# 2007 Torneo Descentralizado

The 2007 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) is the ninety-first season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion. Universidad San Martín won its first national title as it did not have to play in the season finals due to Coronel Bolognesi's poor performance in the Torneo Apertura. The season began on February 3, 2007, and ended on December 16, 2007.

## Changes from 2006
### Rule changes

Starting with the 2007 season, promotion of the Segunda División champion was re-introduced.

### Team changes

| Promoted from 2006 Segunda División | Promoted from 2006 Copa Perú | Relegated from 2006 Primera División |
| Deportivo Municipal (1st) | Total Clean (1st) | José Gálvez (11th) Unión Huaral (12th) |

## Season overview

Universidad San Martín de Porres won the Apertura, their first title, and qualified for their first Copa Libertadores. Coronel Bolognesi won the Clausura which was their first title too. In the Apertura they had placed last and were in danger of relegation. No national championship final was contested because Coronel Bolognesi did not finish in the top 6 of the Apertura. The national title went to Universidad San Martín, who had accumulated more points on the aggregate table. Coincidentally, both teams also participated in the Copa Sudamericana together in 2006. The final fixture of the Clausura had four potential winners. Aside from Bolognesi, Universitario de Deportes, Alianza Lima, Cienciano, and Sport Áncash had a chance at winning the title. They all won their last fixtures, however, Bolognesi also won its fixture and surpassed Universitario by one point. Despite not winning the Clausura, Cienciano qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008 preliminary round, and Universitario and Sport Áncash qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2008. Alianza Lima, however, finished the season empty-handed.
Sporting Cristal, a Peruvian giant, was in danger of relegation throughout the season. This was Cristal's worst season in its history. The team failed in the Apertura under the Argentine Sampaoli and the club decided to hire Juan Carlos Oblitas for the Clausura. At first he did not have much success but during the second half of the Clausura, they were undefeated for the remaining 11 games with 5 wins and 6 draws. Cristal finished tying the last fixture and remained in the First Division. The newly promoted Deportivo Municipal and Total Clean were relegated. Deportivo Municipal played its last fixture with its U-20 squad and as a result, Alianza Lima defeated them 6–0. The first-team squad did not play because the club did not pay them for several months.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 42,056 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 |
| Deportivo Municipal | Lima | Nacional | 45,574 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 |
| Sport Áncash | Huaraz | Rosas Pampa | 8,000 |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 |
| Total Clean | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 |
| Universidad San Martín | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |

## Torneo Apertura
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad San Martín | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 44 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Cienciano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 37 | |
| 3 | Sport Áncash | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 34 | |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Universitario | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Melgar | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Total Clean | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 20 | |
| 12 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 19 | |
* 1 2 Bolognesi forfeited against Sport Áncash in Round 14. 2-0 win awarded to Sport Áncash.
* ↑ Alianza Lima were docked 4 points for failing to pay debts owed to two former players.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | BOL | DMU | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | TCL | USM | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Cienciano | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Melgar | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Sport Áncash | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sport Boys | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Total Clean | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Universitario | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Universitario | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 35 | |
| 3 | Cienciano | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Sport Áncash | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Universidad San Martín | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Melgar | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Total Clean | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 24 | |
| 12 | Sport Boys | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | BOL | DMU | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | TCL | USM | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Alianza Lima | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Cienciano | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Melgar | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Sport Áncash | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Sport Boys | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Total Clean | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–2 |
| Universitario | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad San Martín | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 71 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Cienciano | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 71 | 2008 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 3 | Sport Áncash | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 67 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Universitario | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 67 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 65 | |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 | |
| 7 | Melgar | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 55 | |
| 8 | Coronel Bolognesi | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 55 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 52 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to 2008 Segunda División |
| 12 | Total Clean | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to 2008 Segunda División |
* ↑ Alianza Lima were docked 4 points for failing to pay debts owed to two former players.

## Season finals

No season finals were contested since the Apertura winners Universidad San Martín de Porres failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Clausura and the Clausura winners Coronel Bolognesi failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Apertura. Therefore, San Martín won the national title due to the team's better positioning on the aggregate table.

## Top scorers

Sources:Peru.com Archived 2007-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Peru.com Archived 2007-11-04 at the Wayback Machine

### 19 goals

* Johan Fano (Universitario)

### 18 goals

* Ysrael Zúñiga (Melgar)

### 17 goals

* Paul Cominges (Coronel Bolognesi)

### 16 goals

* Richard Estigarribia (Sport Áncash)

### 15 goals

* Pedro García (U. San Martín)

### 13 goals

* Hernán Rengifo (U. San Martín)
* Mario Leguizamón (U. San Martín)
* José Fernández (Cienciano)

### 12 goals

* Junior Viza (Alianza Lima)
* Sebastián Dominguez (Total Clean)