2000 Torneo Descentralizado

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Torneo Descentralizado

| season = 2000

|dates = 5 February 2000 –
12 December 2000

| winners = Universitario
24th Primera División title

| runners-up = Sporting Cristal

| relegated = Deportivo Municipal

| continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Universitario
Sporting Cristal
Sport Boys

| continentalcup2 = Copa Merconorte

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Alianza Lima
Sporting Cristal
Universitario

| league topscorer = Eduardo Esidio (37)

| prevseason = 1999

| nextseason = 2001

}}

The 2000 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.

Competition modus

The national championship was divided into two tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a play-off, but since the same club had won both tournaments, it automatically won the national championship.

Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the champion, as well as to each of the half-year tournament's runners-up, who held a play-off as a formality to decide the overall season runners-up. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place team held a promotion play-off against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division).

Teams

Before the start of the season, Deportivo Pesquero relocated from Chimbote to Huancayo and changed its name to Deportivo Wanka.{{cite web |url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru00.html |title = Peru 2000 Primera División |access-date = 8 December 2011 |date = 16 October 2004 |publisher = rsssf.org}}

=Team changes=

class="wikitable"
Promoted from
1999 Copa Perú

! Relegated from
1999 Primera División

{{increase}} Deportivo UPAO {{small|(1st)}}

| {{decrease}} I.M.I. {{small|(12th)}}

=Stadia locations=

{{location map+ |Peru |float=right |width=350 |caption=Locations of the 2000 Primera División teams |places=

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-4.8833333 |long=-80.68333333 |label=

Alianza Atlético
|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-6.762961 |long=-79.836614 |label=

Juan Aurich
|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-8.112 |long=-79.0288 |label=

UPAO
|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-10.686389 |long=-76.2625 |label=

Unión Minas
|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-12.066667 |long=-75.216667 |label=

Wanka
|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-13.525 |long=-71.972222 |label=

Cienciano
|mark=Arrows 12x12 w.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-16.398822 |long=-71.536883 |label=

Melgar
|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 e.svg}}

{{location map~ |Peru |lat=-12.043333 |long=-77.028333 |label=

Alianza Lima
Municipal
Sporting Cristal
Universitario
Sport Boys
|position=left|mark=Arrows 12x12 ne.svg}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! City

! Stadium

! Capacity

! Field

Alianza AtléticoSullanaCampeones del 36align="center"|8,000Grass
Alianza LimaLimaAlejandro Villanuevaalign="center"|35,000Grass
CiencianoCuzcoGarcilasoalign="center"|42,056Grass
Deportivo MunicipalLimaNacionalalign="center"|45,750Grass
Deportivo UPAOTrujilloMansichealign="center"|24,000Grass
Deportivo WankaHuancayoHuancayoalign="center"|20,000Grass
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirrealign="center"|24,500Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgaralign="center"|20,000Grass
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Graualign="center"|15,000Grass
Sporting CristalLimaSan Martín de Porresalign="center"|18,000Grass
Unión MinasCerro de PascoDaniel Alcides Carriónalign="center"|8,000Grass
UniversitarioLimaMonumentalalign="center"|80,093Grass

