1979 Torneo Descentralizado#Liguilla Final
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=Torneo Descentralizado
|season=1979
|dates = 1 April 1979 –
26 January 1980
|winners =Sporting Cristal
|relegated = León de Huánuco
|continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
|league topscorer =
|prevseason=1978
|nextseason=1980
}}
The 1979 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
The season was divided into 2 stages. On the first stage, top 8 teams qualified to play for the championship with a points bonus of 3, 2 and 1 for the top 3; bottom eight qualified to play for relegation with a points penalty of -1, -2 and -3 for bottom three. Teams entered the second stage without carrying their whole season records. As three teams tied on points the last place of Relegation Group they had to enter a Relegation Playoff that was played in Lima.
Teams
=Team changes=
class="wikitable" |
Promoted from 1978 Copa Perú ! Relegated from |
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{{increase}} Juventud La Palma {{small|(1st)}}
| {{decrease}} Defensor Lima {{small|(16th)}} |
=Stadia locations=
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League table
= First stage =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario
|team2=JAU|name_JAU=Juan Aurich
|team3=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal
|team4=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima
|team5=ALF|name_ALF=Alfonso Ugarte
|team6=HUA|name_HUA=Unión Huaral
|team7=CHA|name_CHA=Atlético Chalaco
|team8=JUN|name_JUN=Deportivo Junín
|team9=LEÓ|name_LEÓ=León de Huánuco
|team10=SBA|name_SBA=Sport Boys
|team11=MUN|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal
|team12=CNI|name_CNI=CNI
|team13=BOL|name_BOL=Coronel Bolognesi
|team14=TOR|name_TOR=Atlético Torino
|team15=JLP|name_JLP=Juventud La Palma
|team16=MEL|name_MEL=Melgar
|win_UNI=16|draw_UNI=9|loss_UNI=5|gf_UNI=44|ga_UNI=19
|win_JAU=13|draw_JAU=12|loss_JAU=5|gf_JAU=30|ga_JAU=24
|win_CRI=10|draw_CRI=15|loss_CRI=5|gf_CRI=46|ga_CRI=26
|win_ALI=12|draw_ALI=9|loss_ALI=9|gf_ALI=48|ga_ALI=26
|win_ALF=14|draw_ALF=5|loss_ALF=11|gf_ALF=42|ga_ALF=43
|win_HUA=8|draw_HUA=15|loss_HUA=7|gf_HUA=32|ga_HUA=29
|win_CHA=9|draw_CHA=13|loss_CHA=8|gf_CHA=28|ga_CHA=27
|win_JUN=11|draw_JUN=8|loss_JUN=11|gf_JUN=39|ga_JUN=43
|win_LEÓ=12|draw_LEÓ=6|loss_LEÓ=12|gf_LEÓ=32|ga_LEÓ=42
|win_SBA=11|draw_SBA=7|loss_SBA=12|gf_SBA=35|ga_SBA=37
|win_MUN=11|draw_MUN=6|loss_MUN=13|gf_MUN=30|ga_MUN=34
|win_CNI=10|draw_CNI=8|loss_CNI=12|gf_CNI=33|ga_CNI=45
|win_BOL=11|draw_BOL=5|loss_BOL=14|gf_BOL=36|ga_BOL=40
|win_TOR=7|draw_TOR=10|loss_TOR=13|gf_TOR=25|ga_TOR=37
|win_JLP=6|draw_JLP=10|loss_JLP=14|gf_JLP=21|ga_JLP=32
|win_MEL=6|draw_MEL=8|loss_MEL=16|gf_MEL=26|ga_MEL=43
|col_FG3=#ffffcc|text_FG3=Liguilla Final, Bonus +3
|result1=FG3
|col_FG2=#ffffcc|text_FG2=Liguilla Final, Bonus +2
|result2=FG2
|col_FG1=#ffffcc|text_FG1=Liguilla Final, Bonus +1
|result3=FG1
|col_FG=#ffffcc|text_FG=Liguilla Final
|result4=FG|result5=FG|result6=FG|result7=FG|result8=FG
|col_RG=#F0F8FF|text_RG=Liguilla Descenso
|result9=RG|result10=RG|result11=RG|result12=RG|result13=RG
|col_RG1=#F0F8FF|text_RG1=Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -1
|result14=RG1
