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1977 Torneo Descentralizado

Field	Value
competition	Torneo Descentralizado
season	1977
dates	13 February 1977 –
22 January 1978
winners	Alianza Lima
relegated	Cienciano
continentalcup1	Copa Libertadores
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
league topscorer	Freddy Ravello (21 goals)
prevseason	1976
nextseason	1978

22 January 1978 Sporting Cristal

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

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

Team changes

Promoted from
1976 Copa Perú	Relegated from
1976 Primera División
Coronel Bolognesi (1st)	Carlos A. Mannucci (16th)

Stadia locations

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

Torneo Interzonal

Group A

Group B

Interzonal matches

Home	Score	Away
Universitario	1–0	Alianza Lima
Sport Boys	2–0	Atlético Chalaco
Deportivo Municipal	1–2	Sporting Cristal
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Home	Score	Away
Alianza Lima	2–1	Universitario
Atlético Chalaco	2–3	Sport Boys
Sporting Cristal	2–0	Deportivo Municipal
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Torneo Descentralizado

Standings

Results

Relegation play-off

Teams	Scores	1st leg home team	Points	2nd leg home team	1st leg	2nd leg	Extra match
Cienciano	2–4	Deportivo Municipal		2–1	1–3	0–1

Liguilla Final

Top scorers

Player	Nationality	Goals	Club
	Freddy Ravello		27	Alianza Lima

References

[https://historialblanquiazul.com/temporada-1977/ Alianza Lima temporada 1977]

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