1974 Torneo Descentralizado

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Torneo Descentralizado
Season1974
Dates24 March 1974 –
2 March 1975
ChampionsUniversitario
RelegatedWalter Ormeño
Piérola
Atlético Barrio Frigorífico
Unión Pesquero
Copa LibertadoresUniversitario
Unión Huaral
← 1973
1975 →

The 1974 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 22 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. The relegation system was as follows: The last-placed team was relegated, the worst Lima-based, Arequipa-based and Lima Province-based teams were relegated. The national champions were Universitario.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1974 Reclasificatorio Regional		 Relegated from
1973 Primera División
Increase Alfonso Ugarte
Increase Atlético Barrio Frigorífico
Increase Carlos A. Mannucci
Increase Deportivo Junín
Increase Piérola
Increase Unión Pesquero
Increase Unión Huaral
Increase Walter Ormeño		 Decrease Sportivo Huracán (RR)
Decrease Atlético Torino (RR)
Decrease José Gálvez (17th)
Decrease Deportivo SIMA (18th)

Stadia locations

Team City Stadium Capacity Field
Alfonso UgartePunoEnrique Torres Belón20,000Grass
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaAlejandro Villanueva35,000Grass
Atlético Barrio FrigoríficoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Atlético ChalacoCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Atlético GrauPiuraMiguel Grau (Piura)25,000Grass
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche24,000Grass
CiencianoCuscoGarcilaso40,000Grass
CNIIquitosMax Augustín24,000Grass
Defensor LimaBreña, LimaNacional45,750Grass
Deportivo JunínHuancayoHuancayo20,000Grass
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaNacional45,750Grass
Juan AurichChiclayoElías Aguirre24,500Grass
León de HuánucoHuánucoHeraclio Tapia15,000Grass
MelgarArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
PiérolaArequipaMariano Melgar20,000Grass
Sport BoysCallaoMiguel Grau15,000Grass
Sporting CristalRímac, LimaNacional45,750Grass
Unión HuaralHuaralJulio Lores Colan10,000Grass
Unión PesqueroIloMariscal Nieto8,000Grass
Unión TumánTumánEugenio Zapata Mingoya8,000Grass
UniversitarioBreña, LimaNacional45,750Grass
Walter OrmeñoCañeteOscar Ramos Cabieses8,000Grass

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universitario 42 25 15 2 96 41 +55 65 Liguilla Final
2 Unión Huaral 42 25 12 5 76 37 +39 62
3 Defensor Lima 42 21 14 7 77 37 +40 56
4 Alianza Lima 42 21 10 11 75 43 +32 52
5 Unión Tumán 42 20 12 10 63 43 +20 52
6 CNI 42 17 17 8 67 49 +18 51
7 Sporting Cristal 42 19 12 11 74 60 +14 50
8 Atlético Chalaco 42 17 14 11 57 43 +14 48
9 Juan Aurich (O) 42 16 14 12 68 55 +13 46 Triangular de Revalidación
10 Cienciano 42 16 13 13 63 49 +14 45
11 Alfonso Ugarte 42 13 16 13 72 60 +12 42
12 Melgar 42 14 13 15 48 47 +1 41
13 Deportivo Municipal 42 15 10 17 56 65 −9 40
14 León de Huánuco 42 14 11 17 48 68 −20 39
15 Atlético Grau 42 12 14 16 69 78 −9 38
16 Sport Boys 42 9 17 16 50 59 −9 35
17 Walter Ormeño (R) 42 10 11 21 41 65 −24 31 Triangular de Revalidación
18 Deportivo Junín 42 10 11 21 53 79 −26 31
19 Piérola (R) 42 9 12 21 45 77 −32 30 Triangular de Revalidación
20 Atlético Barrio Frigorífico (R) 42 6 12 24 33 78 −45 24 1975 Copa Perú
21 Carlos A. Mannucci 42 8 8 26 50 96 −46 24
22 Unión Pesquero (R) 42 4 14 24 27 79 −52 22 1975 Copa Perú
Source: [citation needed]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away UGA ALI BFR CHA GRA CAM CIE CNI DEF JUN MUN AUR LEO MEL PIE SBA CRI HUA PES TUM UNI WOC
Alfonso Ugarte 3–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2–0 — — — — 0–0 —
Alianza Lima 3–1 3–1 4–2 5–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–3 0–3 0–0
Atlético Barrio Frigorífico — 1–1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–1 — — — — 2–3 —
Atlético Chalaco — 1–3 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–4 — — — — 2–2 —
Atlético Grau — 2–2 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2–2 — — — — 2–2 —
Carlos A. Mannucci — 1–5 — — — — — — — — — — — 4–3 3–3 — — — — 1–5 —
Cienciano — 1–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2–0 — — — — 0–0 —
CNI — 1–2 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0–1 — — — — 0–2 —
Defensor Lima — 0–2 — — — — — — — — 2–1 — — — 3–2 — — — — 3–3 —
Deportivo Junín — 1–2 — — — 2–0 — — — — — — — — 0–2 1–3 — — — 0–4 —
Deportivo Municipal — 1–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–0 — — — — 2–3 2–2
Juan Aurich — 1–1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–1 — — — — 3–3 —
León de Huánuco — 1–1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–1 — — — — 1–2 —
Melgar — 1–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 2–0 — — — — 0–0 —
Piérola — 2–2 — — — — — — — 1–0 — 2–1 — 2–2 — — — — 0–3 —
Sport Boys 2–2 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1
Sporting Cristal — 0–2 — — — — — — — 3–1 — — — — — 1–0 — — — 1–2 —
Unión Huaral — 0–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3–2 — — — 0–3 —
Unión Pesquero — 0–3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–1 — — — 0–1 —
Unión Tumán — 0–0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1–0 — — — 2–2 —
Universitario 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 2–2 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
Walter Ormeño — 0–2 — — — — — — — — 1–2 — — — — 0–0 — — — — 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1974. Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru74.html
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Triangular de Revalidación

