2021 Liga Femenina

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Liga Femenina
Season2021
DatesFirst stage:
29 May – 22 August
Final stage (play-offs):
25 August – 4 September
ChampionsAlianza Lima (1st title)
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Matches played83
Goals scored374 (4.51 per match)
Top goalscorer (23 goals)
Highest scoringUTC 0–14 Universitario (25 July)
Sport Boys 0–14 Alianza Lima (8 August)
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 29 August 2021.

The 2021 Liga Femenina was the 1st season of the Peruvian Liga Femenina, the highest level of Peruvian women's football. The season began on 29 May and ended on 4 September with the final.[1][2]

Planned to be held in 2020,[3] the inaugural season of the Liga Femenina was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alianza Lima won their first title after defeating Universitario by a 1–0 score in the final. As champions, Alianza Lima qualified for the 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina.[4]

Competition format[]

The season was divided into two stages: First stage and Final stage (play-offs). The First stage was played under a single round-robin format with the 13 teams playing each other once. The Final stage was contested by teams ranked 1st to 6th in the First stage, with teams ranked 1st and 2nd directly qualified for semifinals and teams ranked 3rd to 6th qualified for a previous qualifying round or repechage to reach the semifinals. Winners of semifinals played the final to decide the national champion.[5]

Teams[]

13 teams played in the 2021 Liga Femenina season. In February 2020, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) invited the women's division of Liga 1 and Liga 2 clubs and all women's football clubs nationwide to participate in the first Liga Femenina with a maximum of 16 teams. Clubs had until 6 March 2020 to submit their application and were later evaluated on different criteria before being accepted.[3]

Eventually, 14 teams completed and approved the application process to play in the 2020 Liga Femenina but the tournament had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In december 2020, FPF announced that the Liga Femenina would start in May 2021 and the 14 teams had to confirm their participation until 22 January 2021.[7][8]

On 27 May 2021 it was announced that decided to withdraw from the tournament, reducing the teams to 13.[9]

Stadia and locations[]

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Locations of the 2021 Liga Femenina teams
The Estadio San Marcos in Lima hosted the 2021 Liga Femenina matches.
Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
Alianza Lima Peru Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Peru Trujillo Mansiche
Ayacucho Brazil Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Cantolao Peru Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Carlos A. Mannucci Peru Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Deportivo Municipal Peru Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Peru Lima
Peru
Sport Boys Peru Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Sporting Cristal Peru Olienka Salinas Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universidad César Vallejo Peru Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Universidad San Martín Peru Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Universitario Peru Lima Monumental 80,093
UTC Peru Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole tournament was played in Lima at Estadio San Marcos.[10]

First stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 12 11 1 0 68 0 +68 34 Advance to semi-finals
2 Universitario 12 11 1 0 62 2 +60 34
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 12 8 1 3 35 11 +24 25 Advance to repechage
4 Universidad César Vallejo 12 7 1 4 24 9 +15 22
5 Cantolao 12 7 1 4 26 21 +5 22
6 Sporting Cristal 12 6 2 4 40 13 +27 20
7 Atlético Trujillo 12 6 0 6 22 33 −11 18
8 Deportivo Municipal 12 5 1 6 20 28 −8 16
9 Killas 12 3 4 5 16 29 −13 13
10 Ayacucho 12 3 1 8 19 43 −24 10
11 Universidad San Martín 12 3 0 9 12 50 −38 9
12 UTC 12 0 2 10 9 56 −47 2
13 Sport Boys 12 0 1 11 8 66 −58 1
Source: FPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.

