Season 2016 Dates 24 Apr 2016 – 22 Nov 2016 Goals scored 149 | Champions Cantolao Location Peru Matches played 205 | |
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Biggest away win Alianza Universidad 0–2 Alfredo Salinas(22 May 2016)Alfredo Salinas 2–4 Sport Ancash(30 Oct. 2016) Champion Academia Deportiva Cantolao Similar 2016 Copa Perú, 2016 Torneo Descentralizado, 2015 Copa Perú, 2016–17 Segunda División, 2003 Copa Sudamericana | ||
The 2016 Segunda División season, also known as Copa Best Cable Perú 2016 for sponsorship reasons, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was the 71th season since its establishment. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The season started on 23 April 2016. The fixtures were announced on 12 April 2016.
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Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, 4 more than the previous season, including 9 sides from the 2015 season, two relegated from the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado and five promoted from the 2015 Copa Perú.
The 2016 season is the first in which former Copa Sudamericana winners Cienciano are competing outside of the top flight since 1974. Sport Loreto was relegated to the Segunda Division after a short spell of one year in the top flight. León de Huánuco refused to play in the 2016 Segunda Division and were relegated to the 2016 Copa Perú.
The teams which had been relegated from the Segunda División the previous season were Atlético Minero, and San Simón. San Simón was disabled mid-season and relegated to the Copa Perú for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
Five Copa Perú teams were promoted: Cantolao, Alfredo Salinas, Unión Tarapoto, Sport Áncash and Cultural Santa Rosa. Cantolao was promoted as 2015 Copa Perú runner-up. Alfredo Salinas, Unión Tarapoto, Sport Áncash and Cultural Santa Rosa were invited to fill in the vacated spots after a strict financial analysis.
League Table
Updated to games played on November 17, 2016.
Source: ADFP-SD - official site
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) drawing of lots
1 Sport Boys was docked a total of 12 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
2 Willy Serrato was docked a total of 4 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
3 Torino was docked a total of 6 points for outstanding debts with the SAFAP.
(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 November 2, 2016.
Source: ADFP-SD - official fixture
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Title Play-off
Because Cantolao and Sport Ancash finished the regular season with the same amount of points, a title play-off match will be played on neutral ground to decide the champion and owner of the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado berth.