The 2022 Liga Femenina, also known as Liga Femenina Pluspetrol 2022 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 24th season of the Peruvian Peruvian Primera División Femenina (and the second one under the currently format), the highest level of Peruvian women's football. The season began on 2 April and ended on 30 November.

Liga Femenina
Season2022
DatesRegular stage:
2 April – 14 August
Play-offs:
20 August – 6 October
ChampionsAlianza Lima (2nd title)
RelegatedUTC
Sport Boys
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Matches played117
Goals scored378 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerLuz Campoverde (18 goals)
Biggest home winAlianza Lima 11–0 UTC (11 June)
Biggest away winSport Boys 1–8 Carlos A. Mannucci (30 April)
Highest scoringAlianza Lima 11–1 Atlético Trujillo (30 April)
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 6 October 2022.

Unlike the previous season, the tournament was played in a decentralized way with each team playing matches at their respective home stadium.[2]

Alianza Lima were the defending champions and successfully retained their title after defeating Carlos A. Mannucci 4–1 on aggregate in the finals.[3] As champions, Alianza Lima qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

Competition format

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The season was divided into two stages: Regular stage and Play-offs.[4] The regular stage was played under a single round-robin format with the 13 teams playing each other once for a total of 12 matches per team (6 matches at home and 6 away matches).

For the play-offs stage, the 13 teams were split into two groups of 6 and 7 (championship play-offs and relegation play-offs respectively) according to their final placement in the regular stage. The championship play-offs were contested by teams ranked 1st to 6th in the regular stage, the 6 teams played in a hexagonal where they faced other teams once for a total of 5 matches per team. The top four teams from the hexagonal advanced to the single-leg semi-finals with teams ranked 1st and 2nd hosting the matches. Winners of semi-finals played the finals on a home-and-away two-legged basis to decide the national champion, while losers played the single-leg third place play-off. Originally, the final was scheduled to be played in Lima on a single-leg format.[5]

The relegation play-offs were contested by teams ranked 7th to 13th in the regular stage, the 7 teams played in a heptagonal where they faced other teams once for a total of 6 matches per team. After the last matchday, the team placed 7th was relegated to the 2023 Liga de Ascenso Femenina while the team placed 6th played a promotion play-off against the runners-up of the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina, winners of this play-off played the 2023 Liga Femenina while the losers played in the 2023 Liga de Ascenso Femenina.

Teams

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A total of 13 teams played in the 2022 Liga Femenina season, the same ones that played in the previous 2021 season.[1]

Stadia and locations

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Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Academia Cantolao   Vivian Ayres Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Alianza Lima   Samir Mendoza Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Atlético Trujillo   Danny Pita Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Ayacucho   Hugo Rodríguez Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Carlos A. Mannucci   Luis Cordero Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Deportivo Municipal   Karen Palacios Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Killas   Olienka Salinas Lima Andrés Bedoya Díaz 10,000
Sport Boys   Rivelino Carassa Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Sporting Cristal   Doriva Bueno Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universidad César Vallejo   Marcos Flores Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Universidad San Martín   Miguel Granados Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universitario   Paolo Maldonado Lima Monumental 80,093
UTC   Edwin Arévalo Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000

Regular stage

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 12 11 1 0 53 4 +49 34 Advance to Championship play-offs
2 Universitario 12 11 0 1 37 5 +32 33
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 12 10 1 1 43 11 +32 31
4 Sporting Cristal 12 8 0 4 33 12 +21 24
5 Universidad César Vallejo 12 6 2 4 21 13 +8 20
6 Atlético Trujillo 12 5 1 6 15 35 −20 16
7 Ayacucho 12 4 3 5 11 19 −8 15 Advance to Relegation play-offs
8 Deportivo Municipal 12 4 2 6 14 25 −11 14
9 Academia Cantolao 12 3 4 5 24 22 +2 13
10 Killas 12 3 3 6 15 13 +2 12
11 Universidad San Martín 12 2 0 10 8 40 −32 6
12 UTC 12 1 1 10 6 52 −46 4
13 Sport Boys 12 1 0 11 7 36 −29 3
Source: FPF, ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Results

