The 2009
Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of
Association
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Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The season began on February 14 and concluded on December 13 with the victory of
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
over
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...
in the second leg of the final Play-off, giving Universitario its twenty-fifth Peruvian title.
Competitions modus
The season was divided into 3 stages. In the first stage the 16 teams played a round-robin home-and-away round for a total of 30 matches each. In the second stage the 16 teams were divided into 2 groups. The 8 teams that ranked an odd number played in the group Liguilla A and the 8 teams that ranked an even number played in Liguilla B. Each team carried on their records from the first stage. Each group played another round-robin home-and-away round for 14 matches played by each team. The teams ranked first in each group at the end of the 14 matches advanced to the third stage. The two teams with the worst fewest points at the end of the second stage were relegated. In the third stage the championship was contested in a two-legged Play-off. The Play-off finalists qualified for the
Copa Libertadores
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. The remaining international competition berths were determined by the season aggregate table.
Changes from 2008
Structural changes
*Two teams were added to the first division to make 16 teams in the first division from 14 in 2008.
*The
Apertura and Clausura
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tournament format was not used after the addition of the two teams to the first division.
*Peru was given a third berth for the
2010 Copa Sudamericana
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.
*In the Play-off finals, goal difference was removed as a
tiebreaking criterion. A tie in points meant a third match at a neutral ground.
Promotion and relegation
Atlético Minero
Club Atlético Minero is a Peruvian football club based in Matucana, located in the Department of Lima. It was founded in 1997 and was promoted to the Primera División Peruana in 2008 where it played for one season. It has played in the Peruvian ...
and
Sport Boys
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finished the 2008 season in 13th and 14th place, respectively, in the aggregate table and thus were relegated to the
Segunda División
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. They were replaced by the champion and runner-up teams of the
2008 Segunda División,
Total Clean
Total Chalaco was a professional Peruvian football club based in Callao. The club last played in the Peruvian Primera División in 2010. They placed last and were relegated and subsequently dissolved. The club was founded as Total Clean FBC, and ...
and
Inti Gas and champion and runner-up teams of the
2008 Copa Perú
The 2008 Copa Perú season ( es, Copa Perú 2008), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February 1.
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage ...
,
Sport Huancayo
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History
Founding
On Feb ...
and
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Teams
A total of 16 teams competed in this season. The only teams to have ownership over their home ground is Alianza Lima and Universitario. The other 14 clubs rent their home grounds from the Instituto Peruano del Deporte or their local municipality.
First stage
Standings
Results
Second stage
The Second Stage began September 13. The winner of each ''Liguilla'' qualified for the 2010 Copa Libertadores group stage and advanced to the third stage of the Torneo Descentralizado.
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Liguilla A
Standings
Results
Liguilla B
Standings
Results
Third stage
The Third Stage was the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2009 season between the winners of each group of the Second Stage. They were played on December 8 and 13.[ The group winner with the most points on the aggregate table chose the home ground order.
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Aggregate table
The aggregate table determined the third Peruvian berth for the 2010 Copa Libertadores
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, the three berths for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana
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, and the relegation to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consists of the points earned in the First and Second stages.
Top goalscorers
;23 goals
* Richard Estigarribia ''(Total Chalaco
Total Chalaco was a professional Peruvian football club based in Callao. The club last played in the Peruvian Primera División in 2010. They placed last and were relegated and subsequently dissolved. The club was founded as Total Clean FBC, and ...
)''
;20 goals
* Héctor Hurtado
Héctor Hugo Hurtado Salazar (born 21 September 1975) is a former Colombian football striker who last played for América de Cali.
When he retired from his career as a professional player in 2014 he became a sports technician.
Career
On Apr ...
''(Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...
)''
;15 goals
* Sergio Ibarra
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Career
Although born in Argentina, Ibarra has played during almost all of ...
''(Juan Aurich
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)''
;14 goals
* Ysrael Zúñiga
Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born August 27, 1976) is a Peruvian former footballer who has played as a striker for Peru and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in ...
''( Melgar)''
* Roberto Demus ''( U. César Vallejo)''
;13 goals
* Mayer Candelo
Mayer Andrés Candelo García (born 20 February 1977) is a Colombian football manager and former football player.
Career
Candelo made his debut in 1996 for Deportivo Cali and played for Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Depo ...
''(Juan Aurich
Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentral ...
)''
* Irven Ávila ''(Sport Huancayo
Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Huancayo, Junín. The club play in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú.
History
Founding
On Feb ...
)''
* Blas López ''(Sport Huancayo
Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Huancayo, Junín. The club play in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú.
History
Founding
On Feb ...
)''
;12 goals
* Martín Arzuaga ''( U. San Martín)''
* Gianfranco Labarthe
Gianfranco Alberto Labarthe Tomé (born 20 September 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
He played briefly for English Football League clubs Huddersfield Town and Derby County. He also had a trial at Shrewsbu ...
''(Universitario
Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...
)''
References
External links
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