# 2016 Torneo Descentralizado

The 2016 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2016 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the season.

## Competition modus

The season is divided into four phases. The first phase is the Torneo Apertura with all teams playing each other once either at home or away. The second phase is the Torneo Clausura with all teams entering this phase with their points won in the Torneo Apertura and all teams play each other once either at home or away. The third phase is the Liguilla phase with all teams entering this phase with the points they earned at the end of the Torneo Clausura. In this phase, the teams are divided into two groups and play each team in their group twice at home and away. The two teams with the fewest points in the overall table at the end of the Liguila phase are relegated. The final phase is the Playoffs where the four teams with the most points enter the semifinals. The semifinals are played over two legs. The semifinal winners advance to the two-legged finals and the losers advance to a single leg third place playoff.
The champions, runners-up, and third place playoff winners advance to the 2017 Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Apertura winners, Torneo Clausura winners, and third place playoff losers qualify to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. The remaining Copa Sudamericana berth is awarded to the team with the best record on the aggregate table that has not qualified for any 2017 international tournament.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2015 Segunda División champion (Comerciantes Unidos), and the 2015 Copa Perú champion (Defensor La Bocana).

### Team changes

| Promoted from 2015 Segunda División | Promoted from 2015 Copa Perú | Relegated from 2015 Primera División |
| Comerciantes Unidos (1st) | Defensor La Bocana (1st) | Cienciano (15th) Sport Loreto (16th) León de Huánuco (17th) |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Melanio Colona | 5,000 |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 |
| Ayacucho | Ayacucho | Ciudad de Cumaná | 15,000 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | Cutervo | Juan Maldonado Gamarra | 8,000 |
| Defensor La Bocana | Sechura | Sesquicentenario | 5,000 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima | Iván Elías Moreno | 10,000 |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 60,000 |
| Real Garcilaso | Cusco | Garcilaso | 42,056 |
| Sport Huancayo | Huancayo | Estadio Huancayo | 20,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | Alberto Gallardo | 18,000 |
| Unión Comercio | Nueva Cajamarca | IPD de Moyobamba | 7,500 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,000 |
| Universidad San Martín | Callao | Miguel Grau | 17,000 |
| UTC | Cajamarca | Héroes de San Ramón | 18,000 |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura was the first stage of the season and culminated with Universitario leading the table earning them a provisional place in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario (C, Q) | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 35 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 26 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 25 | |
| 5 | Melgar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Alianza Atlético | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Juan Aurich | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Real Garcilaso | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sport Huancayo | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Unión Comercio | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 19 | |
| 11 | Comerciantes Unidos | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | UTC | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 18 | |
| 13 | Defensor La Bocana | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 16 | |
| 14 | Ayacucho | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 16 | |
| 15 | Universidad San Martín | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 14 | |
| 16 | Universidad César Vallejo | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 7 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AYA | COM | MUN | JA | BOC | MEL | RGA | CRI | SHU | UCO | UCV | USM | UTC | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | | | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Alianza Lima | 2–1 | | 4–1 | | | | | | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | | 1–2 |
| Ayacucho | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | 0–3 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | | 2–1 | | | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | 2–0 | | | 1–4 |
| Juan Aurich | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | |
| Defensor La Bocana | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | | | | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | | | |
| Melgar | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | | | | |
| Real Garcilaso | 3–1 | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | | | 1–0 |
| Sporting Cristal | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 0–1 |
| Sport Huancayo | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Unión Comercio | | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 2–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 1–2 | | 5–2 | 1–1 | | | | 1–2 | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | | | | 0–2 |
| Universidad San Martín | | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | | 1–0 | | 2–4 | |
| UTC | | 1–0 | | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | | | |
| Universitario | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal (C, Q) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 53 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana and advance to Liguilla A |
| 2 | Universitario | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 51 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 3 | Melgar | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 46 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 45 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 7 | Unión Comercio | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 8 | Comerciantes Unidos | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 41 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 41 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 10 | Juan Aurich | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 11 | UTC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 12 | Real Garcilaso | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 36 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 13 | Ayacucho | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 14 | Defensor La Bocana | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla A |
| 15 | Universidad San Martín | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 30 | Advance to Liguilla B |
| 16 | Universidad César Vallejo | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 27 | Advance to Liguilla A |
* ↑ La Bocana were deducted 2 points for an outstanding debt with their reserve team.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AYA | COM | MUN | JA | BOC | MEL | RGA | CRI | SHU | UCO | UCV | USM | UTC | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | | | 2–3 |
| Alianza Lima | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | | | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ayacucho | | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | 0–1 | | | |
| Comerciantes Unidos | 3–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Municipal | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Juan Aurich | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Defensor La Bocana | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Melgar | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | | | | | | | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| Real Garcilaso | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting Cristal | | 0–2 | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 4–0 | |
| Sport Huancayo | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | | | | | |
| Unión Comercio | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | | 0–0 | | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | | 2–2 | | |
| Universidad San Martín | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | | 3–1 |
| UTC | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Universitario | | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | | | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | | | |

