tournament, each team played the other teams once for a total of 19 games. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clausura tournament was scheduled to be played in a similar way to the Apertura, with reversed fixtures, however, its format was altered due to the 5-month suspension of the league. For the Clausura, the 20 teams were split into two groups of 10 according to their final placement in the Apertura. Teams played the other teams in their group once, with the winners of both groups playing a final to decide the Clausura winners.[2] Points earned during the Apertura did not carry over during the Clausura. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura stages qualified to the playoffs along with the top two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season, unless the Apertura and Clausura winners were placed in the top two positions of the aggregate table.

The playoffs to decide the national champion were scheduled to be contested by four teams, which would play two semifinals with the winners playing the final. Since the Apertura winners also ended up in the top two of the aggregate table, they were given a bye to the final and only one semi-final was played by the other two playoff qualifiers. In every stage of the playoffs, the teams with the most points on the aggregate table chose which leg they would play as the home team. If teams were tied in points after the two legs of the final, extra time and a penalty shootout would have been played to decide the national champion. If a team won both the Apertura and Clausura, the playoffs would not be played and that team would be declared as champion.

Qualification to international competitions was as follows: the four playoff qualifiers (or the top four teams of the aggregate table in case the playoffs were contested by a lower amount of teams) qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, while the next three best teams in that table qualified for the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, with a fourth berth being allocated to the 2020 Copa Bicentenario winners.[3] With the cancellation of the Copa Bicentenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Copa Sudamericana berth allocated to its winner was transferred to the eighth best team in the aggregate table.[4] The four teams with the fewest points in the aggregate table at the end of the season were to be relegated, unless the Copa Perú was not played this season, in which case only three teams would be relegated. If the Liga 2 was not played this season either, only two teams would be relegated.[2] Eventually, only the Copa Perú was confirmed not to be held this season, with which three teams were relegated from Liga 1 at the end of the season.

Teams

20 teams played in the 2020 Liga 1 season, an increase of two teams from the previous season. The top sixteen teams in the 2019 Liga 1 took part, along with 2019 Liga 2 champions Cienciano, Copa Perú champions Carlos Stein, and the top two teams of the promotion play-offs (Atlético Grau and Deportivo Llacuabamba).

On 23 December 2019, Real Garcilaso announced its name change to Cusco Fútbol Club.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2020 Liga 1 teams
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity[5]
Academia CantolaoPeru Jorge EspejoCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Alianza LimaArgentina Daniel AhmedLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Alianza UniversidadPeru Rony RevollarHuánucoHeraclio Tapia25,000
Atlético GrauPeru Rafael CastilloPiuraMiguel Grau25,000
SullanaCampeones del 36[note 1]12,000
AyacuchoArgentina Gerardo AmeliAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
BinacionalPeru Luis FloresJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,030
Carlos A. MannucciUruguay Pablo PeiranoTrujilloMansiche25,000
Carlos SteinPeru Daniel ValderramaOlmosFrancisco Mendoza Pizarro7,000
GuadalupeCarlos A. Olivares[note 2]12,000
CiencianoArgentina Marcelo GrioniCuscoGarcilaso42,056
CuscoArgentina Carlos RamacciottiCuscoGarcilaso42,056
SicuaniTúpac Amaru[note 3]15,000
Deportivo LlacuabambaPeru Alberto CastilloCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
Deportivo MunicipalPeru Víctor RiveraLimaIván Elías Moreno10,000
Universidad San Marcos[note 4]43,000
MelgarPeru Marco Valencia (caretaker)ArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,000
Sport BoysPeru Teddy CardamaCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Sport HuancayoPeru Wilmar ValenciaHuancayoEstadio Huancayo20,000
Sporting CristalPeru Roberto MosqueraLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Universidad César VallejoPeru José del SolarTrujilloMansiche25,000
Universidad San MartínVenezuela Héctor BidoglioLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
UniversitarioArgentina Ángel ComizzoLimaMonumental80,093
UTCPeru Franco NavarroCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
  1. Used by Atlético Grau as temporary home stadium while Estadio Miguel Grau is remodeled.
  2. Used by Carlos Stein for their Torneo Apertura home matches against Universitario and Binacional.
  3. Used by Cusco for their Torneo Apertura home match against Universidad César Vallejo.
  4. Used by Deportivo Municipal as temporary home stadium while Estadio Iván Elías Moreno was remodeled.

