1968 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1968
Dates15 June 1968 –
15 January 1969
Champions Sporting Cristal
3rd Primera División title
Relegated Carlos A. Mannucci
Mariscal Sucre
1969 Copa Libertadores Sporting Cristal
Juan Aurich
Matches played184
Goals scored515 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Oswaldo Ramírez
(26 goals)
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Torneo Descentralizado was the 52nd season of the highest division of Peruvian football. Carlos A. Mannucci of Trujillo made its debut in the first division in this season.

Contents

Sporting Cristal and Juan Aurich were tied on points at the end of the season. An extra match was played to determine first place and consequently the champion of the season. Sporting Cristal won the play-off and became national champions.

At the bottom of the league, Centro Iqueño and Mariscal Sucre tied on points, sharing thirteenth and fourteenth place. They also played an extra match to determine the team to face relegation. Centro Iqueño won the relegation play-off and Mariscal Sucre were relegated from the division. Carlos A. Mannucci were relegated as the worst placed team outside Lima and Callao.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1967 Segunda División 		Promoted from
1968 Copa Perú 		Relegated from
1967 Primera División
Increase2.svg KDT Nacional (1st)Increase2.svg Carlos A. Mannucci (1st)Decrease2.svg Deportivo Municipal (13th)
Decrease2.svg Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín (14th)

Stadia locations

TeamCity
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima
Atlético Grau Piura
Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima
Defensor Arica Breña, Lima
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima
Juan Aurich Chiclayo
KDT Nacional Callao
Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima
Porvenir Miraflores Miraflores, Lima
Octavio Espinosa Ica
Sport Boys Callao
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima
Universitario Breña, Lima

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal 2615743515+2037 Title play-off
2 Juan Aurich 2616554929+2037
3 Alianza Lima 2615655429+2536
4 Universitario 2614665926+3334
5 Octavio Espinosa 2612683638−230
6 Defensor Lima 2691073532+328
7 Atlético Grau 269893531+426
8 Sport Boys 2697104436+825
9 Carlos A. Mannucci 268993036−625 1969 Copa Perú
10 Defensor Arica 26511103144−1321
11 KDT Nacional 2667132842−1419
12 Porvenir Miraflores 2666142743−1618
13 Centro Iqueño 2654172456−3214 Relegation play-off
14 Mariscal Sucre 2646162454−3014
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Home \ Away ALI GRA CAM CEN ARI DEF AUR KDT SUC OCT POR SBA SCR UNI
Alianza Lima 2–11–23–13–02–21–12–03–00–03–13–21–33–1
Atlético Grau 3–33–11–20–00–11–02–03–04–11–11–00–00–0
Carlos A. Mannucci 0–22–11–12–11–11–12–41–03–13–11–31–10–2
Centro Iqueño 1–01–32–11–30–20–11–30–00–02–33–20–11–4
Defensor Arica 3–30–02–22–11–13–21–42–21–11–11–11–21–4
Defensor Lima 0–20–13–23–00–01–12–10–40–12–00–00–12–6
Juan Aurich 4–13–11–03–03–03–12–32–13–11–01–11–23–2
KDT Nacional 0–31–10–01–13–10–51–21–22–20–01–10–11–0
Mariscal Sucre 0–40–02–21–31–23–40–31–01–20–21–11–10–5
Octavio Espinosa 1–33–10–11–01–12–21–21–02–03–12–62–11–0
Porvenir Miraflores 0–21–20–04–22–00–22–30–02–02–31–31–01–1
Sport Boys 3–24–20–16–12–10–01–22–12–40–23–01–20–2
Sporting Cristal 0–01–03–03–01–00–01–13–02–00–23–01–02–2
Universitario 0–24–30–04–01–31–13–04–15–04–03–10–01–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1968. Source: Rsssf.org Peru 1968
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Title play-off

Relegation play-off

Top scorers

PlayerNationalityGoalsClub
Oswaldo Ramírez Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 26Sport Boys

See also

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