The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2011 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-fifth season of Association Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament, with Universidad de San Martín as the defending champion. The Torneo Descentralizado began on 12 February and concluded on 14 December with the victory of Juan Aurich over Alianza Lima in the penalty kicks of the final Play-off, giving Juan Aurich its debut Peruvian title.
Competition modus The sixteen teams played a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 30 matches each. The teams that finish in first and second place played in the Play-off to determine the season champion. The teams that place fifteenth and sixteenth were relegated. The Torneo de Promoción y Reserva was played alongside the Descentralizado with the reserve teams of each first division team. The champion of the reserve competition will award its senior team 2 points while the runner-up will award 1 point. Between the fifteenth and sixteenth round, there was a two-month recess for the Peru national football team's participation in the 2011 Copa América. During the recess, the Torneo Intermedio knock-out competition was played. In this competition all sixteen first division teams in addition to some Segunda División teams and amateur teams competed. All international competition berths were distributed via the league table with the first three teams qualifying to the Copa Libertadores and the subsequent three teams qualifying to the Copa Sudamericana.
Teams José Gálvez and Total Chalaco finished the 2010 season in 15th and 16th place, respectively, in the aggregate table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion of the 2010 Segunda División, Cobresol and the champion of the 2010 Copa Perú, Unión Comercio. Team changes Promoted from2010 Segunda División Promoted from2010 Copa Perú Relegated from2010 Primera División Cobresol Unión Comercio José Gálvez Total Chalaco Stadia locations
Team City Stadium CapacityAlianza Atlético Sullana Miguel Grau (Piura) 25,000Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 40,000Cobresol Moquegua 25 de Noviembre 25,000CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000Inti Gas Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 40,217Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 17,000Sport Huancayo Huancayo Huancayo 20,000Sporting Cristal Lima San Martín de Porres 18,000Unión ComercioNueva Cajamarca IPD de Moyobamba 12,000Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Mansiche 25,000Universidad San Martín Lima San Martín de Porres 18,000Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Table Incoming manager Date ofappointmentPre-season changes Unión Comercio Leonardo Morales End of contract N/A Hernán Lisi Cienciano Sergio Ibarra Resigned N/A Marcelo Trobianni Alianza Atlético Teddy Cardama End of contract N/A Roque Alfaro Cobresol Freddy García End of contract N/A Teddy Cardama Sporting Cristal Víctor Rivera End of contract N/A Guillermo Rivarola Melgar Carlos Jurado End of contract N/A Claudio Techera First Stage changes Universidad César Vallejo Benjamín Navarro End of contract December 2010 N/A Víctor Rivera 16 December 2010 Juan Aurich Juan Reynoso Resigned 30 December 2010 N/A Diego Umaña 5 January 2011 Sporting Cristal Guillermo Rivarola Sacked 19 April 2011 9th Juan Reynoso 21 April 2011 Unión Comercio Hernán Lisi Mutual agreement 12 May 2011 10th Gustavo Buena 19 May 2011 Melgar Claudio Techera Sacked 16 May 2011 15th Wilmar Valencia 2 May 2011 Alianza Atlético Roque Alfaro Sacked 17 May 2011 16th Roberto Arrelucea 19 May 2011 Sport Boys Miguel Company Sacked 10 June 2011 13th Agustín Castillo 10 June 2011 Alianza Lima Gustavo Costas Resigned 18 July 2011 1st Miguel Ángel Arrué (interim) 19 July 2011 Unión Comercio Gustavo Buena Sacked 22 July 2011 10th Julio César Uribe 27 July 2011 Cienciano Marcelo Trobianni Sacked 29 August 2011 5th Carlos Jurado 11 September 2011 CNI Marcial Salazar Resigned 26 September 2011 15th Jorge Giordano 27 September 2011 Sporting Cristal Juan Reynoso Resigned 22 November 2011 15th Francisco Melgar (interim) 23 September 2011
Standings
Results
Play-off The finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2011 season were played between the two best placed teams of the league table. The club with the most points on the aggregate table choose which leg they play as the home team. They also choose the venue of the third match in case both teams are tied on points after the second leg. The first leg was played on 8 December and the second leg on 11 December.
Tied 2–2 on aggregate. Juan Aurich won 3–1 on penalties.
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Luis TejadaJuan Aurich172 Humberto OsorioInti Gas16 Roberto JiménezUnión Comercio164 Irven ÁvilaSport Huancayo14 Roberto OvelarAlianza Lima146 Sergio IbarraCienciano117 Johan FanoUniversitario10 Claudio VelásquezCobresol10 Julio CaicedoCobresol1010 Antonio Meza CuadraMelgar9 Source: ADFP.org.pe Last updated: To games played in Round 30
References
See also 2011 Peruvian Segunda División 2011 Copa Perú 2011 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva
External links Peruvian Football League News