# 2021 Liga 2 (Peru)

The 2021 Liga 2 season was the 76th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The season play started on 19 May 2021 and ended on 15 October 2021.
On August 19, 2021, Cultural Santa Rosa changed its name to Los Chankas.

## Competition format

The season was divided into three stages: Fase 1, Fase 2 and the Playoffs.
The Fase 1 and Fase 2 were played under the same format, a single round-robin with the 12 teams playing each other once for a total of 22 games (11 for each stage). Points earned during the Fase 1 did not carry over during the Fase 2, however, points earned in both stages generated a final aggregate table. The winners of the Fase 1 and Fase 2 stages qualified to the playoffs, as long as they were among the top six teams of the aggregate table.
The playoffs were to be contested by the winners of Fase 1 and Fase 2, as well as the top two teams of the aggregate table, which would play two semifinals with the winners playing the final to decide the champion who would be promoted to 2022 Liga 1. If the Fase 1 or Fase 2 winners also ended up in the top two of the aggregate table, they would get a bye to the finals. However, in case a team won both stages of the competition, the playoffs would not be played and that team would be declared as champion.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Relegated from 2020 Liga 1 | Promoted to 2020 Liga 1 |
| Atlético Grau (18th) Carlos Stein (19th) Deportivo Llacuabamba (20th) | Alianza Atlético (1st) |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City |
| Atlético Grau | Piura |
| Carlos Stein | Olmos |
| Comerciantes Unidos | Cutervo |
| Cultural Santa Rosa | Andahuaylas |
| Deportivo Coopsol | San Vicente de Cañete |
| Deportivo Llacuabamba | Parcoy |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo |
| Pirata | Olmos |
| Santos | Nasca |
| Sport Chavelines | Pacasmayo |
| Unión Comercio | Nueva Cajamarca |
| Unión Huaral | Huaral |
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole tournament was played in four stadiums:
| Stadium | City |
| Universidad San Marcos | Lima |
| Villa Deportiva Nacional | Lima |
| Iván Elías Moreno | Lima |
| Miguel Grau | Callao |

## Fase 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sport Chavelines | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 23 | Advance to Title Playoff |
| 2 | Atlético Grau | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 21 | |
| 3 | Unión Comercio | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Carlos Stein | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Santos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Cultural Santa Rosa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Comerciantes Unidos | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Coopsol | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 13 | |
| 11 | Unión Huaral | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 9 | |
| 12 | Pirata | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 4 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | STE | CAG | CHA | COM | COO | LLA | CST | JA | PIR | SAN | UCO | HUA |
| Carlos Stein | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–2 |
| Atlético Grau | | | | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–0 |
| Sport Chavelines | 3–4 | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | 4–2 | | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | |
| Comerciantes Unidos | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | | 1–1 | |
| Deportivo Coopsol | | | | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Llacuabamba | | 2–2 | | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | | 4–3 | | | 4–3 |
| Cultural Santa Rosa | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 2–2 | | | | 3–4 | | 3–0 | | |
| Juan Aurich | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | |
| Pirata | | | | 2–3 | 3–3 | | 2–3 | | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Santos | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | | | |
| Unión Comercio | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | | | 0–2 | | |
| Unión Huaral | | | 1–3 | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | |

## Fase 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Unión Huaral | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Unión Comercio | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Carlos Stein | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 19 |
| 4 | Atlético Grau | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 18 |
| 5 | Los Chankas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 18 |
| 6 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 17 |
| 7 | Sport Chavelines | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 16 |
| 8 | Deportivo Coopsol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 13 |
| 9 | Juan Aurich | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 12 |
| 10 | Pirata | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 11 |
| 11 | Santos | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 8 |
| 12 | Comerciantes Unidos | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 6 |
* ↑ On August 19, 2021, Cultural Santa Rosa changed its name to Los Chankas.

### Results

| Home \ Away | STE | CAG | CHA | COM | COO | LLA | CST | JA | PIR | SAN | UCO | HUA |
| Carlos Stein | | | 1–2 | 3–2 | | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Atlético Grau | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–3 | | | 2–1 | |
| Sport Chavelines | | | | 1–1 | | | 2–5 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | | 1–2 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | | | | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | | 0–3 |
| Deportivo Coopsol | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | | 5–2 | | | |
| Deportivo Llacuabamba | 2–1 | | 2–5 | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Los Chankas | | 3–1 | | | 3–0 | 0–0 | | | 1–3 | | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Juan Aurich | | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | | 2–2 | | 3–3 |
| Pirata | 0–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | | | 0–2 | | 2–2 | | | | |
| Santos | | 0–0 | | | 1–4 | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Unión Comercio | | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | | 3–3 | 4–2 | | | 1–3 |
| Unión Huaral | 0–1 | 4–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | | | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sport Chavelines | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 39 | Advance to Title Playoff |
| 2 | Atlético Grau | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 39 | Advance to Title Playoff |
| 3 | Unión Comercio | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 37 | Advance to Revalidación |
| 4 | Carlos Stein | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 34 | Advance to Revalidación |
| 5 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 33 | Advance to Revalidación |
| 6 | Los Chankas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 32 | Advance to Revalidación |
| 7 | Unión Huaral | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Juan Aurich | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 28 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Coopsol | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Santos | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Comerciantes Unidos | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 20 | |
| 12 | Pirata | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 15 | |
* ↑ On August 19, 2021, Cultural Santa Rosa changed its name to Los Chankas.

## Promotion playoff

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Carlos Stein won on penalties and were promoted to Liga 1.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Santiago Pallares | Atlético Grau | 14 |
| 2 | Sergio Almirón | Unión Comercio | 14 |
| 3 | Matías Sen | Sport Chavelines | 13 |
| 4 | Andy Pando | Los Chankas | 12 |
| 5 | Santiago Córdoba | Juan Aurich | 12 |
| 6 | Kevin Serna | Los Chankas | 11 |
| 7 | Edis Ibargüen | Unión Comercio | 11 |
| 8 | Pedro Bautista | Comerciantes Unidos | 10 |
| 9 | Accel Campos | Pirata | 10 |
| 10 | Rolando Díaz | Unión Huaral | 10 |