| Club: | Sporting Cristal |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Manager: | Roberto Mosquera |
| Chairman: | Felipe Cantuarias |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima |
| League: | Torneo Descentralizado |
| League Result: | Champions |
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| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 season is Sporting Cristal's 57th season in the Peruvian First Division, and also the club's 57th consecutive season in the top-flight of Peruvian football.
Sporting Cristal won their 16th Torneo Descentralizado title, after seven years of failed attempts. The team finished the season first in the aggregate table and were undefeated at home during the entire season.
On February 12, 2012, Roberto Palacios played his last game in a Sporting Cristal jersey in a friendly match against San Martín in the Estadio Nacional.
Sporting Cristal were crowned champions of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado on December 9, 2012 after defeating Real Garcilaso 1-0, at the Estadio Nacional.
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| Player | Transferred from | Type | Fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sport Huancayo | Transfer | Free | elcomercio.pe | ||
| 30 | Sport Boys | Transfer | Free | elcomercio.pe | ||
| 19 | FBC Melgar | Transfer | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
| 20 | Sport Huancayo | Transfer | Free | peru.com | ||
| 6 | Sport Huancayo | Transfer | Free | peru.com | ||
| 8 | Cienciano | Transfer | Free | elcomercio.pe | ||
| 7 | Juan Aurich | Transfer | Free | terra.com.pe | ||
| 23 | C.D. Universidad César Vallejo | Transfer | Free | larepublica.pe | ||
| 12 | Inti Gas Deportes | Transfer | Free | netjoven.pe | ||
| 15 | Atlético Huila | Transfer | Free | elcomercio.pe | ||
| 28 | Coronel Bolognesi | Transfer | Free | |||
| 9 | AC Omonia | Transfer | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
| 5 | Alianza Lima | Transfer | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
| 18 | CD Universidad San Martín | Transfer | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
| 19 | San Lorenzo de Almagro | Loan | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
| 17 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | Loan | Free | clubsportingcristal.pe | ||
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| Player | Transferred To | Type | Fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Retired | Free | fifa.com | |||
| 5 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 12 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 19 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 2 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 21 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 25 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 5 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 3 | Free Agent | Transfer | Free | |||
| 7 | Cienciano | Transfer | Free | |||
| 8 | León de Huánuco | Transfer | Free | |||
| 20 | León de Huánuco | Transfer | Free | |||
| 18 | Universitario de Deportes | Transfer | Free | |||
| 23 | Oriente Petrolero | Transfer | Free | |||
| 13 | Club Olimpia | Transfer | Free | |||
| 19 | Cobreloa | Transfer | Free | |||
| 17 | Tavriya Simferopol | Transfer | $300,000 | |||
| 28 | Real Garcilaso | Transfer | Free | |||
| 22 | Club Universitario de Deportes | Transfer | Free | |||
| 11 | Standard Liège | Transfer | Free | |||
This season Sporting Cristal will participate in the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.
See main article: 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.
The Third Stage will be the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2012 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. As Sporting Cristal had the most points on the aggregate table, Sporting Cristal decided which leg they will play as the home team. They will also choose the venue of the third match in case both teams are tied on points after the second leg.
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| Player | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ||
| 2 | Hernán Rengifo | 16 | |
| 3 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Renzo Sheput | 11 | |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Mariño | 8 | |
| 6 | Carlos Lobatón | 5 | |
| 7 | Jorge Cazulo | 4 | |
| Leandro Franco | 4 | ||
| 9 | Marcos Delgado | 2 | |
| Nicolás Ayr | 2 | ||
| Marcio Valverde | 2 | ||
| Yoshimar Yotún | 2 | ||
| 13 | Irwing Acuña | 1 | |
| Christian Adrianzén | 1 | ||
| Tarek Carranza | 1 | ||
| José Granda | 1 | ||
| Pier Saavedra | 1 | ||
| Edson Salazar | 1 | ||
| Óscar Vílchez | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 95 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Games won | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| Games drawn | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Games lost | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs Sport Boys | ||
| Biggest loss | - | 0–3 vs Real Garcilaso | |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 95 | 60 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 44 | 16 | 28 |