2024 Liga 2 (Peru) Explained

Competition:Liga 2
Season:2024
Dates:6 April – 20 October 2024
Winners:Alianza Universidad (1st title)
Promoted:Alianza Universidad
Juan Pablo II College
Relegated:Carlos Stein
Deportivo Municipal
Juan Aurich
Unión Huaral
League Topscorer:Mathías López (16 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Alianza Universidad 7-0 Carlos Stein (14 July)
Biggest Away Win:Carlos Stein 1-8 Deportivo Llacuabamba (20 July)
Highest Scoring:Carlos Stein 1-8 Deportivo Llacuabamba (20 July)
Matches:180
Total Goals:496
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Liga 2 (known as the Liga 2 1xBet 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. This year's edition started on 6 April 2024 and ended on 20 October 2024.

Format

For this season the league was expanded to 18 teams from the previous 14. On 22 February 2024, the Peruvian Football Federation announced a new format for the Liga 2. All 18 teams were divided into two groups in the Regional Stage based on their geographical location, being the Zona Norte (North Zone) and Zona Sur (South Zone). Each team played each other in a round-robin format and the top six teams advanced to the Group Stage and the bottom three into the Relegation Stage. In the group Stage, the 12 teams were divided into two groups of six, with the top three teams advancing to the play-offs, the first team entering the semi-finals and the next two the quarter-finals. Two teams were promoted to the Liga 1 and one was relegated.[1] The following teams have changed division since the 2023 season:

Teams

18 teams took part in the league in this season, four more than the previous season: the top 13 teams from the 2023 tournament, plus the 2023 Copa Perú champions, ADA and semi-finalists San Marcos, Juan Pablo II College, and UCV Moquegua. ADA and San Marcos played in the Liga 2 for the first time in their history this season. Comerciantes Unidos and Los Chankas were promoted to the 2024 Liga 1. Los Chankas promoted to Liga 1 for the first time in their history and Comerciantes Unidos promoted for the first time since 2016.

Academia Cantolao, Binacional, and Deportivo Municipal got relegated from the 2023 Liga 1. Alfonso Ugarte got relegated to the Copa Perú after being disqualified in the 2023 season.

Juan Aurich and Union Huaral had their licenses withdrawn for not fulfilling the requirements to participate set by the FPF and were disqualified from the competition.[2]

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadium[3] Capacity[4]
17,000
Bagua GrandeSan Luis9,000
25,000
Ciudad de Cumaná15,000
20,080
LambayequeCésar Flores Marigorda7,000
24,576
ChancayRómulo Shaw Cisneros3,000
HuamachucoMunicipal de Huamachuco5,000
11,000
Juan AurichLambayequeCésar Flores Marigorda7,000
ChongoyapeMunicipal de la Juventud2,500
ChongoyapeMunicipal de la Juventud2,500
HuarazRosas Pampa18,000
NascaMunicipal de Nasca10,000
UCV Moquegua21,073
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colán6,000
Iván Elías Moreno11,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsors
Academia Cantolao Adrián TaffarelShumawaDafabet
ADA Omar Linares (caretaker)JavePicrorana
Alianza Universidad Paul ComingesPerformanceUDH
Ayacucho Jose CollattiRealCooperativa Santa Maria, DoradoBet
Binacional Luis FloresNew AthleticDoradoBet
Carlos Stein Ramón PerlecheAdekoVidavas
Comericantes Juan Carlos BazalarCrackJancos Corp.
Deportivo Coopsol Willy LayaAtlosEscudo Protector
Deportivo Llacuabamba Luis RevillatrusportsLlacuabamba
Deportivo Municipal Hugo SotilConvertApuesto
Juan Aurich José GuevaraJaveTiendas EFE
Juan Pablo II College Santiago AcasieteRealTalen Sport, Boxes
Pirata Jahir ButrónFrontNuevas Tierras
San Marcos Nolberto SolanoAnder Sport
Santos Francisco PizarroPalantExplosivos del Sur S.A
Union Huaral Alberto ValienteAtlosSolidario Peru
UCV Moquegua Jaime SernaPalantClinica del Sur
Universidad San Martin Víctor RiveraConvertDoradoBet

