The 2025 Liga 1 de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Liga 1 Te Apuesto 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of the Peruvian Primera División, the highest division of Peruvian football. The season began on 7 February and ended on 14 December 2025. The fixture for the season was drawn on 14 January 2025.
The defending champions Universitario won their twenty-ninth league title and third in a row by winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, clinching the national title after defeating ADT 2–1 on 26 October.
On 19 August 2025, the Peruvian Football Federation officially announced the disqualification of Binacional from Liga 1 and the 2025 Torneo Juvenil Sub-18, following a court ruling that annulled the injunction which had allowed the club to return to the first division after its relegation in 2023. In its statement, the FPF stated that the Juliaca-based team would be informed about its participation in future tournaments in due course. Aside from Binacional, Ayacucho and Alianza Universidad were both relegated to Liga 2 on sporting performance at the end of the season.
Teams Initially, 17 teams were to take part in the league in this season: the top 15 teams from the 2024 season, plus the 2024 Liga 2 champions Alianza Universidad and runner-up Juan Pablo II College. Juan Pablo II College got promoted for the first time in their history while Alianza Universidad appeared for the first time since 2020. However, Ayacucho and Binacional were both reinstated in the league after winning judicial cases against the Peruvian Football Federation, which increased the number of teams to 19. The promoted teams replaced Carlos A. Mannucci, Universidad César Vallejo and Unión Comercio, who were relegated at the end of the previous season.
Team changes Promoted from 2024 Liga 2Relegated from 2024 Liga 1Reinstated by judicial rulings Alianza Universidad Juan Pablo II College Carlos A. Mannucci Universidad César Vallejo Unión Comercio Ayacucho Binacional
Stadia and locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacityADTTarmaUnión Tarma9,100Alianza AtléticoSullanaCampeones del 3612,000Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,938Alianza UniversidadHuánucoHeraclio Tapia25,036Atlético GrauSullana Campeones del 36 12,000AyacuchoAyacuchoLas Américas6,400BinacionalJuliacaGuillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,080CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso45,056Comerciantes UnidosCutervoJuan Maldonado Gamarra13,680CuscoCuscoGarcilaso45,056Deportivo GarcilasoCuscoGarcilaso45,056Juan Pablo II CollegeChongoyapeComplejo Juan Pablo II3,000Los ChankasAndahuaylasLos Chankas10,000MelgarArequipaVirgen de Chapi40,370Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau17,000Sport HuancayoHuancayoHuancayo20,000Sporting CristalLimaAlberto Gallardo11,600UniversitarioLimaMonumental80,093UTCCajabambaGermán Contreras Jara6,300 Notes
Personnel and kits TeamManagerKit manufacturerMain shirt sponsorsADT Horacio MelgarejoNew AthleticCaja HuancayoAlianza Atlético Gerardo AmeliWalonAlianza Lima Néstor GorositoNikeApuesta Total, Caja HuancayoAlianza Universidad Roberto MosqueraPerformanceUDHAtlético Grau Ángel ComizzoWalonCaja PiuraAyacucho Sergio CastellanosReal SportAyacucho, Caja Municipal de IcaBinacional Claudio BustamanteUrzu AthleticDoradoBetCienciano Carlos DesioUmbroCaja Cusco, DoradoBetComerciantes Unidos Claudio BiaggioReal SportCusco Miguel RondelliAdidasDoradoBetDeportivo Garcilaso Carlos BustosAnder SportCaja CuscoJuan Pablo II College Santiago AcasieteReal SportLos Chankas Walter PaolellaNew AthleticCerveza ApurimeñaMelgar Juan ReynosoWalonStakeSport Boys Juan Carlos CabanillasAstroApuesta TotalSport Huancayo Richard PellejeroLottoCaja HuancayoSporting Cristal Paulo AutuoriPumaCaja Piura, DoradoBetUniversitario Jorge FossatiMarathonApuesta TotalUTC Hernán LisiAstroTinbet
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTorneo AperturaBinacional Luis FloresEnd of contract10 September 2024Pre-season Erick Torres16 January 2025Sport Huancayo Franco Navarro2 November 2024 Richard Pellejero20 December 2024UTC Guillermo Sanguinetti2 November 2024 Hernán Darío Gómez29 November 2024Los Chankas César VaioliEnd of caretaker spell3 November 2024 Jorge Vivaldo25 November 2024Melgar Marco ValenciaReturn to the youth setup7 November 2024 Walter Ribonetto11 November 2024Alianza Lima Mariano SosoMutual agreement21 November 2024 Néstor Gorosito4 December 2024Comerciantes Unidos Carlos Silvestri21 November 2024 Martín Cardetti19 December 2024Ayacucho José CollattiReplaced3 December 2024 Édgar Ospina3 December 2024ADT Claudio BiaggioEnd of contract25 December 2024 Carlos Desio25 December 2024UTC Hernán Darío