The 1987 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)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

, was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1987 but ended in early 1988. 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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The national championship was divided into two tournaments, the Regional Tournament and the Descentralized Tournament. The winners of each tournament faced off in the final and received the berths for the Copa Libertadores 1988. The Regional Tournament divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Each group had its teams qualify for the Regional Finals, the Descentralized Tournament and the Intermediary Division. The Regional Finals determined the Regional Champion. The Descentralized Tournament divided the teams in three groups and had its teams qualify for the Descentralized Liguilla which decided the Descentralized Champion. The Intermediary Division was a promotion/relegation tournament between first and second division teams.

Metropolitan

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First Place Playoff

North

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Central

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South

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Liguilla Regional

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Torneo Descentralizado

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Liguilla

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Championship Match

Title

Primera División Peruana 1987 Champion
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... 18th title

Topscorer

Player	Nationality	Goals	Club
Fidel Suarez		20	Universitario de Deportes

International competition

• Copa Libertadores 1988

Universitario - Second Stage; eliminated by América de Cali.

Alianza Lima - fourth place in Group 5 with 3 points; eliminated.

External links

• RSSSF Peru 1987