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in the final playoffs. The season began on February 3, 2006 and ended on December 27, 2006.

Changes from 2005

Structural changes

*Number of teams reduced from 13 to 12. *Season final to be played over two legs (home and away) instead of one leg at a neutral venue. *The relegation would be decided by the season aggregate table; three-season average relegation table removed.

Promotion and relegation

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and

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finished the 2005 season in 11th and 12th place, respectively, on the three-season average table and thus were relegated to the Segunda División. They were replaced by the champion of the Copa Perú 2005 José Gálvez.

Season overview

Alianza Lima won the Apertura tournament which allowed them to qualify to the Copa Libertadores 2007. Universitario and

tied for first in the Clausura tournament and were forced to play a playoff. The playoff was a single game, played on a neutral ground, in Trujillo at

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. Cienciano won the playoff 2–1, qualifying to the Copa Libertadores 2007. Sporting Cristal placed second on the aggregate table, which allowed them to qualify to the first stage of the Copa Libertadores 2007. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Alianza Lima and Cienciano, played in a two-legged final. Both teams won their home games, but due to goal difference, Alianza Lima won their twenty-second national title.

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placed last on the aggregate table which meant they were relegated to the

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and

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tied for second-to-last place. A playoff was contested and Sport Boys won 5–4 in the penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw.

Teams

Torneo Apertura

Torneo Clausura

Clausura play-off

''Cienciano advanced to the season finals.''

Finals

---- ''Alianza Lima won 3–2 on aggregate; 2006 season champion''

Title

Aggregate table

10th/11th place play-off

''José Gálvez relegated to Segunda División.''

References

External links

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