2006 Torneo Descentralizado

Torneo Descentralizado
Season 2006
Champions Alianza Lima
22nd Primera División title
Relegated José Gálvez FBC
Unión Huaral
Copa Libertadore Alianza Lima (Second stage)
Cienciano (Second stage)
Sporting Cristal (First stage)
Copa Sudamericana Coronel Bolognesi (Preliminary round)
Universitario (Preliminary round)
Goals scored 639
Average goals/game 2.42
Top goalscorer Miguel Mostto (17)
Biggest home win Universitario 5-0 Unión Huaral
(2007-06-25)
Biggest away win Alianza Atlético 1-4Cristal
Highest scoring José Gálvez 4–3 Sport Áncash
(2006-12-17)
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the ninetieth season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Sporting Cristal as the defending champion. Alianza Lima won its twenty-second Primera División title after beating Cienciano in the final playoffs. The season began on February 3, 2006 and ended on December 27, 2006.

Changes from 2005

Structural changes

Promotion and relegation

Universidad César Vallejo and Atlético Universidad finished the 2005 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, on the three-season average table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion of the Copa Perú 2005 José Gálvez.

Season overview

Alianza Lima won the Apertura tournament which allowed them to qualify to the Copa Libertadores 2007. Universitario and Cienciano tied for first in the Clausura tournament and were forced to play a playoff. The playoff was a single game, played on a neutral ground, in Trujillo at Estadio Mansiche. Cienciano won the playoff 2-1, qualifying to the Copa Libertadores 2007. Sporting Cristal placed second on the aggregate table, which allowed them to qualify to the first stage of the Copa Libertadores 2007. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Alianza Lima and Cienciano, played in a two-legged final. Both teams won their home games, but due to goal difference, Alianza Lima won their twenty-second national title. Unión Huaral placed last on the aggregate table which meant they were relegated to the second division. José Gálvez FBC and Sport Boys tied for second-to-last place. A playoff was contested and Sport Boys won 5-4 in the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw.

Teams

Locations of the 2006 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 8,000 Grass
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000 Grass
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 42,056 Grass
Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850 Grass
Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Grass
José Gálvez Chimbote Manuel Gomez Arellano 8,000 Grass
Sport Áncash Huaraz Rosas Pampa 8,000 Grass
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 15,000 Grass
Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 18,000 Grass
Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colan 10,000 Grass
Universidad San Martín Lima Nacional 18,000 Grass
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093 Grass

Torneo Apertura

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 22 13 7 2 33 13 +20 46 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Sporting Cristal 22 13 6 3 37 17 +20 45
3 Coronel Bolognesi 22 9 7 6 32 24 +8 34
4 Cienciano 22 9 6 7 26 17 +9 33
5 Universidad San Martín 22 9 6 7 30 30 0 33
6 Universitario 22 8 7 7 30 22 +8 31
7 Alianza Atlético 22 8 5 9 26 35 −9 29
8 Sport Áncash 22 6 7 9 24 31 −7 25
9 Unión Huaral 22 6 6 10 20 30 −10 24
10 José Gálvez 22 6 4 12 20 30 −10 22
11 Melgar 22 5 7 10 20 32 −12 22
12 Sport Boys 22 3 6 13 17 34 −17 15

Updated to games played on May 2, 2008.
Source: Peruvian Football Apertura 2006
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Torneo Clausura

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Cienciano (O) 22 13 2 7 40 31 +9 41 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Universitario 22 12 5 5 34 24 +10 41
3 Coronel Bolognesi 22 12 3 7 32 20 +12 39
4 Alianza Lima 22 11 5 6 27 17 +10 38
5 Universidad San Martín 22 10 4 8 24 21 +3 34
6 Sporting Cristal 22 9 4 9 24 15 +9 31
7 Melgar 22 8 7 7 23 22 +1 31
8 Sport Boys 22 9 4 9 26 28 −2 31
9 José Gálvez 22 6 6 10 24 29 −5 24
10 Sport Áncash 22 6 5 11 26 39 −13 23
11 Alianza Atlético 22 5 6 11 29 40 −11 21
12 Unión Huaral 22 4 3 15 15 38 −23 15

Updated to games played on May 2, 2008.
Source: Peruvian Football Clausura 2006
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Clausura play-off

December 20, 2006
Universitario 1 – 2 Cienciano
Alva  77' (pen) Chará  71'
Mariño  89'

Cienciano advanced to the season finals.

Finals

Alianza Lima won 3–2 on aggregate; 2006 season champion



Title

Primera División Peruana
2006 Champion

Alianza Lima
22nd title

Aggregate table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 44 24 12 8 60 30 +30 84 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Sporting Cristal 44 22 10 12 61 32 +29 76 2007 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 Cienciano 44 22 8 14 66 48 +18 74 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
4 Coronel Bolognesi 44 21 10 13 64 44 +20 73 2007 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round
5 Universitario 44 20 12 12 64 46 +18 72
6 Universidad San Martín 44 19 10 15 54 51 +3 67
7 Melgar 44 13 14 17 43 54 −11 53
8 Alianza Atlético 44 13 11 20 55 75 −20 50
9 Sport Áncash 44 12 12 20 50 70 −20 48
10 Sport Boys 44 12 10 22 43 62 −19 46
11 José Gálvez 44 12 10 22 44 59 −15 46 Relegation to the Segunda División 2007
12 Unión Huaral 44 10 9 25 35 68 −33 39

Updated to games played on May 2, 2008.
Source: Peruvian Football Aggregate 2006
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Alianza Lima and Cienciano qualified to the 2007 Copa Libertadores as Apertura and Clausura champions respectively.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

10th/11th place play-off

December 20, 2006
José Gálvez 0–0 (a.e.t.) Sport Boys
  Penalties  
Ibarra
C. Ortiz
Reyes
Domínguez
Sánchez
A. González 		4 – 5 J. Herrera
Céspedes
Landauri
J. Quiñones
Labarthe
Marquiño
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
Referee: Victor Hugo Rivera

José Gálvez relegated to Segunda División.

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