| Competition: | Copa Perú |
| Season: | 1996 |
| Winners: | José Gálvez |
| League Topscorer: | Alejandro Cipriano (5) |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
The 1996 Copa Perú season (Spanish; Castilian: Copa Perú 1996), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
In this tournament after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided, qualify a team. Those teams plus the team relegated from First Division are divided in 6 groups by geographical proximity and each group winner goes to the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).
The champion was promoted to 1997 Torneo Descentralizado.
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.
| Department | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amazonas | Sachapuyos | Amazonas |
| Ancash | José Gálvez | Chimbote |
| Apurímac | Gigantes del Cenepa | Andahuaylas |
| Arequipa | Piérola | Arequipa |
| Ayacucho | Deportivo Huáscar | Ayacucho |
| Cajamarca | UTC | Cajamarca |
| Callao | Olímpico Bella Unión | Callao |
| Cusco | Deportivo Garcilaso | Cusco |
| Huancavelica | 7 de Agosto | Huancavelica |
| Huánuco | León de Huánuco | Huánuco |
| Unión Naranjillo | Huánuco | |
| Ica | Estudiantes de Medicina | Ica |
| Junín | Cultural Hidro | Junín |
| Department | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| La Libertad | Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo |
| Lambayeque | Mariscal Sucre | Ferreñafe |
| Lima | Contumaza Repcel | Lima |
| Loreto | CNI | Iquitos |
| Madre de Dios | Estudiantes Unidos | Puerto Maldonado |
| Moquegua | Atlético Huracán | Moquegua |
| Pasco | Unión Social Oxapampa | Pasco |
| Piura | I.M.I. | Talara |
| Puno | Deportivo Universitario | Puno |
| San Martín | El Tumi | Tarapoto |
| Tacna | Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna |
| Tumbes | Independiente Aguas Verdes | Tumbes |
| Ucayali | San Martín de Porres | Pucallpa |