1976 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1976 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Unión Huaral.

Teams

Relegated from 1975 Primera División
Unión Tumán (15th) Atlético Grau (18th)

Locations of the 1976 Primera División teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Field
Alfonso Ugarte	Puno	Enrique Torres Belón	20,000	Grass
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima	Alejandro Villanueva	35,000	Grass
Atlético Chalaco	Callao	Miguel Grau	15,000	Grass
Carlos A. Mannucci	Trujillo	Mansiche	24,000	Grass
Cienciano	Cusco	Garcilaso	40,000	Grass
CNI	Iquitos	Max Augustín	24,000	Grass
Defensor Lima	Breña, Lima	Nacional	45,750	Grass
Deportivo Junín	Huancayo	Huancayo	20,000	Grass
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima	Nacional	45,750	Grass
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 Huaral	Huaral	Julio Lores Colan	10,000	Grass
Universitario	Breña, Lima	Nacional	45,750	Grass

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Unión Huaral	30	15	9	6	44	25	+19	39	Title play-off
2	Sport Boys	30	13	13	4	47	32	+15	39	Title play-off
3	Juan Aurich	30	13	12	5	41	29	+12	38
4	Universitario	30	13	10	7	41	33	+8	36
5	Alianza Lima	30	11	12	7	51	32	+19	34
6	León de Huánuco	30	11	11	8	37	29	+8	33
7	Sporting Cristal	30	9	12	9	28	26	+2	30
8	Deportivo Junín	30	10	9	11	39	38	+1	29
9	CNI	30	10	9	11	30	34	−4	29
10	Melgar	30	10	9	11	45	52	−7	29
11	Alfonso Ugarte	30	10	6	14	46	43	+3	26
12	Cienciano	30	7	12	11	36	37	−1	26
13	Atlético Chalaco	30	7	12	11	38	52	−14	26
14	Defensor Lima	30	8	10	12	39	57	−18	26
15	Deportivo Municipal	30	5	13	12	34	46	−12	23
16	Carlos A. Mannucci	30	7	3	20	34	65	−31	17	1977 Copa Perú

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

UNION HUARAL
1976 National Champions - 1st title

Unión Huaral	2–0	Sport Boys

Player	Nationality	Goals	Club
Alejandro Luces	Peru	16	Unión Huaral