The 1994
Torneo Descentralizado was the 79th season of the top category of
Peru
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vian
football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
. A total of 16 teams competed. The national champion was
Sporting Cristal, beginning a run of three consecutive titles.
Changes from 1993
*The Torneo Intermedio was replaced by the Torneo Apertura which qualified its champion to the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL and awarded the club two points for the Torneo Descentralizado.
*The third-to-last club vs. Copa Perú runner-up relegation playoff was removed.
Teams
Torneo Apertura
The tournament was played prior to the main Torneo Descentralizado. The group winners advanced to the playoff final. Its champion qualified for the 1995 Copa CONMEBOL.
Group A
Group B
Final
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''Sporting Cristal Torneo Apertura champion; receive 2 bonus points for Torneo Descentralizado and qualified for 1995 Copa CONMEBOL. Later declines berth for Copa Libertadores berth. Runner-up
Ciclista Lima
Ciclista Lima Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. It is the second oldest club in Peru.
The club was founded 1896 and plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
The cl ...
competes in the Copa CONMEBOL instead.''
Torneo Descentralizado
Sporting Cristal received 2 bonus points as Torneo Apertura champions. Sporting Cristal declined their
Copa CONMEBOL
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berth after qualifying for the
Copa Libertadores at the end of the Torneo Descentralizado.
Standings
Pre-Liguilla
Liguilla
All matches were played in Lima. Universitario started with 1 bonus point for finishing second in the Torneo Descentralizado.
External links
RSSSF Peru 1994 by Eli Schmerler, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona
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Peru
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Football (soccer)
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Peruvian Primera División seasons