The 2012 season is Sporting Cristal's 57th season in the Peruvian First Division, and also the club's 57th consecutive season in the top-flight of Peruvian football.
Sporting Cristal won their 16th Torneo Descentralizado title, after seven years of failed attempts. The team finished the season first in the aggregate table and were undefeated at home during the entire season.
Events On February 12, 2012, Roberto Palacios played his last game in a Sporting Cristal jersey in a friendly match against San Martín in the Estadio Nacional.
Sporting Cristal were crowned champions of the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado on December 9, 2012 after defeating Real Garcilaso 1-0, at the Estadio Nacional.
Club Coaching staff
Grounds
Players
Squad information
Transfers In
# Player Transferred fromType FeeSource11 Sport HuancayoTransferFreeelcomercio.pe30 Sport BoysTransferFreeelcomercio.pe19 FBC MelgarTransferFreeclubsportingcristal.pe20 Sport HuancayoTransferFreeperu.com6 Sport HuancayoTransferFreeperu.com8 CiencianoTransferFreeelcomercio.pe7 Juan AurichTransferFreeterra.com.pe 23 C.D. Universidad César VallejoTransferFreelarepublica.pe12 Inti Gas DeportesTransferFreenetjoven.pe15 Atlético HuilaTransferFreeelcomercio.pe28 Coronel BolognesiTransferFree9 AC OmoniaTransferFreeclubsportingcristal.pe5 Alianza LimaTransferFreeclubsportingcristal.pe18 CD Universidad San MartínTransferFree19 San Lorenzo de AlmagroLoanFreeclubsportingcristal.pe17 SC Tavriya SimferopolLoanFree
Out
# Player Transferred ToType FeeSource10 RetiredFreefifa.com5 Free AgentTransferFree12 Free AgentTransferFree19 Free AgentTransferFree2 Free AgentTransferFree21 Free AgentTransferFree25 Free AgentTransferFree5 Free AgentTransferFree3 Free AgentTransferFree7 CiencianoTransferFree8 León de HuánucoTransferFree20 León de HuánucoTransferFree18 Universitario de DeportesTransferFree23 Oriente PetroleroTransferFree13 Club OlimpiaTransferFree19 CobreloaTransferFree17 Tavriya SimferopolTransfer$300,00028 Real GarcilasoTransferFree22 Club Universitario de DeportesTransferFree11 Standard LiègeTransferFree
Competitions Overall This season Sporting Cristal will participate in the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.
Torneo Descentralizado
Results summary
Results by round
First stage
Second Stage - Liguilla A
Playoff Finals The Third Stage will be the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2012 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. As Sporting Cristal had the most points on the aggregate table, Sporting Cristal decided which leg they will play as the home team. They will also choose the venue of the third match in case both teams are tied on points after the second leg.
Squad statistics Goal Scorers #PlayerPosition 1 Junior Ross Forward 17 2 Hernán RengifoForward 16 3 Irven Ávila Forward 15 4 Renzo SheputMidfielder 11 5 Juan Carlos MariñoMidfielder 8 6 Carlos LobatónMidfielder 5 7 Jorge CazuloMidfielder 4 Leandro FrancoForward 4 9 Marcos DelgadoDefender 2 Nicolás AyrDefender 2 Marcio ValverdeDefender 2 Yoshimar YotúnDefender 2 13 Irwing AcuñaMidfielder 1 Christian AdrianzénMidfielder 1 Tarek CarranzaMidfielder 1 José GrandaDefender 1 Pier SaavedraForward 1 Edson SalazarForward 1 Óscar VílchezMidfielder 1 TOTAL 95
Overall {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! !Total !Home !Away |- |align=left| Games played || 46 || 23 || 23 |- |align=left| Games won || 27 || 17 || 10 |- |align=left| Games drawn || 11 || 6 || 5 |- |align=left| Games lost || 8 || 0 || 8 |- |align=left| Biggest win || 6–0 vs Cobresol || 6–0 vs Cobresol || 5–0 vs Sport Boys |- |align=left| Biggest loss || 0–3 vs Real Garcilaso || - || 0–3 vs Real Garcilaso |- |align=left| Clean sheets || 17 || 11 || 6 |- |align=left| Goals scored || 95 || 60 || 35 |- |align=left| Goals conceded || 44 || 16 || 28
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