The 1993 Torneo Descentralizado was the 78th season of the top category of

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. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament.

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conquered its twenty-first Primera División.

Changes from 1992

* Due to the

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, a minor tournament ( 1993 Torneo Intermedio) was played in the middle of the year between the 16 clubs. The winner would qualify for the

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. * The end-of-season Liguilla would feature 4 teams, instead of 6. * A preliminary round prior to the Liguilla would be played with the teams that placed 3 to 8 to determine the 3 teams that join the second-placed team in the Liguilla. * The third-to-last team in the Torneo Descentralizado plays a relegation playoff against

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runner-up.

Teams

Team changes

Stadia locations

Torneo Descentralizado

The Torneo Descentralizado was played with as a double

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as champions qualified for the 1994 Copa Libertadores.

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advanced to the end-of-season Liguilla and received a bonus point for placing second. The teams that placed 3 to 8 advanced to a preliminary round.

Results

Relegation play-off

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Pre-Liguilla

Liguilla Pre-Libertadores

Alianza Lima started the Liguilla with a bonus point.

and

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tied for first placed, forcing a playoff match to determine the second Peruvian club in the 1994 Copa Libertadores. Although Sporting Cristal lost the playoff match, they qualified for the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL after

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declined to play in it.

Liguilla play-off

External links

RSSSF Peru 1993 by Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona, José Luis Pierrend, Eli Schmerler
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1 Peruvian Primera División seasons