Results[]

The match schedule was decided based on the draw which was held on 24 May 2021.[5]

Home \ Away ALI AYA CAN CAM MUN SBA SCR UCV USM UNI UTC
Alianza Lima — — 7–0 — — — 7–0 — — 2–0 — 0–0 7–0
0–10 — — — — — 3–4 3–0 1–0 1–3 4–1 0–8 —
Ayacucho — 0–1 — — 0–5 0–5 — — — — 4–2 — 9–1
Cantolao 0–4 4–1 3–0 — 0–3 1–0 — — — — — — 5–1
Carlos A. Mannucci 0–1 0–3 — — — 4–1 4–1 — — 2–0 6–1 0–2 —
Deportivo Municipal 0–4 3–2 — — — — 1–1 — 0–7 0–1 2–0 1–5 —
— — 2–2 2–1 — — — 3–2 1–1 0–2 — 0–3 —
Sport Boys 0–14 — 1–2 0–7 0–6 1–4 — — — — — — 2–2
Sporting Cristal 0–3 — 9–2 1–2 1–1 — — 10–0 — — — — 3–0
Universidad César Vallejo — — 2–0 1–1 — — — 6–0 1–2 — — — 3–0
Universidad San Martín 0–9 — — 0–1 — — 2–1 3–2 1–6 0–5 — 0–9 —
Universitario — — 5–0 8–1 — — — 6–0 1–0 1–0 — — —
UTC — 0–3 — — 1–4 2–3 1–1 — — — 1–2 0–14 —
Source: FPF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage[]

In the final stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time was not played and the match was decided directly by a penalty shoot-out,[11][12] except for the final where extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[13]

Bracket[]

Repechage Semi-finals Final
1 Alianza Lima (p) 1 (5)
4 Universidad César Vallejo 4 4 Universidad César Vallejo 1 (4)
5 Cantolao 0 1 Alianza Lima 1
2 Universitario 0
2 Universitario 1
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 2 6 Sporting Cristal 0
6 Sporting Cristal 3

Repechage[]

Cantolao0–4Universidad César Vallejo
Report 1'
25'
Flores 59', 90+2'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya
Carlos A. Mannucci2–3Sporting Cristal
66'
78'		 Report 25', 60'
42'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastián Moreno

Semi-finals[]

Alianza Lima1–1Universidad César Vallejo
Romero 24' Report Flores 22'
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark
Romero soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Dorador soccer ball with check mark
Tristán soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Dávila
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Flores
soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gaby Oncoy
Universitario1–0Sporting Cristal
Flores 77' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Priscila Vásquez

Final[]

Alianza Lima1–0Universitario
Romero 13' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya

Top scorers[]

As of 4 September 2021
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Peru Alianza Lima 23
2 Venezuela Neidy Romero 15
3 Peru Universitario 12
4 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci 11
Peru Milena Tomayconsa Universitario
6 Peru Miryam Tristán Alianza Lima 10
7 Peru Carlos A. Mannucci 8
Peru Xioczana Canales Universitario
Peru Atlético Trujillo
Peru Universidad César Vallejo

References[]

  1. ^ "FPF Y MEDIAPRO FIRMAN IMPORTANTE ACUERDO PARA TRANSMITIR POR TELEVISIÓN EN VIVO LA LIGA FEMENINA 2021" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@ligafemfpf] (23 August 2021). "¡El camino a la gloria!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "NUEVA LIGA FEMENINA 2020" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "ALIANZA LIMA CAMPEÓN DE LA LIGA FEMENINA 2021" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "SE REALIZÓ SORTEO DEL FIXTURE DE LA LIGA FEMENINA 2021" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "¿La Liga de fútbol femenino verá la luz el 2020 en Perú?" (in Spanish). Futbolperuano.com. 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ "SE REALIZÓ IMPORTANTE REUNIÓN ENTRE FPF Y CLUBES DE LA LIGA FEMENINA PARA SU REACTIVACIÓN" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 11 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Liga de fútbol femenino empezará en el 2021" (in Spanish). La República. 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ "LIGA FEMENINA 2021: ¡PROGRAMACIÓN ACTUALIZADA!" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 27 May 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  10. ^ "LIGA FEMENINA 2021 SERÁ TELEVISADA EN SU TOTALIDAD POR MOVISTAR" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@ligafemfpf] (22 August 2021). "¡La carrera continúa!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@ligafemfpf] (28 August 2021). "¡La carrera por el título continúa!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "FPF REALIZÓ CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA SOBRE LA FINAL DE LA LIGA FEMENINA 2021" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 31 August 2021.
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