2014 Torneo Descentralizado

The 2014 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2014 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The Torneo Descentralizado began on June 7 and ended on December 21 2014.

Torneo Descentralizado
Season2014
Dates7 June 2014 –
21 December 2014
ChampionsSporting Cristal
RelegatedLos Caimanes
San Simón
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Juan Aurich
Sporting Cristal
Copa SudamericanaMelgar
Unión Comercio
Universitario
León de Huánuco
Matches played485
Top goalscorerSantiago Silva Gerez (23 goals)
Highest attendance30,584[estatistics 1]
Melgar 1–1 Universitario
(18 Nov. 2014)
Lowest attendance46
Los Caimanes 1–0 Unión Comercio
(8 Sept. 2014)
Total attendance1,281,392
Average attendance2,642
2013
2015

Tournament modus

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The season was divided into three stages. The first two stages were two smaller Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 15 games each. Each team played other teams once during the Apertura tournament and during the Clausura tournament in a reversed order for a total of 30 matches each. In the third stage the championship was contested in a two-legged Play-off. The two teams ranked first at the end of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments moved on to the next round as long as they finished within the top eight teams in the aggregate table. The Play-off finalists qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage. The remaining international competition berths were determined by the season aggregate table. Bonus points were awarded to two teams based on the performance of their reserve teams in the 2014 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva at the end of the tournament. The two teams with the fewest points in the aggregate table at the end of the tournament was relegated.

Teams

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A total of 16 teams competed in the championship, including 14 sides from the 2013 season, the 2013 Peruvian Segunda División champion, and the 2013 Copa Perú champion.

Pacífico and José Gálvez were relegated to 2014 Peruvian Segunda División the previous season: Pacífico immediately returned to the Peruvian Segunda Division after being promoted the previous year. José Gálvez was relegated for the sixth time after a brief two-year tenure in the top division thus becoming the Peruvian team with the most promotions and relegations in history.

The relegated teams were replaced by Los Caimanes and San Simón from the Peruvian Segunda División and Copa Perú respectively who both make their debut in the top flight of Peruvian football. Los Caimanes won the Segunda División by a three-point margin after a short two-year tenure in it. San Simón reached the top division by defeating Unión Huaral in the Copa Perú final.

Team changes

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Promoted from
2013 Segunda División
Promoted from
2013 Copa Perú
Relegated from
2013 Primera División
  Los Caimanes (1st)   San Simón (1st)   Pacífico (15th)
  José Gálvez (16th)

Stadia locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity[1]
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 40,000
Inti Gas Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500
León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000
Los Caimanes Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500
Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 40,217
Real Garcilaso Cusco Garcilaso 40,000
San Simón Moquegua 25 de Noviembre 21,000
Sport Huancayo Huancayo Estadio Huancayo 20,000
Sporting Cristal Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Unión Comercio Nueva Cajamarca IPD de Moyobamba 5,000
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Universidad San Martín Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
UTC Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093

Torneo Apertura

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juan Aurich 15 9 3 3 34 18 16 30 Third stage and 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Melgar 15 6 7 2 23 17 6 25
3 Universidad César Vallejo 15 7 3 5 23 16 7 24
4 Universitario 15 7 3 5 21 18 3 24
5 Inti Gas 15 6 5 4 25 28 −3 23
6 León de Huánuco 15 6 4 5 18 19 −1 22
7 Universidad San Martín 15 5 6 4 25 16 9 21
8 Unión Comercio 15 6 3 6 17 12 5 21
9 Real Garcilaso 15 6 2 7 19 19 0 20
10 Cienciano 15 6 4 5 20 18 2 19[a]
11 Alianza Lima 15 4 7 4 16 14 2 19
12 UTC 15 4 6 5 15 20 −5 18
13 Sporting Cristal 15 4 5 6 26 19 7 17
14 Sport Huancayo 15 4 3 8 22 34 −12 15
15 San Simón 15 4 2 9 15 33 −18 14
16 Los Caimanes 15 3 3 9 13 31 −18 12
Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2014. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cienciano were deducted 3 points for finishing last in the 2014 Torneo del Inca

Results

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Home \ Away ALI CIE IGD JA LEÓ MEL CAI RGA SSM CRI SHU UCO UCV USM UTC UNI
Alianza Lima 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–3 2–2 0–0
Cienciano 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2
Inti Gas 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 3–3 2–4 1–1 2–0
Juan Aurich 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–4 6–0 2–1 2–0
León de Huánuco 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0
Melgar 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2
Los Caimanes 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–4
Real Garcilaso 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–2 1–0
San Simón 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1
Sporting Cristal 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 6–0 1–2 0–0
Sport Huancayo 3–1 1–3 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–4 1–1
Unión Comercio 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
Universidad César Vallejo 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2
Universidad San Martín 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–3
UTC 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Universitario 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on February 2014. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Cristal 15 10 3 2 35 19 16 33[a] Third stage and 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Alianza Lima 15 10 3 2 27 11 16 33[a]
3 Unión Comercio 15 9 1 5 24 15 9 28
4 Melgar 15 8 3 4 21 16 5 27
5 León de Huánuco 15 7 2 6 21 21 0 23
6 Real Garcilaso 15 5 6 4 20 17 3 21
7 Universitario 15 6 3 6 17 17 0 21
8 Inti Gas 15 5 5 5 21 19 2 20
9 Los Caimanes 15 5 5 5 15 18 −3 20
10 Universidad César Vallejo 15 6 1 8 22 24 −2 19
11 Juan Aurich 15 5 4 6 13 19 −6 19
12 Sport Huancayo 15 5 2 8 16 20 −4 17
13 Cienciano 15 5 2 8 16 24 −8 17
14 UTC 15 4 3 8 14 22 −8 15
15 Universidad San Martín 15 4 2 9 21 23 −2 14
16 San Simón 15 2 3 10 13 31 −18 9
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2014. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal were tied on points for first place. A play-off match was played to determine the winner of the Torneo Clausura as goal difference and number of goals scored is not taken into account to determine the winner of the tournament when tied for first place.