Starting from the seventh round of Stage 1, the following stadiums were used to host matches. Estadio Monumental in Lima was also included as a host stadium starting from the second round of Stage 2:

Stadium City
Alberto GallardoLima
Alejandro VillanuevaLima
Iván Elías MorenoLima
Miguel GrauCallao
MonumentalLima
NacionalLima
Universidad San MarcosLima
Villa Deportiva NacionalLima

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Torneo Apertura
Sport Huancayo Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti Resigned 18 November 2019[6] Pre-season Peru Wilmar Valencia 19 December 2019[7]
Academia Cantolao Peru Jorge Araujo End of contract 24 November 2019[8] Argentina Hernán Lisi 14 December 2019[9]
UTC Argentina Gerardo Ameli 24 November 2019 Peru Franco Navarro 28 November 2019[10]
Melgar Peru Marco Valencia End of caretaker spell 24 November 2019 Argentina Carlos Bustos 2 December 2019[11]
Ayacucho Uruguay Mario Viera Signed by Carlos A. Mannucci 27 November 2019[12] Argentina Gerardo Ameli 29 November 2019[13]
Carlos A. Mannucci Uruguay Pablo Peirano End of contract 28 November 2019[14] Argentina Juan Manuel Llop 1 December 2019[15]
Universidad San Martín Argentina Carlos Bustos 28 November 2019[16] Venezuela Héctor Bidoglio 13 December 2019[17]
Universitario Argentina Ángel Comizzo 28 November 2019[18] Uruguay Gregorio Pérez 3 December 2019[19]
Deportivo Llacuabamba Peru Roberto Tristán Resigned 5 December 2019[20] Argentina Néstor Clausen 10 January 2020[21]
Binacional Peru Roberto Mosquera End of contract 15 December 2019[22] Argentina César Vigevani 1 January 2020[23]
Atlético Grau Peru Wilmar Valencia Signed by Sport Huancayo 19 December 2019[7] Peru Pablo Zegarra 8 January 2020[24]
Carlos Stein Peru Juan Carlos Bazalar Mutual consent 20 December 2019[25] Peru Orlando Lavalle 31 December 2019[26]
Binacional Argentina César Vigevani Resigned 10 February 2020[27] 8th Peru Willy Escapa (caretaker) 11 February 2020[28]
Sporting Cristal Peru Manuel Barreto Sacked 20 February 2020[29] 13th Peru Jorge Soto (caretaker) 20 February 2020[30]
Peru Jorge Soto End of caretaker spell 23 February 2020 14th Peru Roberto Mosquera 23 February 2020[31]
Binacional Peru Willy Escapa 24 February 2020 2nd Colombia Flabio Torres 24 February 2020[32]
Deportivo Llacuabamba Argentina Néstor Clausen Sacked 1 March 2020[33] 18th Colombia Néstor Otero 2 March 2020[34]
Cusco Peru Javier Arce 3 March 2020[35] 17th Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti 5 March 2020[36]
Carlos A. Mannucci Argentina Juan Manuel Llop Mutual consent 7 March 2020[37] 14th Uruguay Pablo Peirano 13 March 2020[38]
Alianza Lima Uruguay Pablo Bengoechea Resigned 8 March 2020[39] 13th Chile Mario Salas 16 March 2020[40]
Atlético Grau Peru Pablo Zegarra Sacked 9 March 2020[41] 20th Peru Rafael Castillo 9 March 2020[41]
Universitario Uruguay Gregorio Pérez Mutual consent 12 June 2020[42] 4th Argentina Ángel Comizzo 20 June 2020[43]
Binacional Colombia Flabio Torres 8 September 2020[44] 6th Peru Javier Arce 8 September 2020[45]
Cusco Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti 9 September 2020[46] 11th Peru Francisco Melgar 9 September 2020[47]
Sport Boys Argentina Marcelo Vivas Resigned 13 September 2020[48] 16th Peru Luis Hernández (caretaker) 15 September 2020[49]
Carlos Stein Peru Orlando Lavalle Mutual consent 19 September 2020[50] 16th Peru Juan Carlos Bazalar 23 September 2020[51]
Sport Boys Peru Luis Hernández Resigned 22 September 2020[52] 19th Peru Teddy Cardama 23 September 2020[53]
Melgar Argentina Carlos Bustos Sacked 24 September 2020[54] 11th Peru Marco Valencia (caretaker) 24 September 2020[55]
Deportivo Llacuabamba Colombia Néstor Otero 27 September 2020[56] 20th Peru Alberto Castillo 27 September 2020[56]
Cusco Peru Francisco Melgar Return to Deportivo Coopsol 1 October 2020[57] 14th Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti 7 October 2020[58]
Torneo Clausura
Binacional Peru Javier Arce Mutual consent 26 October 2020[59] 10th, Group A Peru Luis Flores 29 October 2020[60]
Academia Cantolao Argentina Hernán Lisi Sacked 27 October 2020[61] 8th, Group A Peru Jorge Espejo 28 October 2020[62]
Alianza Lima Chile Mario Salas 1 November 2020[63] 8th, Group B Peru Guillermo Salas (caretaker) 1 November 2020[63]
Peru Guillermo Salas End of caretaker spell 6 November 2020 7th, Group B Argentina Daniel Ahmed 6 November 2020[64]
Carlos Stein Peru Juan Carlos Bazalar Sacked 8 November 2020[65] 8th, Group A Peru Iván Chávez (caretaker) 8 November 2020
Peru Iván Chávez End of caretaker spell 11 November 2020[66] 6th, Group A Peru Daniel Valderrama 13 November 2020[66]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 12 March, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional announced the decision to temporarily suspend the competition after the sixth round of the Torneo Apertura until at least 30 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[67]