Torneo Apertura

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario

|team2=SBA|name_SBA=Sport Boys

|team3=MEL|name_MEL=Melgar

|team4=CIE|name_CIE=Cienciano

|team5=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima

|team6=UMI|name_UMI=Unión Minas

|team7=AAS|name_AAS=Alianza Atlético

|team8=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal

|team9=WAN|name_WAN=Deportivo Wanka

|team10=JAU|name_JAU=Juan Aurich

|team11=UPAO|name_UPAO=Deportivo UPAO

|team12=MUN|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal

|win_UNI=13|draw_UNI=7|loss_UNI=2|gf_UNI=39|ga_UNI=20

|win_SBA=11|draw_SBA=6|loss_SBA=5|gf_SBA=36|ga_SBA=25

|win_MEL=10|draw_MEL=6|loss_MEL=6|gf_MEL=39|ga_MEL=27

|win_CIE=10|draw_CIE=6|loss_CIE=6|gf_CIE=31|ga_CIE=30

|win_ALI=9|draw_ALI=7|loss_ALI=6|gf_ALI=23|ga_ALI=22

|win_UMI=10|draw_UMI=3|loss_UMI=9|gf_UMI=28|ga_UMI=23

|win_AAS=8|draw_AAS=6|loss_AAS=8|gf_AAS=28|ga_AAS=27

|win_CRI=7|draw_CRI=7|loss_CRI=8|gf_CRI=40|ga_CRI=31

|win_WAN=6|draw_WAN=6|loss_WAN=10|gf_WAN=21|ga_WAN=32

|win_JAU=3|draw_JAU=11|loss_JAU=8|gf_JAU=21|ga_JAU=30

|win_UPAO=4|draw_UPAO=7|loss_UPAO=11|gf_UPAO=24|ga_UPAO=39

|win_MUN=2|draw_MUN=6|loss_MUN=14|gf_MUN=24|ga_MUN=48

|col_CL1=#D0F0C0|text_CL1=Copa Libertadores 2001 First stage

|result1=CL1|result2=CL1

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=July 2000

|source=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru00.html

}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AAS|team2=ALI|team3=CIE|team4=MUN|team5=UPAO|team6=WAN

