2015_Torneo_Descentralizado
2015 Torneo Descentralizado
Football league season
The 2015 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2015 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 99th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to compete in the season after Alianza Atlético were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[1]
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May 2015 – 16 December 2015 |
| Champions | Melgar (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Cienciano Sport Loreto León de Huánuco |
| Copa Libertadores | Melgar Sporting Cristal Universidad César Vallejo |
| Copa Sudamericana | Real Garcilaso Sport Huancayo Deportivo Municipal Universitario |
| Matches played | 366 |
| Goals scored | 963 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lionard Pajoy (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal |
| Biggest away win | Real Garcilaso 0–4 Sporting Cristal Real Garcilaso 0–4 Melgar |
| Highest scoring | Sport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal |
| Highest attendance | 38,710 Universitario v. Sporting Cristal 23 Aug. 2015 |
| Lowest attendance | 236 Sport Huancayo v. Unión Comercio 8 Aug. 2015 |
| Total attendance | 1,543,694 |
| Average attendance | 4,217 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The competition will be played with 17 teams after the restitution of Alianza Atlético's place in the first division. The championship will be divided into several stages.
| Tournament | Stage | Dates | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo del Inca | Group stage | 6 February – 5 April | 10 |
| Semi-finals | 11 – 19 April | 2 | |
| Final | 26 April | 1 | |
| Torneo Apertura | Single stage | 1 May – 23 August | 17 |
| Torneo Clausura | Single stage | 30 August – 29 November | 17 |
| Playoffs | Semi-finals | Dates TBA | 2 |
| Third place match | Dates TBA | 2 | |
| Finals | Dates TBA | 2 |
The first tournament to be played will be the 2015 Torneo del Inca—played by the 17 teams in 3 groups. Subsequently, the Torneo Apertura will have all teams play each other once either home or away while the Torneo Clausura will repeat those matches but reversing the home or away ground. The winners of these three tournaments will advance to the semi-finals of the playoff phase at the end of the season granted they each finish at least eighth in the aggregate table or above. The aggregate table will consist of the results of only the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura. The fourth team to advance to the semi-finals will be the best placed team in the aggregate table that did not win any of the three tournaments.
Should one team win two of the three tournaments, they will automatically advance to the finals of the playoff phase and the semi-finals will be played by the team that won the remaining tournament and the best placed team on the aggregate table. Should one team win all three tournaments they will automatically become season champions. The aggregate table will also determine the three teams to be relegated at the end of the season.
The teams that qualify for the international competitions will be:
| Competition | Enter competition | Achievement | Berth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Copa Libertadores | Second stage | Champion | Peru 1 |
| Runner-up | Peru 2 | ||
| First stage | Third place | Peru 3 | |
| 2016 Copa Sudamericana | First stage | Fourth place | Peru 1 |
| Fifth place[A] | Peru 2 | ||
| Sixth place[A] | Peru 3 | ||
| Seventh place[A] | Peru 4 |
- Notes
- Determined by aggregate table
A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2014 Segunda División champion (Deportivo Municipal), the 2014 Copa Perú champion (Sport Loreto), and Alianza Atlético which were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[2]
Stadia and locations
The Torneo del Inca was the first major phase of the overall season. Although the previous season's Torneo del Inca was not part of the national championship, this season the Torneo del Inca's champion could advance to the playoffs if they finish in the top eight of the Torneo Descentralizado's aggregate table. The Torneo del Inca was divided into 3 stages. The first stage was a group stage, the second stage was the semifinals played over two legs, and the third stage was the final. Universidad César Vallejo defeated Alianza Lima in the final.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 31 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Melgar | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 30 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 28 | |
| 4 | Real Garcilaso | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 28 | |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | Unión Comercio | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Universidad César Vallejo | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Juan Aurich | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 9 | Sport Huancayo | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 22 | |
| 10 | Alianza Atlético | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Cienciano | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | León de Huánuco | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 18 | |
| 13 | Sport Loreto | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 17 | |
| 14 | Universitario | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 15 | |
| 15 | Ayacucho | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 15 | |
| 16 | UTC | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 14 | |
| 17 | Universidad San Martín | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 13 |
Results
| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | MUN | AYA | JA | LEÓ | MEL | RGA | CRI | SHU | LOR | UCO | UCV | USM | UTC | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Alianza Lima | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Cienciano | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Ayacucho | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Juan Aurich | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| León de Huánuco | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Melgar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Real Garcilaso | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | |||||||||
| Sporting Cristal | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Sport Huancayo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Sport Loreto | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Unión Comercio | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Universidad César Vallejo | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |||||||||
| Universidad San Martín | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| UTC | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Universitario | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melgar | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Real Garcilaso | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 29 | |
| 3 | Sport Huancayo | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Universitario | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sporting Cristal | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 27 | |
| 6 | Universidad César Vallejo | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Universidad San Martín | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | UTC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Juan Aurich | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Ayacucho | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | Cienciano | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 18 | |
| 12 | Unión Comercio | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 18 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Municipal | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 18 | |
| 14 | Alianza Lima | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | |
| 15 | Alianza Atlético | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 16 | |
| 16 | León de Huánuco | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 15 | |
| 17 | Sport Loreto | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 14 |
Clausura play-off
Because Melgar and Real Garcilaso tied with 29 points a title play-off on neutral ground was played as the tournament rules specify.
