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]

2018 Peruvian promotion play-off
Estadio Miguel Grau is the venue for all games.
Season2018
PromotedCarlos A. Mannucci
Alianza Universidad
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Highest scoringCienciano 3–2 Santos
(December 15)
2019 →

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

See also: 2018 Peruvian 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

See also: 2018 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
Source: Dechalaca.com
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
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.
Alianza Universidad1–1Cienciano
Conde 77' Report Sen 35'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Micke Palomino
Santos1–2Carlos A. Mannucci
Romero 88' Report Lagos 61'
Naranjo 90+2'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Renzo Castañeda
Cienciano3–2Santos
Ross 45'
Sen 53' 61'		 Coronado 16' 42'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Jesús Cartagena
Carlos A. Mannucci2–2Alianza Universidad
Noronha 10' 42' Portilla 26'
Durán 63'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Miguel Santiváñez
Alianza Universidad2–0Santos
Encinas 15'
Durán 38'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Augusto Menéndez
Carlos A. Mannucci1–0Cienciano
Lagos 49'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Kevin Ortega

See also

References

  1. ^ "Así se jugará el Cuadrangular que otorga dos ascensos más a Primera". ADFP-SD. 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "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.

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