# 1969 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1969 Torneo Descentralizado was the 53rd season of the highest division of Peruvian football. Despite being relegated at the end of the 1968 season, Carlos A. Mannucci returned to the first division through the 1969 Copa Perú.
The format of the season changed from the previous season. The season was divided into two phases. In the first phase, the fourteen teams played each other once. In the second phase, the teams were divided into two groups. Teams in first to sixth place were grouped into a championship group while teams in seventh to fourteenth place were grouped into a relegation group. All teams carried their records from the first phase into the second phase.
Universitario was crowned champion. Centro Iqueño and KDT Nacional were relegated.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1968 Segunda División | Promoted from 1969 Copa Perú | Relegated from 1968 Primera División |
| Deportivo Municipal (1st) | Carlos A. Mannucci (1st) | Carlos A. Mannucci (9th) Mariscal Sucre (14th) |

### Stadia locations

| Team | City |
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima |
| Atlético Grau | Piura |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo |
| Centro Iqueño | Cercado de Lima |
| Defensor Arica | Breña, Lima |
| Defensor Lima | Breña, Lima |
| Deportivo Municipal | Cercado de Lima |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo |
| KDT Nacional | Callao |
| Porvenir Miraflores | Miraflores, Lima |
| Octavio Espinosa | Ica |
| Sport Boys | Callao |
| Sporting Cristal | Rímac, Lima |
| Universitario | Breña, Lima |

## Torneo Apertura
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlético Grau | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 21 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Universitario | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 19 | |
| 3 | Juan Aurich | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 18 | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Defensor Arica | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Porvenir Miraflores | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Octavio Espinosa | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 10 | |
| 10 | Defensor Lima | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 10 | |
| 11 | Alianza Lima | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 10 | |
| 12 | Sport Boys | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 9 | |
| 13 | KDT Nacional | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 9 | |
| 14 | Centro Iqueño | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | GRA | CAM | CEN | ARI | DEF | MUN | AUR | KDT | OCT | POR | SBA | SCR | UNI |
| Alianza Lima | | 0–2 | | | 1–3 | 0–2 | | | | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Atlético Grau | | | | 3–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | | | | 1–0 | |
| Centro Iqueño | 3–4 | | 1–2 | | 0–3 | | | | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Defensor Arica | | 2–3 | | | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | | | 1–2 | |
| Defensor Lima | | | 3–1 | 1–2 | | | | | | 2–2 | | 0–5 | | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | 4–0 | | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
| Juan Aurich | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | |
| KDT Nacional | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | 3–1 | | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | | |
| Octavio Espinosa | | | 3–3 | | 0–2 | | | | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Porvenir Miraflores | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | | | | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Sport Boys | | | 2–5 | | 1–2 | | | | 2–3 | 3–1 | | | 2–3 | 5–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | | 2–3 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | |
| Universitario | 3–0 | | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Municipal | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 20 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Universitario | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 18 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Defensor Arica | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 17 | Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Juan Aurich | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 14 | Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Atlético Grau | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | Liguilla Final |
| 7 | Octavio Espinosa | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 13 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 9 | Defensor Lima | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 13 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 10 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 11 | Porvenir Miraflores | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 12 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 12 | Sporting Cristal | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 11 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 13 | Centro Iqueño | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 8 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 14 | KDT Nacional | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 3 | Liguilla Descenso |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | GRA | CAM | CEN | ARI | DEF | MUN | AUR | KDT | OCT | POR | SBA | SCR | UNI |
| Alianza Lima | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | | | | 2–2 |
| Atlético Grau | 1–3 | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | 0–0 | |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | | | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| Centro Iqueño | | 1–0 | | | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | | | 1–1 |
| Defensor Arica | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 |
| Defensor Lima | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 4–5 | | 3–2 | 2–5 |
| Deportivo Municipal | | | 3–2 | | 2–1 | | | 1–0 | | | | | | |
| Juan Aurich | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | | | | 4–3 | | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| KDT Nacional | | | 3–2 | | 0–2 | | 1–5 | | | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Octavio Espinosa | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Porvenir Miraflores | 1–6 | 0–2 | | | | | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 |
| Sport Boys | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | | 2–3 |
| Universitario | | 2–1 | | | | | 2–2 | | | 4–1 | | 3–0 | | |

## Second stage
### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | ARI | MUN | AUR | GRA |
| 1 | Universitario | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 25 | 1970 Copa Libertadores | | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Defensor Arica | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 22 | 1970 Copa Libertadores | 1–2 | | | | 3–1 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 22 | 1970 Copa Ganadores de Copa | | 2–2 | | | 2–2 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 21 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Juan Aurich | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 21 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | | |
| 6 | Atlético Grau | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | | | | | 2–2 | |

#### Second place play-off
### Liguilla Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | DEF | SBA | SCR | CAM | OCT | POR | CEN | KDT |
| 7 | Defensor Lima | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 23 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–3 | | | |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 22 | | | | 1–1 | 3–1 | | | | |
| 9 | Sporting Cristal | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 21 | | 3–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 10 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 20 | | 3–5 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 11 | Octavio Espinosa | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 19 | | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 12 | Porvenir Miraflores | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 17 | | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | | |
| 13 | Centro Iqueño | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 13 | 1970 Segunda División | 3–5 | 1–2 | | | | 2–0 | | |
| 14 | KDT Nacional | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 6 | 1970 Segunda División | 0–3 | 1–2 | | | | 2–3 | 1–1 | |

## Top scorers

| Player | Nationality | Goals | Club |
| Jaime Mosquera | Peru | 15 | Deportivo Municipal |