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1996 Torneo Descentralizado
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Torneo Descentralizado |
| season | 1996 |
| winners | Sporting Cristal |
| 13th Primera División title | |
| runners-up | Alianza Lima |
| relegated | Aurich–Cañaña |
| Ciclista Lima | |
| Guardia Republicana | |
| San Agustín | |
| continentalcup1 | Copa Libertadores |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Sporting Cristal |
| Alianza Lima | |
| continentalcup2 | Copa CONMEBOL |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Universitario |
| league topscorer | Waldir Sáenz |
| Adrián Czornomaz | |
| (20 goals each) | |
| prevseason | 1995 |
| nextseason | 1997 |
13th Primera División title | runners-up = Alianza Lima Ciclista Lima Guardia Republicana San Agustín Alianza Lima Adrián Czornomaz (20 goals each) 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 previously accomplished only by Alianza Lima.
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 were promoted in their place.
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1995 Segunda División | Promoted from | |
| 1995 Copa Perú | Relegated from | |
| 1995 Primera División | ||
| Guardia Republicana (1st) | La Loretana (1st) | Unión Huaral (15th) |
| León de Huánuco (16th) |
Stadia locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 |
| Atlético Torino | Talara | Campeonísimo | 8,000 |
| Aurich–Cañaña | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 |
| Ciclista Lima | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 42,056 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 |
| Deportivo Pesquero | Chimbote | Manuel Gómez Arellano | 25,000 |
| Guardia Republicana | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 |
| La Loretana | Pucallpa | Aliardo Soria | 15,000 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 |
| San Agustín | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 18,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 15,000 |
| Unión Minas | Cerro de Pasco | Daniel Alcides Carrión | 8,000 |
| Universitario | Lima | Nacional | 45,750 |
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.
Results
Pre-Liguilla
Universitario, Deportivo Pesquero, and Cienciano qualified for the Liguilla.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
All matches were played in Lima.
References
References
- "Peru 1996". [[RSSSF]].
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