1973 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1973 Torneo Descentralizado was the 57th season of the Peruvian Primera División and the ninth season of the Torneo Descentralizado. It was won for the first time by Defensor Lima. Sportivo Huracán, Atlético Torino, José Gálvez, and SIMA were relegated.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season1973
ChampionsDefensor Lima
1st title
RelegatedSportivo Huracán
Atlético Torino
José Gálvez
SIMA
Copa LibertadoresDefensor Lima
Sporting Cristal
Top goalscorerFrancisco Gonzalez (25 goals)[1]
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Competition modus

Eighteen teams competed against each other at home and away for a total of 34 rounds. At the end of the 34th round, four teams were relegated and the top six teams in the league table played an additional 5 rounds against each other at a neutral venue which was the Estadio Nacional. Once these 5 rounds concluded, the champions and runners-up qualified to the 1974 Copa Libertadores.

Teams
Locations of the 1973 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alianza LimaLimaNacional45,750Grass
Atlético ChalacoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Atlético GrauPiuraMiguel Grau (Piura)25,000Grass
Atlético TorinoTalaraCampeonísimo8,000Grass
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso40,000Grass
CNIIquitosMax Augustín24,000Grass
Defensor LimaLimaNacional45,750Grass
Deportivo MunicipalLimaNacional45,750Grass
José GálvezChimboteManuel Rivera Sánchez25,000Artificial
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500Grass
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
SIMACallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Sporting CristalLimaNacional45,750Grass
Sportivo HuracánArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
Unión TumánTumánEugenio Zapata Mingoya8,000Grass
UniversitarioLimaNacional45,750Grass

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Defensor Lima (C) 39 17 17 5 54 30 +24 51 Qualification to the 1974 Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Sporting Cristal 39 20 10 9 55 33 +22 50
3 Universitario 39 19 11 9 67 40 +27 49
4 Alianza Lima 39 18 11 10 61 39 +22 47
5 Deportivo Municipal 39 17 12 10 54 40 +14 46
6 Melgar 39 17 10 12 57 37 +20 44
7 Atlético Chalaco 34 13 12 9 47 43 +4 38
8 Sportivo Huracán 34 13 8 13 40 49 −9 34 Relegation to the Copa Perú[lower-alpha 1]
9 Cienciano 34 11 11 12 40 42 −2 33
10 Unión Tumán 34 8 16 10 37 38 −1 32
11 Atlético Grau 34 8 14 12 37 36 +1 30
12 León de Huánuco 34 9 12 13 36 54 −18 30
13 Sport Boys 34 11 6 17 47 56 −9 28
14 Juan Aurich 34 7 14 13 38 53 −15 28
15 CNI 34 8 10 16 39 56 −17 26
16 Atlético Torino 34 8 10 16 35 57 −22 26 Relegation to the Copa Perú
17 José Gálvez 34 7 11 16 37 56 −19 25
18 SIMA 34 7 11 16 24 46 −22 25
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As Arequipa had two teams (Sportivo Huracán and Melgar) competing in the first division, the team with the lower position on the league table at the end of the season was relegated.

References
  1. Andrés, Juan Pablo; Nieto Tarazona, Carlos Manuel; Pierrend, José Luis. "Peru - List of First Division Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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