On 2 June, the Peruvian government through its Ministry of Health and the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD) approved the biosecurity protocol presented by the Peruvian Football Federation to allow the resumption of the competition, authorizing clubs to resume their training sessions.[68] On 8 June, the FPF and the Liga de Fútbol Profesional announced that the league would resume on 31 July with the seventh round of the Torneo Apertura, with training sessions to resume on 22 June. It was also announced that all the remaining matches of the season would be relocated to Lima to avoid the constant travel between cities that clubs must do under normal circumstances, as well as an alteration to the competition format.[2] However, after some delays with COVID-19 testing, the date for resumption was pushed back to 7 August.[69]

On 5 August nine positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Binacional, following the application of tests ordered by the FPF after some players of said club breached the biosecurity protocol upon their arrival to Lima.[70] In response to this finding the FPF's Medical Commission recommended the isolation of the entire Binacional delegation, meaning that their match against Alianza Lima scheduled for 9 August would not be played.[71]

On the evening of 7 August, and due to an agglomeration of Universitario fans in the outskirts of the Estadio Nacional before their club's match against Cantolao breaching biosecurity protocols, the IPD ordered the suspension of the remaining matches scheduled for the seventh round of the Torneo Apertura.[72] On 14 August, and following coordination meetings with authorities and awareness and prevention campaigns performed with fans, the IPD approved the proposal from the FPF to resume the competition on 18 August.[73]

Fase 1

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universitario[lower-alpha 1] 19 13 4 2 38 18 +20 42 Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores
2 Sport Huancayo 19 10 5 4 23 15 +8 35
3 Sporting Cristal 19 9 6 4 38 23 +15 33
4 Universidad César Vallejo 19 8 9 2 25 16 +9 33
5 Carlos A. Mannucci 19 7 8 4 28 22 +6 29
6 UTC 19 7 8 4 24 20 +4 29
7 Alianza Universidad 19 8 5 6 21 17 +4 29
8 Melgar 19 7 7 5 23 20 +3 28
9 Ayacucho 19 7 6 6 28 21 +7 27
10 Cienciano 19 8 3 8 27 23 +4 27
11 Binacional 19 6 5 8 24 29 −5 23
12 Alianza Lima 19 5 7 7 19 20 −1 22
13 Academia Cantolao 19 6 4 9 21 33 −12 22
14 Deportivo Municipal 19 4 9 6 20 24 −4 21
15 Cusco 19 5 6 8 26 31 −5 21
16 Universidad San Martín 19 5 6 8 20 27 −7 21
17 Sport Boys[lower-alpha 2] 19 5 5 9 24 33 −9 19
18 Carlos Stein[lower-alpha 3] 19 4 6 9 18 28 −10 17
19 Atlético Grau 19 3 8 8 17 27 −10 17
20 Deportivo Llacuabamba 19 2 5 12 25 42 −17 11
Source: ADFP, Soccerway
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.
Notes:
  1. Universitario were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.[74]
  2. Sport Boys were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts with their employees.[75]
  3. Carlos Stein were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.[76]