|team7=MEL|team8=JA|team9=SBA

|team10=CRI|team11=MIN|team12=UNI

|name_AAS=Alianza Atlético

|match_AAS_ALI=1–0

|match_AAS_CIE=3–2

|match_AAS_WAN=1–1

|match_AAS_MUN=6–2

|match_AAS_MEL=0–0

|match_AAS_JA=0–1

|match_AAS_SBA=2–1

|match_AAS_UPAO=3–1

|match_AAS_CRI=1–1

|match_AAS_MIN=2–1

|match_AAS_UNI=2–3

|name_ALI=Alianza Lima

|match_ALI_AAS=0–1

|match_ALI_CIE=3–1

|match_ALI_WAN=2–2

|match_ALI_MUN=2–0

|match_ALI_MEL=1–1

|match_ALI_JA=3–1

|match_ALI_SBA=1–0

|match_ALI_UPAO=2–1

|match_ALI_CRI=0–0

|match_ALI_MIN=2–0

|match_ALI_UNI=0–2

|name_CIE=Cienciano

|match_CIE_AAS=2–1

|match_CIE_ALI=0–0

|match_CIE_WAN=2–0

|match_CIE_MUN=3–3

|match_CIE_MEL=1–2

|match_CIE_JA=1–0

|match_CIE_SBA=1–1

|match_CIE_UPAO=2–1

|match_CIE_CRI=2–2

|match_CIE_MIN=1–0

|match_CIE_UNI=2–1

|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal

|match_MUN_AAS=1–1

|match_MUN_ALI=1–1

|match_MUN_CIE=0–1

|match_MUN_WAN=3–1

|match_MUN_MEL=1–4

|match_MUN_JA=1–1

|match_MUN_SBA=0–0

|match_MUN_UPAO=2–0

|match_MUN_CRI=0–4

|match_MUN_MIN=2–2

|match_MUN_UNI=1–5

|name_UPAO=Deportivo UPAO

|match_UPAO_AAS=1–0

|match_UPAO_ALI=1–1

|match_UPAO_CIE=0–1

|match_UPAO_WAN=1–1

|match_UPAO_MUN=4–2

|match_UPAO_MEL=2–1

|match_UPAO_JA=1–1

|match_UPAO_SBA=1–4

|match_UPAO_CRI=1–0

|match_UPAO_MIN=0–2

|match_UPAO_UNI=0–0

|name_WAN=Deportivo Wanka

|match_WAN_AAS=1–2

|match_WAN_ALI=0–1

|match_WAN_CIE=1–3

|match_WAN_MUN=1–0

|match_WAN_MEL=4–2

|match_WAN_JA=1–0

|match_WAN_SBA=0–1

|match_WAN_UPAO=1–0

|match_WAN_CRI=3–1

|match_WAN_MIN=1–1

|match_WAN_UNI=1–0

|name_MEL=Melgar

|match_MEL_AAS=2–0

|match_MEL_ALI=2–0

|match_MEL_CIE=0–0

|match_MEL_WAN=3–0

|match_MEL_MUN=3–2

|match_MEL_JA=3–0

|match_MEL_SBA=4–0

|match_MEL_UPAO=0–0

|match_MEL_CRI=3–1

|match_MEL_MIN=1–0

|match_MEL_UNI=0–0

|name_JA=Juan Aurich

|match_JA_AAS=0–0

|match_JA_ALI=2–2

|match_JA_CIE=2–2

|match_JA_WAN=1–1

|match_JA_MUN=1–0

|match_JA_MEL=3–2

|match_JA_SBA=0–2

|match_JA_UPAO=1–1

|match_JA_CRI=3–3

|match_JA_MIN=1–1

|match_JA_UNI=1–2

|name_SBA=Sport Boys

|match_SBA_AAS=1–1

|match_SBA_ALI=4–0

|match_SBA_CIE=2–3

|match_SBA_WAN=3–1

|match_SBA_MUN=3–1

|match_SBA_MEL=4–2

|match_SBA_JA=1–0

|match_SBA_UPAO=3–3

|match_SBA_CRI=1–0

|match_SBA_MIN=1–0

|match_SBA_UNI=1–1

|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal

|match_CRI_AAS=3–1

|match_CRI_ALI=0–1

|match_CRI_CIE=4–0

|match_CRI_WAN=3–0

|match_CRI_MUN=2–1

|match_CRI_MEL=0–0

|match_CRI_JA=1–1

|match_CRI_SBA=0–1

|match_CRI_UPAO=8–3

|match_CRI_MIN=3–0

|match_CRI_UNI=3–3

|name_MIN=Unión Minas

|match_MIN_AAS=2–0

|match_MIN_ALI=0–1

|match_MIN_CIE=2–0

|match_MIN_WAN=2–0

|match_MIN_MUN=1–0

|match_MIN_MEL=4–2

|match_MIN_JA=1–0

|match_MIN_SBA=2–0

|match_MIN_UPAO=2–1

|match_MIN_CRI=4–1

|match_MIN_UNI=1–2

|name_UNI=Universitario

|match_UNI_AAS=1–0

|match_UNI_ALI=2–0

|match_UNI_CIE=2–1

|match_UNI_WAN=0–0

|match_UNI_MUN=2–1

|match_UNI_MEL=4–2

|match_UNI_JA=1–1

|match_UNI_SBA=2–2

|match_UNI_UPAO=2–1

|match_UNI_CRI=2–0

|match_UNI_MIN=2–0

|update=2000

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru01.html RSSSF Peru 2000]

}}

Torneo Clausura

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario

|team2=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal

|team3=CIE|name_CIE=Cienciano

|team4=MEL|name_MEL=Melgar

|team5=AAS|name_AAS=Alianza Atlético

|team6=WAN|name_WAN=Deportivo Wanka

|team7=UMI|name_UMI=Unión Minas

|team8=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima

|team9=SBA|name_SBA=Sport Boys

|team10=JAU|name_JAU=Juan Aurich

|team11=MUN|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal

|team12=UPAO|name_UPAO=Deportivo UPAO

|win_UNI=17|draw_UNI=3|loss_UNI=2|gf_UNI=55|ga_UNI=23

|win_CRI=15|draw_CRI=5|loss_CRI=2|gf_CRI=48|ga_CRI=24

|win_CIE=10|draw_CIE=5|loss_CIE=7|gf_CIE=47|ga_CIE=28

|win_MEL=10|draw_MEL=3|loss_MEL=9|gf_MEL=33|ga_MEL=28

|win_AAS=9|draw_AAS=5|loss_AAS=8|gf_AAS=36|ga_AAS=24

|win_WAN=9|draw_WAN=5|loss_WAN=8|gf_WAN=36|ga_WAN=34

|win_UMI=9|draw_UMI=4|loss_UMI=9|gf_UMI=33|ga_UMI=37

|win_ALI=7|draw_ALI=7|loss_ALI=8|gf_ALI=36|ga_ALI=33

|win_SBA=6|draw_SBA=7|loss_SBA=9|gf_SBA=25|ga_SBA=25

|win_JAU=4|draw_JAU=5|loss_JAU=13|gf_JAU=22|ga_JAU=50

|win_MUN=3|draw_MUN=7|loss_MUN=12|gf_MUN=24|ga_MUN=43

|win_UPAO=4|draw_UPAO=3|loss_UPAO=15|gf_UPAO=19|ga_UPAO=50

|col_CL1=#D0F0C0|text_CL1=Copa Libertadores 2001 First stage

|result1=CL1|result2=CL1

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=December 2000

|source=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru00.html

}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AAS|team2=ALI|team3=CIE|team4=MUN|team5=UPAO|team6=WAN