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The match schedule was decided based on the draw which was held on 8 March 2022.[6]

Home \ Away ALI ATR AYA CAN CAM MUN KIL SBA SCR UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Lima 11–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 8–0 11–0
Atlético Trujillo 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–2
Ayacucho 0–2 2–1 0–3[a] 1–1 1–0 0–1
Academia Cantolao 1–4 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 8–1
Carlos A. Mannucci 1–1 7–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0
Deportivo Municipal 1–1 3–3 2–7 1–0 1–2 1–3
Killas 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 4–0
Sport Boys 0–1 1–3 1–8 1–2 0–3 0–4
Sporting Cristal 4–1 6–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 5–0
Universidad César Vallejo 1–4 2–4 1–0 3–0 0–3 6–0
Universidad San Martín 2–3 0–2 0–3[b] 1–2 0–4 2–1
Universitario 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 6–1 6–0
UTC 1–3 3–3 0–1 1–0 0–5 0–2
Source: FPF, ADFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match awarded 0–3 to Carlos A. Mannucci due to a breach of article 93 of the Liga Femenina 2022 regulations by Ayacucho (absence of two type II ambulances), which caused the match to be suspended.[7][8]
  2. ^ Match awarded 0–3 to Cantolao due to a breach of article 93 of the Liga Femenina 2022 regulations by Universidad San Martín (absence of two type II ambulances), which caused the match to be suspended.[9][10]

Play-offs

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The match schedule of Play-offs stage was announced on 16 August 2022.[11]

Championship play-offs

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In the championship play-offs, teams ranked 1st and 2nd in the regular stage started with 2 and 1 extra points respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the hexagonal.

Hexagonal table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALI CAM UNI SCR UCV ATR
1 Alianza Lima 5 5 0 0 17 2 +15 17 Advance to semi-finals 3–1 2–1 6–0
2 Carlos A. Mannucci 5 4 0 1 12 8 +4 12 3–2 2–0
3 Universitario 5 3 0 2 12 6 +6 10 3–4 3–0
4 Sporting Cristal 5 1 1 3 2 8 −6 4 0–2 0–2 0–3
5 Universidad César Vallejo 5 1 0 4 4 14 −10 3 0–1 2–1
6 Atlético Trujillo 5 0 1 4 2 11 −9 1 0–4 0–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2022. Source: FPF

Bracket

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The semi-final matchups were:

  • SF1: Hexagonal 1st place vs. Hexagonal 4th place
  • SF2: Hexagonal 2nd place vs. Hexagonal 3rd place
Semifinals Finals
        
1 Alianza Lima 0 (4)
4 Sporting Cristal 0 (3)
Alianza Lima 1 3 4
Carlos A. Mannucci 1 0 1
2 Carlos A. Mannucci 0 (4)
3 Universitario 0 (1)

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, if a match was level at the end of normal 90 minutes playing time, extra time was not played and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners.

Alianza Lima0–0Sporting Cristal
Penalties
Adriana Lúcar  
Sofía García  
Sandra Arévalo  
Neidy Romero  
Jhoseline Miranda  
4–3 Maca López  
Yelitza Toledo  
Karen López  
María Alejandra Espejo  
Alondra Vílchez  
Carlos A. Mannucci0–0Universitario
Penalties
Irina Cruz  
Némesis Leal  
Carolina Arbeláez  
Birka Ruiz  
4–1 Cindy Novoa  
Nahomi Martínez  
Geraldine Cisneros  
Referee: Robin Segura[12]

Third place playoff

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Universitario3–0Sporting Cristal
Cindy Novoa   39'
Stephanie Vásquez   60'
Geraldine Cisneros   89'
Attendance: 0[13]
Referee: Hilbert Villegas

Finals

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The format of the final was changed from a single-leg match to a home-and-away two-legged series.[14]

Carlos A. Mannucci1–1Alianza Lima
Luz Campoverde   42' Report Adriana Lúcar   32'
Referee: Bruno Pérez
Alianza Lima3–0Carlos A. Mannucci
Sandy Dorador   31'
Heidy Padilla   50'
Adriana Lúcar   90+1'
Report
Attendance: 30,000[15]
Referee: Edwin Ordóñez[16]

Relegation play-offs

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In the relegation play-offs, teams ranked 13th and 12th in the regular stage started with 2 and 1 points less respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the heptagonal.

