2011 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional was the ninety-fifth season of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament, with Universidad de San Martín as the defending champion. The Torneo Descentralizado began on 12 February and concluded on 14 December with the victory of Juan Aurich over Alianza Lima in the penalty kicks of the final Play-off, giving Juan Aurich its first Peruvian title.
Competition modus
The sixteen teams will play a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 30 matches each. The teams that finish in first and second place will play in the Play-off to determine the season champion. The teams that place fifteenth and sixteenth will be relegated. The Torneo de Promoción y Reserva will be played alongside the Descentralizado with the reserve teams of each first division team. The champion of this reserve competition will award its senior team 2 points while the runner-up will award 1 point. Between the fifteenth and sixteenth round, there will be a two-month recess for the Peru national football team's participation in the 2011 Copa América. During the recess, the Torneo Intermedio knock-out competition will be played. In this competition all sixteen first division teams in addition to some Segunda División teams and amateur teams will compete. All international competition berths will be distributed via the league table with the first three teams qualifying to the Copa Libertadores and the subsequent three teams qualifying to the Copa Sudamericana.Teams
and Total Chalaco finished the 2010 season in 15th and 16th place, respectively, in the aggregate table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion of the 2010 Segunda División, Cobresol and the champion of the 2010 Copa Perú, Unión Comercio.| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Miguel Grau | 25,000 |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 40,000 |
| Cobresol | Moquegua | 25 de Noviembre | 25,000 |
| CNI | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 |
| Inti Gas | Ayacucho | Ciudad de Cumaná | 15,000 |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 |
| León de Huánuco | Huánuco | Heraclio Tapia | 15,000 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 40,217 |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 17,000 |
| Sport Huancayo | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 |
| Unión Comercio | Nueva Cajamarca | IPD de Moyobamba | 12,000 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,000 |
| Universidad San Martín | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |
Managerial changes
Standings
Results
Play-off
The finals of the 2011 season were played between the two best placed teams of the league table. The club with the most points on the aggregate table choose which leg they play as the home team. They also choose the venue of the third match in case both teams are tied on points after the second leg. The first leg was played on 8 December and the second leg on 11 December.----
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Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Juan Aurich won 3–1 on penalties.
Top goalscorers
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- Last updated: To games played in Round 30