| Season | 2002 |
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| Champions | Sporting Cristal 14th Primera División title |
| Relegated | Juan Aurich Coopsol Trujillo |
| Copa Libertadores | Sporting Cristal Universitario Alianza Lima |
| Copa Sudamericana | Alianza Lima Cienciano |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Fabián Artime (24) |
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2003 →
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The 2002 Torneo Descentralizado was the 86th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
The national championship was divided into two half-year 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 playoff, but a team had to finish in the top 4 in both tournaments to earn the right to play the final. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.
Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to each half-year tournament winner, and the best-placed team in the aggregate table. The two bottom teams on the aggregate table were relegated, but a playoff had to be played between the 10th- and 11th-placed teams since both obtained the same number of points (goal difference did not count as a tie-breaker).
Contents |
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cuzco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 | Grass |
| Deportivo Wanka | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 | Grass |
| Estudiantes de Medicina | Ica | José Picasso Peratta | 8,000 | Grass |
| FBC Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elias Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Coopsol Trujillo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Artificial |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martin de Porres | 18,000 | Grass |
| Universitario de Deportes | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 | Grass |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima (A) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 47 | |
| 2 | Universitario (O) (A) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 47 | Copa Libertadores 2003 First stage |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 38 | |
| 4 | Cienciano | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 34 | |
| 5 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 33 | |
| 6 | Juan Aurich | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | FBC Melgar | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | Sport Coopsol Trujillo | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Estudiantes de Medicina | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 19 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Wanka | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 19 |
Updated to games played on August 26, 2009
Source: http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peru02.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| June 26, 2002 |
Universitario de Deportes | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Monumental, Lima |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilallonga 57' |
| July 7, 2002 |
Alianza Lima | 0–0 | Universitario de Deportes | Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo (Alianza's Estadio Alejandro Villanueva presented safety concerns) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 46 | Copa Libertadores 2003 First stage |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 421 | |
| 3 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 361 | |
| 4 | Cienciano | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Estudiantes de Medicina | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Wanka | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 29 | |
| 8 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 28 | |
| 9 | FBC Melgar | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 25 | |
| 10 | Juan Aurich | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 20 | |
| 11 | Universitario | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Sport Coopsol Trujillo | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 13 |
Updated to games played on August 26, 2009
Source: http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peru02.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Deducted 3 points each for not taking doping tests in Apertura's Round 22 match.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
No final playoff was played since the Apertura winner Universitario did not finish in the Clausura's top 4, while Sporting Cristal won the Clausura after placing third in the Apertura.
| Primera División Peruana 2002 Champion |
|---|
| Sporting Cristal 14th title |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 89 | Copa Libertadores 2003 First stage |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 89 | 18 | +71 | 84 | |
| 3 | Cienciano | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 83 | 75 | +8 | 70 | 2003 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Phase |
| 4 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 69 | |
| 5 | Universitario | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 66 | |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 | |
| 7 | FBC Melgar | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 52 | |
| 8 | Estudiantes de Medicina | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 51 | |
| 9 | Coronel Bolognesi | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 51 | |
| 10 | Juan Aurich (A) | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 48 | Relegation to the Copa Perú |
| 11 | Deportivo Wanka (O) (A) | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 48 | |
| 12 | Sport Coopsol Trujillo | 44 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 37 | Relegation to the Copa Perú |
Updated to games played on August 26, 2009
Source: http://rsssf.com/tablesp/peru02.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| December 11, 2002 |
Juan Aurich | 2–1 | Deportivo Wanka | Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Torres 55' R. Miñán 70' |
E. Torrealva 63' |
| December 15, 2002 |
Deportivo Wanka | 4–0 | Juan Aurich | Estadio Huancayo, Huancayo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ruiz 3' E. Salazar 40' J. Montenegro 52' H. Veloyes 92' |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Artime | FBC Melgar | 24 |
| 2 | Sergio Ibarra | Alianza Atlético | 22 |
| 3 | Germán Carty | Cienciano | 18 |
| Antonio Serrano | Sport Boys | 18 | |
| 5 | Ernesto Zapata | Cienciano | 15 |