# 2021 Liga 1 (Peru)

The 2021 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Betsson 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 18 teams competed in the season, with Sporting Cristal coming in as defending champions.
The season was originally scheduled to start on 26 February 2021, while the draw, which was originally scheduled to take place on 5 February 2021, was postponed due to the effects of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Because of this, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) also postponed the start of the tournament, with 12 March 2021 as the new date.
Alianza Lima were the champions, winning their twenty-fourth league title by defeating Sporting Cristal in the finals by a 1–0 aggregate score.

## Competition format

The format for this season was unveiled by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional on 16 January 2021. The season was divided into three stages: Fase 1, Fase 2, and the Playoffs. In Fase 1, the 18 teams were drawn into two groups of nine with the winners of each group playing a final to decide the Fase 1 winner, while Fase 2 was played under a single round-robin format with the 18 teams playing each other once.
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 national champion. 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. The bottom two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season were relegated, with the team placed in 16th place playing a relegation playoff against the Liga 2 runners-up.
It was expected that, pending approval from the Peruvian government and health authorities, the competition would be played at the teams' respective home stadiums after health concerns by the COVID-19 pandemic caused the previous season to be concluded in Lima. However, the Fase 1 and later the Fase 2 were confirmed to be played entirely in the Peruvian capital, with the return of province teams to their home stadiums expected for 2022.

## Teams

18 teams played in the 2021 Liga 1 season. The top seventeen teams in the 2020 Liga 1 took part, along with the 2020 Liga 2 champions Alianza Atlético.

