This is a list of seasons played by Sporting Cristal in Peruvian and South American football, from 1951 (the year of the club's first participated in the Peruvian Primera División) to the most recent completed season. Sporting Cristal was founded in December, 1951, in the Rímac district by engineer Ricardo Bentín Mujica and his wife Esther Grande de Bentín, owners of the Peruvian brewery Backus and Johnston.[1][2]
The club has won the Peruvian Primera División twenty times, has finished as Copa Libertadores runner-up once, and has never been relegated from Peru's top division.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season (where the information is available). Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Peruvian Primera División that season.
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Professional Era (1951-1965) edit
| Season | League | National Cups | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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| Competition | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
| 1956 | Primera División | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | Primera División | 8th | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | Primera División | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1961 | Primera División | 1st[a] | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 26 | — | — | DNQ |  Alberto Gallardo
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| 1962 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 27 | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Alberto Gallardo
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| 1963 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 28 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1964 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1965 | Primera División | 6th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
National Championship Era (1966–present) edit
| Season | League | Position | National Cups | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Play-offs[b] | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
| 1966 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1967 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 36 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1968 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 1st | 1st[c] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R2 | — | — |
| 1969 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 9th | ||||||||
| 1970 | Torneo Descentralizado | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 71 | 1st | — | Copa Presidente de la República | GS | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1971 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1972 | Metropolitan Group | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 6th | ||||||||
| Final Group | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1973 | Torneo Descentralizado | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1974 | Torneo Descentralizado | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 50 | 7th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 1975 | Torneo Descentralizado | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1976 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 7th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| 1977 | Torneo Interzonal | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 49 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1978 | Preliminary Tournament | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 8th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 42 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 1979 | First Stage | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 35 | 3rd | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Final Group | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 23 [d] | 1st | ||||||||
| 1980 | Torneo Descentralizado | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Oswaldo Ramírez
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| 1981 | Torneo Regional | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 [e] | 6th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 9th | ||||||||
| 1982 | First Stage | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Second Stage | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4th[f] | ||||||||
| 1983 | First Stage | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | Juan Caballero
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| Final Group | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 [g] | 1st | ||||||||
| 1984 | Regional tournament | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 3rd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 4th | ||||||||
| 1985 | Regional tournament | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 27 | 10th | DNQ [f] | |||||||
| 1986 | Torneo Regional | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 1st | QF | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1st | — | |||||||
| Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5th | ||||||||
| 1987 | Regional tournament | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 26 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 44 | 1st | ||||||||
| Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4th | ||||||||
| 1988 | Regional tournament | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3rd | DNQ[f] | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
| Torneo Descentralizado | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 1st | — | |||||||
| Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1st | 1st [h] | |||||||
| 1989 | Regional I | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 1st | — | Torneo Plácido Galindo | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Regional I - Liguilla | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1st | W | |||||||
| Regional II | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 2nd [i] | 2nd | |||||||
| 1990 | Regional I | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6th | DNQ [f] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| Regional II | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 7th | DNQ [f] | |||||||
| 1991 | Regional I | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 1st | W [j] | — | — | DNQ |  Horacio Raúl Baldessari
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| Regional I - Liguilla Final | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | 1st [k] | |||||||
| Regional II | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 4th | W [l] | |||||||
| Regional II - Liguilla Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1st [m] | 1st [n] | |||||||
| 1992 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 55 [o] | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
| Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 23 | 62 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1993 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 37 | 5th | W [p] | Torneo Intermedio | QF | Copa Libertadores | QF | — | — |
| Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3rd | — | |||||||
| 1994 | Torneo Apertura | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1st | 1st[q] | — | — | Copa CONMEBOL | QF | Flavio Maestri
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| Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 19 | 51[r] | 1st | ||||||||
| 1995 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 98 | 32 | 96 [s] | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | QF | Julinho
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| 1996 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 69 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
| 1997 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | RU | — | — |
| Torneo Clausura | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | ||||||||
| Continental Competition/Runner-up Play-off | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 1998 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 37 | 3rd | 2nd [t] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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 Nílson Esidio
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 42 | 1st | ||||||||
| 1999 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 41 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 38 | 4th | ||||||||
| 2000 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 8th | 2nd [u] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Roberto Silva
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 50 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2001 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | 2nd[v] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Luis Alberto Bonnet Jorge Soto
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 44 | 3rd | W[w] | |||||||
