1978 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1978 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.

The season was divided into 2 stages. A Preliminary Tournament contested in two groups; this was a friendly tournament to keep teams occupied as the National Team was preparing for the 1978 World Cup Finals. The second stage was the Decentralized (league tournament); the top 2 qualified for Copa Libertadores and the last team was relegated.

Teams

Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alfonso UgartePunoEnrique Torres Belón20,000Grass
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000Grass
Atlético ChalacoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
CNIIquitosMax Augustín24,000Grass
Coronel BolognesiTacnaJorge Basadre19,850Grass
Defensor LimaLimaNacional45,750Grass
Deportivo JunínHuancayoHuancayo20,000Grass
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500Grass
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
MunicipalLimaNacional45,750Grass
Sport BoysCallaoTelmo Carbajo15,000Grass
Sporting CristalLimaNacional45,750Grass
TorinoTalaraCampeonísimo8,000Grass
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000Grass
UniversitarioLimaNacional45,750Grass

Results

Preliminary Tournament - Northern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Huaral 14 7 5 2 25 16 +9 19 Final Group
2 Juan Aurich 14 8 3 3 24 16 +8 19
3 Deportivo Junín 14 6 6 2 23 18 +5 18
4 Sport Boys 14 5 4 5 23 22 +1 14
5 Universitario 14 4 5 5 16 15 +1 13
6 Torino 14 5 3 6 20 24 −4 13
7 CNI 14 3 4 7 11 13 −2 10
8 Sporting Cristal 14 2 2 10 14 32 −18 6
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Preliminary Tournament - Southern Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 14 7 5 2 27 13 +14 19 Final Group
2 Coronel Bolognesi 14 8 3 3 18 16 +2 19
3 Defensor Lima 14 6 3 5 21 19 +2 15
4 Alfonso Ugarte 14 4 6 4 19 17 +2 14
5 Municipal 14 5 4 5 20 21 −1 14
6 León de Huánuco 14 4 5 5 13 17 −4 13
7 Melgar 14 3 6 5 13 15 −2 12
8 Atlético Chalaco 14 1 4 9 13 26 −13 6
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Final group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Unión Huaral 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 7
2 Coronel Bolognesi 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 7
3 Juan Aurich 6 1 4 1 4 6 −2 6
4 Alianza Lima 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 4
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Torneo Descentralizado

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 30 20 4 6 63 20 +43 44 1979 Copa Libertadores
2 Universitario 30 21 1 8 62 28 +34 43 1979 Copa Libertadores
3 Sporting Cristal 30 18 6 6 61 28 +33 42
4 Juan Aurich 30 13 12 5 39 25 +14 38
5 Sport Boys 30 12 10 8 44 37 +7 34
6 Melgar 30 12 9 9 39 34 +5 33
7 León de Huánuco 30 10 10 10 27 35 −8 30
8 Atlético Chalaco 30 10 8 12 37 43 −6 28
9 CNI 30 9 10 11 28 35 −7 28
10 Coronel Bolognesi 30 9 10 11 30 41 −11 28
11 Unión Huaral 30 10 6 14 39 51 −12 26
12 Torino 30 9 6 15 35 47 −12 24
13 Municipal 30 8 6 16 25 32 −7 22
14 Alfonso Ugarte 30 8 6 16 44 59 −15 22
15 Deportivo Junín 30 8 5 17 36 62 −26 21
16 Defensor Lima 30 6 5 19 40 72 −32 17 Segunda División
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Title

Primera División Peruana
1978 Champion
Alianza Lima
18th title
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