The 1991 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tournament of Peruvian football, was played by 41 teams in the format of Regional Tournaments, whose winner advanced to national finals.
Sporting Cristal was automatically crowned national champion after winning both the Torneo Regional I and the Torneo Regional II. Managed by Juan Carlos Oblitas, the Lima-based club secured the 10th league title in its history, marking the beginning of one of the most successful and glorious eras in the club's history.Rsssf.org Peru 1991Sporting Cristal campeón 1991Campaña Sporting Cristal 1991DeChalaca.com - Universitario - Cristal 1991: La derrota más costosaDeChalaca.com - Universitario 1991: Tetralogía con un bache
Teams Team changes Promoted from1990 Segunda División Promoted from1990 Ligas Regionales Relegated from1990 Primera División Hijos de Yurimaguas Juan Aurich Alianza Huánuco Deportivo Comercio Mariscal Nieto Meteor Sport 15 de Septiembre Deportivo Junín Defensor ANDA Alipio Ponce Atlético Belén Chacarita Versalles Atlético Huracán
Stadia locations
Team City Stadium Capacity ADT Tarma Unión Tarma 9,000 AELU Pueblo Libre, Lima Nacional 45,750 Alfonso Ugarte Puno Enrique Torres Belón 20,000 Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 12,000 Alianza Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000 Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Alejandro Villanueva35,000 Atlético Grau Piura Miguel Grau (Piura)25,000 Atlético Torino Talara Campeonísimo8,000 Aurora Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 42,056 CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000 Coronel Bolognesi Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850 Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Nacional 45,750 Deportivo Bancos Pucallpa Aliardo Soria 15,000 Deportivo Cañaña Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500 Deportivo Comercio Moyobamba IPD de Moyobamba 8,000 Deportivo Hospital Pucallpa Aliardo Soria 15,000 Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Nacional 45,750 Deportivo Morba Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Deportivo Pacífico Zarumilla 24 de Julio 5,000Diablos Rojos Juliaca Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina 20,030 Hijos de Yurimaguas Ventanilla Miguel Grau 17,000 Internazionale San Borja, Lima Nacional 45,750 Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500 Juvenil Los Ángeles Moquegua Héroes de Estuquiña 10,000 León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000 Libertad Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Mariscal Nieto Ilo Mariscal Nieto 8,000 Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 Mina San Vicente Junín, Peru Municipal de San Ramón 10,000 Octavio Espinosa Ica José Picasso Peratta 8,000 San Agustín San Isidro, Lima Nacional 45,750 Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 17,000 Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Nacional 45,750 Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colan10,000 Unión Huayllaspanca Huancayo Huancayo 20,000 Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión8,000 Unión Tarapoto Tarapoto Carlos Vidaurre García 7,000 UTC Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000 Universitario Breña, Lima Teodoro Lolo Fernández 15,000
Torneo Regional I Zona Metropolitana
*Note: The championship was suspended after 9 games until mid-July. One player Hector Mathei (Deportivo Municipal) was killed and seven other players injured in a bomb attack on a club dressing room (Deportivo Municipal vs Alianza Lima).
Zona Norte
Zona Sur
Zona Centro
Tiebreaker
Zona Oriente Primera Liguilla
Segunda Liguilla Deportivo Hospital withdrew midway through the championship, relegating to the Copa Perú.
Octogonal
First leg
Second leg
Melgar, Sport Boys, Sporting Cristal and Universitario qualified for the Liguilla Final.
Liguilla Final Standings
Results
Tiebreaker
Torneo Regional II Zona Metropolitana
Zona Norte
Zona Sur
Zona Centro
* Note: Two players and an official of the Union Minas (Central zone of the decentralized championship), were injured and a member of the coaching staff was killed when the team's bus was shot at as the squad returned from an away match. Highway robbers or terrorists were thought to be responsible. The central-zone championship, which qualified the winner for The final round, was suspended as a result.
Zona Oriente Primera Liguilla
Segunda Liguilla
Tiebreaker
Regional Final
Deportivo Bancos qualified for the play-off for a place in the Octogonal, where they faced CNI, the winners of the Regional I - Zona Oriente.
Octogonal Play-off The match was contested between CNI, winners of the Oriente Zone of the Torneo Regional I, and Deportivo Bancos, winners of the Oriente Zone of the Torneo Regional II.
CNI qualified for the Octogonal and subsequently secured a place in the 1992 Torneo Descentralizado.
Octogonal
First leg
Second leg
Defensor Lima, Sport Boys, Sporting Cristal and Universitario qualified for the Liguilla Final.
Liguilla Final Standings
Results
Tiebreaker
Second place play-off Since Sporting Cristal won both the Regional I and Regional II tournaments, they were crowned league champions without the need to play a title playoff. Instead, a runner-up playoff match had to be contested between the second-place teams from Regional I and Regional II to determine the qualifier for the 1992 Copa Libertadores.
Aggregate tables (Regional I and Regional II) Zona Metropolitana
Zona Norte
Relegation Play-off
Región Sur
Zona Centro
Relegation Play-off (3rd South Zone / 2nd Center Zone)
References
See also 1991 Peruvian Segunda División 1992 Peruvian Torneo Zonal
External links Peru 1991 season at RSSSF Peruvian Football League News