# 1994 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1994 Torneo Descentralizado was the 79th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). A total of 16 teams competed. The national champion was Sporting Cristal, beginning a run of three consecutive titles.

## 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 from 1993 Segunda División | Promoted from 1993 Copa Perú | Relegated from 1993 Primera División |
| Ciclista Lima (1st) | Aurich–Cañaña (1st) | Unión Huaral (15th) UTC (16th) |

### 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 | Nacional | 45,750 |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SC | LEO | ALI | SIP | CIE | AUR | AGU | DEF |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 10 | Final | | | | 5–0 | 4–0 | | | 3–0 |
| 2 | León de Huánuco | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | | | 3–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Sipesa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | | | | 3–3 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 3–1 |
| 6 | Aurich-Cañaña | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | | | 2–1 | |
| 7 | San Agustín | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | | 0–4 | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | | | |
| 8 | Defensor Lima | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CIC | SBA | MUN | MEL | MAN | MIN | AAS | UNI |
| 1 | Ciclista Lima | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 12 | Final | | | | 4–3 | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 6–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | | | |
| 4 | Melgar | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 7 | | | | | | 2–1 | 6–0 | | 2–1 |
| 5 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | | 2–2 | | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| 6 | Unión Minas | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| 7 | Alianza Atlético | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 4 | | | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | | | 1–5 |
| 8 | Universitario | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | | |

### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal (C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 51 | 1995 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universitario | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 42 | Liguilla Pre-Libertadores with 1 bonus point |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 40 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 4 | León de Huánuco | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 38 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 5 | Deportivo Sipesa | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 33 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 6 | Deportivo Municipal | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 32 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 7 | Ciclista Lima | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 32 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 8 | Melgar | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 31 | Pre-Liguilla |
| 9 | Aurich-Cañaña | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 30 | |
| 10 | Unión Minas | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 28 | |
| 11 | Sport Boys | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | San Agustín | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 24 | |
| 13 | Cienciano | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 21 | |
| 14 | Alianza Atlético | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 21 | |
| 15 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 20 | 1995 Copa Perú |
| 16 | Defensor Lima | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 13 | 1995 Segunda División |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AUR | CAM | CIC | CIE | DEF | MUN | SIP | LEO | MEL | AGU | SBA | CRI | MIN | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Aurich–Cañaña | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Ciclista Lima | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 |
| Cienciano | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Defensor Lima | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–11 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Sipesa | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| León de Huánuco | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Melgar | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| San Agustín | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Sport Boys | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Unión Minas | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–3 |
| Universitario | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |

### Pre-Liguilla

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Melgar | 1–2 | Alianza Lima | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| León de Huánuco | 2–2 | Ciclista Lima | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Deportivo Sipesa | 2–2 | Deportivo Municipal | 1–1 | 1–1 |

### Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

All matches were played in Lima. Universitario started with 1 bonus point for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ALI | SIP | LEO | UNI |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 1995 Copa Libertadores | | | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Deportivo Sipesa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | | 0–0 | | 3–2 | |
| 3 | León de Huánuco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | | | | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Universitario | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | | | 1–1 | | |