Torneo Descentralizado
Season2017
Dates4 February – 3 December 2017
ChampionsAlianza Lima (23rd title)
RelegatedAlianza Atlético
Juan Aurich
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Real Garcilaso
Melgar
Universitario
Copa SudamericanaUTC
Sport Huancayo
Sport Rosario
Sporting Cristal
Matches played352
Goals scored931 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerIrven Ávila (22 goals)
Biggest home winReal Garcilaso 7–0 Juan Aurich
(May 14)
Biggest away winAlianza Atlético 0–5 Sporting Cristal
(Feb. 12)
Highest scoringAlianza Lima 7–2 Juan Aurich
(Mar. 12)
Highest attendance28,600[1]
Universitario 3–0 Alianza Lima
(15 Apr. 2017)
Lowest attendance161[2]
Alianza Atlético 1–2 Union Comercio
(13 May 2017)
Total attendance1,246,988[3]
Average attendance3,542
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The 2017 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2017 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the season. Alianza Lima were the champions.

Competition modus

The season was divided into four phases, Torneo de Verano, Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and the Play-offs final.

The first phase was the Torneo de Verano where all the teams were divided into two groups and played each team in their group twice at home and away. The winner of each group qualified to a double-legged, home-and-away final. The group winner with the most points in the aggregate table chose which leg they played as the home team. The winner of this tournament earned access to the second round of the 2018 Copa Libertadores as long as it was not relegated at the end of the season. If the Torneo de Verano champion was to also win either the Apertura or Clausura tournaments then the runner-up would take their Copa Libertadores berth.

The second and third stages were two smaller Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 15 games each. Each team played all other teams once during the Apertura tournament and once during the Clausura tournament in reversed order for a total of 30 matches. Points earned during the Apertura did not carry over during the Clausura. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura stages were to qualify to the Playoff final and to the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as long as they were not relegated at the end of the season.

The playoffs were to be contested by the Apertura and Clausura champions. The team with the most points on the aggregate table would choose which leg they would play as the home team. If teams were tied in points, a third match on neutral ground would be played to decide the national champion. If a team won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, then it would be automatically declared the tournament champion and the runners-up from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would play two play-off matches to decide which team would enter the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage. The two teams with the fewest points at the end of the third stage were relegated. The berth to the Copa Libertadores first stage and the four 2018 Copa Sudamericana berths were awarded to the teams with the best record in the aggregate table that had not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

Teams

A total of 16 teams played in the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, plus the 2016 Segunda División champion (Cantolao) and the 2016 Copa Perú champion (Sport Rosario).

Stadia and locations

2017 Torneo Descentralizado is located in Peru
Ayacucho
Juan Aurich
Real Garcilaso
Melgar
Sport Rosario
Unión Comercio
Alianza Atlético
Comerciantes Unidos UTC
Sport Huancayo
Alianza Lima Cantolao Municipal Sporting Cristal Universitario U. San Martín
Locations of the 2017 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity[4]
Academia Cantolao Callao Miguel Grau 15,000
Alianza Atlético Sullana Melanio Colona 5,000
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Ayacucho Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Comerciantes Unidos Cutervo Juan Maldonado Gamarra 8,000
Deportivo Municipal Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500
Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 60,000
Real Garcilaso Cusco Estadio Garcilaso 42,056
Sport Huancayo Huancayo Estadio Huancayo 20,000
Sport Rosario Huaraz Rosas Pampa 18,000
Sporting Cristal Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Unión Comercio Nueva Cajamarca IPD de Moyobamba 7,500
Universidad San Martín Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
UTC Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093

Torneo de Verano

Group A

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 — 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–1
2 Sport Rosario 14 6 6 2 13 7 +6 24 0–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
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 Academia Cantolao 14 5 4 5 16 15 +1 19 1–1 0–0 2–0 — 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1
5 Universidad San Martín 14 5 2 7 18 19 −1 17 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–1
6 Ayacucho 14 4 4 6 18 21 −3 16 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–2
7 Unión Comercio 14 4 4 6 16 20 −4 16 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–2 — 5–0
8 Alianza Atlético 14 3 2 9 10 28 −18 11 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UTC RGA ALI UNI SHU COM MUN JA
1 UTC 14 8 3 3 24 15 +9 27 Advance to Finals — 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
2 Real Garcilaso 14 7 3 4 27 17 +10 24 1–4 — 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 7–0
3 Alianza Lima 14 6 5 3 22 15 +7 23 0–0 2–0 — 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 7–2
4 Universitario 14 5 4 5 19 18 +1 19 3–1 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2
5 Sport Huancayo 14 5 3 6 19 23 −4 18 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 — 4–2 2–0 3–2
6 Comerciantes Unidos 14 5 3 6 18 22 −4 18 4–2 2–4 0–2 3–0 2–1 — 3–2 0–1
7 Deportivo Municipal 14 4 2 8 13 16 −3 14 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 — 2–1
8 Juan Aurich 14 2 5 7 15 31 −16 11 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 —
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.

