1997 Copa Perú
The 1997 Copa Perú season, the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
In this tournament after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided, qualify a team. Those teams plus the team relegated from First Division are divided in 6 groups by geographical proximity and each group winner goes to the Final round, staged in Lima.
The champion was promoted to 1998 Torneo Descentralizado.
Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.| Department | Team | Location |
| Amazonas | Sachapuyos | Amazonas |
| Ancash | Unión Florida | Chimbote |
| Apurímac | Los Chankas | Andahuaylas |
| Arequipa | Mariscal Castilla | Arequipa |
| Ayacucho | DASA | Ayacucho |
| Cajamarca | UTC | Cajamarca |
| Callao | Olimpico Bella Unión | Callao |
| Cusco | Juventud Progreso | Cusco |
| Huancavelica | UNH | Huancavelica |
| Huánuco | Unión Naranjillo | Tingo María |
| Ica | Estudiantes de Medicina | Ica |
| Junín | Cultural Hidro | Junín |
| La Libertad | UPAO | Trujillo |
| Department | Team | Location |
| Lambayeque | Juan Aurich | Chiclayo |
| Lima | San José de Manzanares | Huacho |
| Loreto | CNI | Iquitos |
| Madre de Dios | 30 de Agosto | Puerto Maldonado |
| Moquegua | Atlético Huracán | Moquegua |
| Pasco | Sport Sausa | Pasco |
| Piura | Atlético Grau | Piura |
| Puno | Universitario | Puno |
| San Martín | El Maíz | San Martín |
| Tacna | Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna |
| Tumbes | Independiente Aguas Verdes | Tumbes |
| Ucayali | San Martín de Porres | Pucallpa |