1977 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1977
Dates13 February 1977 –
22 January 1978
Champions Alianza Lima
Relegated Cienciano
Copa Libertadores Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
1976
1978

The 1977 Torneo Descentralizado , the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.

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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

TeamCityStadiumCapacityField
Alfonso Ugarte Puno Enrique Torres Belón 20,000Grass
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000Grass
Atlético Chalaco Callao Miguel Grau 15,000Grass
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 40,000Grass
CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000Grass
Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850Grass
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Deportivo Junín Huancayo Huancayo 20,000Grass
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500Grass
León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000Grass
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000Grass
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 15,000Grass
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colan 10,000Grass
Universitario Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750Grass

Torneo Interzonal

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Alianza Lima 1610243525+1022 Liguilla Final
2 CNI 167723020+1021
3 Sport Boys 167633123+820
4 Sporting Cristal 167452924+518
5 Deportivo Junín 166462623+316
6 Melgar 166371422815
7 Alfonso Ugarte 165382125413
8 Defensor Lima 1612131942234
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Coronel Bolognesi 167541710+719 Liguilla Final
2 Unión Huaral 166731812+619
3 Juan Aurich 166731813+519
4 Universitario 167451615+118
5 Atlético Chalaco 165652119+216
6 León de Huánuco 165471515014
7 Deportivo Municipal 163581823511
8 Cienciano 1635812281611
Source: [ citation needed ]

Torneo Descentralizado

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 CNI 30141153926+1339 Liguilla Final
2 Melgar 30131343827+1139
3 Sporting Cristal 3014975228+2437
4 Alianza Lima 30131165940+1937
5 Universitario 30111094440+432
6 Coronel Bolognesi 30119103333031
7 Sport Boys 301351237481131
8 Atlético Chalaco 30911104340+329
9 Unión Huaral 30910114453928
10 Deportivo Junín 301081241531228
11 Defensor Lima 3098134852426
12 Alfonso Ugarte 3098134347426
13 Juan Aurich 30712113137626
14 León de Huánuco 301061435471226
15 Deportivo Municipal 307101336461024 Relegation play-off
16 Cienciano 30691521371621
Source: [ citation needed ]

Relegation play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 Deportivo Municipal 320153+24
2 Cienciano 31023522 1978 Copa Perú
Source: [ citation needed ]

Liguilla Final

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Alianza Lima 40191478250+3252 1978 Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 401911107440+3449 1978 Copa Libertadores
3 Melgar 40171495142+948
4 CNI 40161594945+447
5 Coronel Bolognesi 401511144547241
6 Universitario 401312155551+438
Source: [ citation needed ]

Top scorers

PlayerNationalityGoalsClub
Freddy Ravello Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 27Alianza Lima

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