The 2014 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2014 Copa
Movistar
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for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the highest division of Peruvian
football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The Torneo Descentralizado began on June 7 and ended on December 21 2014.
Tournament modus
The season was divided into three stages. The first two stages were two smaller
Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 15 games each. Each team played other teams once during the Apertura tournament and during the Clausura tournament in a reversed order for a total of 30 matches each. In the third stage the championship was contested in a two-legged Play-off. The two teams ranked first at the end of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments moved on to the next round as long as they finished within the top eight teams in the aggregate table. The Play-off finalists qualified for the Copa Libertadores second stage. The remaining international competition berths were determined by the season aggregate table. Bonus points were awarded to two teams based on the performance of their reserve teams in the
2014 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva at the end of the tournament. The two teams with the fewest points in the aggregate table at the end of the tournament was relegated.
Teams
A total of 16 teams competed in the championship, including 14 sides from the
2013 season, the
2013 Peruvian Segunda División champion, and the
2013 Copa Perú champion.
Pacífico and
José Gálvez were relegated to
2014 Peruvian Segunda División the previous season: Pacífico immediately returned to the Peruvian Segunda Division after being promoted the previous year. José Gálvez was relegated for the sixth time after a brief two-year tenure in the top division thus becoming the Peruvian team with the most promotions and relegations in history.
The relegated teams were replaced by
Los Caimanes
Los Caimanes is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Puerto Etén, Chiclayo, Lambayeque.
History
The club was founded on the May 22, 1957 under the name of Club Cultural y Deportivo Los Caimanes de Puerto Etén in the city of Puer ...
and
San Simón from the Peruvian Segunda División and Copa Perú respectively who both make their debut in the top flight of Peruvian football. Los Caimanes won the Segunda División by a three-point margin after a short two-year tenure in it. San Simón reached the top division by defeating
Unión Huaral
Club Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División.
History
The club was the 1976 and 1989 Peruvian Primera División champion. They were the first club to tak ...
in the
Copa Perú final.
Stadia locations
Torneo Apertura
Standings
Results
Torneo Clausura
Standings
Clausura play-off
Because
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 ...
and
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 ...
tied with 33 points a title play-off on neutral ground was played as the tournament rules specify.
Results
Play-offs
The Third Stage were the finals (also known as the Play-off) of the 2014 season between the winners of the Clausura and Apertura tournaments. The team with the most points on the aggregate table chose which leg they play as the home team.
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Aggregate table
The aggregate table determined the four teams who qualified to the
2015 Copa Sudamericana, one team to the
2015 Copa Libertadores
The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL ...
if necessary, and the two teams to be relegated to the Segunda División. The aggregate table consisted of the points earned in the Apertura and Clausura stages.
Relegation play-off
Because
Sport Huancayo
Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian 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 February 7, 2007, ''Hu ...
and
Los Caimanes
Los Caimanes is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Puerto Etén, Chiclayo, Lambayeque.
History
The club was founded on the May 22, 1957 under the name of Club Cultural y Deportivo Los Caimanes de Puerto Etén in the city of Puer ...
tied with 32 points a relegation play-off on neutral ground will be played as the tournament rules specify.
See also
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2014 Torneo del Inca
The 2014 Torneo del Inca (also known as part of the 2014 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd season of the Peruvian domestic cup. A total of 16 teams were competing in the tournament from the 2014 Torneo Descentralizado. The Torneo ...
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2014 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva
References
External links
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Tournament regulationsTorneo Descentralizadonews at Peru.com
Torneo Descentralizadostatistics and news at Dechalaca.com
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