1972 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1972 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 16 teams. The season was divided into 3 stages. The first stage was contested in two groups: Metropolitan (teams from Lima and Callao) and Regional (teams from the rest of the country); 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 2 were relegated. Championship Group was contested by 6 teams in Lima; neither team carried their previous records. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season1972
Dates1 April 1972–
4 January 1973
ChampionsSporting Cristal
RelegatedCarlos A. Mannucci
Defensor Arica
1973 Copa LibertadoresSporting Cristal
Universitario
1971
1973

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from
1971 Segunda División
Promoted from
1972 Copa Perú
Relegated from
1971 Primera División
  Deportivo SIMA (1st)   Atlético Grau (1st)
  León de Huánuco (2nd)
  ADO (14th)
  Octavio Espinosa (15th)
  Porvenir Miraflores (15th)

Stadia locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Atlético Grau Piura Miguel Grau (Piura) 25,000 Grass
Atlético Torino Talara Campeonísimo 8,000 Grass
Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Grass
Defensor Arica Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass
Deportivo SIMA Callao Miguel Grau 15,000 Grass
José Gálvez Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sánchez 25,000 Artificial
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 Tumán Tumán Eugenio Zapata Mingoya 8,000 Grass
Universitario Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Grass

Torneo Preliminar

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Grupo Metropolitano

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Cristal 14 8 4 2 21 13 +8 20 Liguilla Final
2 Defensor Lima 14 8 3 3 28 16 +12 19
3 Sport Boys 14 4 7 3 28 22 +6 15
4 Deportivo Municipal 14 5 4 5 19 18 +1 14
5 Universitario 14 4 5 5 17 17 0 13
6 Alianza Lima 14 5 2 7 18 28 −10 12
7 Defensor Arica 14 2 6 6 16 25 −9 10
8 Deportivo SIMA 14 2 5 7 16 24 −8 9
Source: [citation needed]

Grupo Regional

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 José Gálvez 14 8 4 2 18 11 +7 20 First place play-off
2 Unión Tumán 14 7 6 1 23 13 +10 20
3 Atlético Torino 14 6 5 3 19 13 +6 17
4 Melgar 14 6 3 5 23 18 +5 15
5 Juan Aurich 14 4 7 3 26 23 +3 15
6 Atlético Grau 14 4 3 7 24 24 0 11
7 Carlos A. Mannucci 14 3 2 9 13 29 −16 8
8 León de Huánuco 14 2 2 10 12 27 −15 6
Source: [citation needed]

First place play-off

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Torneo Descentralizado

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 30 17 7 6 55 26 +29 41 Liguilla Final
2 Defensor Lima 30 16 8 6 60 35 +25 40
3 Deportivo Municipal 30 16 8 6 45 30 +15 40
4 Universitario 30 12 11 7 61 34 +27 35
5 Juan Aurich 30 15 5 10 55 44 +11 35
6 Sporting Cristal 30 11 10 9 41 34 +7 32
7 Atlético Grau 30 11 7 12 38 47 −9 29
8 José Gálvez 30 8 12 10 32 34 −2 28
9 Deportivo SIMA 30 6 16 8 33 37 −4 28
10 Melgar 30 12 3 15 38 43 −5 27
11 Atlético Torino 30 10 7 13 35 47 −12 27
12 Unión Tumán 30 8 10 12 40 41 −1 26
13 Sport Boys 30 9 8 13 38 45 −7 26
14 León de Huánuco 30 7 12 11 33 47 −14 26
15 Carlos A. Mannucci 30 7 10 13 30 53 −23 24 1973 Copa Perú
16 Defensor Arica 30 4 8 18 24 61 −37 16
Source: [citation needed]

Liguilla Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Cristal 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 8 1973 Copa Libertadores
2 Universitario 5 2 3 0 10 7 +3 7 1973 Copa Libertadores
3 Deportivo Municipal 5 1 3 1 8 7 +1 5
4 José Gálvez 5 0 4 1 5 6 −1 4
5 Alianza Lima 5 0 3 2 4 7 −3 3
6 Defensor Lima 5 0 3 2 3 6 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]

Top scorers

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Player Nationality Goals Club
Francisco Gonzales   Peru 20 Defensor Lima
Vinha de Souza   Brazil 20 Sporting Cristal
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