2014 Torneo Descentralizado

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Season2014
Dates7 June 2014 –
21 December 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
Matches485
Top goalscorerSantiago Silva (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

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.

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

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

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

Stadia locations

Team City Stadium Capacity[1]
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso40,000
Inti GasAyacuchoCiudad de Cumaná15,000
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000
Los CaimanesChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500
MelgarArequipaVirgen de Chapi40,217
Real GarcilasoCuscoGarcilaso40,000
San SimónMoquegua25 de Noviembre21,000
Sport HuancayoHuancayoEstadio Huancayo20,000
Sporting CristalLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
Unión ComercioNueva CajamarcaIPD de Moyobamba5,000
Universidad César VallejoTrujilloMansiche25,000
Universidad San MartínLimaAlberto Gallardo18,000
UTCCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
UniversitarioLimaMonumental80,093

Torneo Apertura

Torneo Clausura

Play-offs

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

Relegation play-off

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

References

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