The 2015
Peru Cup season (), the largest amateur tournament of
Peru
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vian
football
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, started in February.
This edition has featured a change, with the elimination of the Regional Stage and the inclusion of participants from all the
Regions of Peru
According to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'', the regions () are, with the departments, the first-level semi autonomous administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, 1821 independence, Peru had been divi ...
in the National Stage. Under the new format, the tournament has four stages. The first three stages are played as mini-league
round-robin tournaments, and the fourth stage is played under
POT System
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The 2015 Peru Cup started with the District Stage () in February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage () which started in June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage () in July. The National Stage () starts in September. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the
First Division 1st Division or First Division may refer to:
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and the runner-up will be promoted to the
Second Division.
Departmental stage
''Departmental Stage:
2015 Ligas Departamentales del Peru and
2015 Ligas Superiores del Peru''
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the National Stage.
National stage
For the first time, all the
Regions of Peru
According to the ''Organic Law of Regional Governments'', the regions () are, with the departments, the first-level semi autonomous administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, 1821 independence, Peru had been divi ...
will have representation in the National Stage, which will be played under Regional using the POT System. The new National Stage starts in the second week of September.
This new phase features the 50 teams that qualified from the Departmental Stage. Each team plays 3 games at home and 3 games away, for a total of 6 games against 3 different geographical rivals. The departmental stage winners only play against departmental runners-up, and vice versa. All the teams are positioned in one general table. After 6 matches, the team in places 1 to 8 are qualified directly to the Round of 16, while the teams in places 9 to 24 will play the
Repechage
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phase. The teams in places 25 to 50 are eliminated.
The creator of this format is the Chilean Leandro A. Sha
The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the
2016 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2016 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2016 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 100th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the season.
Competition modus
The ...
and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the
2016 Peruvian Segunda División
The 2016 Segunda División season, also known as Copa Best Cable Perú 2016 for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The sea ...
.
Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of teams in the Unique Table is based on the following criteria:
1. Number of Points
2. Number of Relative Points, which are calculated by multiplying the points obtained against each rival with the total points obtained by this rival.
3. Goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
4. Number of goals scored
5. Better performance in away matches based on the following criteria:
1. Number of Away Points
2. Number of Away Relative Points
3. Goal Difference in away games
4. Number of goals scored in away games
6. Number of First-Half points: considering the half-time results as the final results
7. Drawing of lots
League table
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Repechage
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Bracket
Round of 16
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See also
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2015 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2015 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2015 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 99th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to compete in the season afte ...
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2015 Peruvian Segunda División
External links
Official Website*
Dechalaca Copa Peru*
Semanario Pasión
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Copa Perú seasons, 2015
Peru
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2015 in Peruvian football