# 2016 in Peruvian football

The 2016 season in Peruvian football included all the matches of the different national male and female teams, as well as the local club tournaments, and the participation of these in international competitions in which representatives of the country's teams had participated.

## Peruvian clubs in international competitions
### Men's football

| Team | 2016 Copa Libertadores | 2016 Copa Sudamericana | 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores |
| Sporting Cristal | Group Stage | N/A | N/A |
| FBC Melgar | Group Stage | N/A | Group Stage |
| Universitario | N/A | First stage | N/A |
| Real Garcilaso | N/A | Second stage | N/A |
| Sport Huancayo | N/A | Second stage | N/A |
| Deportivo Municipal | N/A | First stage | N/A |

#### U-20 Libertadores
##### Melgar
###### Group stage
### Women's football

| Team | 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Universitario | Group Stage |

## Torneo Descentralizado
### Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario (C, Q) | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 35 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 26 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 25 | |
| 5 | Melgar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Alianza Atlético | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Juan Aurich | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Real Garcilaso | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sport Huancayo | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Unión Comercio | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 19 | |
| 11 | Comerciantes Unidos | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | UTC | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Defensor La Bocana | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 16 | |
| 14 | Ayacucho | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 16 | |
| 15 | Universidad San Martín | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 14 | |
| 16 | Universidad César Vallejo | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 7 | |

### Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal (C, Q) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 53 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana and advance to Liguilla A |
| 2 | Universitario | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 3 | Melgar | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 45 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 7 | Unión Comercio | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 8 | Comerciantes Unidos | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 41 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 41 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 10 | Juan Aurich | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 11 | UTC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 12 | Real Garcilaso | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 13 | Ayacucho | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 14 | Defensor La Bocana | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 15 | Universidad San Martín | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 16 | Universidad César Vallejo | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla A |
* ↑ La Bocana were deducted 2 points for an outstanding debt with their reserve team.

### Liguillas
#### Liguilla A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 77 |
| 2 | Melgar | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 74 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 69 |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 |
| 5 | Real Garcilaso | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 |
| 6 | Unión Comercio | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 56 |
| 7 | Universidad César Vallejo | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 46 |
| 8 | Defensor La Bocana | 44 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 38 |
* ↑ Sporting Cristal were awarded 2 points for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champion.
* ↑ La Bocana were deducted 2 points for an outstanding debt with their reserve team. Then were deducted 2 points more for an outstanding debt with their first team.

#### Liguilla B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Universitario | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 72 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 66 |
| 3 | Comerciantes Unidos | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 63 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 |
| 5 | Universidad San Martín | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 |
| 6 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 55 |
| 7 | UTC | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 52 |
* ↑ Universitario were awarded 1 point for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva runner-up.

### Final

Sporting Cristal won the cup after defeating FBC Melgar.

## Segunda División
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cantolao | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 53 | Title play-off |
| 2 | Sport Ancash | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 53 | Title play-off |
| 3 | Cienciano | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 52 | |
| 4 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 50 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Coopsol | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 50 | |
| 6 | Cultural Santa Rosa | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Alianza Universidad | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 45 | |
| 8 | Alfredo Salinas | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 43 | |
| 9 | Los Caimanes | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Sport Loreto | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 36 | |
| 11 | Sport Victoria | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Unión Huaral | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Willy Serrato | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 32 | |
| 14 | Sport Boys | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 31 | |
| 15 | Atlético Torino | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 28 | 2017 Copa Perú |
| 16 | Unión Tarapoto | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 72 | −64 | 10 | 2017 Copa Perú |
* ↑ Willy Serrato was docked a total of 4 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
* ↑ Sport Boys was docked a total of 12 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
* ↑ Torino was docked a total of 6 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.

### Title play-off
## Copa Perú
### Final group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Sport Rosario | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | 2017 Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2 | Hualgayoc | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 2017 Segunda División |
| 3 | Binacional | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |