# 2005 Torneo Descentralizado

The 2005 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the eighty-ninth season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its fifteenth Primera División title after beating Cienciano in the season final. The season started on March 5, 2005, ended on December 21, 2005.

## Changes from 2004
### Structural changes

Starting with the 2004 season, the two relegated teams will be able to choose to play in the Segunda División or drop to their regional league as the Segunda División will now be played with non-capital teams. The number of first division teams dropped from 14 to 13.

### Promotion and relegation

Deportivo Wanka and Grau–Estudiantes finished the 2004 season in 13th and 14th place, respectively, on the three-season average table and thus were relegated to their regional league. They were replaced by the champion of the 2004 Copa Perú Sport Áncash.

### Team changes

| Promoted from 2004 Copa Perú | Relegated from 2004 Primera División |
| Sport Áncash (1st) | Deportivo Wanka (13th) Grau–Estudiantes (14th) |

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Universidad | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 45,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Sport Áncash | Huaraz | Rosas Pampa | 8,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 | Grass |
| Unión Huaral | Huaral | Julio Lores Colan | 10,000 | Grass |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Artificial |
| Universidad San Martín | Lima | Nacional | 18,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 | Grass |

## Torneo Apertura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cienciano | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 51 | 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Universitario | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 48 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 38 | |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Coronel Bolognesi | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sport Áncash | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Universidad San Martín | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Melgar | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 27 | |
| 10 | Atlético Universidad | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 23 | |
| 11 | Universidad César Vallejo | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 22 | |
| 12 | Unión Huaral | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
| 13 | Alianza Atlético | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 19 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AUN | CIE | BOL | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | HUA | UCV | USM | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Universidad | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Cienciano | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Melgar | 2–3 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Sport Áncash | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sport Boys | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Unión Huaral | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Universidad San Martín | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–3 |
| Universitario | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

## Torneo Clausura

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 52 | 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Universidad San Martín | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 48 | |
| 3 | Coronel Bolognesi | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 44 | |
| 4 | Universitario | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | Cienciano | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sport Áncash | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Melgar | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 32 | |
| 8 | Atlético Universidad | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 31 | |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Sport Boys | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Alianza Lima | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Universidad César Vallejo | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 22 | |
| 13 | Unión Huaral | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 16 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | AUN | CIE | BOL | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | HUA | UCV | USM | UNI |
| Alianza Atlético | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Alianza Lima | 4–1 | | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Universidad | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Cienciano | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Melgar | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Sport Áncash | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Sport Boys | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Sporting Cristal | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Unión Huaral | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Universidad San Martín | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Universitario | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitario | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 88 | 2006 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 2 | Sporting Cristal | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 88 | 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Cienciano | 48 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 84 | 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 4 | Universidad San Martín | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 46 | +22 | 79 | 2006 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round |
| 5 | Coronel Bolognesi | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 79 | 2006 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round |
| 6 | Sport Áncash | 48 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 66 | |
| 7 | Alianza Lima | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 64 | |
| 8 | Sport Boys | 48 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 59 | |
| 9 | Melgar | 48 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 59 | |
| 10 | Atlético Universidad | 48 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 79 | −18 | 54 | |
| 11 | Alianza Atlético | 48 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 58 | 86 | −28 | 49 | |
| 12 | Universidad César Vallejo | 48 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 44 | |
| 13 | Unión Huaral | 48 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 37 | |

## Relegation table

| Pos | Team | 2003 Pts | 2004 Pts | 2005 Pts | Total Pts | Total Pld | Avg | Relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 76 | 95 | 88 | 259 | 137 | 1.891 | |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 80 | 99 | 64 | 243 | 137 | 1.774 | |
| 3 | Cienciano | 49 | 101 | 84 | 234 | 136 | 1.721 | |
| 4 | Universitario | 41 | 84 | 88 | 213 | 137 | 1.555 | |
| 5 | Alianza Atlético | 58 | 92 | 49 | 202 | 137 | 1.474 | |
| 6 | Coronel Bolognesi | 60 | 60 | 79 | 198 | 137 | 1.445 | |
| 7 | Sport Áncash | — | — | 66 | 66 | 48 | 1.417 | |
| 8 | Universidad San Martín | — | 57 | 79 | 136 | 100 | 1.36 | |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 58 | 62 | 59 | 185 | 137 | 1.35 | |
| 10 | Melgar | 44 | 62 | 59 | 169 | 137 | 1.234 | |
| 11 | Unión Huaral | 50 | 75 | 37 | 168 | 137 | 1.226 | |
| 12 | Universidad César Vallejo | — | 63 | 44 | 106 | 100 | 1.06 | Relegation to 2006 Segunda División |
| 13 | Atlético Universidad | 33 | 57 | 54 | 143 | 136 | 1.051 | Relegation to 2006 Segunda División |
Updated as of games played on December, 2005.

## Top scorers
### 18 goals

* Miguel Mostto (Cienciano)

### 17 goals

* Sergio Ibarra (Cienciano)
* Roberto Demus (Coronel Bolognesi)

### 16 goals

* Paul Cominges (Atlético Universidad)

### 15 goals

* Hernán Rengifo (U. San Martín)