1997 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1997
Champions Alianza Lima
18th Primera División title
Relegated Alcides Vigo
Atlético Torino
José Gálvez
La Loretana
Copa Libertadores Alianza Lima (first stage)
Sporting Cristal (first stage)
Copa CONMEBOL Melgar
Copa Merconorte Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Top goalscorerRicardo Zegarra (17)
Biggest home win Alianza Atlético 8–1 Unión Minas
Alianza Atlético 8–1 La Loretana
Biggest away win Municipal 1–6 Sporting Cristal
Torino 0–5 Alianza Lima
Highest scoring Alianza Atlético 8–1 Unión Minas
Alianza Atlético 8–1 La Loretana
Alianza Lima 5–4 Sporting Cristal
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 Torneo Descentralizado was the 82nd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 14 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima, their first title in 19 years.

Contents

Competition modus

The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. However, since the same club won both tournaments, it won the national championship automatically.

Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the champion, as well as to the winner of a Liguilla (small league) featuring teams between second and seventh place on the aggregate table. This had a round-robin format, with the team obtaining the best results in matchups during the "regular season" playing at home. The runner-up would qualify for the Copa CONMEBOL. The bottom four teams on the aggregate table were relegated.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1996 Segunda División 		Promoted from
1996 Copa Perú 		Relegated from
1996 Primera División
Increase2.svg Alcides Vigo (1st)Increase2.svg José Gálvez (1st)Decrease2.svg Aurich–Cañaña (13th)
Decrease2.svg Ciclista Lima (14th)
Decrease2.svg Guardia Republicana (15th)
Decrease2.svg San Agustín (16th)

Stadia locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacityField
Alcides Vigo Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 8,000Grass
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000Grass
Atlético Torino Talara Campeonísimo 8,000Grass
Cienciano Cuzco Garcilaso 42,056Grass
Deportivo Municipal Lima Nacional 45,750Grass
Deportivo Pesquero Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sanchez 25,000Grass
José Gálvez Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sanchez 25,000Grass
La Loretana Pucallpa Aliardo Soria 15,000Grass
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000Grass
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 18,000Grass
Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 18,000Grass
Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión 8,000Grass
Universitario Lima Nacional 45,750Grass

Torneo Apertura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Alianza Lima 13931279+1830 Copa Libertadores 1998 Group Stage
2 Sporting Cristal 138323013+1727
3 Universitario 13742198+1125
4 Cienciano 136611810+824
5 Deportivo Municipal 136252523+220
6 Sport Boys 135351518−318
7 Alianza Atlético 134362218+415
8 Deportivo Pesquero 133551616014
9 Melgar 134271624−814
10 Atlético Torino 132741419−513
11 Alcides Vigo 133371318−512
12 Unión Minas 133371428−1412
13 José Gálvez 133371228−1612
14 La Loretana 13256918−911
Updated to match(es) played on February 27, 2009. Source: RSSSF Peru 1997
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AVI AAS ALI TOR CIE MUN PES GAL LOR MEL SBA CRI MIN UNI
Alcides Vigo ——0–0—2–01–20–1———1–33–2—
Alianza Atlético 1–0—1–2—2–23–1———1–2—8–11–1
Alianza Lima 0–02–13–1————4–0——5–40–0 1–0
Atlético Torino ———0–02–3——1–11–12–1——1–1
Cienciano 2–12–00–0——2–2———2–00–0——
Deportivo Municipal ——2–0—1–2—5–0—3–1—1–64–01–2
Deportivo Pesquero ——0–30–0—4–0—1–14–1—0–0—0–1
José Gálvez —2–10–41–11–2—1–1—3–2————
La Loretana 0–21–1——0–01–2—2–1—0–01–22–1—
Melgar 5–20–10–2—1–1———2–0——2–1—
Sport Boys 2–1—1–3——1–12–12–1—0–1—1–13–2
Sporting Cristal —2–1—4–2———6–0—1–02–0——
Unión Minas ———3–12–4—1–02–1———0–00–2
Universitario 0–0— – —2–1——0–01–05–0—2–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 1997. Source: RSSSF Peru 1997
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Alianza Lima 131021337+2632 Copa Libertadores 1998 Group Stage
2 Universitario 13841197+1228
3 Sporting Cristal 136432516+922
4 Alianza Atlético 136342413+1121
5 Melgar 136341716+121
6 Cienciano 136251713+420
7 Unión Minas 136251515020
8 Deportivo Municipal 136161824−619
9 Deportivo Pesquero 134361716+115
10 Sport Boys 133641315−215
11 Alcides Vigo 133461923−413
12 Atlético Torino 133191330−1710
13 José Gálvez 1330101227−159
14 La Loretana 132381030−209
Updated to match(es) played on February 27, 2009. Source: RSSSF Peru 1997
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AVI AAS ALI TOR CIE MUN PES GAL LOR MEL SBA CRI MIN UNI
Alcides Vigo 0–11–3—1–0———0–03–11–1——0–1
Alianza Atlético —0–2—3–1——4–08–10–1—2–2——
Alianza Lima ———2–04–02–14–0—5–02–2—— 0–0
Atlético Torino 2–50–20–5——2–11–0———1–13–1—
Cienciano ———2–13–0—3–14–00–0——1–21–0
Deportivo Municipal 4–32–1—2–0—1–3—2–0—2–0———
Deportivo Pesquero 4–11–2——0–0—3–1——1–1—1–0—
José Gálvez 4–2————0–2—3–0—1–21–21–00–1
La Loretana ——0–13–1——1–1—2–1———1–1
Melgar ———3–1—2–01–03–0—1–11–0—2–2
Sport Boys —0–0—2–01–2———2–1—1–1——
Sporting Cristal 1–1—2–3—2–03–23–1—4–1——4–10–1
Unión Minas 1–10–01–0——4–0——2–02–11–0——
Universitario —3–1—3–1—1–11–0———2–0—3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1997. Source: RSSSF Peru 1997
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

No finals were held after Alianza Lima won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus automatically obtaining the national title.

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima (C)2619526016+4462Qualification for 1998 Copa Libertadores and 1998 Copa Merconorte
2 Universitario 2615834915+3453Qualification for Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
3 Sporting Cristal 2614755529+2649
4 Cienciano 2612863523+1244
5 Deportivo Municipal 26123114347−439
6 Alianza Atlético 26106104631+1536
7 Melgar 26105113340−735
8 Sport Boys 268992833−533
9 Unión Minas 2695122943−1432
10 Deportivo Pesquero 2678113332+129
11 Alcides Vigo 2667133241−925Relegation to 1998 Segunda División
12 Atlético Torino 2658132749−2223Relegation to 1998 Copa Perú
13 José Gálvez 2663172455−3121
14 La Loretana 2648141948−2920
Updated to match(es) played on December 1997. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation SC UNI MEL CIE AAS MUN
1 Sporting Cristal 541091+813 1998 Copa Libertadores and 1998 Copa Merconorte 1–02–13–0
2 Universitario 5221124+88 1998 Copa Merconorte 0–00–04–0
3 Melgar 52214408 1998 Copa CONMEBOL 0–32–0
4 Cienciano 5203810−263–13–2
5 Alianza Atlético 5122811−351–14–2
6 Deportivo Municipal 5014516−1111–70–12–2
Updated to match(es) played on December 1997. Source: 1997
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers

Source: RSSSF

17 goals
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