1978 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1978 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season1978
Dates8 July 1978 –
21 January 1979
ChampionsAlianza Lima
RelegatedDefensor Lima
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Universitario
← 1977
1979 →

The season was divided into 2 stages. A Preliminary Tournament contested in two groups; this was a friendly tournament to keep teams occupied as the National Team was preparing for the 1978 World Cup Finals. The second stage was the Decentralized (league tournament); the top 2 qualified for Copa Libertadores and the last team was relegated.

Teams
Locations of the 1978 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alfonso UgartePunoEnrique Torres Belón20,000Grass
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000Grass
Atlético ChalacoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Atlético TorinoTalaraCampeonísimo8,000Grass
CNIIquitosMax Augustín24,000Grass
Coronel BolognesiTacnaJorge Basadre19,850Grass
Defensor LimaBreña, LimaNacional45,750Grass
Deportivo JunínHuancayoHuancayo20,000Grass
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaNacional45,750Grass
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500Grass
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
Sport BoysCallaoTelmo Carbajo15,000Grass
Sporting CristalRímac, LimaNacional45,750Grass
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000Grass
UniversitarioBreña, LimaNacional45,750Grass

Torneo Interzonal

Grupo Norte
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Huaral 14 7 5 2 25 16 +9 19 Liguilla Final
2 Juan Aurich 14 8 3 3 24 16 +8 19
3 Deportivo Junín 14 6 6 2 23 18 +5 18
4 Sport Boys 14 5 4 5 23 22 +1 14
5 Universitario 14 4 5 5 16 15 +1 13
6 Atlético Torino 14 5 3 6 20 24 −4 13
7 CNI 14 3 4 7 11 13 −2 10
8 Sporting Cristal 14 2 2 10 14 32 −18 6
Source:

Results
Home \ Away TOR CNI JUN AUR SBA CRI HUA UNI
Atlético Torino 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1
CNI 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2
Deportivo Junín 5–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–3 2–1 1–1
Juan Aurich 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 5–3 2–1
Sport Boys 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–4 1–0
Sporting Cristal 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Unión Huaral 3–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
Universitario 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1978. Source: RSSSF Peru 1978
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Grupo Sur
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 14 7 5 2 27 13 +14 19 Liguilla Final
2 Coronel Bolognesi 14 8 3 3 18 16 +2 19
3 Defensor Lima 14 6 3 5 21 19 +2 15
4 Alfonso Ugarte 14 4 6 4 19 17 +2 14
5 Deportivo Municipal 14 5 4 5 20 21 −1 14
6 León de Huánuco 14 4 5 5 13 17 −4 13
7 Melgar 14 3 6 5 13 15 −2 12
8 Atlético Chalaco 14 1 4 9 13 26 −13 6
Source:

Results
Home \ Away UGA ALI CHA BOL DEF MUN LEO MEL
Alfonso Ugarte 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–0
Alianza Lima 2–1 4–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–1
Atlético Chalaco 1–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–2 3–3
Coronel Bolognesi 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–0
Defensor Lima 5–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 3–1
Deportivo Municipal 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–2
León de Huánuco 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Melgar 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1978. Source: RSSSF Peru 1978
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla Final
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Unión Huaral 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7
2 Coronel Bolognesi 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7
3 Juan Aurich 6 1 4 1 4 6 −2 6
4 Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 4
Source:

Results

Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.

Home \ Away ALI BOL AUR HUA
Alianza Lima 2–0 0–0 1–4
Coronel Bolognesi 2–1 4–1 2–1
Juan Aurich 0–0 1–1 1–1
Unión Huaral 3–2 2–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1978. Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru78.html
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Descentralizado

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 30 20 4 6 63 20 +43 44 1979 Copa Libertadores
2 Universitario 30 21 1 8 62 28 +34 43 1979 Copa Libertadores
3 Sporting Cristal 30 18 6 6 61 28 +33 42
4 Juan Aurich 30 13 12 5 39 25 +14 38
5 Sport Boys 30 12 10 8 44 37 +7 34
6 Melgar 30 12 9 9 39 34 +5 33
7 León de Huánuco 30 10 10 10 27 35 −8 30
8 Atlético Chalaco 30 10 8 12 37 43 −6 28
9 CNI 30 9 10 11 28 35 −7 28
10 Coronel Bolognesi 30 9 10 11 30 41 −11 28
11 Unión Huaral 30 10 6 14 39 51 −12 26
12 Atlético Torino 30 9 6 15 35 47 −12 24
13 Deportivo Municipal 30 8 6 16 25 32 −7 22
14 Alfonso Ugarte 30 8 6 16 44 59 −15 22
15 Deportivo Junín 30 8 5 17 36 62 −26 21
16 Defensor Lima 30 6 5 19 40 72 −32 17 1979 Copa Perú
Source:

Results
Home \ Away UGA ALI CHA TOR CNI BOL DEF JUN MUN AUR LEO MEL SBA CRI HUA UNI
Alfonso Ugarte 1–1 2–2 7–0 6–2 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1
Alianza Lima 9–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 2–1
Atlético Chalaco 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–0
Atlético Torino 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–1
CNI 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0
Coronel Bolognesi 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Defensor Lima 5–2 2–5 3–3 3–2 0–2 1–2 4–1 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–5 0–5 1–1 2–4
Deportivo Junín 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–2
Deportivo Municipal 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–2
Juan Aurich 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 4–2 2–1 0–2
León de Huánuco 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2
Melgar 2–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–3 0–1
Sport Boys 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–5 5–1 0–2
Sporting Cristal 6–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 5–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 5–2 3–2
Unión Huaral 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–3
Universitario 3–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 5–1 2–1 0–1 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1978. Source: RSSSF Peru 1978
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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