4 May 1975 Piérola 2–0 Walter Ormeño Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
Referee: Enrique Marín Gallo
6 May 1975 Juan Aurich 1–0 Piérola Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima
Referee: Néstor Mondría

Liguilla Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UNI HUA DEF ALI TUM CNI
1 Universitario (C) 47 28 15 4 101 46 +55 71 1975 Copa Libertadores 1–0 1–3 1–0
2 Unión Huaral 47 26 13 8 83 46 +37 65 1975 Copa Libertadores — — —
3 Defensor Lima 47 23 14 10 88 47 +41 60 1–2 — —
4 Alianza Lima 47 24 11 12 87 52 +35 59 3–2 2–0
5 Unión Tumán 47 22 13 12 72 51 +21 57 3–1 —
6 CNI 47 19 18 10 76 61 +15 56 1–0 3–3
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Top scorers

Player Nationality Goals Club
Pablo Muchotrigo Peru32Cienciano
Francisco Gonzales Peru27Defensor Lima
Oswaldo Ramírez Peru26Universitario de Deportes
Juan Rivero Arias Peru20Alianza Lima
Jorge Ramírez Peru18Sport Boys
Juan José Ávalos Peru18Alianza Lima
Juan José Oré Peru17Universitario de Deportes
Andrés Zegarra Peru17Alianza Lima
Oscar Pianetti Argentina16Unión Tumán
César Arnáez Peru15Juan Aurich
Manuel Mellán Peru15Deportivo Municipal
Pedro Ruíz Peru14Unión Huaral
Pedro Alexis González Argentina13Defensor Lima
José del Castillo Peru13Sporting Cristal
Moisés Chumpitaz Peru13FBC Melgar
César Echeandía Peru13Atlético Grau
Enrique Casaretto Peru12Atlético Chalaco
Juan Carlos Oblitas Peru12Universitario de Deportes

Awards

AwardWinner
Best Team Universitario de Deportes
Golden Boot Oswaldo Ramírez (Universitario de Deportes)
Manager of the year Juan Eduardo Hohberg (Universitario de Deportes)
Goalkeeper of the year Néstor Rafael Verderi (Defensor Lima)
Foreign player of the year Pedro Alexis González (Defensor Lima)
Young player of the year Juan José Oré (Universitario de Deportes)
Veteran player of the year Enrique Casaretto (Atlético Chalaco)
Breakout player José Velásquez (Alianza Lima)

See also