The Etapa Regional (''Regional Stage'') was the fourth division of the

Peruvian football league system The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga 3 and Copa Perú. The Copa Perú is very large involving several stages and leagues within it. In addition, the Copa Perú is p ...

, forming part of the

Copa Perú The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...

of the

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(FPF).

History

In 1966, the First Division was named '' Descentralizado''; teams from outside the capital of

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were allowed to participate in the professional first division. The following year, the Copa Perú began, in which all non-professional teams in Peru were allowed to compete, with the winner to gain promotion to the First Division. After playing many elimination rounds, once six teams were left in the competition, they played in a final round-robin tournament in Lima. After many years in 1984 the

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grew from 16 to 44 teams : in the first part of the season a Regional Championship qualified the teams for the Descentralizado (second part of the season) with 16 to 18 teams; So the Copa Perú only qualified teams for the Regional Stage. The tournament declined and 1987 was the last year in which a Final was contested. But in 1992 the First Division returned to its original form (Descentralizado with 16 teams) so Copa Perú appeared again in 1993 as a Second Division but this time only for teams from outside Lima. Since 1993 there is also a Second Division (12 to 14 teams) for Lima teams. For 1998 a major change took place: 8 teams - issued from the Regional Stage - qualified for the Final Stage. This stage was played as an authentic cup tournament on home and away matches; the winner gaining promotion to

. In

2004 Copa Perú The 2004 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football. The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout ...

the number of teams participating in the Final Stage was increased to 16 when the Second Division for Lima was again incorporated in the tournament; they also played an authentic cup tournament on home and away matches. In 2006,

Peruvian Segunda División The Peruvian Second Division (; known simply as ''Second Division'', and Liga 2 Caja Cusco for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 2, is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. Founded in 1943, it is a profess ...

teams did not take part in the Copa Perú anymore. Furthermore, Copa Perú winner is still promoted to First Division, but the runner-up now gets promoted to Second Division (that now has teams from all over Peru).

Format

Since the beginning of the

, the departmental champions qualified for the Regional stage, where they were grouped by regions in order to qualify for the National stage and then the Final stage ''(Finalísima)''.Copa Perú 2019: ¿Cómo se jugará la Etapa Regional?
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(1967)

(1968–1969)

(1998–2003)

(2004)

(2005)

(2006–2007)

(2008–2014)

List of Regional champions

Footnotes

:A. In this year the tournament ended at the Departamental Stage and no Final took place. The departamental champions qualified for the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional with the last teams from the

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that had to revalidate the category. At the end of the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional, the teams

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, Barrio Frigorífico, Carlos A. Mannucci,

Deportivo Junín Deportivo Junín is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Huancayo, Junín, Peru. The club is the biggest of Huancayo city. The club plays in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History In the 1972 Co ...

, Piérola,

Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral, more commonly known as Unión Huaral, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Peruvian Tercera División. History The Club Spo ...

Unión Pesquero Unión Pesquero is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ilo, Moquegua, Peru. History Unión Pesquero is one of the clubs with the greatest tradition in the city of Ilo, Moquegua. The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian f ...

and

Walter Ormeño José Francisco Walter Ormeño Arango (3 December 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a Peruvian association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Lima, Ormeño played for Club Univ ...

were promoted to the

1974 Torneo Descentralizado The 1974 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 22 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. The relegation system was as follows: The last-placed team was relegated, the worst Lima ...

. :B. From 1988 to 1992, no Final tournaments were held. Regional champions entered the

’s Regional tournaments.

References

External links

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