The 2005 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the eighty-ninth season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its fifteenth Primera División title after beating Cienciano in the season final.Rsssf.org Peru 2005Sporting Cristal campeón 2005Recuerde el último título nacional obtenido por Sporting Cristal
The season started on March 5, 2005, ended on December 21, 2005.
Changes from 2004 Structural changes Starting with the 2004 season, the two relegated teams will be able to choose to play in the Segunda División or drop to their regional league as the Segunda División will now be played with non-capital teams. The number of first division teams dropped from 14 to 13.
Promotion and relegation Deportivo Wanka and Grau–Estudiantes finished the 2004 season in 13th and 14th place, respectively, on the three-season average table and thus were relegated to their regional league. They were replaced by the champion of the 2004 Copa Perú Sport Áncash. Team changes Promoted from2004 Copa Perú Relegated from2004 Primera División Sport Áncash Deportivo Wanka Grau–Estudiantes
Teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 368,000 Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva35,000 Atlético Universidad Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 45,000 Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 42,056 Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850 Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Sport Áncash Huaraz Rosas Pampa 8,000 Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 15,000 Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 18,000 Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colan 10,000 Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Universidad San Martín Lima Nacional 18,000 Universitario Lima Monumental80,093
Torneo Apertura Standings
Results
Torneo Clausura Standings
Results
Final
Aggregate table
Relegation table Team Relegation1Sporting Cristal7695882591372Alianza Lima8099642431373Cienciano49101842341364Universitario4184882131375Alianza Atlético5892492021376Coronel Bolognesi6060791981377Sport Áncash——6666488Universidad San Martín—57791361009Sport Boys58625918513710Melgar44625916913711Unión Huaral50753716813712Universidad César Vallejo (R)—634410610013Atlético Universidad (R)335754143136 Updated as of games played on December, 2005.
Top scorers 18 goals Miguel Mostto (Cienciano) 17 goals Sergio Ibarra (Cienciano) Roberto Demus (Coronel Bolognesi) 16 goals Paul Cominges (Atlético Universidad) 15 goals Hernán Rengifo (U. San Martín)
References
See also 2005 Peruvian Segunda División 2005 Copa Perú
External links Peru 2005 season Details on RSSSF