| 2002 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 38 | 1st | 1st [x] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | ||||||||
| 2003 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 49 | 1st | 2nd[y] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet
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| Torneo Clausura | 15 [z] | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2004 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 45 | 4th | 2nd[aa] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | Luis Alberto Bonnet
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| Torneo Clausura | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 50 | 1st | ||||||||
| 2005 | Torneo Apertura | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 4th | 1st[ab] | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | GS | — | — |
| Torneo Clausura | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 52 | 1st | ||||||||
| 2006 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 45 | 2nd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Luis Alberto Bonnet
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| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 6th | ||||||||
| 2007 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | — | — |
| Torneo Clausura | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 6th | ||||||||
| 2008 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 49 | 2nd | 3rd [ac] | — | — | DNQ |  Miguel Ximénez
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| Torneo Clausura | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 45 | 2nd | ||||||||
| 2009 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 |  Héctor Hurtado
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| 2010 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 64 | 7th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | Miguel Ximénez
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| 2011 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 10th | DNQ | Torneo Intermedio | SF | DNQ | — | — | |
| 2012 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 44 | 86 | 1st | 1st [ad] | — | — | DNQ | Junior Ross
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| 2013 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 45 | 75 | 3rd [ae] | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila
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| 2014 | Torneo Apertura | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 13th | 1st | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | R1 | Irven Ávila
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| Torneo Clausura | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 1st[af] | ||||||||
| 2015 | Torneo Apertura | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 1st | 2nd | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | Carlos Lobatón
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| Torneo Clausura | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 5th | ||||||||
| 2016 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 77 [ag] | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
| 2017 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | Irven Ávila
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| Torneo Apertura | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 7th | ||||||||
| Torneo Clausura | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 19 [ah] | 9th | ||||||||
| 2018 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 1st | 1st [ai] | DNQ | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | Emanuel Herrera
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| Torneo Apertura | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 1st | 1st | |||||||
| Torneo Clausura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 5th | ||||||||
| 2019 | Torneo Apertura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 32 | 2nd | 3rd | Copa Bicentenario | QF | Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
GS Ro16 |
Cristian Palacios
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| Torneo Clausura | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 3rd | ||||||||
| 2020 | Torneo Apertura | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 3rd | 1st [aj] | Copa Bicentenario | —[ak] | Copa Libertadores | R2 | Emanuel Herrera
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| Torneo Clausura | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 2nd[al] | ||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Alianza Lima by 2–0 after both teams tied on points at the end of the regular season.
- ^ Since 1966, play-off games have been used as a tie breaker between teams tie on points for promotion or relegation or as a post-season stage to decide the national championship. Whenever they have occurred, the club's position on that stage is shown in this column.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Juan Aurich by 2–1 in the Championship play-off.
- ^ Received a 1 point bonus for finishing third in the First Stage.
- ^ The points system was W:3, Won penalty shoot-out:2, L:0. The results of the reserve teams league were added as bonus points.
- ^ a b c d e Did not qualify to the final group.
- ^ Received a 2 point bonus for finishing second in the First Stage.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Universitario by 2–1 in the Championship play-off.
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost the play-offs to the Liguilla Final to Aurora and Alianza Atlético.
- ^ Sporting Cristal won a play-off match against Carlos A. Mannucci to reach the Liguilla Final.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Sport Boys by 1–0 in the Liguilla Final play-off after both tied on points in the Liguilla Final.
- ^ Sporting Cristal won a play-off match against Melgar to reach the Liguilla Final.
- ^ Sporting Cristal won the Regional II play-off to Universitario.
- ^ Sporting Cristal won the national championship by finishing first in the Regional I and Regional II tournaments.
- ^ The league experimented with the three points for a win rule this year.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Deportivo Municipal to reach the Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Ciclista Lima by 4–1 in the Torneo Apertura final.
- ^ Received a 2 point bonus for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado.
- ^ The league permanently adopted the three points for a win rule this year.
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost to Universitario in the Championship play-offs.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Sport Boys 2–1 in the runner-up play-off.
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost the Apertura tournament play-off final against Alianza Lima.
- ^ Sporting Cristal won a play-off match against Estudiantes de Medicina to qualify to the Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Sporting Cristal automatically won the Championship play-offs after Universitario did not qualify due to finishing below 8th place in the Clausura tournament.
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost the championship play-off to Alianza Lima by 2–1.
- ^ A strike by the professional players cut the Clausura short. Most matches of Rounds 16 and 17 were played with under-20 and amateur players, but were later annulled.[3]
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost the championship play-off to Alianza Lima by 5–4 in penalties after drawing 0–0.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Cienciano by 0–1 in the Championship play-off.
- ^ Sporting Cristal finished 2nd on the tournament aggregate table but was champion of the Apertura or Clausura tournaments.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Real Garcilaso in the Championship play-offs.
- ^ Sporting Cristal finished third in the aggregate table.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Alianza Lima in a play-off match for the Clausura championship after both finished tied on points.
- ^ Sporting Cristal were awarded 2 point for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
- ^ Sporting Cristal were awarded 1 point for 2017 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Sport Huancayo in the Torneo de Verano finals.
- ^ Sporting Cristal defeated Universitario in the play-off finals.
- ^ The Copa Bicentenario was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Sporting Cristal lost the Clausura playoff to Ayacucho.
References edit
- Specific
- ^ "La grandeza de la Familia Bentín" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Pasión 'Cervecera': Sepa cómo se fundó el Sporting Cristal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Behr, Raúl. "2003: Sin dinero y sin torneo". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- General
- "Peru - List of Final Tables". RSSSF.
- Salazar, Jorge (2006). Club Sporting Cristal: 50 Años de historia celeste.