The 1972 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian 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

Sporting Cristal

Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

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Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Field
Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass
Atlético Grau Atlético Grau Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru.The club were founded 1919 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...	Piura Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532...	Miguel Grau (Piura) Estadio Miguel Grau (Piura) Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Piura, Peru, built in 1958. It is currently used by football team Atlético Grau. Throughout the years, the stadium has been renovated countless times, most recently for the Copa America 2004. For this international competition, the stadium capacity was...	25,000	Grass
Atlético Torino Atlético Torino Club Atlético Torino is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Talara.The club were founded 1946 and play in the Peruvian Segunda División which is the second division of the Peruvian league.-History:...	Talara Talara Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 103,200 as of 2005. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation fuel, Talara hosted a United States air base during...	Campeonisimo Estadio Campeonisimo Estadio Campeonísimo is a multi-use stadium in Piura, Peru. It is currently used by football team Atlético Torino. The stadium holds 8,000 people ....	8,000	Grass
Carlos A. Mannucci Carlos A. Mannucci Carlos A. Mannucci is a football club, playing in the city of Trujillo, Peru in the department of La Libertad.- History :The club is the biggest of Trujillo city....	Trujillo Trujillo, Peru Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru...	Mansiche Mansiche Stadium Mansiche Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Trujillo, Peru. It is used by many football clubs in Trujillo such as Primera División club Universidad César Vallejo and Carlos A. Mannucci. The stadium holds 24,000 people....	24,000	Grass
Defensor Arica Defensor Arica Defensor Arica was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Defensor Arica and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana on 1964.The club was runner-up in the national tournament at 1969...	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass
Defensor Lima Defensor Lima Defensor Lima is a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province....	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass
Deportivo Municipal	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass
Deportivo SIMA Deportivo SIMA Deportivo SIMA is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Callao, Peru.- History :The club was the 1969 and 1971 Peruvian Segunda División champion....	Callao Callao Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...	Miguel Grau Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao) Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero...	15,000	Grass
FBC Melgar	Arequipa Arequipa Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...	Mariano Melgar Estadio Mariano Melgar The Estadio Mariano Melgar is a multi-use stadium in Arequipa, Peru. Its primary use is to host football games for Peruvian First Division team Melgar FBC and Copa Peru teams Sportivo Huracán, Senati FC, FBC Aurora and FBC White Star. The stadium has a seating capacity of 20,000 and includes a...	20,000	Grass
José Gálvez	Chimbote Chimbote Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.The city is located on the coast in Chimbote Bay, south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities like...	Manuel Rivera Sánchez Estadio Manuel Rivera Sanchez Estadio Municipal Centenario Manuel Rivera Sanchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Chimbote, Peru. It was inaugurated on June 30, 2007 with a friendly game between the Peru U-17 national football team and the Colombia U-17 national football team. Peru lost 4-2. It hosts the home games of José Gálvez...	25,000	Artificial
Juan Aurich Juan Aurich Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...	Chiclayo Chiclayo Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima...	Elias Aguirre Estadio Elias Aguirre Estadio Elías Aguirre is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero...	24,500	Grass
León de Huánuco León de Huánuco León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Primera División Peruana .-History:...	Huánuco Huánuco -Famous Natives:* Daniel Alomía Robles - Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for El Cóndor Pasa* Johan Fano- Professional football player-External links:*** - Catholic Encyclopedia article...	Heraclio Tapia Estadio Heraclio Tapia Estadio Heraclio Tapia is a multi-purpose stadium in Huánuco, Peru. It is currently used by football team León de Huánuco. The stadium holds 20,000 people....	15,000	Grass
Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....	Callao Callao Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...	Miguel Grau Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao) Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero...	15,000	Grass
Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass
Unión Tumán Club Sport José Pardo Club Sport José Pardo is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Tumán, Lambayeque, Peru.The club is the biggest of Tumán city, and one of the biggest in Lambayeque Province....	Tumán	Eugenio Zapata Mingoya	8,000	Grass
Universitario de Deportes Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...	Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...	Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...	45,750	Grass

Metropolitan group

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Regional group

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Torneo Descentralizado

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Final group

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SPORTING CRISTAL
1972 National Champions - 5th title

External links

• Peru 1972 season at RSSSF