2017 Sporting Cristal season

Sporting Cristal
2017 season
Chairman	Federico Cúneo
Manager	José del Solar
Stadium	Estadio Alberto Gallardo
Torneo Descentralizado	8th
Copa Libertadores	Second Stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Irven Ávila (22)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 season is Sporting Cristal's 62nd season in the Peruvian First Division, and also the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Peruvian football. The team played for the thirty-third (33rd) time the Copa Libertadores.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas

Sponsor(s): Cerveza Cristal

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PER	Carlos Grados
3	DF	PER	Marcos López
4	DF	PER	Gianfranco Chávez
5	MF	PER	Pedro Aquino
6	MF	PER	Alexis Rojas
7	MF	ARG	Horacio Calcaterra
8	MF	URU	Gabriel Costa
10	MF	PER	Joel Sánchez
11	FW	PER	Irven Ávila
12	GK	CHI	Mauricio Viana
15	DF	PER	Renzo Garcés


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	PER	Ray Sandoval
21	MF	PER	Josepmir Ballón
22	DF	PER	Jair Céspedes
23	MF	URU	Jorge Cazulo
24	FW	PER	Fernando Pacheco
25	MF	PER	Martín Távara
27	MF	PER	Carlos Lobatón (Captain)
28	DF	PER	Edinson Chávez
29	DF	PER	Luis Abram
59	FW	ARG	Christian Ortiz

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Torneo Descentralizado	Torneo de Verano	8th^[1]	Feb 5	Dec 3
Copa Libertadores	Second stage	Second stage^[2]	Mar 9	May 23

Torneo Descentralizado

Torneo de Verano

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MEL	SRO	CRI	CAN	USM	AYA	UCO	AAS
1	Melgar	14	7	6	1	20	12	+8	27	Advance to Finals	—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—	—
2	Sport Rosario	14	6	6	2	13	7	+6	24		—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—	—
3	Sporting Cristal	14	6	4	4	27	16	+11	22		2–0	1–0	—	1–4	3–0	4–0	0–0	4–1
4	Cantolao	14	5	4	5	16	15	+1	19		—	—	2–0	—	—	—	—	—
5	Universidad San Martín	14	5	2	7	18	19	−1	17		—	—	1–0	—	—	—	—	—
6	Ayacucho	14	4	4	6	18	21	−3	16		—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—	—
7	Unión Comercio	14	4	4	6	16	20	−4	16		—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—	—
8	Alianza Atlético	14	3	2	9	10	28	−18	11		—	—	0–5	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.

Torneo Apertura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Deportivo Municipal	15	6	5	4	17	13	+4	23
7	Sporting Cristal	15	6	5	4	22	20	+2	23
8	Sport Rosario	15	5	6	4	16	18	−2	21

Results

Home \ Away	AAS	ALI	AYA	CAN	COM	JA	MEL	MUN	RGA	SHU	SRO	CRI	UCO	USM	UTC	UNI
Alianza Atlético	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3	—	—	—	—
Alianza Lima	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ayacucho	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cantolao	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1	—	—	—	—
Comerciantes Unidos	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2	—	—	—	—
Juan Aurich	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Melgar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–1	—	—	—	—
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Real Garcilaso	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—	—	—	—
Sport Huancayo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sport Rosario	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3	—	—	—	—
Sporting Cristal	—	0–1	2–0	—	—	0–0	—	2–2	—	2–0	—	—	—	2–1	1–0	1–1
Unión Comercio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—
Universidad San Martín	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
UTC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Universitario	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	UTC	15	6	2	7	17	17	0	20
9	Sporting Cristal	15	5	3	7	27	24	+3	18
10	Juan Aurich	15	5	2	8	22	28	−6	17

Results

Home \ Away	AAS	ALI	AYA	CAN	COM	JA	MEL	MUN	RGA	SHU	SRO	CRI	UCO	USM	UTC	UNI
Alianza Atlético	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Alianza Lima	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—
Ayacucho	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3	—	—	—	—
Cantolao	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comerciantes Unidos	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Juan Aurich	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—
Melgar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2	—	—	—	—
Real Garcilaso	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sport Huancayo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—
Sport Rosario	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sporting Cristal	4–0	—	—	3–0	2–2	—	1–2	—	0–0	—	2–1	—	2–0	—	—	—
Unión Comercio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Universidad San Martín	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3	—	—	—	—
UTC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—	—	—	—
Universitario	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2	—	—	—	—

Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Sport Rosario	44	16	17	11	49	42	+7	65
8	Sporting Cristal	44	17	12	15	76	60	+16	64	Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
9	Deportivo Municipal	44	16	12	16	53	49	+4	60

Copa Libertadores

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Santos	6	3	3	0	11	4	+7	12
2	The Strongest	6	2	3	1	9	5	+4	9
3	Santa Fe	6	2	2	2	8	6	+2	8
4	Sporting Cristal	6	0	2	4	2	15	−13	2

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)	Sporting Cristal	1–1	Santos	Estadio Nacional, Lima
19:45 UTC−5	Cazulo 13'	Report	Thiago Maia 66'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)	Santa Fe	3–0	Sporting Cristal	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
19:45 UTC−5	Arango 9' Gómez 77', 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 17,464 Referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)

18 April 2017 (2017-04-18)	Sporting Cristal	0–0	The Strongest	Estadio Nacional, Lima
19:45 UTC−5		Report		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)	The Strongest	5–1	Sporting Cristal	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
18:30 UTC−4	Alonso 18' (pen.), 36' Chumacero 30' Martelli 61' Veizaga 70'	Report	D. Bejarano 52' (o.g.)	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)	Sporting Cristal	0–2	Santa Fe	Estadio Nacional, Lima
17:30 UTC−5		Report	Arango 19' Plata 90+1'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

23 May 2017 (2017-05-23)	Santos	4–0	Sporting Cristal	Estádio Urbano Caldeira, Santos
21:45 UTC−3	David Braz 19', 71' Ricardo Oliveira 22' Vitor Bueno 66'	Report		Attendance: 6,632 Referee: José Méndez (Paraguay)

References

^ Nieto, Carlos. "Torneo Descentralizado de Futbol Profesional 2017 - PERUFOOTBALL". www.perufootball.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "Copa Libertadores 2017 - Calendario". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.

[1] Nieto, Carlos. "Torneo Descentralizado de Futbol Profesional 2017 - PERUFOOTBALL". www.perufootball.org. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

[2] "Copa Libertadores 2017 - Calendario". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.

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