# 1974 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1974 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 22 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. The relegation system was as follows: The last-placed team was relegated, the worst Lima-based, Arequipa-based and Lima Province-based teams were relegated. The national champions were Universitario.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional | Relegated from 1973 Primera División |
| Alfonso Ugarte Atlético Barrio Frigorífico Carlos A. Mannucci Deportivo Junín Piérola Unión Pesquero Unión Huaral Walter Ormeño | Sportivo Huracán (RR) Atlético Torino (RR) José Gálvez (17th) Deportivo SIMA (18th) |

### 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 |
| Atlético Barrio Frigorífico | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Chalaco | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Grau | Piura | Miguel Grau (Piura) | 25,000 | Grass |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 40,000 | Grass |
| CNI | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 | Grass |
| Defensor Lima | Breña, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | 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 |
| Piérola | 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 |
| Unión Pesquero | Ilo | Mariscal Nieto | 8,000 | Grass |
| Unión Tumán | Tumán | Eugenio Zapata Mingoya | 8,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Breña, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Walter Ormeño | Cañete | Oscar Ramos Cabieses | 8,000 | Grass |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitario | 42 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 65 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Unión Huaral | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 37 | +39 | 62 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Defensor Lima | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 56 | Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 43 | +32 | 52 | Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Unión Tumán | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 52 | Liguilla Final |
| 6 | CNI | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 51 | Liguilla Final |
| 7 | Sporting Cristal | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 50 | |
| 8 | Atlético Chalaco | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 48 | |
| 9 | Juan Aurich | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 46 | Triangular de Revalidación |
| 10 | Cienciano | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 45 | |
| 11 | Alfonso Ugarte | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 42 | |
| 12 | Melgar | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Deportivo Municipal | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | León de Huánuco | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 39 | |
| 15 | Atlético Grau | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 38 | |
| 16 | Sport Boys | 42 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 35 | |
| 17 | Walter Ormeño | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 31 | Triangular de Revalidación |
| 18 | Deportivo Junín | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 31 | |
| 19 | Piérola | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 30 | Triangular de Revalidación |
| 20 | Atlético Barrio Frigorífico | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 78 | −45 | 24 | 1975 Copa Perú |
| 21 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 50 | 96 | −46 | 24 | |
| 22 | Unión Pesquero | 42 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 79 | −52 | 22 | 1975 Copa Perú |

### Triangular de Revalidación
## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | HUA | DEF | ALI | TUM | CNI |
| 1 | Universitario | 47 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 101 | 46 | +55 | 71 | 1975 Copa Libertadores | | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Unión Huaral | 47 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 65 | 1975 Copa Libertadores | | | — | | — | — |
| 3 | Defensor Lima | 47 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 60 | | 1–2 | | | | — | — |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 47 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 59 | | | 3–2 | 2–0 | | | |
| 5 | Unión Tumán | 47 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 57 | | | | | 3–1 | | — |
| 6 | CNI | 47 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 56 | | 1–0 | | | 3–3 | | |

## Top scorers

| Player | Nationality | Goals | Club |
| Pablo Muchotrígo | Peru | 32 | Cienciano |