|team7=MEL|team8=JA|team9=SBA

|team10=CRI|team11=MIN|team12=UNI

|name_AAS=Alianza Atlético

|match_AAS_ALI=3–2

|match_AAS_CIE=4–1

|match_AAS_WAN=2–0

|match_AAS_MUN=3–2

|match_AAS_MEL=0–0

|match_AAS_JA=2–1

|match_AAS_SBA=2–1

|match_AAS_UPAO=1–2

|match_AAS_CRI=1–2

|match_AAS_MIN=4–0

|match_AAS_UNI=1–1

|name_ALI=Alianza Lima

|match_ALI_AAS=2–1

|match_ALI_CIE=2–1

|match_ALI_WAN=3–0

|match_ALI_MUN=0–0

|match_ALI_MEL=4–1

|match_ALI_JA=1–1

|match_ALI_SBA=0–0

|match_ALI_UPAO=1–1

|match_ALI_CRI=1–2

|match_ALI_MIN=4–0

|match_ALI_UNI=0–1

|name_CIE=Cienciano

|match_CIE_AAS=5–0

|match_CIE_ALI=2–0

|match_CIE_WAN=4–2

|match_CIE_MUN=4–0

|match_CIE_MEL=5–2

|match_CIE_JA=7–1

|match_CIE_SBA=1–1

|match_CIE_UPAO=2–0

|match_CIE_CRI=3–1

|match_CIE_MIN=0–1

|match_CIE_UNI=2–3

|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal

|match_MUN_AAS=1–1

|match_MUN_ALI=2–3

|match_MUN_CIE=1–1

|match_MUN_WAN=5–4

|match_MUN_MEL=1–0

|match_MUN_JA=1–3

|match_MUN_SBA=0–0

|match_MUN_UPAO=1–0

|match_MUN_CRI=0–4

|match_MUN_MIN=3–3

|match_MUN_UNI=1–2

|name_UPAO=Deportivo UPAO

|match_UPAO_AAS=2–4

|match_UPAO_ALI=1–5

|match_UPAO_CIE=0–2

|match_UPAO_WAN=3–1

|match_UPAO_MUN=0–0

|match_UPAO_MEL=0–2

|match_UPAO_JA=1–1

|match_UPAO_SBA=0–3

|match_UPAO_CRI=2–4

|match_UPAO_MIN=3–2

|match_UPAO_UNI=2–3

|name_WAN=Deportivo Wanka

|match_WAN_AAS=2–0

|match_WAN_ALI=3–2

|match_WAN_CIE=2–0

|match_WAN_MUN=4–1

|match_WAN_MEL=1–0

|match_WAN_JA=4–0

|match_WAN_SBA=2–0

|match_WAN_UPAO=2–0

|match_WAN_CRI=1–1

|match_WAN_MIN=0–0

|match_WAN_UNI=0–0

|name_MEL=Melgar

|match_MEL_AAS=3–1

|match_MEL_ALI=2–0

|match_MEL_CIE=1–1

|match_MEL_WAN=4–0

|match_MEL_MUN=1–0

|match_MEL_JA=2–1

|match_MEL_SBA=2–1

|match_MEL_UPAO=2–1

|match_MEL_CRI=1–2

|match_MEL_MIN=1–2

|match_MEL_UNI=2–0

|name_JA=Juan Aurich

|match_JA_AAS=1–5

|match_JA_ALI=1–1

|match_JA_CIE=0–0

|match_JA_WAN=1–1

|match_JA_MUN=3–2

|match_JA_MEL=1–0

|match_JA_SBA=0–1

|match_JA_UPAO=0–1

|match_JA_CRI=0–7

|match_JA_MIN=4–2

|match_JA_UNI=1–2

|name_SBA=Sport Boys

|match_SBA_AAS=0–0

|match_SBA_ALI=2–2

|match_SBA_CIE=1–2

|match_SBA_WAN=2–0

|match_SBA_MUN=0–0

|match_SBA_MEL=1–3

|match_SBA_JA=2–1

|match_SBA_UPAO=4–0

|match_SBA_CRI=0–1

|match_SBA_MIN=2–0

|match_SBA_UNI=0–2

|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal

|match_CRI_AAS=1–1

|match_CRI_ALI=1–1

|match_CRI_CIE=3–2

|match_CRI_WAN=1–0

|match_CRI_MUN=3–2

|match_CRI_MEL=1–1

|match_CRI_JA=1–0

|match_CRI_SBA=2–1

|match_CRI_UPAO=1–0

|match_CRI_MIN=4–2

|match_CRI_UNI=2–2

|name_MIN=Unión Minas

|match_MIN_AAS=3–0

|match_MIN_ALI=4–1

|match_MIN_CIE=1–1

|match_MIN_WAN=0–1

|match_MIN_MUN=1–0

|match_MIN_MEL=2–1

|match_MIN_JA=3–1

|match_MIN_SBA=2–2

|match_MIN_UPAO=4–0

|match_MIN_CRI=1–2

|match_MIN_UNI=2–1

|name_UNI=Universitario

|match_UNI_AAS=2–0

|match_UNI_ALI=4–1

|match_UNI_CIE=2–1

|match_UNI_WAN=6–2

|match_UNI_MUN=3–1

|match_UNI_MEL=3–2

|match_UNI_JA=5–0

|match_UNI_SBA=3–1

|match_UNI_UPAO=5–0