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Regional Stage
Academia Cantolao Jersi SocolaEnd of contract14 September 2023Pre-season Adrián Taffarel1 March 2024
Pirata Segundo Quiroz30 September 2023 Jahir Butrón1 January 2024
Binacional César Vaioli30 October 2023 Aristóteles Ramos1 April 2024
Comerciantes Marciel Salazar23 November 2023 Gustavo Roverano23 November 2023
Ayacucho Sergio CastellanosMutual agreement12 December 2023 Jose Collati20 March 2024
Deportivo Municipal Santiago Acasiete13 December 2023 Víctor Rivera31 December 2023
Deportivo Coopsol Víctor Rivera30 December 2023 José Soto6 March 2024
Carlos Stein Moisés CabadaSacked31 December 2023 Marcelo Revuelta1 March 2024
Santos José SotoMutual agreement31 December 2023 Sergio Castellanos10 January 2024
Union Huaral Javier ArceEnd of contract31 December 2023 Alberto Valiente13 January 2024
ADA Roberto ArreluceaSacked21 January 2024 Marcelo Grioni24 January 2024
Binacional Aristóteles Ramos1 May 20247th César Chávez-Riva1 May 2024
ADA Marcelo Grioni8 May 20245th Luis La Torre11 May 2024
Deportivo Coopsol José Soto31 May 20248th Alberto Valiente1 June 2024
Carlos Stein Marcelo Revuelta1 June 20249th Gino Reyes (caretaker)2 June 2024
UCV Moquegua Erick Torres3 June 2024 Jaime Serna4 June 2024
Binacional César Chávez-Riva10 June 2024 Erick Torres10 June 2024
Carlos Stein Gino ReyesEnd of caretaker spell10 June 2024 Ramón Perleche11 June 2024
ADA Luis La TorreSacked29 June 20246th Juan Carlos Bazalar29 June 2024
Juan Pablo II College Daniel ValderramaMutual agreement30 June 20245th Alejandro Vásquez (caretaker)1 July 2024
Deportivo Coopsol Alberto ValienteSacked4 July 2024 Willy Laya5 July 2024
Juan Pablo II College Alejandro VásquezEnd of caretaker spell14 July 2024 Santiago Acasiete15 July 2024
Universidad San Martin Duilio CisnerosSacked18 July 2024 Raúl Penalillo20 July 2024
Group Stage
Binacional Erick TorresSacked31 July 2024 Luis Flores5 August 2024
Deportivo Municipal Víctor Rivera14 August 2024 Hugo Sotil25 August 2024
Universidad San Martin Raúl Penalillo17 August 2024 Víctor Rivera17 July 2024
San Marcos Eduardo Vargas6 September 20244th Nolberto Solano6 September 2024
Deportivo Llacuabamba Fernando Nogara9 September 2024 Luis Revilla9 September 2024
Santos Sergio Castellanos12 September 2024 Francisco Pizarro12 September 2024
ADA Juan Carlos BazalarResigned24 September 2024 Omar Linares (caretaker)24 September 2024
Play-offs
Comerciantes Gustavo RoveranoSacked28 September 2024 Juan Carlos Bazalar28 September 2024

Regional Stage

Zona Sur

Group Stage

In the Group Stage, teams ranked 1st and 2nd in the Regional stage started with 2 and 1 extra points respectively. Points earned during the Regional Stage did not carry over during the Group Stage.

Group B

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Second leg

Final

Grupo Descenso

Standings

Top Scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mathías LópezAcademia Cantolao16
2 Yoffre VásquezSan Marcos13
3 Junior ZambranoComerciantes11
Josuee HerreraSantos
4 Kelvin SánchezDeportivo Llacuabamba10

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Futbolperuano.com . Redacción- . 2024-02-22 . El nuevo formato de la Liga 2 para el 2024 . 2024-04-10 . Futbolperuano.com . spanish.
  2. Web site: Huaman . Gary . 2024-04-12 . Liga 2 retiró del campeonato a 2 históricos clubes del Perú: ¿por qué no jugarán Segunda Divisón? . 2024-04-12 . larepublica.pe . es.
  3. Most stadiums are owned by the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD).
  4. Web site: Peru . fussballtempel.net . 2008-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20080225134433/http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/PER.html. 25 February 2008 . live.