Football league season
Torneo DescentralizadoSeason | 1977 |
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Dates | 13 February 1977 – 22 January 1978 |
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Champions | Alianza Lima |
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Relegated | Cienciano |
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Copa Libertadores | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal |
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← 1976 1978 → |
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
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Locations of the 1977 Primera División teams
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
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Group B
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Torneo Descentralizado
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Relegation play-off
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Liguilla Final
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Top scorers
External links
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