The 2022 Peru Cup season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2022), the largest amateur tournament of Peruvianfootball. The Regional Stage (Spanish: Etapa Regional) started on 12 February, and the National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started in November. The winner of the National Stage was promoted to the Liga 1 and the runner-up was promoted to the Liga 2.[1]
The format used in this soccer competition was created by the Chilean Leandro A. Shara.[2]
On 23 August 2022, it was announced that starting from 2023, the Copa Perú would only give promotion to Liga 2 due to the reforms of Peruvian football by the FPF,[3] meaning that this Copa Perú edition was the last that awarded its winning team promotion to the Peruvian top flight.
In 2022 the National Stage has grown to 50 teams, and the new National Stage, designed by matchVision, is played under Regional using the POT System, with all the Regions of Peru represented. The National Stage starts in the second week of September.[4]
This phase features the 50 teams that qualified from the Departmental Stage. Each team plays 3 games at home and 3 games away, for a total of 6 games against 3 different geographical rivals. The departmental stage winners only play against departmental runners-up, and vice versa. All the teams are positioned in one general table. After 6 matches, the team in places 1 to 32 are qualified directly to the Round of 32. The teams in places 33 to 50 are eliminated.[5]
The winner of the National Stage was promoted to the 2023 Liga 1 and the runner-up of the National Stage was promoted to the 2023 Liga 2.
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2022. Source: - Bases Copa Perú Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) drawing of lots
Round 1
The round was played between 17 September and 18 September.
The final group stage, colloquially known as La Finalísima, will be played by the four semifinalists at the Estadio Iván Elías Moreno. The team with the most points will be declared the winner and be promoted to the 2023 Liga 1.