The 2022 Liga Femenina, also known as Liga Femenina Pluspetrol 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Peruvian Primera División Femenina (and the second one under the currently format), the highest level of Peruvian women's football. The season began on 2 April and ended on 30 November.
Unlike the previous season, the tournament was played in a decentralized way with each team playing matches at their respective home stadium.
Alianza Lima were the defending champions and successfully retained their title after defeating Carlos A. Mannucci 4–1 on aggregate in the finals. As champions, Alianza Lima qualified for the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina.
Competition format The season was divided into two stages: Regular stage and Play-offs. The regular stage was played under a single round-robin format with the 13 teams playing each other once for a total of 12 matches per team (6 matches at home and 6 away matches).
For the play-offs stage, the 13 teams were split into two groups of 6 and 7 (championship play-offs and relegation play-offs respectively) according to their final placement in the regular stage. The championship play-offs were contested by teams ranked 1st to 6th in the regular stage, the 6 teams played in a hexagonal where they faced other teams once for a total of 5 matches per team. The top four teams from the hexagonal advanced to the single-leg semi-finals with teams ranked 1st and 2nd hosting the matches. Winners of semi-finals played the finals on a home-and-away two-legged basis to decide the national champion, while losers played the single-leg third place play-off. Originally, the final was scheduled to be played in Lima on a single-leg format.
The relegation play-offs were contested by teams ranked 7th to 13th in the regular stage, the 7 teams played in a heptagonal where they faced other teams once for a total of 6 matches per team. After the last matchday, the team placed 7th was relegated to the 2023 Liga de Ascenso Femenina while the team placed 6th played a promotion play-off against the runners-up of the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina, winners of this play-off played the 2023 Liga Femenina while the losers played in the 2023 Liga de Ascenso Femenina.
Teams A total of 13 teams played in the 2022 Liga Femenina season, the same ones that played in the previous 2021 season.
Stadia and locations
Team Manager City Stadium CapacityAcademia Cantolao Vivian Ayres Callao Miguel Grau17,000Alianza Lima Samir Mendoza Lima Alejandro Villanueva35,000Atlético Trujillo Danny Pita Trujillo Mansiche 25,000Ayacucho Hugo Rodríguez Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná15,000Carlos A. Mannucci Luis Cordero Trujillo Mansiche25,000Deportivo Municipal Karen Palacios Lima Iván Elías Moreno10,000Killas Olienka Salinas Lima Andrés Bedoya Díaz 10,000Sport Boys Rivelino Carassa Callao Miguel Grau17,000Sporting Cristal Doriva Bueno Lima Alberto Gallardo18,000Universidad César Vallejo Marcos Flores Trujillo Mansiche25,000Universidad San Martín Miguel Granados Lima Alberto Gallardo18,000Universitario Paolo Maldonado Lima Monumental80,093UTC Edwin Arévalo Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón18,000
Regular stage Standings
Results The match schedule was decided based on the draw which was held on 8 March 2022.
Play-offs The match schedule of Play-offs stage was announced on 16 August 2022.
Championship play-offs In the championship play-offs, teams ranked 1st and 2nd in the regular stage started with 2 and 1 extra points respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the hexagonal.
Hexagonal table
Bracket The semi-final matchups were: SF1: Hexagonal 1st place vs. Hexagonal 4th place SF2: Hexagonal 2nd place vs. Hexagonal 3rd place
Semi-finals In the semi-finals, if a match was level at the end of normal 90 minutes playing time, extra time was not played and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winners.
Third place playoff
Finals The format of the final was changed from a single-leg match to a home-and-away two-legged series.
Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, teams ranked 13th and 12th in the regular stage started with 2 and 1 points less respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the heptagonal.
Heptagonal table
Relegation play-off
Top scorers
Rank Name Club Goals 1 Luz CampoverdeCarlos A. Mannucci 18 2 Adriana LúcarAlianza Lima 17 3 Alondra VílchezSporting Cristal 14 4 Neidy RomeroAlianza Lima 12
See also 2022 Copa Perú Femenina
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