# 1970 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1970 Torneo Descentralizado was the 54th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. Atlético Torino and Deportivo SIMA made their debut in the first division this season. The national champion was Sporting Cristal while Deportivo SIMA and Atlético Grau were relegated.

## Competition modus

The season was divided into two phases. In the first phase the 14 teams played each other twice playing at least one home match and one away match. The teams that finished in first to seventh place advanced to the championship group which contested the national title. The teams that finished in eighth to fourteenth place advanced to the relegation group where they determined the two teams that would be relegated from the division. Teams carried their first phase results in the second phase and played the teams in their group at least once.
The points system during the season varied. In the first leg of the first phase—the first 13 rounds—2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss; in the second leg of the first phase—the last 13 rounds—and in the second stage a win was awarded 4 points, a draw was awarded 2 points and no points were awarded for a loss.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1969 Segunda División | Promoted from 1970 Copa Perú | Relegated from 1969 Primera División |
| Deportivo SIMA (1st) | Atlético Torino (1st) | Centro Iqueño (13th) KDT Nacional (14th) |

### Stadia locations

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

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitario | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 56 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Defensor Arica | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 53 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 49 | Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 45 | Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 44 | Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Octavio Espinosa | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 39 | Liguilla Final |
| 7 | Defensor Lima | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 37 | Liguilla Final |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 36 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 9 | Alianza Lima | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 34 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 10 | Porvenir Miraflores | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 11 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 32 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 12 | Deportivo SIMA | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 32 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 13 | Atlético Grau | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 28 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 14 | Atlético Torino | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 28 | Liguilla Descenso |

## Second stage
### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 26 | 71 | 1971 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universitario | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 24 | 70 | 1971 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Defensor Arica | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 26 | 65 | |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 21 | 57 | 1971 Copa Ganadores de Copa |
| 5 | Defensor Lima | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 18 | 49 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Municipal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 17 | 48 | |
| 7 | Octavio Espinosa | 32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 | 47 | |

### Liguilla Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Relegation |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 20 | 50 | |
| 9 | Alianza Lima | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 16 | 46 | |
| 10 | Porvenir Miraflores | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 17 | 45 | |
| 11 | Atlético Torino | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 17 | 44 | |
| 12 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 15 | 42 | |
| 13 | Deportivo SIMA | 32 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 15 | 40 | 1971 Segunda División |
| 14 | Atlético Grau | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 16 | 40 | 1971 Copa Perú |

## Top scorers

| Player | Nationality | Goals | Club |
| Teófilo Cubillas | Peru | 22 | Alianza Lima |