|match_UNI_CRI=3–2

|match_UNI_MIN=2–0

|update=2000

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru01.html RSSSF Peru 2000]

}}

Final stages

= Final =

No final for the championship title was contested after Universitario won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, thus automatically becoming national champions.

= Second place play-off =

{{footballbox | date = December 12, 2000

|team1 = Sporting Cristal |score = 2–1|report= |team2 = Sport Boys|goals1= Silva {{goal|}}
Hidalgo {{goal|}}|goals2 = Lobatón {{goal|}}|stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima}}

----

{{center|Sporting Cristal second place overall}}

Aggregate table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario

|team2=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal

|team3=CIE|name_CIE=Cienciano

|team4=MEL|name_MEL=Melgar

|team5=SBA|name_SBA=Sport Boys

|team6=UMI|name_UMI=Unión Minas

|team7=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima

|team8=AAS|name_AAS=Alianza Atlético

|team9=WAN|name_WAN=Deportivo Wanka

|team10=JAU|name_JAU=Juan Aurich

|team11=UPAO|name_UPAO=Deportivo UPAO

|team12=MUN|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal

|win_UNI=30|draw_UNI=10|loss_UNI=4|gf_UNI=94|ga_UNI=43

|win_CRI=22|draw_CRI=12|loss_CRI=10|gf_CRI=88|ga_CRI=55

|win_CIE=20|draw_CIE=11|loss_CIE=13|gf_CIE=78|ga_CIE=58

|win_MEL=20|draw_MEL=9|loss_MEL=15|gf_MEL=72|ga_MEL=55

|win_SBA=17|draw_SBA=13|loss_SBA=14|gf_SBA=61|ga_SBA=50

|win_UMI=19|draw_UMI=7|loss_UMI=18|gf_UMI=61|ga_UMI=60

|win_ALI=16|draw_ALI=14|loss_ALI=14|gf_ALI=59|ga_ALI=55

|win_AAS=17|draw_AAS=11|loss_AAS=16|gf_AAS=64|ga_AAS=61

|win_WAN=15|draw_WAN=11|loss_WAN=18|gf_WAN=53|ga_WAN=67

|win_JAU=7|draw_JAU=16|loss_JAU=21|gf_JAU=43|ga_JAU=80

|win_UPAO=8|draw_UPAO=10|loss_UPAO=26|gf_UPAO=43|ga_UPAO=89|status_UPAO=O

|win_MUN=5|draw_MUN=13|loss_MUN=26|gf_MUN=48|ga_MUN=91

|col_CL1=#D0F0C0|text_CL1=2001 Copa Libertadores First stage and 2001 Copa Merconorte

|result1=CL1|result2=CL1

|col_CL2=#D0F0C0|text_CL2=2001 Copa Libertadores First stage

|result5=CL2

|col_CM=#FFFFBB |text_CM=2001 Copa Merconorte

|result7=CM

|col_QPP=#FFE6E6|text_QPP=Qualification for promotion play-off

|result11=QPP

|col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=Relegation to 2001 Segunda División

|result12=R

|source=

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=December 2000

}}

= Promotion play-off =

{{footballbox | date = December 13, 2000

|team1 = Deportivo UPAO |score = 3–1|report =|team2 = Deportivo Aviación|goals1=|goals2 = |stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima}}

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Deportivo UPAO remained in Peruvian Primera DivisiónUPAO would sell their first division spot to Sport Coopsol before the 2001 season.

Top scorers

;37 goals

;19 goals

;15 goals

;13 goals

;12 goals

Notes

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See also

References

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