1996 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1996 Torneo Descentralizado was the 81st season of the top category of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its 13th first division title, completing a string of 3 consecutive titles starting in 1994. The feat is known as a tricampeonato and was only accomplished before by Alianza Lima.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season1996
ChampionsSporting Cristal
13th Primera División title
RelegatedAurich–Cañaña
Ciclista Lima
Guardia Republicana
San Agustín
Copa LibertadoresSporting Cristal
Alianza Lima
Copa CONMEBOLUniversitario
Top goalscorerWaldir Sáenz (19)
1995
1997

Changes from 1995

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  • The tournament would be played like in 1994, where the champion was crowned after the first stage of the tournament and the second berth to the Copa Libertadores was determined by an end-of-season Liguilla featuring 4 teams.
  • Four teams were relegated instead of the customary two. Two teams from the Copa Perú and the Segunda División in their place.

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from
1995 Segunda División
Promoted from
1995 Copa Perú
Relegated from
1995 Primera División
  Guardia Republicana (1st)   La Loretana (1st)   Unión Huaral (15th)
  León de Huánuco (16th)

Stadia locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 8,000
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Atlético Torino Talara Campeonísimo 8,000
Aurich–Cañaña Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500
Ciclista Lima Lima Nacional 45,750
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 42,056
Deportivo Municipal Lima Nacional 45,750
Deportivo Pesquero Chimbote Manuel Gómez Arellano 25,000
Guardia Republicana Lima Nacional 45,750
La Loretana Pucallpa Aliardo Soria 15,000
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000
San Agustín Lima Nacional 45,750
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 18,000
Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 15,000
Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión 8,000
Universitario Lima Nacional 45,750

First stage

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The first stage of the season was played as a double round-robin tournament. Sporting Cristal as champions qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores. Alianza Lima directly advanced to the end-of-season Liguilla and received a bonus point for placing second. The teams that placed 3 to 8 advanced to a preliminary round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal (C) 30 22 3 5 73 26 +47 69 1997 Copa Libertadores
2 Alianza Lima 30 17 9 4 68 23 +45 60 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores with 1 bonus point
3 Universitario 30 16 10 4 39 20 +19 58 Pre-Liguilla
4 Sport Boys 30 13 14 3 49 26 +23 53
5 Atlético Torino 30 14 7 9 33 33 0 49
6 Cienciano 30 11 8 11 32 36 −4 41
7 Deportivo Pesquero 30 9 10 11 27 33 −6 37
8 Unión Minas 30 9 10 11 35 42 −7 37
9 Deportivo Municipal 30 10 7 13 44 57 −13 37
10 La Loretana 30 11 4 15 39 59 −20 37
11 Melgar 30 9 9 12 36 35 +1 36
12 Alianza Atlético 30 10 6 14 40 51 −11 36
13 Aurich–Cañaña 30 9 6 15 30 37 −7 33 1997 Copa Perú
14 Ciclista Lima 30 6 11 13 36 51 −15 29 1997 Segunda División
15 Guardia Republicana 30 7 8 15 30 45 −15 29
16 San Agustín 30 4 4 22 27 62 −35 16
Updated to match(es) played on 1996. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AAS ALI TOR AUR CIC CIE MUN PES GUA LOR MEL AGU SBA CRI MIN UNI
Alianza Atlético 2–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 5–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–2
Alianza Lima 6–0 1–0 5–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 6–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–0
Atlético Torino 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0
Aurich–Cañaña 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1
Ciclista Lima 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–5 4–1 0–1 1–4 2–2 2–4 1–0 1–1
Cienciano 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0
Deportivo Municipal 2–2 1–5 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 3–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–0
Deportivo Pesquero 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–3
Guardia Republicana 1–0 0–5 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–2
La Loretana 2–0 1–6 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Melgar 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
San Agustín 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–3 4–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–2
Sport Boys 2–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 5–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–0 0–0
Sporting Cristal 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 6–2 6–0 5–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 7–1 1–2
Unión Minas 5–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Universitario 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1996. Source: RSSSF Peru 1996
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pre-Liguilla

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Minas 0–3 Universitario 0–0 0–3
Deportivo Pesquero 3–1 Sport Boys 2–0 1–1
Cienciano 5–2 Atletico Torino 5–1 0–1

Universitario, Deportivo Pesquero, and Cienciano qualified for the Liguilla.[1]

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

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All matches were played in Lima.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 8[a] 1997 Copa Libertadores
2 Universitario 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 1997 Copa CONMEBOL
3 Deportivo Pesquero 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
4 Cienciano 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1996. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Alianza Lima obtained 1 point for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado.

Results

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Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.

Home \ Away ALI CIE PES UNI
Alianza Lima 4–1 4–1
Cienciano 2–2
Deportivo Pesquero 2–3
Universitario 0–0 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 1995
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Peru 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
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