2023 Liga Femenina (Peru)

The 2023 Liga Femenina, also known as Liga Femenina Apuesta Total 2023 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 25th season of the Peruvian Peruvian Primera División Femenina, the highest level of Peruvian women's football. The season began on 1 April and ended on 2 September with the final.

Liga Femenina
Season2023
DatesRegular stage:
2 April – 26 June
Play-offs:
1 July – 2 September
ChampionsUniversitario
10th title
RelegatedAtlético Trujillo
Universidad San Martín
Copa LibertadoresUniversitario
Top goalscorerAdriana Lúcar (17 goals)
2022
2024

Alianza Lima were the defending champions.[2] As champions, Universitario qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

Teams

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A total of 14 teams played in the 2023 Liga Femenina season, the top 11 teams that played in the previous 2022 season, plus the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina champions Melgar,[3] the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina runner-up Defensores del Ilucán[4] and Sporting Victoria, the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off.[5]

Team changes

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Promoted from
2022 Copa Perú Femenina
Relegated from
2022 Liga Femenina
  Melgar (1st)
  Defensores del Ilucán (2nd)
  UTC (12th)
  Sport Boys (13th)

Stadia and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Academia Cantolao Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Atlético Trujillo Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Ayacucho Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Defensores del Ilucán Cutervo Juan Maldonado Gamarra 12,000
Deportivo Municipal Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Killas Lima Andrés Bedoya Díaz 10,000
Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 60,000
Sporting Cristal Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Sporting Victoria Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Universidad San Martín Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093

Regular stage

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universitario 13 13 0 0 62 4 +58 39 Advance to Championship play-offs
2 Alianza Lima 13 11 1 1 54 3 +51 34
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 13 10 0 3 29 14 +15 30
4 Sporting Cristal 13 7 3 3 27 12 +15 24
5 Deportivo Municipal 13 7 1 5 23 24 −1 22
6 Academia Cantolao 13 6 3 4 16 11 +5 21
7 Defensores del Ilucán 13 6 2 5 19 24 −5 20 Advance to Relegation play-offs
8 Melgar 13 5 2 6 19 33 −14 17
9 Sporting Victoria 13 4 1 8 18 20 −2 13
10 Ayacucho 13 3 4 6 17 31 −14 13
11 Atlético Trujillo 13 4 0 9 20 45 −25 12
12 Killas 13 2 3 8 14 28 −14 9
13 Universidad César Vallejo 13 1 3 9 11 30 −19 6
14 Universidad San Martín 13 0 1 12 5 51 −46 1
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 16 March 2023.[6]

Home \ Away ALI ATR AYA CAN CAM DEF MUN KIL MEL SCR VIC UCV USM UNI
Alianza Lima 6–0 9–1 9–0 3–0 5–1 8–0
Atlético Trujillo 4–2 0–5 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Ayacucho 0–0 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–0
Academia Cantolao 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2
Carlos A. Mannucci 0–3 6–1 6–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Defensores del Ilucán 0–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–7
Deportivo Municipal 0–4 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–0
Killas 1–3 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–0
Melgar 5–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–8
Sporting Cristal 2–1 7–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 0–1
Sporting Victoria 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–0 1–2
Universidad César Vallejo 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–5
Universidad San Martín 0–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 1–5 1–1
Universitario 1–0 10–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 10–0
Source: FPF, ADFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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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 UNI ALI CAM CRI MUN CAN
1 Universitario 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 14 Advance to semi-finals 2–0 6–0 3–0
2 Alianza Lima 5 4 0 1 17 5 +12 13 4–1 3–1 8–0
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 5 3 1 1 5 1 +4 10 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Sporting Cristal 5 2 0 3 7 6 +1 6 1–2 3–0
5 Deportivo Municipal 5 1 1 3 4 13 −9 4 0–0 1–3
6 Academia Cantolao 5 0 0 5 1 18 −17 0 0–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2023. 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 Universitario 4 3 7
4 Sporting Cristal 1 0 1
Universitario 0 2 2
Alianza Lima 1 0 1
2 Alianza Lima 1 2 3
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 0 0 0

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.

First leg

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Carlos A. Mannucci0–1Alianza Lima
Sashenka Porras   47'
Referee: Juber Barboza
Sporting Cristal1–4Universitario
Karen López   16' Scarleth Flores   21'
Stephanie Lacoste   48'
Nahomi Martínez   62'
Luz Campoverde   72'
La Florida, Lima

Second leg

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Alianza Lima2–0Carlos A. Mannucci
Heidy Padilla   8'
Yoshira Tacilla   90'
Universitario3–0Sporting Cristal
Cindy Novoa   44'
Scarleth Flores   74'
Xioczana Canales   90+1'

Finals

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Alianza Lima1–0Universitario
Heidy Padilla   24' Report
Universitario2–0Alianza Lima
Lacoste   75'
Luz Campoverde   80'
Report
Attendance: 42,107
Referee: Bruno Pérez

Relegation play-offs

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In the relegation play-offs, teams ranked 13th and 14th in the regular stage started with 1 and 2 less points respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the play-offs.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UCV DEF VIC ATR
1 Universidad César Vallejo 6 4 1 1 9 8 +1 13 2–1 3–2 2–1
2 Defensores del Ilucán 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12 4–0 3–0 3–1
3 Sporting Victoria 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 0–0 2–1 3–0
4 Atlético Trujillo 6 0 0 6 4 14 −10 −1 Relegation to 2024 Liga de Ascenso Femenina 0–2 1–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 2023. Source: FPF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MEL KIL AYA USM
1 Melgar 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 3–2 4–1 3–1
2 Killas 6 3 2 1 13 6 +7 11 0–0 5–1 4–2
3 Ayacucho 6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 6 0–1 0–2 3–2
4 Universidad San Martín 6 1 1 4 8 16 −8 2 Relegation to 2024 Liga de Ascenso Femenina 2–1 0–0 1–6
Updated to match(es) played on 2023. Source: FPF

Top scorers

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Rank Name Club Goals
1   Adriana Lúcar Alianza Lima 17
2   Luz Campoverde Universitario 15
3   Alondra Vílchez Sporting Cristal 12
4   Yomira Tacilla Alianza Lima 11
5   Nahomi Martínez Universitario 11
6   Stephanie Lacoste Universitario 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Apuesta Total es elnuevo patrocinador principal de la Liga Femenina de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ ¡Fiesta en La Victoria! La celebración de Alianza Lima tras título de Liga Femenina
  3. ^ Melgar campeón: equipo femenino gana Copa Perú y asciende a primera división
  4. ^ Defensores del Ilucán es la segunda escuadra en lograr el ascenso a la Liga Femenina 2023
  5. ^ Loreto festeja ascenso de Sporting Victoria de Iquitos a la Liga 1 del fútbol femenino
  6. ^ "Fixture confirmado: así se jugará la Liga Femenina 2023" (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 17 March 2023.