Finals

The champion will be the one with the most points after the two legs are played. In case they are tie on points, the team with the best goal different over the two legs will be declared the champion. The away goal rule will not apply. In case both teams score the same number of goals, there will be 30 minutes of extra time and penalties.[5]

First Leg
Melgar1–0UTC
Omar Fernández 31' report
Estadio Monumental de la UNSA, Arequipa
Attendance: 11,168
Referee: Miguel Santiváñez
Second Leg
UTC2–1Melgar
Gustavo Dulanto 7'
Donald Millán 40'		 report Emanuel Herrera 90'
Penalties
 3–4
Estadio Héroes de San Ramón, Cajamarca
Attendance: 10,242
Referee: Joel Alarcón

Melgar defeated UTC 4–3 on penalties after being tied on aggregate and secured a spot in the 2018 Copa Libertadores second stage.

Torneo Apertura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 15 9 3 3 25 11 +14 30 Advance to Playoffs and qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Real Garcilaso 15 9 3 3 23 18 +5 30
3 UTC 15 8 3 4 17 9 +8 27
4 Sport Huancayo 15 7 5 3 23 16 +7 26
5 Universitario 15 7 5 3 20 14 +6 26
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
9 Melgar 15 5 4 6 19 18 +1 19
10 Universidad San Martín 15 5 4 6 25 26 −1 19
11 Comerciantes Unidos 15 4 5 6 18 21 −3 17
12 Unión Comercio 15 4 3 8 21 21 0 15
13 Ayacucho 15 4 3 8 15 26 −11 15
14 Alianza Atlético 15 3 3 9 13 22 −9 12
15 Academia Cantolao 15 2 5 8 12 20 −8 11
16 Juan Aurich 15 1 8 6 14 27 −13 11
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI AYA CAN COM JA MEL MUN RGA SHU SRO CRI UCO USM UTC UNI
Alianza Atlético — 1–0 — — — 1–1 1–0 — — 1–3 — 2–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 —
Alianza Lima — — 4–0 1–1 — 2–0 — — 2–0 3–3 4–1 — — 3–2 — —
Ayacucho 1–0 — — 0–0 5–3 3–1 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 — — — — —
Academia Cantolao 2–1 — — — 0–1 — 0–0 0–2 2–3 — — 1–1 2–0 — 0–0 —
Comerciantes Unidos 0–2 0–0 — — — — — 0–0 — — — 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 —
Juan Aurich — — — 1–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 — — — — 1–1
Melgar — 1–0 — — 1–1 — — 1–1 — — — 4–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 —
Deportivo Municipal 3–1 0–2 2–0 — — — — — — 2–1 — — 1–0 1–0 0–1 —
Real Garcilaso 2–1 — — — 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 — — — 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 —
Sport Huancayo — — — 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 — 1–1 — 2–0 — — — — 1–0
Sport Rosario 1–0 — — 3–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–1 — — 1–3 — — — 0–0
Sporting Cristal — 0–1 2–0 — — 0–0 — 2–2 — 2–0 — — — 2–1 1–0 1–1
Unión Comercio — 0–1 3–1 — — 2–2 — — — 4–0 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 — 1–2
Universidad San Martín — — 1–1 3–2 — 4–1 — — 2–2 0–0 1–1 — — — — 2–4
UTC — 1–0 3–0 — — 3–0 — — — 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 3–1 — 1–0
Universitario 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–1 — — — — — — —
Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 15 11 1 3 23 15 +8 34 Advance to Playoffs and qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Real Garcilaso 15 10 2 3 29 15 +14 32
3 Melgar 15 9 4 2 30 12 +18 31
4 Universitario[a] 15 9 3 3 28 18 +10 29
5 Deportivo Municipal 15 6 5 4 23 20 +3 23
6 Sport Rosario 15 5 5 5 20 17 +3 20
7 Sport Huancayo 15 5 5 5 22 22 0 20
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
11 Academia Cantolao[b] 15 4 6 5 13 22 −9 17
12 Comerciantes Unidos 15 4 3 8 22 24 −2 15
13 Ayacucho 15 3 5 7 18 26 −8 14
14 Universidad San Martín 15 4 2 9 20 29 −9 14
15 Unión Comercio 15 3 4 8 15 22 −7 13
16 Alianza Atlético 15 3 4 8 13 31 −18 13
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ Universitario was deducted 1 point for an outstanding debt.
  2. ^ Cantolao was deducted 1 point for an outstanding debt.

