# 2023 Liga Femenina (Peru)

The 2023 Liga Femenina, also known as Liga Femenina Apuesta Total 2023 for sponsorship reasons, 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.
Alianza Lima were the defending champions. As champions, Universitario qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

## Teams

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, the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina runner-up Defensores del Ilucán and Sporting Victoria, the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off.

### Team changes

| 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

| 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
### Standings

| 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 | Advance to Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 30 | Advance to Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 24 | Advance to Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | Advance to Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Academia Cantolao | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 21 | Advance to Championship play-offs |
| 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 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Sporting Victoria | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 13 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ayacucho | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 13 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Atlético Trujillo | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Killas | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 9 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Universidad César Vallejo | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 6 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Universidad San Martín | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 51 | −46 | 1 | Advance to Relegation play-offs |

### Results

The match schedule was decided based on the draw which was held on 16 March 2023.
| 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 | |

## Play-offs
### Championship play-offs

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

| 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 | Advance to semi-finals | 4–1 | | | | 3–1 | 8–0 |
| 3 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | | 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 | |

### Bracket

The semi-final matchups were:
* SF1: Hexagonal 1st place vs. Hexagonal 4th place
* SF2: Hexagonal 2nd place vs. Hexagonal 3rd place
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Universitario | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 1 | Universitario | Universitario | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | Alianza Lima | Alianza Lima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 1 | 2 | 3 | Alianza Lima | Alianza Lima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |

### Semi-finals

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.

#### Second leg
### Finals
### Relegation play-offs

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

| 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 | |

#### Group B

| 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 | |

## Top scorers

| 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 |