Season: | 1993 |
Winners: | Universitario 11th Descentralizado title 14th professional title 21st Primera División title |
League Topscorer: | Waldir Sáenz (19) |
Nextseason: | 1994 |
The 1993 Torneo Descentralizado was the 78th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Universitario de Deportes conquered its twenty-first Primera División.
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
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8,000 | ||||
35,000 | ||||
24,000 | ||||
42,056 | ||||
45,750 | ||||
45,750 | ||||
25,000 | ||||
15,000 | ||||
20,000 | ||||
45,750 | ||||
18,000 | ||||
15,000 | ||||
10,000 | ||||
8,000 | ||||
18,000 | ||||
45,750 |
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.
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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.
Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.