### Team changes

| Promoted from 2020 Liga 2 | Relegated from 2020 Liga 1 |
| Alianza Atlético (1st) | Atlético Grau (18th) Carlos Stein (19th) Deportivo Llacuabamba (20th) |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Cantolao | Carlos Silvestri | Callao | Miguel Grau | 17,000 |
| Alianza Atlético | Marcelo Vivas | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 5,000 |
| Alianza Lima | Carlos Bustos | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,938 |
| Alianza Universidad | Julio César Uribe | Huánuco | Heraclio Tapia | 25,000 |
| Ayacucho | Walter Fiori | Ayacucho | Ciudad de Cumaná | 15,000 |
| Binacional | Carlos Desio | Juliaca | Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina | 20,030 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Pablo Peirano | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,036 |
| Cienciano | Gerardo Ameli | Cusco | Garcilaso | 45,056 |
| Cusco | Marcelo Grioni | Cusco | Garcilaso | 45,056 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Hernán Lisi | Lima | Iván Elías Moreno | 10,000 |
| Melgar | Néstor Lorenzo | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 60,370 |
| Sport Boys | Ytalo Manzo (caretaker) | Callao | Miguel Grau | 17,000 |
| Sport Huancayo | Javier Arce | Huancayo | Estadio Huancayo | 20,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Roberto Mosquera | Lima | Alberto Gallardo | 18,000 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | José del Solar | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,036 |
| Universidad San Martín | José Espinoza | Lima | Alberto Gallardo | 18,000 |
| Universitario | Gregorio Pérez | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |
| UTC | Mario Viera | Cajamarca | Héroes de San Ramón | 18,000 |
The following stadiums were used to host matches:
| Stadium | City |
| Alberto Gallardo | Lima |
| Alejandro Villanueva | Lima |
| Iván Elías Moreno | Lima |
| Miguel Grau | Callao |
| Monumental | Lima |
| Nacional | Lima |
| Universidad San Marcos | Lima |
| Villa Deportiva Nacional | Lima |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Fase 1 |||||||
| Melgar | Marco Valencia | End of caretaker spell | 30 November 2020 | Pre-season | Néstor Lorenzo | 16 December 2020 |
| Alianza Lima | Daniel Ahmed | Sacked | 2 December 2020 | Pre-season | Carlos Bustos | 15 January 2021 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Víctor Rivera | Resigned | 2 December 2020 | Pre-season | Franco Navarro | 3 December 2020 |
| UTC | Franco Navarro | Signed by Deportivo Municipal | 3 December 2020 | Pre-season | Pablo Garabello | 4 December 2020 |
| Ayacucho | Gerardo Ameli | End of contract | 18 December 2020 | Pre-season | Walter Fiori | 18 December 2020 |
| Universidad San Martín | Héctor Bidoglio | Resigned | 15 March 2021 | Pre-season | José Espinoza (caretaker) | 15 March 2021 |
| Binacional | Luis Flores | Mutual consent | 22 March 2021 | 9th, Group B | César Chávez-Riva César Vaioli (caretakers) | 22 March 2021 |
| Universidad San Martín | José Espinoza | End of caretaker spell | 30 March 2021 | 4th, Group A | César Payovich | 30 March 2021 |
| Binacional | César Chávez-Riva César Vaioli | End of caretaker spell | 14 April 2021 | 8th, Group B | Rubén Darío Insúa | 14 April 2021 |
| Cusco | Carlos Ramacciotti | Sacked | 21 April 2021 | 7th, Group B | Claudio Vivas | 22 April 2021 |
| Sport Boys | Teddy Cardama | Sacked | 8 May 2021 | 6th, Group B | Gustavo Álvarez | 12 May 2021 |
| Binacional | Rubén Darío Insúa | Mutual consent | 8 May 2021 | 8th, Group B | César Vaioli (caretaker) | 9 May 2021 |
| UTC | Pablo Garabello | Mutual consent | 25 May 2021 | 7th, Group A | Mario Viera | 26 May 2021 |
| Fase 2 |||||||
| Binacional | César Vaioli | End of caretaker spell | 21 May 2021 | Pre-tournament | Carlos Desio | 1 June 2021 |
| Cienciano | Marcelo Grioni | Mutual consent | 24 May 2021 | Pre-tournament | Víctor Rivera | 1 June 2021 |
| Alianza Universidad | Rony Revollar | Resigned | 11 June 2021 | Pre-tournament | Julio César Uribe | 12 June 2021 |
| Alianza Atlético | Jahir Butrón | Mutual consent | 5 August 2021 | 12th | Teddy Cardama | 6 August 2021 |
| Sport Huancayo | Wilmar Valencia | Sacked | 7 August 2021 | 17th | Javier Arce | 7 August 2021 |
| Cienciano | Víctor Rivera | Sacked | 14 August 2021 | 12th | Gerardo Ameli | 15 August 2021 |
| Universitario | Ángel Comizzo | Sacked | 18 August 2021 | 7th | Juan Pajuelo (caretaker) | 19 August 2021 |
| Cusco | Claudio Vivas | Sacked | 19 August 2021 | 15th | Marcelo Grioni | 20 August 2021 |
| Alianza Atlético | Teddy Cardama | Resigned | 25 August 2021 | 17th | Marcelo Vivas | 25 August 2021 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Franco Navarro | Mutual consent | 26 August 2021 | 13th | Julio Argote (caretaker) | 27 August 2021 |
| Universitario | Juan Pajuelo | End of caretaker spell | 1 September 2021 | 12th | Gregorio Pérez | 1 September 2021 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Julio Argote | End of caretaker spell | 1 September 2021 | 11th | Hernán Lisi | 1 September 2021 |
| Sport Boys | Gustavo Álvarez | Mutual consent | 1 September 2021 | 8th | Ytalo Manzo (caretaker) | 1 September 2021 |
| Universidad San Martín | César Payovich | Mutual consent | 20 September 2021 | 18th | José Espinoza | 20 September 2021 |
| Academia Cantolao | Jorge Espejo | Mutual consent | 28 September 2021 | 13th | Carlos Silvestri | 30 September 2021 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Juan Alayo was the interim manager for the Fase 1 8th round match against Alianza Lima.

