2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs explained

The 2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs or Cuadrangular de Ascenso 2018 was held in December 2018 with all games being played at Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao. The play-offs determined the third and fourth team to be promoted to the Torneo Descentralizado following that tournament's expansion. The teams place 2nd and 3rd in the 2018 Peruvian Segunda División and 2018 Copa Perú took part in the promotion play-offs. The top two placed team in the play-offs gained promotion in the 2019 Torneo Descentralizado and the bottom two qualified to the 2019 Peruvian Segunda División.[1]

Competition:2018 Peruvian promotion play-off
Promoted:Carlos A. Mannucci
Alianza Universidad
Matches:6
Total Goals:17
Highest Scoring:Cienciano 3 - 2 Santos
(December 15)
Season:2018

Background

The Peruvian Football Federation took control of the local domestic league from the Professional Football Sports Association, the tournament organizers, in 2018 and announced that the Peruvian first division tournament would be re-branded for 2019. With this re-branding, the tournament was expand from 16 to 18 teams.At the beginning of the 2018 season, it was announced that the teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the bottom two tiers of the Peruvian football league system would compete on the promotion play-offs at the end of the year to decide which two teams would receive the expansion slots.[2]

Road to the play-offs

Segunda División

See also: 2018 Peruvian Segunda División.

Liguilla

Third-place play-off

Carlos A. Mannucci and Cienciano advanced to the promotion play-offs.

Copa Perú

See also: 2018 Copa Perú.

Final group stage

Alianza Universidad and Santos advanced to the promotion play-offs.

Promotion play-offs

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Así se jugará el Cuadrangular que otorga dos ascensos más a Primera. ADFP-SD. 7 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Segunda confirma un cupo al ascenso y dos posibilidades más para estar en Primera . www.adfp-sd.com . 19 December 2018 . es . 1 April 2018.