- Source: 1996 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1996 Torneo Descentralizado was the 81st season of the top category of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its 13th first division title, completing a string of 3 consecutive titles starting in 1994. The feat is known as a tricampeonato and was only accomplished before by Alianza Lima.
Changes from 1995
The tournament would be played like in 1994, where the champion was crowned after the first stage of the tournament and the second berth to the Copa Libertadores was determined by an end-of-season Liguilla featuring 4 teams.
Four teams were relegated instead of the customary two. Two teams from the Copa Perú and the Segunda División in their place.
Teams
= Team changes
== Stadia locations
=First stage
The first stage of the season was played as a double round-robin tournament. Sporting Cristal as champions qualified for the 1997 Copa Libertadores. Alianza Lima directly advanced to the end-of-season Liguilla and received a bonus point for placing second. The teams that placed 3 to 8 advanced to a preliminary round.
= Results
=Pre-Liguilla
Universitario, Deportivo Pesquero, and Cienciano qualified for the Liguilla.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
All matches were played in Lima.
= Results
=Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.
References
External links
RSSSF Peru 1996 by Eli Schmerler, José Luis Pierrend
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Club Cultural y Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
- Sport Boys
- 1996 Torneo Descentralizado
- Club Alianza Lima
- Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao)
- Juan Aurich
- Ciclista Lima Association
- Peruvian Primera División
- Asociación Deportiva San Agustín
- Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
- 1996 Peruvian Segunda División
- History of the Torneo Descentralizado