|col_RG2=#F0F8FF|text_RG2=Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -2
|result15=RG2
|col_RG3=#F0F8FF|text_RG3=Liguilla Descenso, Penalty -3
|result16=RG3
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Liguilla Final =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |solid_cell=grey
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_bonus_points=y
|team1=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal
|team2=CHA|name_CHA=Atlético Chalaco
|team3=JAU|name_JAU=Juan Aurich
|team4=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima
|team5=ALF|name_ALF=Alfonso Ugarte
|team6=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario
|team7=JUN|name_JUN=Deportivo Junín
|team8=HUA|name_HUA=Unión Huaral
|win_CRI=9|draw_CRI=4|loss_CRI=1|gf_CRI=26|ga_CRI=8|adjust_points_CRI=1
|win_CHA=7|draw_CHA=5|loss_CHA=2|gf_CHA=17|ga_CHA=7
|win_JAU=6|draw_JAU=4|loss_JAU=4|gf_JAU=16|ga_JAU=11|adjust_points_JAU=2
|win_ALI=5|draw_ALI=7|loss_ALI=2|gf_ALI=16|ga_ALI=13
|win_ALF=4|draw_ALF=5|loss_ALF=5|gf_ALF=16|ga_ALF=20
|win_UNI=2|draw_UNI=4|loss_UNI=8|gf_UNI=11|ga_UNI=19|adjust_points_UNI=3
|win_JUN=3|draw_JUN=5|loss_JUN=6|gf_JUN=13|ga_JUN=28
|win_HUA=1|draw_HUA=4|loss_HUA=9|gf_HUA=17|ga_HUA=26
|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=1980 Copa Libertadores
|result1=CL1
|col_CL2=#CCFFCC|text_CL2=1980 Copa Libertadores
|result2=CL2
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Liguilla Descenso =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |solid_cell=grey
|res_col_header=R
|winpoints=2
|show_bonus_points=y
|team1=SBA|pos_SBA=9|name_SBA=Sport Boys
|team2=BOL|pos_BOL=10|name_BOL=Coronel Bolognesi
|team3=MEL|pos_MEL=11|name_MEL=Melgar
|team4=TOR|pos_TOR=12|name_TOR=Atlético Torino
|team5=MUN|pos_MUN=13|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal
|team6=CNI|pos_CNI=14|name_CNI=CNI
|team7=JLP|pos_JLP=15|name_JLP=Juventud La Palma
|team8=LEÓ|pos_LEÓ=16|name_LEÓ=León de Huánuco
|win_SBA=7|draw_SBA=3|loss_SBA=4|gf_SBA=24|ga_SBA=19
|win_BOL=5|draw_BOL=4|loss_BOL=5|gf_BOL=15|ga_BOL=16
|win_MEL=6|draw_MEL=4|loss_MEL=4|gf_MEL=16|ga_MEL=12|adjust_points_MEL=-3
|win_TOR=6|draw_TOR=2|loss_TOR=6|gf_TOR=17|ga_TOR=14|adjust_points_TOR=-1
|win_MUN=4|draw_MUN=5|loss_MUN=5|gf_MUN=15|ga_MUN=19
|win_CNI=5|draw_CNI=2|loss_CNI=7|gf_CNI=13|ga_CNI=12
|win_JLP=5|draw_JLP=4|loss_JLP=5|gf_JLP=13|ga_JLP=15|adjust_points_JLP=-2
|win_LEÓ=6|draw_LEÓ=0|loss_LEÓ=8|gf_LEÓ=15|ga_LEÓ=21
|col_RP=#ffcccc|text_RP=Relegation play-off
|result6=RP|result7=RP|result8=RP
|update=complete|source=
}}
= Relegation play-off =
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR |solid_cell=grey
|res_col_header=R
|winpoints=2
|team1=CNI|name_CNI=CNI
|team2=JLP|name_JLP=Juventud La Palma
|team3=LEÓ|name_LEÓ=León de Huánuco
|win_CNI=2|draw_CNI=0|loss_CNI=0|gf_CNI=4|ga_CNI=1
|win_JLP=1|draw_JLP=0|loss_JLP=1|gf_JLP=3|ga_JLP=2
|win_LEÓ=0|draw_LEÓ=0|loss_LEÓ=2|gf_LEÓ=0|ga_LEÓ=4
|col_R=red1 |text_R=1980 Copa Perú
|result3=R
|update=complete|source=
}}
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{{center|SPORTING CRISTAL
1979 National Champions - 6th title}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peruhist.html RSSSF Peru 1979]
{{Torneo Descentralizado}}