2002 Torneo Descentralizado
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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.
Competition modus
The national championship was divided into two and 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).
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2001 Copa Perú |
Relegated from 2001 Primera División |
|---|---|
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Stadia locations
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| 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 |
| Coopsol Trujillo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Artificial |
| 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 |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 | Grass |
Torneo Apertura
League table
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Results
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Apertura playoff
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To Copa Libertadores 2003
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Torneo Clausura
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Results
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Final playoff
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.
Aggregate table
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Relegation play-off
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Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Luis Artime | Melgar | 24 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Sergio Ibarra | Alianza Atlético | 22 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Germán Carty | Cienciano | 18 |
| Template:Flagicon Antonio Serrano | Sport Boys | 18 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ernesto Zapata | Cienciano | 15 |
See also
External links
- Peru 2002 season Details on RSSSF
Template:Torneo Descentralizado Template:2002 in South American football (CONMEBOL)