2022 Liga 1 (Peru)

Liga 1
Season2022
Dates4 February – 12 November 2022
ChampionsAlianza Lima (25th title)
RelegatedUniversidad San Martín
Carlos Stein
Ayacucho
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Melgar
Sporting Cristal
Sport Huancayo
Copa SudamericanaUniversitario
Universidad César Vallejo
Cienciano
Binacional
Matches played346
Goals scored937 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerLuis Benítes (19 goals)
Biggest home winBinacional 5–0 Academia Cantolao
(14 February)
Ayacucho 5–0 U. San Martín
(26 February)
Cienciano 5–0 Alianza Atlético
(9 April)
Alianza Lima 5–0 U. San Martín
(26 September)
Biggest away winU. San Martín 0–4 Universitario
(16 July)
U. San Martín 1–5 UTC
(18 September)
Highest scoringSporting Cristal 6–4 Municipal
(16 April)
2021
2023

The 2022 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Betsson 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 19 teams competed in the season, which began on 4 February and ended on 12 November 2022. The season was originally scheduled to start on 21 January 2022, but the date was pushed back due to the detection of several COVID-19 cases in the participating clubs.[1][2]

Defending champions Alianza Lima won their twenty-fifth league championship in this season, defeating Melgar in the finals after losing the first leg 1–0 and winning the second leg 2–0, for a 2–1 score on aggregate.[3]

  1. ^ "Liga1 Betsson 2022: conoce el fixture completo del Apertura del torneo peruano" [2022 Liga1 Betsson: get to know the full fixture of the Peruvian tournament's Apertura] (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Liga 1 confirma que se suspende el inicio del torneo hasta el 3 de febrero" [Liga 1 confirms that the start of the tournament is suspended until 3 February] (in Spanish). Líbero. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Alianza Lima se coronó bicampeón del fútbol peruano" [Alianza Lima were crowned two-time champions of Peruvian football] (in Spanish). La República. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.