## Fase 1
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad San Martín | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 19 | Advance to Fase 1 final |
| 2 | Ayacucho | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 | |
| 3 | Universitario | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | |
| 4 | Cienciano | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Alianza Atlético | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
| 7 | UTC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
| 8 | Academia Cantolao | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Melgar | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 24 | Advance to Fase 1 final |
| 2 | Universidad César Vallejo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 18 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Alianza Universidad | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | Cusco | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Municipal | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 7 | |
| 9 | Binacional | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 4 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AUH | AYA | BIN | CAN | CAM | CIE | CUS | MUN | MEL | SBA | SHU | CRI | UCV | USM | UNI | UTC |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — |
| Alianza Lima | — | | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Alianza Universidad | — | — | | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | 1–2 |
| Ayacucho | — | — | — | | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | — |
| Binacional | — | — | 2–1 | — | | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Academia Cantolao | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 1–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Cienciano | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5–2 | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Cusco | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 2–2 | | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Municipal | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | — | — | — |
| Melgar | 1–3 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | — |
| Sport Boys | — | 0–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| Sport Huancayo | — | 0–0 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Sporting Cristal | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | | — | — | — | — |
| Universidad César Vallejo | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | | — | — | — |
| Universidad San Martín | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 0–1 | — |
| Universitario | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | | 1–0 |
| UTC | 0–2 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | |

### Fase 1 final
## Fase 2
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 40 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 34 | |
| 3 | Universitario | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Melgar | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 31 | |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Cienciano | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Municipal | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Universidad César Vallejo | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 24 | |
| 10 | UTC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 23 | |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 22 | |
| 12 | Binacional | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Sport Huancayo | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 18 | |
| 14 | Academia Cantolao | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 17 | |
| 15 | Cusco | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 16 | |
| 16 | Alianza Atlético | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 15 | |
| 17 | Alianza Universidad | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 14 | |
| 18 | Universidad San Martín | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 7 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AUH | AYA | BIN | CAN | CAM | CIE | CUS | MUN | MEL | SBA | SHU | CRI | UCV | USM | UNI | UTC |
| Alianza Atlético | | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alianza Lima | — | | — | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Alianza Universidad | — | 0–0 | | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | — |
| Ayacucho | 0–1 | — | — | | — | — | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Binacional | — | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | | — | — | — | — | — | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Academia Cantolao | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–3 |
| Cienciano | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 |
| Cusco | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 3–5 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Municipal | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Melgar | — | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Sport Boys | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | — | — | | — | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Sport Huancayo | — | — | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Sporting Cristal | 5–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | | — | — | — |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | | 0–2 | — |
| Universitario | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | | — |
| UTC | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–6 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
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## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 58 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Alianza Lima (C) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 56 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Universitario | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 45 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Universidad César Vallejo | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 42 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Melgar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 40 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Cienciano | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Sport Boys | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 37 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 36 | |
| 10 | UTC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 33 | |
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Municipal | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
| 13 | Academia Cantolao | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | Alianza Atlético | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 25 | |
| 15 | Binacional | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 25 | |
| 16 | Universidad San Martín | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 25 | Qualification for Relegation playoff |
| 17 | Cusco (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 23 | Relegation to Liga 2 |
| 18 | Alianza Universidad (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to Liga 2 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Universitario was deducted two points, and Cusco, Universidad San Martín, Cienciano, Sport Boys, Alianza Universidad, and Deportivo Municipal were all deducted one point as punishment for failing to pay debts.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000099-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-0000009A-QINU`"'
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2021 Copa Bicentenario, Sporting Cristal, qualified for South American competition based on league performance, the Copa Sudamericana first stage berth allocated to the Copa Bicentenario winners was transferred to the aggregate table best placed team not yet qualified for international competition.

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Alianza Lima | Alianza Lima | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | — | — | — | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | — | — | — | Alianza Lima | Alianza Lima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Sporting Cristal | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting Cristal | Sporting Cristal | — | — | — | Sporting Cristal | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bye | Bye | — | — | — | | | | | |

