# List of Sporting Cristal seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Sporting Cristal in Peruvian and South American football, from 1951 (the year of the club's first participated in the Peruvian Primera División) to the most recent completed season. Sporting Cristal was founded in December, 1951, in the Rímac district by engineer Ricardo Bentín Mujica and his wife Esther Grande de Bentín, owners of the Peruvian brewery Backus and Johnston.
The club has won the Peruvian Primera División twenty times, has finished as Copa Libertadores runner-up once, and has never been relegated from Peru's top division.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season (where the information is available). Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Peruvian Primera División that season.

## Seasons
### Professional Era (1951-1965)

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | National Cups | National Cups | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Competition | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | National Cups | National Cups | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Name(s) | Goals |
| 1956 | Primera División | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | Primera División | 8th | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | Primera División | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1961 | Primera División | 1st | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 26 | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Alberto Gallardo | 13 |
| 1962 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 27 | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Alberto Gallardo | 13 |
| 1963 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 28 | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1964 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1965 | Primera División | 6th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |

### National Championship Era (1966–present)

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Position | Position | National Cups | National Cups | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | National Cups | National Cups | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Name(s) | Goals |
| 1966 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1967 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 36 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1968 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R2 | — | — |
| 1969 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1969 | Torneo Descentralizado | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 9th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1970 | Torneo Descentralizado | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 71 | 1st | — | Copa Presidente de la República | GS | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1971 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1972 | Metropolitan Group | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1972 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 6th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1972 | Final Group | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1973 | Torneo Descentralizado | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1974 | Torneo Descentralizado | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 50 | 7th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1975 | Torneo Descentralizado | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1976 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 7th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1977 | Torneo Interzonal | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1977 | Torneo Descentralizado | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 49 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1978 | Preliminary Tournament | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 8th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1978 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 42 | 3rd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1979 | First Stage | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 35 | 3rd | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1979 | Final Group | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1980 | Torneo Descentralizado | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Oswaldo Ramírez | 18 |
| 1981 | Torneo Regional | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1981 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 9th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1982 | First Stage | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1982 | Second Stage | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1983 | First Stage | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Juan Caballero | 29 |
| 1983 | Final Group | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Juan Caballero | 29 |
| 1984 | Regional tournament | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 3rd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1984 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1985 | Regional tournament | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1985 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 27 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1986 | Torneo Regional | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 1st | QF | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1986 | Torneo Descentralizado | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1986 | Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1987 | Regional tournament | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 26 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1987 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 44 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1987 | Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1988 | Regional tournament | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1988 | Torneo Descentralizado | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1988 | Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1st | 1st | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 1989 | Regional I | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 1st | — | Torneo Plácido Galindo | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1989 | Regional I - Liguilla | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1st | W | Torneo Plácido Galindo | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1989 | Regional II | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 2nd | 2nd | Torneo Plácido Galindo | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1990 | Regional I | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1990 | Regional II | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 7th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1991 | Regional I | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 1st | W | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Horacio Raúl Baldessari | 25 |
| 1991 | Regional I - Liguilla Final | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | 1st | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Horacio Raúl Baldessari | 25 |
| 1991 | Regional II | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 4th | W | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Horacio Raúl Baldessari | 25 |
| 1991 | Regional II - Liguilla Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1st | 1st | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Horacio Raúl Baldessari | 25 |
| 1992 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 55 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
| 1992 | Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 23 | 62 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
| 1993 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 37 | 5th | W | Torneo Intermedio | QF | Copa Libertadores | QF | — | — |
| 1993 | Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3rd | — | Torneo Intermedio | QF | Copa Libertadores | QF | — | — |
| 1994 | Torneo Apertura | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa CONMEBOL | QF | Flavio Maestri | 25 |
| 1994 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 19 | 51 | 1st | | — | — | Copa CONMEBOL | QF | Flavio Maestri | 25 |
| 1995 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 98 | 32 | 96 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | QF | Julinho | 23 |
| 1996 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 69 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
| 1997 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | RU | — | — |
| 1997 | Torneo Clausura | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | RU | — | — |
| 1997 | Continental Competition/Runner-up Play-off | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | RU | — | — |
| 1998 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 37 | 3rd | 2nd | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Nílson Esidio | 25 |
| 1998 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 42 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Nílson Esidio | 25 |
| 1999 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 41 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | — | — |
| 1999 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 38 | 4th | | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | — | — |
| 2000 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 8th | 2nd | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Roberto Silva | 13 |
| 2000 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 50 | 2nd | 2nd | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Roberto Silva | 13 |
| 2001 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Luis Alberto Bonnet Jorge Soto | 18 |
| 2001 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 44 | 3rd | W | — | — | Copa LibertadoresCopa Merconorte | GSGS | Luis Alberto Bonnet Jorge Soto | 18 |
| 2002 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 38 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 23 |
| 2002 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 23 |
| 2003 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 49 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 20 |
| 2003 | Torneo Clausura | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 3rd | 2nd | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 20 |
| 2004 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 45 | 4th | 2nd | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 28 |
| 2004 | Torneo Clausura | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 50 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 28 |
| 2005 | Torneo Apertura | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 4th | 1st | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | GS | — | — |
| 2005 | Torneo Clausura | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 52 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | GS | — | — |
| 2006 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 45 | 2nd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 12 |
| 2006 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet | 12 |
| 2007 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | — | — |
| 2007 | Torneo Clausura | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | — | — |
| 2008 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 49 | 2nd | 3rd | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Miguel Ximénez | 32 |
| 2008 | Torneo Clausura | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 45 | 2nd | 3rd | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Miguel Ximénez | 32 |
| 2009 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | Héctor Hurtado | 20 |
| 2010 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 64 | 7th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Miguel Ximénez | 19 |
| 2011 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 10th | DNQ | Torneo Intermedio | SF | DNQ | DNQ | — | — |
| 2012 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 44 | 86 | 1st | 1st | — | — | DNQ | DNQ | Junior Ross | 17 |
| 2013 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 45 | 75 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila | 18 |
| 2014 | Torneo Apertura | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 13th | 1st | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | R1 | Irven Ávila | 20 |
| 2014 | Torneo Clausura | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 1st | 1st | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | R1 | Irven Ávila | 20 |
| 2015 | Torneo Apertura | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 1st | 2nd | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | Carlos Lobatón | 13 |
| 2015 | Torneo Clausura | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 5th | 2nd | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | Carlos Lobatón | 13 |
| 2016 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 77 | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 2017 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila | 22 |
| 2017 | Torneo Apertura | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 7th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila | 22 |
| 2017 | Torneo Clausura | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 9th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila | 22 |
| 2018 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 1st | 1st | DNQ | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | Emanuel Herrera | 40 |
| 2018 | Torneo Apertura | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 1st | 1st | DNQ | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | Emanuel Herrera | 40 |
| 2018 | Torneo Clausura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 5th | 1st | DNQ | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | Emanuel Herrera | 40 |
| 2019 | Torneo Apertura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 32 | 2nd | 3rd | Copa Bicentenario | QF | Copa LibertadoresCopa Sudamericana | GSRo16 | Cristian Palacios | 13 |
| 2019 | Torneo Clausura | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 3rd | 3rd | Copa Bicentenario | QF | Copa LibertadoresCopa Sudamericana | GSRo16 | Cristian Palacios | 13 |
| 2020 | Torneo Apertura | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 3rd | 1st | Copa Bicentenario | — | Copa Libertadores | R2 | Emanuel Herrera | 20 |
| 2020 | Torneo Clausura | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 2nd | 1st | Copa Bicentenario | — | Copa Libertadores | R2 | Emanuel Herrera | 20 |