2020 Liga 2 (Peru) Explained

Competition:Liga 2
Season:2020
Dates:27 October – 27 December 2020
Winners:Alianza Atlético
League Topscorer:Carlos López
Víctor Perlaza (7)
Highest Scoring:Unión Huaral 5–5 Pirata
(11 November)
Matches:48
Total Goals:146
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Liga 2 season was the 75th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The season's play started on October 27, 2020 and ended on December 27, 2020.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 10 teams contested the league, including 7 sides from the 2019 season, two relegated from the 2019 Liga 1, and one promoted from the 2019 Copa Perú.

Teams promoted to Liga 1

On 11 November 2019, Cienciano were the first team to be promoted to Liga 1, ending a four-year run in the Peruvian Segunda División/Liga 2, after defeating Santos by 4−2.[1] The second team to earn promotion to Liga 1 was play-offs winner Atlético Grau, after a goal-less draw against Sport Chavelines on 11 December 2019. This marked the end to a two-year run in the second division.[2]

Teams relegated from Liga 1

The first team to be relegated from Liga 1 were Pirata. Their relegation was ensured on 1 November 2019, after Sport Boys beat Melgar 4−2, suffering an immediate relegation from the debut season in the first division.[3] The second team to be relegated were Unión Comercio, who were relegated on 22 November 2019[4] after they were deducted 3 points for submitting fraudulent paperwork regarding the team doctor during a game against Universidad San Martín.[5]

Teams relegated from Liga 2

The first team to be relegated from Liga 2 were Sport Victoria, expelled on 9 August 2019, due to their failure to pay their players.[6] This ended a seven-year spell in Segunda División. The second team to be relegated were Los Caimanes, who were relegated on 20 October 2019 after losing 3−1 against Juan Aurich, ending a five-year run in the second division.[7] The third and final relegated club was Sport Loreto, after a walk-over win over Sport Victoria on 25 October 2019 ending a four-year spell in the second division.[8]

Teams promoted to Liga 2

The first and only team to achieve promotion was Sport Chavelines after a 1−1 draw against Sport Estrella during the 2019 Copa Perú's final group stage on 1 December 2019.

Stadia and locations

TeamCity
Sullana
Cutervo
Andahuaylas
San Vicente de Cañete
Chiclayo
Olmos
Nasca
Pacasmayo
Nueva Cajamarca
Huaral

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole tournament was played in two stadiums:

Estadio Monumental "U", Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Estadio Miguel Grau were also used for matchday 9 during which all matches were played simultaneously.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The leaders of the clubs playing in Liga 2 originally proposed to begin playing the tournament on 2 May[9] before the government announced a nation-wide lockdown on 15 March.[10] The tournament was then indefinitely postponed.[11]

On 2 June, the Peruvian government through its Ministry of Health and the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD) approved the biosecurity protocol presented by the Peruvian Football Federation to allow the resumption of the sports competitions, authorizing clubs to resume training sessions.[12] On 2 September, the FPF and the Liga de Fútbol Profesional announced that the league would begin play on 26 October, with training sessions to resume on 28 September. It was also announced that the whole season would be played in Lima to avoid the constant travel between cities that clubs must do under normal circumstances.[13] The FPF also awarded US$60,000 to each club as a pandemic-related financial relief.[14]

League table

Results

Liguilla

Semi-finals

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Final

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Víctor PerlazaAlianza Atlético7
Carlos LópezUnión Huaral
align=center 2 Matías SenComerciantes Unidosalign=center 5
3 Marcelo ArgüelloSantos4
Diego CarabañoUnión Huaral
Sidney FaifferPirata
Marvin RíosPirata

Liga 2 awards

The Liga 2 awards ceremony was held on 4 May 2021, 12:00 local time at the Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA). The winners were chosen based on voting by coaches and captains of 2020 Liga 2 teams and local sports journalists.[15] [16]

AwardWinnerClubNomineesClub
Best Player Kevin LugoAlianza Atlético Alejandro RamírezJuan Aurich
Diego CarabañoUnión Huaral
Best Goalkeeper Ignacio BarriosAlianza Atlético Diego CamposSport Chavelines
Ismael QuispeJuan Aurich
Best Coach Jahir Butrón
Jesús Oropesa
Alianza Atlético Duilio CisnerosUnión Huaral
José SotoJuan Aurich
Goal of the Year Cristhian Vargas
Alianza Atlético Carlos López
Unión Huaral
Ramiro Maldonado
Santos

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DEPOR . NOTICIAS . Cienciano ascendió a Primera División: recuerda a los últimos campeones de la Liga 2 [FOTOS] ]. Depor . 1 December 2020 . es . 11 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Ascenso Liga 1: Atlético Grau y Llacuabamba, favoritos para llegar a la Primera División . libero.pe . 1 December 2020 . es . 13 December 2019.
  3. Web site: ¡Oficial! Pirata FC descendió y jugará la Liga 2 en el 2020 . libero.pe . 1 December 2020 . es . 1 November 2019 . 5 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105152645/https://libero.pe/futbol-peruano/liga-1/1516690-oficial-pirata-fc-descendio-jugara-liga-2-2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: Liga 1: Unión Comercio descendió a Segunda División tras sanción de FPF . libero.pe . 1 December 2020 . es . 22 November 2019.
  5. Web site: DEPOR . NOTICIAS . Liga 1: San Martín denunció fraude de Unión Comercio en partido de la fecha 5 del Torneo Clausura . Depor . 1 December 2020 . es . 5 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Sport Victoria fue retirado de la Liga 2 . Futbolperuano.com . 1 December 2020 . es . 9 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Se despidió de la Liga 2: ¡Club Los Caimanes perdió la categoría! . Ovación Corporación Deportiva . 1 December 2020 . es.
  8. Web site: Sport Loreto también perdió la categoría en la Liga 2 . Ovación Corporación Deportiva . 1 December 2020 . es.
  9. Web site: Estas son las novedades en la Liga 2 2020 . Ovación Corporación Deportiva . 1 December 2020 . es.
  10. Web site: GESTIÓN . NOTICIAS . Coronavirus en Perú: Gobierno anuncia cuarentena obligatoria por 15 días por coronavirus PERU . Gestión . 1 December 2020 . es . 16 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Sánchez: "La Liga 2 iba a empezar a inicios de mayo, pero por el coronavirus ya no sabemos" . Ovación Corporación Deportiva . es.
  12. Web site: Liga 1: Protocolo de sanidad fue aprobado para el reinicio del fútbol peruano en tiempos de Coronavirus . Spanish . El Bocón . 2 June 2020 . 8 August 2020.
  13. Web site: LIGA 2 INICIA SUS ACTIVIDADES DESDE EL 28 DE SETIEMBRE CON SEDE EN LIMA . es . 2020-12-01 . 2021-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202191723/https://fpf.org.pe/liga-2-inicia-sus-actividades-desde-el-28-de-setiembre-con-sede-en-lima/ . dead .
  14. Web site: CLUBES DE LIGA 2 RECIBIERON INFORMACIÓN DE AYUDA ECONÓMICA POR PARTE DE LA FPF . 1 December 2020 . es . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202150052/https://fpf.org.pe/clubes-de-liga-2-recibieron-informacion-de-ayuda-economica-por-parte-de-la-fpf/ . dead .
  15. Web site: Liga2: así se repartieron los premios a lo mejor del 2020. Gol Perú. 4 May 2021. es.
  16. Web site: Estos son los ganadores de la premiación de Liga2 2020. Radio Ovación. 4 May 2021. es.