The 2018 Peruvian promotion play-offs or Cuadrangular de Ascenso 2018 was held in December 2018 with all games being played at Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao. The play-offs determined the third and fourth team to be promoted to the Torneo Descentralizado following that tournament's expansion. The teams place 2nd and 3rd in the 2018 Peruvian Segunda División and 2018 Copa Perú took part in the promotion play-offs. The top two placed team in the play-offs gained promotion in the 2019 Torneo Descentralizado and the bottom two qualified to the 2019 Peruvian Segunda División.[1]
Background
The Peruvian Football Federation took control of the local domestic league from the Professional Football Sports Association, the tournament organizers, in 2018 and announced that the Peruvian first division tournament would be re-branded for 2019. With this re-branding, the tournament was expand from 16 to 18 teams. At the beginning of the 2018 season, it was announced that the teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the bottom two tiers of the Peruvian football league system would compete on the promotion play-offs at the end of the year to decide which two teams would receive the expansion slots.[2]
Road to the play-offs
Segunda División
Liguilla
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad César Vallejo (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Juan Aurich | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Unión Huaral | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Juan Aurich | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Universidad César Vallejo | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Atlético Grau | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cienciano | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Cienciano | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Alianza Atlético | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Third-place play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Aurich | 3–4 | Cienciano | 2–1 | 1–3 |
Carlos A. Mannucci and Cienciano advanced to the promotion play-offs.
Copa Perú
Final group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | 2019 Liga 1 |
| 2 | Alianza Universidad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Promotion Play-off |
| 3 | Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | UDA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.
Alianza Universidad and Santos advanced to the promotion play-offs.
Promotion play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 2019 Liga 1 |
| 2 | Alianza Universidad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cienciano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2019 Liga 2 |
| 4 | Santos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.
| Alianza Universidad | 1–1 | Cienciano |
|---|---|---|
Conde  77' |
Report | Sen 35' |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 2–2 | Alianza Universidad |
|---|---|---|
| Noronha 10' 42' |
Portilla 26' Durán 63' |
| Alianza Universidad | 2–0 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Encinas 15' Durán 38' |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 1–0 | Cienciano |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos 49' |
See also
References
- ^ "Así se jugará el Cuadrangular que otorga dos ascensos más a Primera". ADFP-SD. 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Segunda confirma un cupo al ascenso y dos posibilidades más para estar en Primera". www.adfp-sd.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Peruvian Segunda División news at Peru.com (in Spanish)
- Peruvian Segunda División statistics and news at Dechalaca.com (in Spanish)
- RSSSF
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