Clausura play-off

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Because Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal tied with 33 points a title play-off on neutral ground was played as the tournament rules specify.

Clausura play-off
Alianza Lima0–1Sporting Cristal
  57' Blanco
Attendance: 21,898
Referee: Henry Gambetta

Results

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Home \ Away ALI CIE IGD JA LEÓ MEL CAI RGA SSM CRI SHU UCO UCV USM UTC UNI
Alianza Lima 5–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Cienciano 0–0 4–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1
Inti Gas 3–1 5–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–3 1–1 1–2
Juan Aurich 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0
León de Huánuco 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
Melgar 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Los Caimanes 0–0 3–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1
Real Garcilaso 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–0
San Simón 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–1
Sporting Cristal 3–2 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–0
Sport Huancayo 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1
Unión Comercio 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Universidad César Vallejo 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0
Universidad San Martín 2–1 0–1 0–2 6–0 0–1 4–1 2–1
UTC 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1
Universitario 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on February 2014. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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The Third Stage were the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2014 season between the winners of the Clausura and Apertura tournaments. The team with the most points on the aggregate table chose which leg they play as the home team.

First Leg
Juan Aurich2–2Sporting Cristal
Ramos   89'
Pacheco   90 3'
  26' Ávila
  37' Ávila
Attendance: 10,002
Referee: Manuel Garay

Second Leg
Sporting Cristal0–0Juan Aurich
Attendance: 30,621
Referee: Victor Hugo Carrillo

Third Leg
Sporting Cristal3–2Juan Aurich
Ávila   41'
Calcaterra   68'
Chávez   112'
  13' Rengifo
  43' Viza
Referee: Miguel Santivañez

Aggregate table

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The aggregate table determined the four teams who qualified to the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, one team to the 2015 Copa Libertadores if necessary, and the two teams to be relegated to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consisted of the points earned in the Apertura and Clausura stages.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melgar 30 14 10 6 44 33 11 54[a] Qualification to the Copa Sudamericana first stage
2 Alianza Lima 30 14 10 6 43 25 18 52 Qualification to the Copa Libertadores first stage[b]
3 Sporting Cristal 30 14 8 8 61 38 23 50 Qualification to the Copa Libertadores second stage[c]
4 Unión Comercio 30 15 4 11 41 27 14 49 Qualification to the Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Juan Aurich 30 14 7 9 47 37 10 49 Qualification to the Copa Libertadores second stage[c]
6 Universitario 30 13 6 11 38 35 3 46[d] Qualification to the Copa Sudamericana first stage
7 León de Huánuco 30 13 6 11 39 40 −1 45
8 Universidad César Vallejo 30 13 4 13 45 40 5 43
9 Inti Gas 30 11 10 9 46 47 −1 43
10 Real Garcilaso 30 11 8 11 39 36 3 41
11 Cienciano 30 11 6 13 36 42 −6 39
12 Universidad San Martín 30 9 8 13 21 23 −2 35
13 UTC 30 8 9 13 29 42 −13 33
14 Sport Huancayo 30 9 5 16 38 54 −16 32[e]
15 Los Caimanes 30 8 8 14 28 49 −21 32[e] Relegation to 2015 Segunda División
16 San Simón 30 6 5 19 28 64 −36 23
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2014. Source: ADFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Awarded 2 points as 2014 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champion
  2. ^ Qualified as 2014 Torneo del Inca winner
  3. ^ a b Qualified as Torneo Apertura or Torneo Clausura winners
  4. ^ Awarded 1 point as 2014 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva runner-up
  5. ^ a b Sport Huancayo and Los Caimanes are tied on points for fourteenth and fifteenth place. A play-off match is required to determine the second relegated team as goal difference and number of goals scored are not taken into account to determine the last two positions for relegation when tied on points.

Relegation play-off

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Because Sport Huancayo and Los Caimanes tied with 32 points a relegation play-off on neutral ground will be played as the tournament rules specify.

Relegation play-off
Sport Huancayo1–0Los Caimanes
Chirinos   118'
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: Luis Seminario

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  1. ^ Arrese, Paul. "Asistencias: Control de presencia". Dechalaca.com. Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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