This is a list of seasons played by Sporting Cristal in Peruvian and South American football, from 1951 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.
Key
;Key to colors and symbols: ;Key to league record • Season = The year and article of the season • League = League name • Pld = Games played • W = Games won • L = Games lost • D = Games drawn • GF = Goals for • GA = Goals against • GD = Goal difference • Pts = Points • Pos = Regular season position • Play-offs = Play-offs position ;Key to national cups record • — = Competition not held or canceled • DNE = Did not enter • DNQ = Did not qualify • QR = Qualifying round • PR = Preliminary round • GS = Group stage • R1 = First round • R2 = Second round • R3 = Third round • R4 = Fourth round • R5 = Fifth round • Ro16 = Round of 16 • QF = Quarter-finals • SF = Semi-finals • F = Final • RU = Runners-up • W = Winners ==Seasons==
Seasons
Professional Era (1951-1965) National Championship Era (1966–present) ==Notes==