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI AYA CAN COM JA MEL MUN RGA SHU SRO CRI UCO USM UTC UNI
Alianza Atlético — — 0–2 0–0 3–2 — — 1–1 3–2 — 1–4 — — — — 0–2
Alianza Lima 3–0 — — — 2–0 — 2–1 1–0 — — — 2–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–0
Ayacucho — 1–2 — — — — — 1–1 — — — 5–3 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–3
Academia Cantolao — 1–1 0–0 — — 3–2 — — — 1–1 1–1 — — 3–1 — 1–0
Comerciantes Unidos — — 4–0 3–0 — 3–2 1–1 — 2–3 2–1 0–1 — — — — 1–1
Juan Aurich 1–1 2–0 2–0 — — — — — — 3–2 — 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 —
Melgar 2–0 — 2–0 5–0 — 4–3 — — 0–2 4–0 2–2 — — — — 2–0
Deportivo Municipal — — — 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 — 3–0 3–2 — — — 3–5
Real Garcilaso — 4–1 2–0 1–0 — 5–1 — — — 0–1 2–1 — — 2–1 — 1–2
Sport Huancayo 1–1 4–2 1–1 — — — — 3–0 — — — 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 —
Sport Rosario — 0–1 3–0 — — 2–0 — — — 1–1 — — 0–0 1–1 2–1 —
Sporting Cristal 4–0 — — 3–0 2–2 — 1–2 — 0–0 — 2–1 — 2–0 — — —
Unión Comercio 1–2 — — 2–2 3–1 — 0–2 2–2 1–2 — — — — — 1–0 —
Universidad San Martín 4–1 1–2 — — 3–2 — 0–2 1–4 — — — 2–3 2–0 — 0–2 —
UTC 2–0 — — 0–1 2–0 — 0–0 2–0 2–3 — — 1–0 — — — —
Universitario — — — — — 2–0 — — — 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 —
Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

As Alianza Lima and Real Garcilaso finished both as champions and runners-up of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, no playoff games were played. Alianza Lima were the overall champions and Real Garcilaso were the overall runners-up, and both teams qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.

Aggregate table

All stages (Torneo de Verano, Torneo Apertura, and Torneo Clausura) of the 2017 season were aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine the teams that would qualify for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, as well as those to be relegated at the end of the season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima (C) 44 26 9 9 70 41 +29 87 Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Real Garcilaso 44 26 8 10 79 50 +29 86
3 Melgar 44 21 14 9 69 42 +27 77 Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Universitario[a] 44 21 12 11 68 51 +17 74 Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage
5 UTC 44 22 8 14 58 41 +17 74 Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Sport Huancayo[b] 44 17 13 14 64 61 +3 66
7 Sport Rosario 44 16 17 11 49 42 +7 65
8 Sporting Cristal[c] 44 17 12 15 76 60 +16 64
9 Deportivo Municipal 44 16 12 16 53 49 +4 60
10 Comerciantes Unidos 44 13 11 20 59 68 −9 50
11 Universidad San Martín 44 14 8 22 63 74 −11 50
12 Academia Cantolao[d] 44 11 15 18 41 57 −16 47
13 Ayacucho 44 11 12 21 51 73 −22 45
14 Unión Comercio 44 11 11 22 52 63 −11 44
15 Juan Aurich[e] 44 8 15 21 52 87 −35 38 Relegation to 2018 Segunda División
16 Alianza Atlético[f] 44 9 9 26 37 82 −45 33
Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) draw.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Universitario was deducted 1 point for an outstanding debt.
  2. ^ Sport Huancayo was awarded 2 points for winning the 2017 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva.
  3. ^ Sporting Cristal was awarded 1 point for finishing as Torneo de Promoción y Reserva runners-up.
  4. ^ Academia Cantolao was deducted 1 point for an outstanding debt.
  5. ^ Juan Aurich was deducted 1 point for an outstanding debt with Ray Gómez.
  6. ^ Alianza Atlético was deducted 3 points for not giving youth players enough minutes during the tournament.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pareja, Alonso. "Con algo de resistencia - De Chalaca". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ Pareja, Alonso. "Con algo de resistencia - De Chalaca". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ Pareja, Alonso. "Con algo de resistencia - De Chalaca". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  5. ^ "COMO SERÁ LA FINAL: TORNEO DE VERANO COPA MOVISTAR 2017 - ADFP". ADFP (in Spanish). adfp.org.pe. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

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