| Melgar | 1–1 | Real Garcilaso |
|---|---|---|
Gonzales Vigíl  68' |
89' Rodríguez |
|
| Penalties | ||
Schuler  Hinostroza Palomino Arce |
4–2 |  Ramúa Aubert Rodríguez Carando |
Results
| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | MUN | AYA | JA | LEÓ | MEL | RGA | CRI | SHU | LOR | UCO | UCV | USM | UTC | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| Alianza Lima | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Cienciano | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||||||||
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Ayacucho | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Juan Aurich | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| León de Huánuco | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Melgar | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Real Garcilaso | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |||||||||
| Sporting Cristal | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Sport Huancayo | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Sport Loreto | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Unión Comercio | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||||||||
| Universidad César Vallejo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Universidad San Martín | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| UTC | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Universitario | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melgar | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 60[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to semifinals as Clausura winners |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 58 | Advance to semifinals as Apertura winners |
| 3 | Real Garcilaso | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 57 | Advance to semifinal as best placed team on aggregate table |
| 4 | Universidad César Vallejo | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 51 | Advance to semifinals as Torneo del Inca winner |
| 5 | Sport Huancayo | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Municipal | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Universitario | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 44[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 8 | Unión Comercio | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Alianza Lima | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 43 | |
| 10 | Juan Aurich | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Universidad San Martín | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 38[lower-alpha 4] | |
| 12 | UTC | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 | |
| 13 | Alianza Atlético | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 37 | |
| 14 | Ayacucho | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 33[lower-alpha 5] | |
| 15 | Cienciano | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31[lower-alpha 6] | Relegation to 2016 Segunda División |
| 16 | Sport Loreto | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 29[lower-alpha 7] | |
| 17 | León de Huánuco | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 29[lower-alpha 8] |
- Melgar were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
- Universitario were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
- Universidad San Martín were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
- Ayacucho were deducted 1 point for finishing 16th in the 2015 Torneo del Inca.
- Sport Loreto were deducted 2 points for finishing 17th in the 2015 Torneo del Inca.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Universidad César Vallejo | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Sporting Cristal | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Sporting Cristal | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Melgar | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Melgar | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Real Garcilaso | 0 | 0 | 0 | Third place play-off | |||||||||
| Universidad César Vallejo | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Real Garcilaso | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Semi-finals
The teams that will qualify to the semi-finals will be the first place team on the aggregate table, the Torneo Apertura winner, the Torneo Clausura winner, and the 2015 Torneo del Inca winner. A draw will be held to determine the match-ups.
First leg
| Sporting Cristal | 3–1 | Universidad César Vallejo |
|---|---|---|
| Revoredo 26' 54' Luiz da Silva 87' |
24' Chávez |
Second leg
| Universidad César Vallejo | 4–3 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Millán 12' 79' Ciucci 34'Silva 88' |
31' (o.g.) Cardoza 47' Ávila 51' Luiz da Silva |
Third place play-off
The two losing semi-finalists will play in a match to determine the third place team of the season.
| Universidad César Vallejo | 3–0 | Real Garcilaso |
|---|---|---|
| Montes 20' Millán 84'Cobelli 88' |
Finals
The two winning semi-finalists will contest the finals.
| Melgar | 3–2 | Sporting Cristal |
|---|---|---|
| Zúñiga 22' Fernández 44.' Cuesta 90' |
16' Da Silva 71' (pen.) Blanco |
- "Descentralizado 2015: así se jugará torneo del fútbol peruano". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- Romero, Kenny. "Solo tú (y con diecisiete)". DeChalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Tournament regulations (in Spanish)
- Torneo Descentralizado news at Peru.com (in Spanish)
- Torneo Descentralizado statistics and news at Dechalaca.com (in Spanish)