### Finals
#### Second leg

Alianza Lima won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff was originally played by Binacional, as the team placed 16th in the Liga 1 aggregate table and the Liga 2 Revalidación winners Carlos Stein, with Carlos Stein winning on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate. However, on 20 January 2022 the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a ruling by the FPF in which Cusco were awarded a 3–0 win in their Fase 2 match against Cienciano which had originally ended in a 2–2 draw. Due to this, Cusco fell to 17th place in the aggregate table and were relegated to Liga 2, while Binacional moved up one place to 15th and were reinstated in Liga 1.
On 21 January 2022, the FPF confirmed that they would abide by the CAS ruling and also ruled out a replay of the relegation playoff series, this time between Carlos Stein and Universidad San Martín who went up to 16th place in the aggregate table as an effect of this ruling, with which Universidad San Martín also avoided relegation whilst Carlos Stein's promotion was confirmed.
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Carlos Stein won on penalties and were promoted to Liga 1.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Luis Iberico | Melgar | 12 |
| 1 | Felipe Rodríguez | Carlos A. Mannucci | 12 |
| 3 | Alexis Blanco | UTC | 11 |
| 3 | Gabriel Leyes | Academia Cantolao | 11 |
| 3 | Víctor Perlaza | Alianza Atlético | 11 |
| 3 | Alex Valera | Universitario | 11 |
| 3 | Joao Villamarín | Sport Boys | 11 |
| 8 | Hernán Barcos | Alianza Lima | 10 |
| 8 | Marlon de Jesús | Binacional | 10 |

## Liga 1 awards

On 9 December 2021, the Liga 1 announced the nominees for the 2021 Liga 1 awards. The award ceremony was held on 15 December 2021, 18:00 local time (UTC−5), at the Peruvian Football Federation headquarters. The winners were chosen based on voting by coaches and captains of 2021 Liga 1 teams, local sports journalist and Liga 1 fans on social media.
| Award | Winner | Club | Nominees | Club |
| Best player of the year | Hernán Barcos | Alianza Lima | Christofer Gonzáles | Sporting Cristal |
| Best player of the year | Hernán Barcos | Alianza Lima | Josepmir Ballón | Alianza Lima |
| Best goalkeeper | Ángelo Campos | Alianza Lima | José Carvallo | Universitario |
| Best goalkeeper | Ángelo Campos | Alianza Lima | Alejandro Duarte | Sporting Cristal |
| Best under-20 player | Jesús Castillo | Sporting Cristal | Jostin Alarcón | Sport Boys |
| Best under-20 player | Jesús Castillo | Sporting Cristal | Arón Sánchez | Academia Cantolao |
| Best Coach | Carlos Bustos | Alianza Lima | Roberto Mosquera | Sporting Cristal |
| Best Coach | Carlos Bustos | Alianza Lima | José del Solar | Universidad César Vallejo |
| Goal of the Year | Erinson Ramírez (against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) | Deportivo Municipal | Felipe Rodríguez (against Universidad San Martín, Fase 1) | Carlos A. Mannucci |
| Goal of the Year | Erinson Ramírez (against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) | Deportivo Municipal | Gaspar Gentile (against Melgar, Fase 1) | UTC |
| Goal of the Year | Erinson Ramírez (against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) | Deportivo Municipal | Kevin Quevedo (against Carlos A. Mannucci, Fase 2) | Melgar |
| Goal of the Year | Erinson Ramírez (against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) | Deportivo Municipal | Piero Ratto (against Cienciano, Fase 2) | Deportivo Municipal |
| Goal of the Year | Erinson Ramírez (against Sporting Cristal, Fase 1) | Deportivo Municipal | Raziel García (against Alianza Atlético, Fase 2) | Cienciano |
The following awards were also awarded:
* Top goalscorers: Two winners, both with 12 goals.
** Luis Iberico from Melgar.
** Felipe Rodríguez from Carlos A. Mannucci.
* Fair Play award: Alianza Lima (ranked first in the Fair Play standings).

### Best XI

The best XI team of the 2021 Liga 1 season was also announced during the award ceremony.
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Ángelo Campos (Alianza Lima) | Ricardo Lagos (Alianza Lima) Renzo Garcés (U. César Vallejo) Pablo Míguez (Alianza Lima) Jhilmar Lora (Sporting Cristal) | Christofer Gonzáles (Sporting Cristal) Josepmir Ballón (Alianza Lima) Raziel García (Cienciano) | Luis Iberico (Melgar) Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) Felipe Rodríguez (Carlos A. Mannucci) |