GómezSigned by El Salvador24 February 202519th Pablo Bossi25 February 2025Binacional Erick TorresSacked5 April 202511th César Chávez-Riva5 April 2025Sporting Cristal Guillermo Farré10 April 20256th Jorge Soto10 April 2025Cienciano Christian DíazResigned13 April 202515th Carlos Desio17 April 2025Universitario Fabián BustosSigned by Olimpia14 April 20252nd Manuel Barreto Piero Alva14 April 2025Los Chankas Jorge VivaldoSacked14 April 202514th César Vaioli15 April 2025Comerciantes Unidos Martín Cardetti15 April 202516th Javier Arce15 April 2025ADT Carlos DesioResigned16 April 20257th Leonardo Rojas16 April 2025Sporting Cristal Jorge SotoEnd of caretaker spell19 April 20256th Paulo Autuori16 April 2025Binacional César Chávez-Riva21 April 202512th Claudio Bustamante21 April 2025Universitario Manuel Barreto Piero Alva22 April 20251st Jorge Fossati20 April 2025Ayacucho Édgar OspinaMutual agreement4 May 202518th Luis Islas6 May 2025Alianza Universidad Paul Cominges4 May 202519th Mifflin Bermúdez6 May 2025Sport Boys Cristian PaulucciResigned12 May 202510th Guillermo Vásquez12 May 2025 Guillermo VásquezEnd of caretaker spell24 May 202511th Arturo Reyes24 May 2025Comerciantes Unidos Javier ArceSigned by Deportivo Coopsol11 June 202518th Daniel Ferreyra11 June 2025Los Chankas César VaioliMutual agreement17 June 202513th Walter Paolella19 June 2025ADT Leonardo Rojas24 June 202512th Orlando Romero28 June 2025Ayacucho Luis Islas30 June 202518th Gino Reyes Jhon Alcántara30 June 2025Deportivo Garcilaso Guillermo Duró8 July 20258th Carlos Bustos11 July 2025Ayacucho Gino Reyes Jhon AlcántaraEnd of caretaker spell10 July 202517th Sergio Castellanos10 July 2025ADT Orlando Romero10 July 20259th Horacio Melgarejo10 July 2025Torneo ClausuraAlianza Universidad Mifflin BermúdezMutual agreement26 July 202518th Roberto Mosquera27 July 2025Melgar Walter Ribonetto27 July 202510th Víctor Balta27 July 2025Comerciantes Unidos Daniel Ferreyra4 August 202519th Claudio Biaggio5 August 2025Melgar Víctor BaltaEnd of caretaker spell10 August 202512th Juan Reynoso5 August 2025Sport Boys Arturo ReyesSacked11 August 202517th Guillermo Vásquez11 August 2025UTC Pablo Bossi12 August 202519th Hernán Lisi14 August 2025Sport Boys Guillermo VásquezEnd of caretaker spell27 August 202517th Juan Carlos Cabanillas27 August 2025 Notes
Torneo Apertura Standings
Results
Torneo Clausura Standings
Results
Aggregate table
Playoffs The playoffs to decide the Liga 1 champion were set to be contested by the winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments as well as the top two teams in the season's aggregate table (other than the tournament winners). Since Universitario won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, they were crowned as league champions without playing this stage and the playoffs were instead held to decide the season's runner-up as well as the final positions of the remaining Copa Libertadores qualifiers, being played by the next best three teams in the aggregate table. Cusco, as the team placing second in the aggregate table, received a bye to the second stage, while the other two playoff qualifiers (Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal) entered the first stage.
The Stage 2 winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage, while the Stage 2 loser qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage and the Stage 1 loser entered the Copa Libertadores first stage.
Stage 1
Tied 4–4 on aggregate. Sporting Cristal won on penalties.
Stage 2
Cusco won 2–1 on aggregate.
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Facundo CallejoCusco 25 2 Jhonny VidalesADT / Melgar 19 3 Jarlín QuinteroUTC 16 Alex ValeraUniversitario 5 Pablo ErustesDeportivo Garcilaso 15 Paolo GuerreroAlianza Lima 7 Agustín GranerosAlianza Atlético 14 Matías SenComerciantes Unidos Yorleys MenaAlianza Universidad Alejandro HohbergSport Boys / Cienciano
Source: Ovación
Attendances
The average league attendance was 6,809.
# Club Home games Total Average 1 Universitario 17 660,153 38,833 2 Alianza Lima 18 441,871 24,548 3 Sporting Cristal 18 180,240 10,013 4 Melgar 17 155,493 9,147 5 Cienciano 17 138,241 8,132 6 Sport Boys 18 122,851 6,825 7 Alianza Universidad 17 86,335 5,079 8 Deportivo Garcilaso 18 78,685 4,371 9 Cusco 17 45,562 2,68010 Juan Pablo II 17 43,890 2,58211 ADT 18 43,680 2,42712 Los Chankas 17 41,698 2,45313 Comerciantes Unidos 18 41,492 2,30514 Alianza Atlético 18 36,550 2,03115 Sport Huancayo 17 28,824 1,69616 Ayacucho 17 25,824 1,51917 Atlético Grau 18 23,538 1,30818 UTC 18 11,064 615
Source: Infobae
See also 2025 Liga 2 2025 Liga 3 2025 Copa Perú 2025 Ligas Departamentales del Perú 2025 Liga Femenina 2025 Torneo Juvenil Sub-18
References
External links Official website