The 1985 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 (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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, was played by 30 teams. The national champion was Universitario

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...

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Format

The national championship was divided into two tournaments; the Torneo Regional and Torneo Descentralizado. The winners of each tournament faced off in the season final and received the berths for the 1987 Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Regional divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Each group had its teams advance to the Liguilla Regional, the Torneo Descentralizado and the División Intermedia. The Liguilla Regional determined the Regional champion which advanced to the Descentralizado with a bonus point. The Descentralizado, consisting of 16 teams from the Torneo Regional, had each team play the others twice (a double round robin system) for a total of 30 games. The team that placed last in this tournament played a relegation playoff. The División Intermedia was a promotion/relegation tournament between first and second division teams. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss.

Metropolitan

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North

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Central

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South

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Qualification playoff

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Liguilla Regional

Numbers in parentheses indicate penalty shootout result. The Regional winner qualified to the 1986 Copa Libertadores

1986 Copa Libertadores

The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.- Group 1 :- Group 2 :- Group 3 :- Group 4 :- Group 5 :...

 and advanced to the Final of the season. Alianza Lima received a bye to the semifinals as the Metropolitan zone winner.

First stage

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Liguilla

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Relegation play-off

Alfonso Ugarte remain in the Primera División.

Season final

Universitario

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...

won both tournaments and became the 1985 season champion.

External links

• RSSSF Peru 1985