1996 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1996 Torneo Descentralizado was the 81st season of the top category of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its 13th first division title, completing a string of 3 consecutive titles starting in 1994. The feat is known as a tricampeonato and was only accomplished before by Alianza Lima.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season1996
ChampionsSporting Cristal
13th Primera División title
RelegatedAurich–Cañaña
Ciclista Lima
Guardia Republicana
San Agustín
Copa LibertadoresSporting Cristal
Alianza Lima
Copa CONMEBOLUniversitario
Top goalscorerWaldir Sáenz (19)
← 1995
1997 →

Changes from 1995
  • The tournament would be played like in 1994, where the champion was crowned after the first stage of the tournament and the second berth to the Copa Libertadores was determined by an end-of-season Liguilla featuring 4 teams.
  • Four teams were relegated instead of the customary two. Two teams from the Copa Perú and the Segunda División in their place.

Teams
Locations of the 1996 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity
Alianza AtléticoSullanaCampeones del 368,000
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Atlético TorinoTalaraCampeonísimo8,000
Aurich–CañañaChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500
Ciclista LimaLimaNacional45,750
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Deportivo MunicipalLimaNacional45,750
Deportivo PesqueroChimboteManuel Gómez Arellano25,000
Guardia RepublicanaLimaNacional45,750
La LoretanaPucallpaAliardo Soria15,000
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000
San AgustínLimaNacional45,750
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau18,000
Sporting CristalLimaSan Martín de Porres15,000
Unión MinasCerro de PascoDaniel Alcides Carrión8,000
UniversitarioLimaNacional45,750

First stage

The first stage of the season was played as a double round-robin tournament. Sporting Cristal as champions qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores. Alianza Lima directly advanced to the end-of-season Liguilla and received a bonus point for placing second. The teams that placed 3 to 8 advanced to a preliminary round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal (C) 30 22 3 5 73 26 +47 69 1997 Copa Libertadores
2 Alianza Lima 30 17 9 4 68 23 +45 60 Liguilla with 1 bonus point
3 Universitario 30 16 10 4 39 20 +19 58 Pre-Liguilla
4 Sport Boys 30 13 14 3 49 26 +23 53
5 Atlético Torino 30 14 7 9 33 33 0 49
6 Cienciano 30 11 8 11 32 36 −4 41
7 Deportivo Pesquero 30 9 10 11 27 33 −6 37
8 Unión Minas 30 9 10 11 35 42 −7 37
9 Deportivo Municipal 30 10 7 13 44 57 −13 37
10 La Loretana 30 11 4 15 39 59 −20 37
11 Melgar 30 9 9 12 36 35 +1 36
12 Alianza Atlético 30 10 6 14 40 51 −11 36
13 Aurich–Cañaña 30 9 6 15 30 37 −7 33 1997 Copa Perú
14 Ciclista Lima 30 6 11 13 36 51 −15 29 1997 Segunda División
15 Guardia Republicana 30 7 8 15 30 45 −15 29
16 San Agustín 30 4 4 22 27 62 −35 16
Updated to match(es) played on 1996. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Pre-Liguilla
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Unión Minas 0–3 Universitario 0–0 0–3
Deportivo Pesquero 3–1 Sport Boys 2–0 1–1
Cienciano 5–2 Atletico Torino 5–1 0–1

Universitario, Deportivo Pesquero, and Cienciano qualified for the Liguilla.[1]

Liguilla

All matches were played in Lima.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 8[lower-alpha 1] 1997 Copa Libertadores
2 Universitario 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 1997 Copa CONMEBOL
3 Deportivo Pesquero 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
4 Cienciano 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1996. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Alianza Lima obtained 1 point for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado.
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Team #1ScoreTeam #2Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Alianza Lima4–1CiencianoCienciano2–2Deportivo PesqueroAlianza Lima4–1Deportivo Pesquero
Deportivo Pesquero2–3UniversitarioUniversitario0–0Alianza LimaUniversitario5–0Cienciano

References
  1. "Peru 1996". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
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