Heptagonal table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation KIL AYA CAN MUN USM UTC SBA
1 Killas 6 3 3 0 12 2 +10 12 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Ayacucho 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0
3 Academia Cantolao 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 0–0 1–1 1–3 4–0
4 Deportivo Municipal 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 9 1–2 2–1
5 Universidad San Martín 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 0–3 5–0
6 UTC 6 1 0 5 5 19 −14 2 Advance to Relegation play-off 0–5 1–3
7 Sport Boys 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 0 Relegation to 2023 Liga de Ascenso Femenina 2–2 1–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2022. Source: FPF

Relegation play-off

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UTC0–2Sporting Victoria
Zulianita Vela   28' (pen.)
Venus Ancana   48'
Estadio Municipal de La Molina, Lima
Referee: Milagros Arruela

Top scorers

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As of 6 October 2022[17]
Rank Name Club Goals
1   Luz Campoverde Carlos A. Mannucci 18
2   Adriana Lúcar Alianza Lima 17
3   Alondra Vílchez Sporting Cristal 14
4   Neidy Romero Alianza Lima 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "FPF ANUNCIA LA LIGA FEMENINA PLUSPETROL 2022" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fútbol femenino peruano: la liga nacional 2022 portará el nombre de una empresa privada" (in Spanish). La República. 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ Quilca León, Marco (10 October 2022). "Alianza Lima, bicampeón ante 30 mil hinchas: la histórica noche en la que el fútbol se reivindicó con ellas" (in Spanish). El Comercio.
  4. ^ "ASÍ SE JUGARÁ LA LIGA FEMENINA PLUSPETROL 2022" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Aún no se sabe dónde se jugará la final de la Liga Femenina, pero ¿qué dicen las Bases?" (in Spanish). Ovación. 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Schedule" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Ayacucho FC vs. Mannucci fue suspendido por falta de ambulancia en el estadio" (in Spanish). Líbero. 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Comisión Disciplinaria declaró como ganador a Mannucci en su reclamo contra Ayacucho FC" (in Spanish). Ovación. 23 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Nuevo puntero: Conoce resultados, tabla y programación de la próxima fecha de la Liga Femenina" (in Spanish). Ovación. 16 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Resultados y tabla de posiciones tras la fecha 3 de la Liga Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). RPP. 18 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Liga Femenina 2022: así se jugarán todos los partidos del play off campeonato y descenso" [Liga Femenina 2022: this is how all the playoff championship and relegation matches will be played] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 16 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Gaby Oncoy arbitrará el Alianza Lima - Cristal por la semifinal de la Liga Femenina" (in Spanish). Ovación. 16 September 2022.
  13. ^ Cruzalegui, Jorge (23 September 2022). "Universitario vs Sporting Cristal: fecha y hora por el tercer puesto de la Liga Femenina" (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com.
  14. ^ "Final de la Liga Femenina entre Alianza Lima vs. Mannucci se jugará en partidos de ida y vuelta" (in Spanish). Depor. 20 September 2022.
  15. ^ Nakazaki, Yuri (7 October 2022). "CRÓNICA: Final Femenina histórica en Matute, Alianza Lima a la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). Infozport.
  16. ^ "Edwin Ordóñez arbitrará la final de la Liga Femenina" (in Spanish). Ovación. 5 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Así va la tabla de goleadoras de la Liga Femenina Pluspetrol" (in Spanish). Ovacion. 6 October 2022.