The 1971 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1971), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Melgar |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 46 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Ponce Arroé (7) |
| Highest scoring | Unión Tumán 4–3 Cienciano Only National Stage taken into consideration |
← 1970 1972 → | |
In this tournament, after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided qualified a team. Those teams, plus the team relegated from First Division on the last year, enter in two more rounds and finally 6 of them qualify for the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).
Three teams were promoted to play in 1971 First Division.
Finalists teams
editThe following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.
| Department | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ancash | José Gálvez | Ancash |
| Arequipa | Melgar | Arequipa |
| Cusco | Cienciano | Cusco |
| Lima | Social Huando | Huaral |
| Lambayeque | Unión Tumán | Tumán |
| Loreto | CNI | Iquitos |
Final stage
editFinal group stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melgar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | Promoted to 1971 Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2 | Unión Tumán | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | José Gálvez | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | CNI | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cienciano | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Social Huando | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Round 1
edit| 25 April 1971 | Melgar | 5–1 | José Gálvez | Nacional, Lima |
| 25 April 1971 | Unión Tumán | 1–0 | Social Huando | Nacional, Lima |
Round 2
edit| 28 April 1971 | José Gálvez | 2–2 | CNI | Nacional, Lima |
| 28 April 1971 | Unión Tumán | 4–3 | Cienciano | Nacional, Lima |
Round 3
edit| 2 May 1971 | José Gálvez | 1–0 | Cienciano | Nacional, Lima |
| 2 May 1971 | Melgar | 1–1 | Unión Tumán | Nacional, Lima |
Round 4
edit| 5 May 1971 | José Gálvez | 1–0 | Social Huando | Nacional, Lima |
| 5 May 1971 | Unión Tumán | 2–1 | CNI | Nacional, Lima |
Round 5
edit| 10 May 1971 | José Gálvez | 1–0 | Unión Tumán | Nacional, Lima |
| Copa Perú 1971 winners |
|---|
| Melgar First title |
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Copa Peru 1971
- (in Spanish) Semanario Pasión