1993 Torneo Descentralizado


The 1993 Torneo Descentralizado was the 78th season of the top category of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Universitario de Deportes conquered its twenty-first Primera División.

Changes from 1992

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Alianza AtléticoSullanaCampeones del 368,000
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche24,000
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso42,056
Defensor LimaLimaNacional45,750
Deportivo MunicipalLimaNacional45,750
Deportivo SipesaChimboteManuel Rivera Sanchez25,000
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000
San AgustínLimaNacional45,750
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau18,000
Sporting CristalLimaSan Martín de Porres15,000
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000
Unión MinasCerro de PascoDaniel Alcides Carrión8,000
UTCCajamarcaHéroes de San Ramón18,000
UniversitarioLimaNacional45,750

Torneo Descentralizado

The Torneo Descentralizado was played with as a double round-robin tournament. Universitario de Deportes as champions qualified for the 1994 Copa Libertadores. Alianza Lima advanced to the end-of-season Liguilla and received a bonus point for placing second. The teams that placed 3 to 8 advanced to a preliminary round.

Relegation play-off

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Defensor Lima remains in the First Division.

Pre-Liguilla

Liguilla

Alianza Lima started the Liguilla with a bonus point. Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal tied for first placed, forcing a playoff match to determine the second Peruvian club in the 1994 Copa Libertadores. Although Sporting Cristal lost the playoff match, they qualified for the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL after Deportivo Municipal declined to play in it.

Liguilla play-off