1979 Torneo Descentralizado


The 1979 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
The season was divided into 2 stages. On the first stage, top 8 teams qualified to play for the championship with a points bonus of 3, 2 and 1 for the top 3; bottom eight qualified to play for relegation with a points penalty of -1, -2 and -3 for bottom three. Teams entered the second stage without carrying their whole season records. As three teams tied on points the last place of Relegation Group they had to enter a Relegation Playoff that was played in Lima.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacityField
Alfonso UgartePunoEnrique Torres Belón20,000Grass
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000Grass
Atlético ChalacoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Atlético TorinoTalaraCampeonísimo8,000Grass
CNIIquitosMax Augustín24,000Grass
Coronel BolognesiTacnaJorge Basadre19,850Grass
Deportivo JunínHuancayoHuancayo20,000Grass
Deportivo MunicipalLimaNacional45,750Grass
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500Grass
Juventud La PalmaHuachoSegundo Aranda Torres12,000Grass
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Sporting CristalLimaNacional45,750Grass
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000Grass
UniversitarioLimaNacional45,750Grass

Results

First stage

Final group

Relegation group

Relegation Play-off

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SPORTING CRISTAL
1979 National Champions - 6th title