2021 Liga 1 (Peru)

Liga 1
Season2021
Dates12 March – 28 November 2021
ChampionsAlianza Lima (24th title)
RelegatedCusco
Alianza Universidad
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Universidad César Vallejo
Copa SudamericanaMelgar
Cienciano
Sport Boys
Ayacucho
Matches played237
Goals scored635 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Iberico
Felipe Rodríguez
(12 goals each)
Highest scoringCusco 3–5 Deportivo Municipal
(18 October)
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The 2021 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Betsson 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 18 teams competed in the season, with Sporting Cristal coming in as defending champions.

The season was originally scheduled to start on 26 February 2021,[1] while the draw, which was originally scheduled to take place on 5 February 2021,[2] was postponed due to the effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru.[3] Because of this, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) also postponed the start of the tournament, with 12 March 2021 as the new date.[4]

Alianza Lima were the champions, winning their twenty-fourth league title by defeating Sporting Cristal in the finals by a 1–0 aggregate score.[5]

  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. ^ "La Liga 1 empezaría el 12 de marzo y se jugaría en Lima" (in Spanish). AS Perú. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Alianza Lima campeón de la Liga 1: empató sin goles ante Sporting Cristal" (in Spanish). Líbero. 28 November 2021.