This is a list of seasons played by Sporting Cristal in Peruvian and South American football, from 1951 (the year of the club's first participated in the Peruvian Primera División) to the most recent completed season. Sporting Cristal was founded in December, 1951, in the Rímac district by engineer Ricardo Bentín Mujica and his wife Esther Grande de Bentín, owners of the Peruvian brewery Backus and Johnston.[1][2]
The club has won the Peruvian Primera División twenty times, has finished as Copa Libertadores runner-up once, and has never been relegated from Peru's top division.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season (where the information is available). Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Peruvian Primera División that season.
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Season | League | National Cups | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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Competition | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
1956 | Primera División | 1st | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1957 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1958 | Primera División | 8th | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1959 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1960 | Primera División | 3rd | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1961 | Primera División | 1st[a] | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 26 | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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1962 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 27 | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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1963 | Primera División | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 28 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1964 | Primera División | 5th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1965 | Primera División | 6th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 25 | — | — | DNQ | — | — |
Season | League | Position | National Cups | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||
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Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Play-offs[b] | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
1966 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1967 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 36 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1968 | Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 37 | 1st | 1st[c] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R2 | — | — |
1969 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Torneo Descentralizado | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 9th | ||||||||
1970 | Torneo Descentralizado | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 71 | 1st | — | Copa Presidente de la República | GS | DNQ | — | — | |
1971 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 4th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
1972 | Metropolitan Group | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 6th | ||||||||
Final Group | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1st | ||||||||
1973 | Torneo Descentralizado | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
1974 | Torneo Descentralizado | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 60 | 50 | 7th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
1975 | Torneo Descentralizado | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 8th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1976 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 7th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
1977 | Torneo Interzonal | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 49 | 2nd | ||||||||
1978 | Preliminary Tournament | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 8th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 42 | 3rd | ||||||||
1979 | First Stage | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 35 | 3rd | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Final Group | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 23 [d] | 1st | ||||||||
1980 | Torneo Descentralizado | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 30 | 49 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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1981 | Torneo Regional | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 [e] | 6th | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 28 | 9th | ||||||||
1982 | First Stage | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 1st | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Second Stage | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4th[f] | ||||||||
1983 | First Stage | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 2nd | — | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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Final Group | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 [g] | 1st | ||||||||
1984 | Regional tournament | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 3rd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Torneo Descentralizado | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 4th | ||||||||
1985 | Regional tournament | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 6th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 27 | 10th | DNQ [f] | |||||||
1986 | Torneo Regional | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 1st | QF | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1st | — | |||||||
Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5th | ||||||||
1987 | Regional tournament | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 26 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 44 | 1st | ||||||||
Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4th | ||||||||
1988 | Regional tournament | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 3rd | DNQ[f] | — | — | DNQ | — | — | |
Torneo Descentralizado | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 1st | — | |||||||
Final Group Stage | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1st | 1st [h] | |||||||
1989 | Regional I | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 1st | — | Torneo Plácido Galindo | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Regional I - Liguilla | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1st | W | |||||||
Regional II | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 2nd [i] | 2nd | |||||||
1990 | Regional I | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6th | DNQ [f] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
Regional II | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 7th | DNQ [f] | |||||||
1991 | Regional I | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 1st | W [j] | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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Regional I - Liguilla Final | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | 1st [k] | |||||||
Regional II | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 4th | W [l] | |||||||
Regional II - Liguilla Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1st [m] | 1st [n] | |||||||
1992 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 55 [o] | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 23 | 62 | 2nd | ||||||||
1993 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 37 | 5th | W [p] | Torneo Intermedio | QF | Copa Libertadores | QF | — | — |
Continental Competition/Runner-up play-off | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3rd | — | |||||||
1994 | Torneo Apertura | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 1st | 1st[q] | — | — | Copa CONMEBOL | QF | ![]() |
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Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 19 | 51[r] | 1st | ||||||||
1995 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 98 | 32 | 96 [s] | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | QF | ![]() |
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1996 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 69 | 1st | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | — | — |
1997 | Torneo Apertura | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 2nd | — | — | — | Copa Libertadores | RU | — | — |
Torneo Clausura | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | ||||||||
Continental Competition/Runner-up Play-off | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2nd | ||||||||
1998 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 37 | 3rd | 2nd [t] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 42 | 1st | ||||||||
1999 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 41 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 38 | 4th | ||||||||
2000 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 8th | 2nd [u] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 24 | 50 | 2nd | ||||||||
2001 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | 2nd[v] | — | — | Copa Libertadores Copa Merconorte |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 44 | 3rd | W[w] | |||||||
2002 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 38 | 1st | 1st [x] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 46 | 1st | ||||||||
2003 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 49 | 1st | 2nd[y] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 15 [z] | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 27 | 3rd | ||||||||
2004 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 24 | 45 | 4th | 2nd[aa] | — | — | Copa Libertadores | Ro16 | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 50 | 1st | ||||||||
2005 | Torneo Apertura | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 36 | 4th | 1st[ab] | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | GS | — | — |
Torneo Clausura | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 52 | 1st | ||||||||
2006 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 45 | 2nd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 6th | ||||||||
2007 | Torneo Apertura | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | — | — |
Torneo Clausura | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 6th | ||||||||
2008 | Torneo Apertura | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 49 | 2nd | 3rd [ac] | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 45 | 2nd | ||||||||
2009 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 55 | 57 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | R1 | ![]() |
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2010 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 64 | 7th | DNQ | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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2011 | Torneo Descentralizado | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 10th | DNQ | Torneo Intermedio | SF | DNQ | — | — | |
2012 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 93 | 44 | 86 | 1st | 1st [ad] | — | — | DNQ | ![]() |
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2013 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 76 | 45 | 75 | 3rd [ae] | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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2014 | Torneo Apertura | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 13th | 1st | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | R1 | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 1st[af] | ||||||||
2015 | Torneo Apertura | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 1st | 2nd | Torneo del Inca | GS | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 5th | ||||||||
2016 | Torneo Descentralizado | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 77 [ag] | 1st | 1st | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | — | — |
2017 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 3rd | DNQ | — | — | Copa Libertadores | GS | ![]() |
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Torneo Apertura | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 7th | ||||||||
Torneo Clausura | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 19 [ah] | 9th | ||||||||
2018 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 33 | 1st | 1st [ai] | DNQ | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | ![]() |
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Torneo Apertura | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 1st | 1st | |||||||
Torneo Clausura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 5th | ||||||||
2019 | Torneo Apertura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 32 | 2nd | 3rd | Copa Bicentenario | QF | Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana |
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Torneo Clausura | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 3rd | ||||||||
2020 | Torneo Apertura | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 33 | 3rd | 1st [aj] | Copa Bicentenario | —[ak] | Copa Libertadores | R2 | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 2nd[al] |