# 2009 Sporting Cristal season

The 2009 Sporting Cristal season is the 54th season of the team's existence. Sporting Cristal finished 10th overall in the Aggregate table and did not qualify for either the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana.

## Squad
### First-team squad

As of August 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | PER | José Carvallo |
| 2 | DF | PER | Wenceslao Fernández |
| 3 | DF | PER | Miguel Villalta |
| 4 | DF | URU | Alejandro Gonzales |
| 5 | DF | PER | Víctor Anchante |
| 6 | MF | PER | Antonio Lizarbe |
| 7 | FW | URU | Junior Aliberti |
| 8 | MF | PER | Renzo Sheput |
| 9 | FW | PER | Flavio Maestri |
| 10 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios (captain) |
| 11 | MF | PER | Damián Ísmodes |
| 12 | GK | PER | Manuel Heredia |
| 13 | MF | PER | Jeickson Reyes |
| 14 | FW | PER | Yoshimar Yotún |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | PER | Jean Pierre Cáncar |
| 16 | DF | PER | Juan Lojas |
| 17 | DF | PER | Diego Chávarri |
| 18 | FW | COL | Héctor Hurtado |
| 19 | MF | PER | Edwin Pérez |
| 21 | GK | PER | Víctor Ulloa |
| 22 | DF | PER | Amilton Prado |
| 23 | MF | PER | Daniel Sanchez |
| 24 | FW | PER | Héctor Cruz |
| 26 | FW | PER | Jaime Vásquez |
| 27 | MF | PER | Carlos Lobatón |
| 29 | FW | PER | Roberto Jiménez |
| 30 | MF | PER | Yancarlo Casas |
| — | FW | PER | Juan Quiñónez |

### Transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | URU | Alejandro Gonzales (from Tacuarembó F.C.) |
| 13 | DF | PER | Jeickson Reyes (from Alianza Lima) |
| 5 | MF | PER | Román Ojeda (from Atlético Minero) |
| 16 | MF | PER | Rodolfo Ojeda (from Atlético Minero) |
| 30 | MF | PER | Yancarlo Casas (from Coronel Bolognesi) |
| 19 | MF | PER | Edwin Pérez (from Universidad San Martín de Porres) |
| 15 | MF | PER | Jean Pierre Cáncar (from Sport Boys) |
| 13 | GK | PER | Manuel Heredia (from Coronel Bolognesi) |
| 14 | FW | PER | Franco Navarro (from Cienciano) |
| 18 | FW | COL | Héctor Hurtado (from Universitario de Deportes) |
| 11 | FW | URU | Junior Aliberti (from C.A. Cerro) |
| 9 | FW | PER | Flavio Maestri (from Sport Boys) |
| 29 | FW | PER | Roberto Jiménez (on loan from Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro) |
| — | MF | PER | Damián Ísmodes (on loan from Racing de Santander) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | PER | Román Ojeda (Released) |
| 16 | MF | PER | Rodolfo Ojeda (Released) |
| 14 | FW | PER | Franco Navarro (Released) |
| — | DF | PER | Christian Ramos (to Universidad San Martín de Porres) |
| — | DF | PER | Luis Daniel Hernández (to Juan Aurich) |
| 1 | GK | PER | Erick Delgado (to Juan Aurich) |
| — | MF | PER | Gianfranco Espejo (to Juan Aurich) |
| — | FW | PER | Janio Posito (to Coronel Bolognesi) |
| — | FW | PER | José Mesarina (to José Gálvez FBC) |
| — | MF | ARG | Franco Razzotti (Vélez Sársfield) |
| — | DF | PER | Juan Arce (to Sport Boys) |

#### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | PER | César Ruiz (to Coronel Bolognesi) |
| — | MF | PER | Bryan Salazar (to Coronel Bolognesi) |
| — | GK | PER | Julio Aliaga (to Coronel Bolognesi) |
| — | FW | PER | Manuel Tejada (to C.D. Universidad César Vallejo) |
| — | MF | PER | Marcos Delgado (to Coronel Bolognesi) |

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Juan Carlos Oblitas |
| Assistant Coach | Fernando Oblitas |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Elías Acevedo |
| Director of Youth Squads | Walter Fiori |
| Athletic trainer | Rubén Sole |
| Head of Medical Department | Ramon Aparicio |
| Equipment manager | Miguel Angel Linares |
Last updated: July 4, 2009 Source:

### Other information

| Owner | Backus and Johnston |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Estadio San Martín de Porres (18,000 / N/A) |
Source: Sporting Cristal

## Peruvian Primera División
### First stage
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Second Stage placement |
| 5 | Universidad César Vallejo | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 48 | Liguilla A |
| 6 | Universidad San Martín | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 47 | Liguilla B |
| 7 | Sporting Cristal | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 42 | Liguilla A |
| 8 | Cienciano | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 42 | Liguilla B |
| 9 | Inti Gas | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | Liguilla A |
* ↑ U. San Martin was docked three points the first round for fielding four foreign players. The points from the 3–0 loss were not awarded to the opposing team.

#### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | T | W | W | L | W | T | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | T | L | L | T | T | L | T | W | L | W | W | L |

### Second stage

The Second Stage will begin on September 13 where the 16 teams will be divided into two groups and play a total of 14 home-and-away fixtures. Each winner will qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2009 Second Stage.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Universidad César Vallejo | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 67 |
| 4 | Inti Gas | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 64 |
| 5 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 57 |
| 6 | José Gálvez | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 52 |
| 7 | CNI | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 50 |

## Aggregate table

The aggregate table will determine the third and last team to qualify to the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the three who qualify to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, and the two teams to be relegated to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consists of the points earned in the First and Second stages.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Melgar | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 62 | −3 | 58 |
| 9 | Cienciano | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 58 |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 57 |
| 11 | José Gálvez | 44 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 52 |
| 12 | Total Chalaco | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 51 |

### Matches

Win  Tie  Loss

#### Second Stage
### 2009 Copa Libertadores

Estudiantes advances on away goals.