## Liguillas
### Liguilla A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 77 |
| 2 | Melgar | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 74 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 69 |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 |
| 5 | Real Garcilaso | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 |
| 6 | Unión Comercio | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 56 |
| 7 | Universidad César Vallejo | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 46 |
| 8 | Defensor La Bocana | 44 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 38 |
* ↑ Sporting Cristal were awarded 2 points for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champion.
* ↑ La Bocana were deducted 2 points for an outstanding debt with their reserve team. Then were deducted 2 points more for an outstanding debt with their first team.

### Results

| Home \ Away | MUN | JA | BOC | MEL | RGA | CRI | UCO | UCV |
| Deportivo Municipal | | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Juan Aurich | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Defensor La Bocana | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
| Melgar | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Real Garcilaso | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Sporting Cristal | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 7–2 |
| Unión Comercio | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 3–1 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |

### Liguilla B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Universitario | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 72 |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 66 |
| 3 | Comerciantes Unidos | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 63 |
| 4 | Sport Huancayo | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 |
| 5 | Universidad San Martín | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 |
| 6 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 55 |
| 7 | UTC | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 |
| 8 | Ayacucho | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 52 |
* ↑ Universitario were awarded 1 point for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva runner-up.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AYA | COM | SHU | USM | UTC | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Alianza Lima | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Ayacucho | 5–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Comerciantes Unidos | 7–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sport Huancayo | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 6–0 | 4–4 |
| UTC | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | | 1–1 |
| Universitario | 4–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

## Aggregate table

All stages (Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and Liguilla) of the 2016 season are aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine the teams that advance to the Playoffs, qualify for international competitions, and are relegated at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 77 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification to the 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Melgar | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 74 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification to the 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Universitario | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 61 | +12 | 72 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification to the 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 69 | Advance to Playoffs and qualification to the 2017 Copa Libertadores |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 66 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Comerciantes Unidos | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 63 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Sport Huancayo | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 62 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Juan Aurich | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Real Garcilaso | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 | |
| 10 | Unión Comercio | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 56 | |
| 11 | Universidad San Martín | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 55 | |
| 12 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 55 | |
| 13 | UTC | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Ayacucho | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 52 | |
| 15 | Universidad César Vallejo | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 46 | Relegation to 2017 Segunda División |
| 16 | Defensor La Bocana | 44 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 38 | Relegation to 2017 Segunda División |
* ↑ Sporting Cristal were awarded 2 points for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva champion.
* ↑ Universitario were awarded 1 point for 2016 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva runner-up.
* ↑ La Bocana were deducted 2 points for an outstanding debt with their reserve team. Then were deducted 2 points more for an outstanding debt with their first team.

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | | | |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | Sporting Cristal | Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | Melgar | Melgar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Melgar | 2 | 2 | 4 | Melgar | Melgar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Universitario | 1 | 2 | 3 | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | | | | Deportivo Municipal | Deportivo Municipal | 2 |
| | | | | | Universitario | Universitario | 3 |

### Third place play-off

The two losing semi-finalists will play in a match to determine the third place team of the season.
Universitario won the third place play-off and qualified for the 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage. Municipal qualified for 2017 Copa Libertadores First Stage.

### Finals

The two winning semi-finalists will contest the finals.
Sporting Cristal and Melgar qualified to the 2017 Copa Libertadores Group stage.
Sporting won on away goals.