title: 2017 Sporting Cristal season
text: # 2017 Sporting Cristal season
  
  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 | Feb 5 | Dec 3 |
  | Copa Libertadores | Second stage | Second stage | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
  
  **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 |
  
  **Torneo Apertura**
  
  **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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
  
  **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 |
  
  **Torneo Clausura**
  
  **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 | — | — | — | — |
  
  **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 |
  