1985 Torneo Descentralizado Explained

Competition:Torneo Descentralizado
Season:1985
Winners:Universitario
Relegated:Atlético Chalaco
Chanchamayo
Diablos Rojos
José Gálvez
Sport Pilsen
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Universitario
UTC
League Topscorer:Genaro Neyra (22) (Melgar)
Prevseason:1984
Nextseason:1986

The 1985 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 30 teams. The national champion was Universitario.

Format

The national championship was divided into two tournaments; the Torneo Regional and Torneo Descentralizado. The winners of each tournament faced off in the season final and received the berths for the 1986 Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Regional divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Each group had its teams advance to the Liguilla Regional, the Torneo Descentralizado and the División Intermedia. The Liguilla Regional determined the Regional champion which advanced to the Descentralizado with a bonus point. The Descentralizado, consisting of 16 teams from the Torneo Regional, had each team play the others twice (a double round robin system) for a total of 30 games. The team that placed last in this tournament played a relegation playoff. The División Intermedia was a promotion/relegation tournament between first and second division teams. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacityField
20,000 Grass
Alejandro Villanueva35,000 Grass
9,000 Grass
15,000Grass
25,000Grass
Campeonísimo8,000 Grass
24,000 Grass
Municipal de Chanchamayo 5,000 Grass
42,056 Grass
24,000 Grass
19,850 Grass
Municipal de Aucayacu 5,000 Grass
15,000 Grass
20,000 Grass
45,750 Grass
20,000 Grass
25,000 Grass
13,000 Grass
12,000Grass
15,000Grass
2,000Grass
20,000 Grass
8,000Grass
45,750 Grass
15,000Grass
Guadalupe 5,000 Grass
45,750 Grass
Julio Lores Colan10,000 Grass
18,000 Grass
45,750 Grass

Torneo Regional

Liguilla Regional

Numbers in parentheses indicate penalty shootout result. The Regional winner qualified to the 1986 Copa Libertadores and advanced to the Final of the season. Alianza Lima received a bye to the semi-finals as the Metropolitan zone winner.

Torneo Descentralizado

Liguilla Final

Relegation play-off

Alfonso Ugarte remain in the Primera División.

Season final

Universitario won both tournaments and became the 1985 season champion.

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