2009 Torneo Descentralizado Explained

Competition:Torneo Descentralizado
Season:2009
Dates:14 February 2009 –
13 December 2009
Winners:Universitario de Deportes
15th Descentralizado title
18th professional title
25th Primera División
Relegated:Coronel Bolognesi
Sport Áncash
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Universitario
Alianza Lima
Juan Aurich
Continentalcup2:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Sport Huancayo
Universidad San Martín
Universidad César Vallejo
League Topscorer:Richard Estigarribia (23 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Sport Huancayo 7-0 Coronel Bolognesi
Biggest Away Win:Sport Áncash 0-5 Sporting Cristal
Highest Scoring:Cienciano 5-5 Sporting Cristal
Matches:354
Total Goals:885
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of Association Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The season began on February 14 and concluded on December 13 with the victory of Universitario de Deportes over Alianza Lima in the second leg of the final Play-off, giving Universitario its twenty-fifth Peruvian title.[1]

Competitions modus

The season was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage the 16 teams played a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 30 matches each. In the second stage the 16 teams were divided into 2 groups. The 8 teams that ranked an odd number played in the group Liguilla A and the 8 teams that ranked an even number played in Liguilla B. Each team carried on their records from the first stage. Each group played another round-robin home-and-away round for 14 matches played by each team. The teams ranked first in each group at the end of the 14 matches advanced to the third stage. The two teams with the worst fewest points at the end of the second stage were relegated. In the third stage the championship was contested in a two-legged Play-off. The Play-off finalists qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The remaining international competition berths were determined by the season aggregate table.[2]

Changes from 2008

Structural changes

Promotion and relegation

Atlético Minero and Sport Boys finished the 2008 season in 13th and 14th place, respectively, in the aggregate table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion and runner-up teams of the 2008 Segunda División, Total Clean and Inti Gas and champion and runner-up teams of the 2008 Copa Perú, Sport Huancayo and CNI

Team changes

Teams

A total of 16 teams competed in this season. The only teams to have ownership over their home ground is Alianza Lima and Universitario. The other 14 clubs rent their home grounds from the Instituto Peruano del Deporte or their local municipality.

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
8,000
35,000
42,056
24,000
19,850
15,000
25,000
24,500
40,000
Gerardo Lara Guerrero 8,000
20,000
18,000
17,000
25,000
18,000
80,093

First stage

Standings

Results

Second stage

The Second Stage began September 13. The winner of each Liguilla qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores group stage and advanced to the third stage of the Torneo Descentralizado.[2]

Liguilla A

Standings

Results

Liguilla B

Standings

Results

Third stage

The Third Stage was the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2009 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. They were played on December 8 and 13.[2] The group winner with the most points on the aggregate table chose the home ground order.

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Aggregate table

The aggregate table determined the third Peruvian berth for the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the three berths for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, and the relegation to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consists of the points earned in the First and Second stages.

Top goalscorers

23 goals
20 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Leagues review . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217091726/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1148437.html . dead . December 17, 2009 . FIFA . April 26, 2010 . It was also championship play-off day in Peru, where Universitario followed up their 1-0 defeat of old rivals Alianza Lima in the first leg with an identical result in the second. Veteran midfielder Nolberto Solano sparked jubilant scenes at the Estadio Monumental in Lima when he converted a penalty to end Universitario's nine-year title drought. .
  2. Web site: Bases del Torneo Descentralizado 2009 . ADFP . 3–4 . es . PDF . June 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091122110242/http://www.adfp.org.pe/portal/archivos/bases/2009.pdf . 2009-11-22 . dead .