2023 Liga Femenina (Peru)


The 2023 Liga Femenina, also known as Liga Femenina Apuesta Total 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th season of the Peruvian Primera División Femenina, the highest level of Peruvian women's football. The season began on 1 April and ended on 2 September with the final.
Alianza Lima were the defending champions. As champions, Universitario qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

Teams

A total of 14 teams played in the 2023 Liga Femenina season, the top 11 teams that played in the previous 2022 season, plus the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina champions Melgar, the 2022 Copa Perú Femenina runner-up Defensores del Ilucán and Sporting Victoria, the winners of the promotion/relegation play-off.

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Academia CantolaoCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Atlético TrujilloTrujilloMansiche25,000
AyacuchoAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche25,000
Defensores del IlucánCutervoJuan Maldonado Gamarra12,000
Deportivo MunicipalLimaIván Elías Moreno10,000
KillasLimaAndrés Bedoya Díaz10,000
MelgarArequipaVirgen de Chapi60,000
Sporting CristalLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Sporting VictoriaIquitosMax Augustín24,000
Universidad César VallejoTrujilloMansiche25,000
Universidad San MartínLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
UniversitarioLimaMonumental80,093

Regular stage

Results

The match schedule was decided based on the draw which was held on 16 March 2023.

Play-offs

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.

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.

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, teams ranked 13th and 14th in the regular stage started with 1 and 2 less points respectively. Points earned during the regular stage did not carry over during the play-offs.