Results
Home \ Away ALI AUH CAG AYA BIN CAN CAM STE CIE CUS LLA MUN MEL SBA SHU CRI UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Lima — 2–3 1–0 — 3–0[lower-alpha 1] — — — — 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 1–1 — — 1–1 0–1 — 0–2
Alianza Universidad — — — — 1–2 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 — 0–1 — — 0–0 — — 0–0
Atlético Grau — 1–1 — 2–2 2–2 — — — — 1–1 — 3–2 — 2–3 — — 1–1 0–0 — 0–0
Ayacucho 2–0 1–1 — — 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 — 1–1 — 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 — — — — 1–1
Binacional — — — — — 2–3 0–1 — 0–0 — 2–1 1–3 2–4 3–1 — 3–6 — — — 1–0
Academia Cantolao 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 — — — 2–2 2–1 — — — 0–2 — 1–3 2–6 — — 0–0 —
Carlos A. Mannucci 1–1 — 0–2 — — 0–1 — — 0–2 — 1–0 — 1–1 — 0–1 3–3 1–1 — 2–2 —
Carlos Stein 0–2 — 1–1 — 1–1 — 0–3 — — 1–2 3–3 — — — — — 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–1
Cienciano 2–1 — 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–4 — — — 0–1 — — 5–2 — 3–1 — 0–0 0–0 — 4–0 1–3 —
Cusco — — — — 0–2 1–1 0–4 — 2–3 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 — — 2–1 — — —
Deportivo Llacuabamba — — 2–0 1–3 — 3–1 — — — — — — 1–1 — 0–2 1–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–2
Deportivo Municipal — — — — — 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 — 1–2 — — 1–1 — — 0–5 0–0
Melgar 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 — — — 0–2 — — — — — — 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 —
Sport Boys — — — — — 1–2 3–3 0–1 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 1–0 — 0–1 1–4 — — 3–3 —
Sport Huancayo 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 — — 1–0 — 3–2 — 1–1 — — — — — 4–3 — 2–0
Sporting Cristal 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 — — — 0–1 — 3–2 — — — — 0–0 — — 2–0 1–0 —
Universidad César Vallejo — — — 2–1 0–2 1–1 — — 1–0 — — 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — — — —
Universidad San Martín — 1–2 — 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 — — 1–2 — 0–1 — 1–1 — — 0–1 — — 1–1
Universitario 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 — — — — 3–2 — — — — 2–1 — 0–2 2–0 — —
UTC — — — — — 3–1 2–2 — 3–0 2–1 — — 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 1–3 — 1–3 —
Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded 3–0 to Alianza Lima due to a breach of the biosecurity protocols by Binacional, which caused the match to be cancelled.[77]
  2. Match awarded 3–0 to Cienciano due to Atlético Grau fielding an unauthorized player. The match originally ended 0–0.[78]

