The 1994 Torneo Descentralizado was the 79th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). A total of 16 teams competed.
Sporting Cristal won the national championship, beginning a run of three consecutive league titles. The club secured the title with four matches remaining after drawing 1–1 against Unión Minas at the Estadio Nacional.Campaña Sporting Cristal 1994Sporting Cristal campeón 1994Rsssf.org Peru 1994Cristal 1994: Máquina con tiempo
Changes from 1993 The Torneo Intermedio was replaced by the Torneo Apertura which qualified its champion to the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL and awarded the club two points for the Torneo Descentralizado. The third-to-last club vs. Copa Perú runner-up relegation playoff was removed.
Teams Team changes Promoted from1993 Segunda División Promoted from1993 Copa Perú Relegated from1993 Primera División Ciclista Lima Aurich–Cañaña Unión Huaral UTC
Stadia locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 8,000 Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000 Aurich–Cañaña Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500 Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo Mansiche 24,000 Ciclista Lima Lima Nacional 45,750 Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 42,056 Defensor Lima Lima Nacional 45,750 Deportivo Municipal Lima Nacional 45,750 Deportivo Sipesa Chimbote Manuel Gómez Arellano 25,000 León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000 Melgar Arequipa Mariano Melgar 20,000 San Agustín Lima Nacional 45,750 Sport Boys Callao Telmo Carbajo 5,000 Sporting Cristal Lima Estadio Nacional 45,750 Unión Minas Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión 8,000 Universitario Lima Teodoro Lolo Fernández 15,000
Torneo Apertura The tournament was played prior to the main Torneo Descentralizado. The group winners advanced to the playoff final. Its champion qualified for the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL.
Group A
Group B
Final
Sporting Cristal as Torneo Apertura champion; receive 2 bonus points for Torneo Descentralizado and qualified for 1995 Copa CONMEBOL. Later declines berth for Copa Libertadores berth. Ciclista Lima as Runner-up competes in the Copa CONMEBOL instead.
Torneo Descentralizado Sporting Cristal received 2 bonus points as Torneo Apertura champions. Sporting Cristal declined their Copa CONMEBOL berth after qualifying for the Copa Libertadores at the end of the Torneo Descentralizado.
Standings
Results
Pre-Liguilla
First leg
Second leg
Alianza Lima, Deportivo Sipesa and León de Huánuco qualified for the Liguilla Pre-Libertadores.
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores All matches were played in Lima. Universitario started with 1 bonus point for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado. Standings
Results
References
See also 1994 Peruvian Segunda División 1994 Copa Perú
External links RSSSF Peru 1994 by Eli Schmerler, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona