1979 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1979
Dates1 April 1979 –
26 January 1980
Champions Sporting Cristal
Relegated León de Huánuco
Copa Libertadores Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
1978
1980

The 1979 Torneo Descentralizado , the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.

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The season was divided into 2 stages. On the first stage, top 8 teams qualified to play for the championship with a points bonus of 3, 2 and 1 for the top 3; bottom eight qualified to play for relegation with a points penalty of -1, -2 and -3 for bottom three. Teams entered the second stage without carrying their whole season records. As three teams tied on points the last place of Relegation Group they had to enter a Relegation Playoff that was played in Lima.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1978 Copa Perú
Relegated from
1978 Primera División
Increase2.svg Juventud La Palma (1st)Decrease2.svg Defensor Lima (16th)

Stadia locations

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
Atlético Torino Talara Campeonísimo 8,000Grass
CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000Grass
Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850Grass
Deportivo Junín Huancayo Huancayo 20,000Grass
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500Grass
Juventud La Palma Huacho Segundo Aranda Torres 12,000Grass
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

League table

First stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Universitario 3016954419+2541 Liguilla Final, Bonus +3
2 Juan Aurich 30131253024+638 Liguilla Final, Bonus +2
3 Sporting Cristal 30101554626+2035 Liguilla Final, Bonus +1
4 Alianza Lima 3012994826+2233 Liguilla Final
5 Alfonso Ugarte 30145114243133
6 Unión Huaral 3081573229+331
7 Atlético Chalaco 3091382827+131
8 Deportivo Junín 30118113943430
9 León de Huánuco 301261232421030 Liguilla Descenso
10 Sport Boys 30117123537229
11 Deportivo Municipal 30116133034428
12 CNI 301081233451228
13 Coronel Bolognesi 30115143640427
14 Atlético Torino 307101325371224 Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -1
15 Juventud La Palma 306101421321122 Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -2
16 Melgar 30681626431720 Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -3
Source: [ citation needed ]

Liguilla Final

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDBPPtsQualification
1 Sporting Cristal 14941268+18123 1980 Copa Libertadores
2 Atlético Chalaco 14752177+10019 1980 Copa Libertadores
3 Juan Aurich 146441611+5218
4 Alianza Lima 145721613+3017
5 Alfonso Ugarte 1445516204013
6 Universitario 1424811198311
7 Deportivo Junín 14356132815011
8 Unión Huaral 141491726906
Source: [ citation needed ]

Liguilla Descenso

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDBPPtsRelegation
9 Sport Boys 147342419+5017
10 Coronel Bolognesi 1454515161014
11 Melgar 146441612+4313
12 Atlético Torino 146261714+3113
13 Deportivo Municipal 1445515194013
14 CNI 145271312+1012 Relegation play-off
15 Juventud La Palma 1454513152212
16 León de Huánuco 1460815216012
Source: [ citation needed ]

Relegation play-off

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 CNI 220041+34
2 Juventud La Palma 210132+12
3 León de Huánuco 20020440 1980 Copa Perú
Source: [ citation needed ]

SPORTING CRISTAL
1979 National Champions - 6th title

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