| Competition: | Torneo Descentralizado |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Dates: | 1 May 2015 – 16 December 2015 |
| Winners: | Melgar (2nd title) |
| Relegated: | Cienciano Sport Loreto León de Huánuco |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Melgar Sporting Cristal Universidad César Vallejo |
| Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Real Garcilaso Sport Huancayo Deportivo Municipal Universitario |
| League Topscorer: | Lionard Pajoy (25 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal |
| Biggest Away Win: | Real Garcilaso 0–4 Sporting Cristal Real Garcilaso 0–4 Melgar |
| Highest Scoring: | Sport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal |
| Highest Attendance: | 38,710 Universitario v. Sporting Cristal 23 Aug. 2015 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 236 Sport Huancayo v. Unión Comercio 8 Aug. 2015 |
| Attendance: | 1,543,694 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,217 |
| Matches: | 366 |
| Total Goals: | 963 |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2015 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 99th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to compete in the season after Alianza Atlético were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[1]
The competition will be played with 17 teams after the restitution of Alianza Atlético's place in the first division. The championship will be divided into several stages.
| Tournament | Stage | Dates | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torneo del Inca | Group stage | 6 February – 5 April | 10 |
| Semi-finals | 11 – 19 April | 2 | |
| Final | 26 April | 1 | |
| Torneo Apertura | Single stage | 1 May – 23 August | 17 |
| Torneo Clausura | Single stage | 30 August – 29 November | 17 |
| Playoffs | Semi-finals | 2 | |
| Third place match | 2 | ||
| Finals | 2 |
Should one team win two of the three tournaments, they will automatically advance to the finals of the playoff phase and the semi-finals will be played by the team that won the remaining tournament and the best placed team on the aggregate table. Should one team win all three tournaments they will automatically become season champions. The aggregate table will also determine the three teams to be relegated at the end of the season.
The teams that qualify for the international competitions will be:
| Competition | Enter competition | Achievement | Berth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second stage | Champion | Peru 1 | |
| Runner-up | Peru 2 | ||
| First stage | Third place | Peru 3 | |
| First stage | Fourth place | Peru 1 | |
| Fifth place | Peru 2 | ||
| Sixth place | Peru 3 | ||
| Seventh place | Peru 4 |
A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2014 Segunda División champion (Deportivo Municipal), the 2014 Copa Perú champion (Sport Loreto), and Alianza Atlético which were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[2]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000 | |||
| 35,000 | |||
| 15,000 | |||
| 40,000 | |||
| 10,000 | |||
| 24,500 | |||
| 15,000 | |||
| 40,217 | |||
| 40,000 | |||
| 20,000 | |||
| 25,000 | |||
| 18,000 | |||
| Unión Comercio | 5,000 | ||
| 25,000 | |||
| 18,000 | |||
| 18,000 | |||
| 80,093 | |||
See main article: 2015 Torneo del Inca. The Torneo del Inca was the first major phase of the overall season. Although the previous season's Torneo del Inca was not part of the national championship, this season the Torneo del Inca's champion could advance to the playoffs if they finish in the top eight of the Torneo Descentralizado's aggregate table. The Torneo del Inca was divided into 3 stages. The first stage was a group stage, the second stage was the semifinals played over two legs, and the third stage was the final. Universidad César Vallejo defeated Alianza Lima in the final.
Because Melgar and Real Garcilaso tied with 29 points a title play-off on neutral ground was played as the tournament rules specify.
The teams that will qualify to the semi-finals will be the first place team on the aggregate table, the Torneo Apertura winner, the Torneo Clausura winner, and the 2015 Torneo del Inca winner. A draw will be held to determine the match-ups.
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The two losing semi-finalists will play in a match to determine the third place team of the season.
The two winning semi-finalists will contest the finals.----