# 1982 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1982 Torneo Descentralizado was the sixty-sixth season of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The season was divided into several stages. Universitario won its sixteenth first division title.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1981 Copa Perú | Relegated from 1981 Primera División |
| UTC (1st) | Atlético Torino (16th) |

### Stadia locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
| Alfonso Ugarte | Puno | Enrique Torres Belón | 20,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| ADT | Tarma | Unión Tarma | 9,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Chalaco | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| CNI | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 | Grass |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 | Grass |
| Deportivo Junín | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 | Grass |
| Deportivo Municipal | Cercado de Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| León de Huánuco | Huánuco | Heraclio Tapia | 15,000 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Rímac, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Unión Huaral | Huaral | Julio Lores Colan | 10,000 | Grass |
| UTC | Cajamarca | Heroes de San Ramón | 15,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Breña, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |

## First stage
### Grupo Norte

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juan Aurich | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 19 | Second Stage |
| 2 | Unión Huaral | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 18 | Second Stage |
| 3 | UTC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 17 | Second Stage |
| 4 | León de Huánuco | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 14 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 5 | CNI | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 12 | Liguilla Descenso |

### Grupo Metropolitano

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 26 | Second Stage |
| 2 | Universitario | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 23 | Second Stage |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 23 | Second Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 20 | Second Stage |
| 5 | Atlético Chalaco | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 15 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 13 | Liguilla Descenso |

### Grupo Sur

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coronel Bolognesi | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 23 | Second Stage |
| 2 | ADT | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 20 | Second Stage |
| 3 | Melgar | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 | Second Stage |
| 4 | Alfonso Ugarte | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 9 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 5 | Deportivo Junín | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 9 | Liguilla Descenso |

## Second stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juan Aurich | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Municipal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Unión Huaral | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | UTC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 5 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Universitario | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Coronel Bolognesi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Melgar | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | ADT | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | |

## Liguilla Final
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | ALI | JA | MUN |
| 1 | Universitario | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 1983 Copa Libertadores | | | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1983 Copa Libertadores | 1–2 | | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Juan Aurich | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | | | | | 2–2 |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | |

## Liguilla Descenso
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | León de Huánuco | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlético Chalaco | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | CNI | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Alfonso Ugarte | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Junín | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | Relegation play-off |

### Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Deportivo Junín | 7–0 | Mariscal Castilla | 5–0 | 2–0 |