Fase 2

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRI USM UTC CIE BIN UNI STE CAG AUH CAN
1 Sporting Cristal 9 7 2 0 20 9 +11 23 Advance to Stage 2 final — — — — — 2–2 1–0 — 2–0 3–2
2 Universidad San Martín 9 5 1 3 12 10 +2 16 0–2 — 1–1 1–2 0–2 — — — — —
3 UTC 9 3 5 1 18 9 +9 14 1–1 — — — 3–0 — — 0–0 1–2 4–2
4 Cienciano 9 4 2 3 12 11 +1 14 2–3 — 1–1 — 1–1 — — 1–0 2–0 —
5 Binacional 9 4 1 4 11 13 −2 13 1–2 — — — — 0–2 — 1–3 2–1 1–0
6 Universitario 9 3 2 4 12 17 −5 11 — 2–3 1–6 0–1 — — 0–2 2–1 — —
7 Carlos Stein 9 3 1 5 12 16 −4 10 — 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–3 — — — — 2–1
8 Atlético Grau 9 2 3 4 9 12 −3 9 1–4 0–2 — — — — 3–1 — 1–1 —
9 Alianza Universidad 9 2 2 5 8 13 −5 8 — 0–1 — — — 0–1 3–2 — — 1–1
10 Academia Cantolao 9 1 3 5 11 15 −4 6 — 1–2 — 2–0 — 2–2 — 0–0 — —
Source: ADFP, Soccerway
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 AYA UCV CAM CUS MEL SBA LLA MUN SHU ALI
1 Ayacucho 9 6 2 1 14 5 +9 20 Advance to Stage 2 final — 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 — — — — —
2 Universidad César Vallejo 9 5 3 1 16 7 +9 18 — — — — — 3–1 2–0 0–1 — 4–1
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 9 5 1 3 13 7 +6 16 — 2–3 — 0–2 0–0 — — — 2–1 1–0
4 Cusco 9 4 3 2 13 10 +3 15 — 1–1 — — 3–1 1–2 — — 0–0 1–0
5 Melgar 9 4 1 4 18 14 +4 13 — 0–2 — — — 4–1 — 3–2 4–0 0–4
6 Sport Boys 9 4 0 5 10 18 −8 12 0–1 — 0–4 — — — — 1–0 3–2 —
7 Deportivo Llacuabamba 9 3 1 5 16 21 −5 10 1–0 — 0–2 2–3 0–6 3–0 — — — —
8 Deportivo Municipal 9 2 3 4 9 14 −5 9 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 — — 2–5 — 0–0 —
9 Sport Huancayo 9 2 3 4 9 15 −6 9 0–3 0–0 — — — — 4–3 — — 2–0
10 Alianza Lima 9 1 1 7 9 16 −7 4 1–2 — — — — 0–2 2–2 1–2 — —
Source: ADFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Fase 2 final
Sporting Cristal1–1 (a.e.t.)Ayacucho
  • Herrera 27' (pen.)
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miguel Santiváñez

Aggregate table

Both stages (1 and 2) of the 2020 season will be aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine two of the teams that will qualify for the playoffs and the Copa Libertadores and four Copa Sudamericana qualifiers, as well as those to be relegated at the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal (C) 28 16 8 4 58 32 +26 56 Qualification for Playoffs and Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Universitario[lower-alpha 1] 28 16 6 6 50 35 +15 53
3 Universidad César Vallejo 28 13 12 3 41 23 +18 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
4 Ayacucho 28 13 8 7 42 26 +16 47 Qualification for Playoffs and Copa Libertadores second stage
5 Carlos A. Mannucci 28 12 9 7 41 29 +12 45 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Sport Huancayo 28 12 8 8 32 30 +2 44
7 UTC 28 10 13 5 42 29 +13 43
8 Melgar 28 11 8 9 41 34 +7 41
9 Cienciano 28 12 5 11 39 34 +5 41
10 Alianza Universidad 28 10 7 11 29 30 −1 37
11 Universidad San Martín 28 10 7 11 32 37 −5 37
12 Cusco 28 9 9 10 39 41 −2 36
13 Binacional 28 10 6 12 35 42 −7 36
14 Sport Boys[lower-alpha 2] 28 9 5 14 34 51 −17 31
15 Deportivo Municipal 28 6 12 10 29 38 −9 30
16 Academia Cantolao 28 7 7 14 32 48 −16 28
17 Alianza Lima 28 6 8 14 28 36 −8 26
18 Atlético Grau (R) 28 5 11 12 26 39 −13 26 Relegation to 2021 Liga 2
19 Carlos Stein[lower-alpha 3] (R) 28 7 7 14 30 44 −14 25
20 Deportivo Llacuabamba[lower-alpha 4] (R) 28 5 6 17 41 63 −22 20
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals for; 7) Fair play points; 8) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Universitario were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.[74]
  2. Sport Boys were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts with their employees.[75]
  3. Carlos Stein were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay debts.[76]
  4. Deportivo Llacuabamba were deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.[79]

