# 2023 Liga 2 (Peru)

The 2023 Liga 2 (known as Liga 2 1xBet 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. This year's edition started in April 2023 and ended on 27 October 2023.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2022 Copa Perú | Relegated from 2022 Liga 1 | Promoted to 2023 Liga 1 | Relegated to 2023 Copa Perú |
| Comerciantes (2nd) | Ayacucho (17th) Universidad San Martín (18th) Carlos Stein (19th) | Cusco (1st) Unión Comercio (2nd) | Sport Chavelines (13th) |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alfonso Ugarte | Puno | Monumental de la UNA | 20,000 |
| Alianza Universidad | Huánuco | Heraclio Tapia | 25,000 |
| Ayacucho | Ayacucho | Ciudad de Cumaná | 12,000 |
| Carlos Stein | Ferreñafe | Carlos Samamé Cáceres | 6,000 |
| Comerciantes | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | Cutervo | Juan Maldonado Gamarra | 12,000 |
| Deportivo Coopsol | Ventanilla | Municipal Facundo Ramírez Aguilar | 5,000 |
| Deportivo Llacuabamba | Otuzco | Municipal de Otuzco | 18,000 |
| Juan Aurich | Ferreñafe | Carlos Samamé Cáceres | 6,000 |
| Los Chankas | Andahuaylas | Los Chankas | 10,000 |
| Pirata | Chongoyape | Municipal de la Juventud | 2,000 |
| Santos | Nasca | Municipal de Nasca | 10,000 |
| Unión Huaral | Chancay | Rómulo Shaw Cisneros | 3,000 |
| Universidad San Martín | Lima | Iván Elías Moreno | 10,000 |

## Fase Regular
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Comerciantes Unidos (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 63 | 2024 Liga 1 |
| 2 | Los Chankas (P) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 53 | Advance to Liguilla Semifinals |
| 3 | Alianza Universidad | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 51 | Advance to Liguilla Semifinals |
| 4 | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Santos | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 42 | Advance to Liguilla Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Comerciantes | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 39 | Advance to Liguilla Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Universidad San Martín | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Deportivo Coopsol | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Juan Aurich | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Unión Huaral | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 24 | |
| 11 | Ayacucho | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 23 | |
| 12 | Pirata | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 21 | |
| 13 | Carlos Stein | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 8 | |
| 14 | Alfonso Ugarte (D, R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 26 | Relegation to 2024 Copa Perú |
* ↑ Alfonso Ugarte was sanctioned with the loss of category after having accumulated two walkovers (from the duels against Unión Huaral and Carlos Stein) and with a sanction of 50 UIT, an amount equivalent to 247,500 soles, in addition to being unable to return to the second division in a period of time of three years., Their pending matches will remain under the final score of 3-0 .

### Results

| Home \ Away | UGA | AUH | AYA | STE | CFC | COM | COO | LLA | JA | LCH | PIR | SAN | HUA | USM |
| Alfonso Ugarte | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Alianza Universidad | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Ayacucho | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 7–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Carlos Stein | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 |
| Comerciantes | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Coopsol | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Deportivo Llacuabamba | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Juan Aurich | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Los Chankas | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | | 11–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Pirata | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Santos | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Unión Huaral | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Universidad San Martín | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Matías Sen | Comerciantes Unidos | 20 |
| 2 | Luis Ramos | Los Chankas | 15 |
| 3 | Oshiro Takeuchi | Los Chankas | 14 |
| 4 | Jarlín Quintero | Deportivo Llacuabamba | 12 |