Torneo Descentralizado
Season1977
Dates13 February 1977 –
22 January 1978
ChampionsAlianza Lima
RelegatedCienciano
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
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The 1977 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.

The season was divided into 3 stages. The Preliminary Tournament contested in two groups (home and away matches plus 2 inter-group matches); each group winner qualified for the Championship Group. The second stage was the Descentralised (league tournament); the top 4 qualified for the Championship Group and the bottom two played for relegation. Championship Group was contested by 6 teams in home and away matches; teams carried their Descentralised Tournament record. Although finishing fifth in Descentralised, Universitario qualified for Championship Group, as Alianza had already qualified in Preliminary Tournament. Municipal and Cienciano played a third relegation playoff on a neutral ground, as each team won one match after home and away matches.

Teams

1977 Torneo Descentralizado is located in Peru
Cienciano
CNI
Coronel Bolognesi
Alfonso Ugarte
Deportivo Junín
León de Huánuco
Unión Huaral
Juan Aurich
Melgar
Alianza Lima Atlético Chalaco Defensor Lima Municipal Sporting Cristal Sport Boys Universitario
Locations of the 1977 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alfonso Ugarte Puno Enrique Torres Belón 20,000 Grass
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000 Grass
Atlético Chalaco Callao Miguel Grau 15,000 Grass
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 40,000 Grass
CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000 Grass
Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850 Grass
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Deportivo Junín Huancayo Huancayo 20,000 Grass
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500 Grass
León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000 Grass
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Grass
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 15,000 Grass
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colan 10,000 Grass
Universitario Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass

Torneo Interzonal

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 16 10 2 4 35 25 +10 22 Liguilla Final
2 CNI 16 7 7 2 30 20 +10 21
3 Sport Boys 16 7 6 3 31 23 +8 20
4 Sporting Cristal 16 7 4 5 29 24 +5 18
5 Deportivo Junín 16 6 4 6 26 23 +3 16
6 Melgar 16 6 3 7 14 22 −8 15
7 Alfonso Ugarte 16 5 3 8 21 25 −4 13
8 Defensor Lima 16 1 2 13 19 42 −23 4
Source:[citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Coronel Bolognesi 16 7 5 4 17 10 +7 19 Liguilla Final
2 Unión Huaral 16 6 7 3 18 12 +6 19
3 Juan Aurich 16 6 7 3 18 13 +5 19
4 Universitario 16 7 4 5 16 15 +1 18
5 Atlético Chalaco 16 5 6 5 21 19 +2 16
6 León de Huánuco 16 5 4 7 15 15 0 14
7 Deportivo Municipal 16 3 5 8 18 23 −5 11
8 Cienciano 16 3 5 8 12 28 −16 11
Source:[citation needed]

Torneo Descentralizado

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CNI 30 14 11 5 39 26 +13 39 Liguilla Final
2 Melgar 30 13 13 4 38 27 +11 39
3 Sporting Cristal 30 14 9 7 52 28 +24 37
4 Alianza Lima 30 13 11 6 59 40 +19 37
5 Universitario 30 11 10 9 44 40 +4 32
6 Coronel Bolognesi 30 11 9 10 33 33 0 31
7 Sport Boys 30 13 5 12 37 48 −11 31
8 Atlético Chalaco 30 9 11 10 43 40 +3 29
9 Unión Huaral 30 9 10 11 44 53 −9 28
10 Deportivo Junín 30 10 8 12 41 53 −12 28
11 Defensor Lima 30 9 8 13 48 52 −4 26
12 Alfonso Ugarte 30 9 8 13 43 47 −4 26
13 Juan Aurich 30 7 12 11 31 37 −6 26
14 León de Huánuco 30 10 6 14 35 47 −12 26
15 Deportivo Municipal 30 7 10 13 36 46 −10 24 Relegation play-off
16 Cienciano 30 6 9 15 21 37 −16 21
Source:[citation needed]

Relegation play-off

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Deportivo Municipal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
2 Cienciano 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2 1978 Copa Perú
Source:[citation needed]

Liguilla Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 40 19 14 7 82 50 +32 52 1978 Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 40 19 11 10 74 40 +34 49 1978 Copa Libertadores
3 Melgar 40 17 14 9 51 42 +9 48
4 CNI 40 16 15 9 49 45 +4 47
5 Coronel Bolognesi 40 15 11 14 45 47 −2 41
6 Universitario 40 13 12 15 55 51 +4 38
Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers

Player Nationality Goals Club
Freddy Ravello  Peru 27 Alianza Lima

External links

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