2009 Torneo Descentralizado

Competitions modus

The season was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage the 16 teams played a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 30 matches each. In the second stage the 16 teams were divided into 2 groups. The 8 teams that ranked an odd number played in the group Liguilla A and the 8 teams that ranked an even number played in Liguilla B. Each team carried on their records from the first stage. Each group played another round-robin home-and-away round for 14 matches played by each team. The teams ranked first in each group at the end of the 14 matches advanced to the third stage. The two teams with the worst least points at the end of the second stage were relegated. In the third stage the championship was contested in a two-legged Play-off. The Play-off finalists qualified for the Copa Libertadores. The remaining international competition berths were determined by the season aggregate table.

Structural changes

Promotion and relegation

Atlético Minero and Sport Boys finished the 2008 season in 13th and 14th place, respectively, in the aggregate table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion and runner-up teams of the 2008 Segunda División, Total Clean and Inti Gas and champion and runner-up teams of the 2008 Copa Perú, Sport Huancayo and Colegio Nacional Iquitos

Teams

A total of 16 teams competed in this season. The only teams to have ownership over their home ground is Alianza Lima and Universitario. The other 14 clubs rent their home grounds from the Instituto Peruano del Deporte or their local municipality.

Results

Updated to games played on 28 March 2010.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²Match was ruled 3-0 loss for San Martín but remained 1-1 draw for César Vallejo.
³Played in Estadio Miguel Grau.
⁴Played in Estadio Heroes del Alto de la Alianza.
⁵Played in Estadio Municipal La Tomilla.
⁶Played in Estadio Mariano Melgar.
⁷Played in Estadio San Martín de Porres.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

The Second Stage began September 13. The winner of each Liguilla qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores group stage and advanced to the third stage of the Torneo Descentralizado.

Standings

Updated to games played on December 6, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Updated to games played on December 6, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

Updated to games played on December 6, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. U. San Martin lost points won in the first round for fielding four foreign players. The game was a 3-0 loss. These points were not awarded to the opposing team.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Updated to games played on December 6, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²Played in Heroes del Alto de la Alianza.
³Played in Estadio Municipal Facundo Ramirez
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third stage

The Third Stage was the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2009 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. They were played on December 8 and 13. The group winner with the most points on the aggregate table chose the home ground order.

Aggregate table

The aggregate table determined the third Peruvian berth for the 2010 Copa Libertadores, the three berths for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, and the relegation to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consists of the points earned in the First and Second stages.

Updated to games played on December 6, 2009.
Source: FIFA Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. U. San Martin was docked three points after the first round of the first stage for fielding four foreign players. The points from the 3–0 loss were not awarded to the opposing team.
2. Universitario and Alianza Lima qualified to the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning their respective Liguillas.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top goalscorers