The 1978 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1978), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.

Copa Perú
Season1978
ChampionsJuventud La Palma
Top goalscorerJorge Ramírez (4)
1977
1979

In this tournament, after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided qualified a team. Those teams, plus the team relegated from First Division on the last year, enter in two more rounds and finally 6 of them qualify for the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).

The champion was promoted to 1979 Torneo Descentralizado.

Finalists Teams

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The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.

Departament Team Location
Pesca Perú Arequipa
UTC Cajamarca
José Carlos Mariátegui Ica
ADT Tarma
Juventud La Palma Huacho
Deportivo Aviación Iquitos

Final stage

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Final group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Juventud La Palma 5 3 2 0 7 2 +5 8 Promoted to 1979 Torneo Descentralizado
2 Pesca Perú 5 3 1 1 12 8 +4 7
3 UTC 5 1 4 0 7 6 +1 6
4 ADT 5 1 1 3 11 12 −1 3
5 José Carlos Mariátegui 5 1 1 3 7 10 −3 3
6 Deportivo Aviación 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 3
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

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26 November 1978 Pesca Perú 2–2 UTC Nacional, Lima
26 November 1978 José Carlos Mariátegui 4–3 ADT Nacional, Lima
26 November 1978 Juventud La Palma 2–0 Deportivo Aviación Nacional, Lima

Round 2

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29 November 1978 Pesca Perú 3–2 José Carlos Mariátegui Nacional, Lima
29 November 1978 UTC 1–1 Deportivo Aviación Nacional, Lima

Round 3

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3 December 1978 Pesca Perú 3–2 ADT Nacional, Lima
3 December 1978 Deportivo Aviación 2–0 José Carlos Mariátegui Nacional, Lima

Round 4

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6 December 1978 ADT 2–0 Deportivo Aviación Nacional, Lima
6 December 1978 UTC 2–1 José Carlos Mariátegui Nacional, Lima
6 December 1978 Juventud La Palma 2–0 Pesca Perú Nacional, Lima

Round 5

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10 December 1978 UTC 2–2 ADT Nacional, Lima
10 December 1978 Pesca Perú 4–0 Deportivo Aviación Nacional, Lima
10 December 1978 Juventud La Palma 0–0 José Carlos Mariátegui Nacional, Lima


 Copa Perú
1978 winners 
Juventud La Palma
First title
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