Alianza Lima and CAS decision

On 28 November 2020, Alianza Lima were relegated to Liga 2 following a 2–0 loss to Sport Huancayo on the last matchday of the season, however, prior to this event the club's board had requested to the FPF the application of a two-point deduction on Carlos Stein for failing to comply with economic regulations. Since the FPF initially ruled that Carlos Stein would only get fined, Alianza Lima lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). After months without a final decision and with the 2021 season already underway, on 17 March 2021 the CAS ruled in favor of Alianza Lima and deducted two points from Carlos Stein in the 2020 season's aggregate table, thus reinstating Alianza Lima in the top tier while Carlos Stein ended up relegated.[80][81]

Playoffs
Semi-finals Finals
          
Universitario — — —
Bye — — —
Universitario 1 1 2
Sporting Cristal 2 1 3
Sporting Cristal 2 4 6
Ayacucho 1 1 2

First leg
Sporting Cristal2–1Ayacucho
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Ortega

Second leg
Ayacucho1–4Sporting Cristal
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Haro

Sporting Cristal won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.

First leg
Universitario1–2Sporting Cristal
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joel Alarcón

Second leg
Sporting Cristal1–1Universitario
 Report
Attendance: 0

Sporting Cristal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Argentina Emanuel Herrera Sporting Cristal 20
2 Colombia Yorleys Mena Universidad César Vallejo 19
3 Argentina Danilo Carando Cusco 14
Armenia Mauro Guevgeozián UTC
Argentina Sebastián Penco Sport Boys
6 Peru Alejandro Hohberg Universitario 13
Mexico Othoniel Arce Melgar
8 Uruguay Jonathan Dos Santos Universitario 12
9 Colombia Jefferson Collazos Atlético Grau 11
Peru Matías Succar Deportivo Municipal

Source: Soccerway

Liga 1 awards

On 1 February 2021, the Liga 1 announced the nominees for the 2020 Liga 1 awards.[82] The award ceremony, originally scheduled for 5 February 2021, 12:00 local time (UTC−5), was held on 15 February 2021, 20:00 local time. The winners were chosen based on voting by coaches and captains of 2020 Liga 1 teams, 50 local sports journalist and Liga 1 fans weighted as follows:[82]

  • Votes from 2020 Liga 1 coaches: 35%
  • Votes from 2020 Liga 1 teams captains: 35%
  • Votes from local sports journalists: 20%
  • Votes from fans on social media: 10%
Award Winner Club Nominees Club
Best player of the year Argentina Emanuel Herrera Sporting Cristal Peru Alejandro Hohberg Universitario
Colombia Yorleys Mena Universidad César Vallejo
Best goalkeeper Uruguay Diego Melián Deportivo Municipal Peru José Carvallo Universitario
Peru Manuel Heredia Carlos A. Mannucci
Newcomer Player Peru Álex Valera Deportivo Llacuabamba Peru Matías Succar Deportivo Municipal
Peru Erinson Ramírez UTC
Best under-21 player Peru Yuriel Celi Academia Cantolao Peru Stalin Morillo Universidad César Vallejo
Peru Paolo Reyna Melgar
Best Coach Peru Roberto Mosquera Sporting Cristal Argentina Gerardo Ameli Ayacucho
Argentina Ángel Comizzo Universitario
Peru Franco Navarro UTC
Peru Wilmar Valencia Sport Huancayo
Goal of the Year Argentina Diego Manicero
(against Universidad San Martín, Torneo Apertura)		 Carlos Stein Peru Joazhiño Arroé
(against Deportivo Municipal, Torneo Apertura)		 Alianza Lima
Uruguay Gonzalo Rizzo
(against Sporting Cristal, Torneo Apertura)		 Carlos A. Mannucci
Peru Áxel Sánchez
(against Sporting Cristal, Torneo Apertura)		 Atlético Grau
Colombia Lionard Pajoy
(against Alianza Lima, Torneo Apertura)		 Alianza Universidad

The following awards were also awarded:

Best XI

The best XI team of the 2020 Liga 1 season was also announced during the award ceremony.[83]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Uruguay Diego Melián (MUN) Peru Alexis Cossio (AYA)
Argentina Omar Merlo (CRI)
Peru Gianfranco Chávez (CRI)
Peru Josué Estrada (UTC)		 Ecuador Washington Corozo (CRI)
Peru Martín Távara (CRI)
Peru Horacio Calcaterra (CRI)
Peru Alejandro Hohberg (UNI)		 Colombia Yorleys Mena (UCV)
Argentina Emanuel Herrera (CRI)

See also

References
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