1987 Torneo Descentralizado
Introduction The '''1987 Torneo Descentralizado''', the top tier of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1987 and ended in early 1988.The national champion was Universitario .The national championship was divided into two tournaments, the Regional Tournament and the Descentralized Tournament. The winners of each tournament faced off in the final and received the berths for the Copa Libertadores 1988.The Regional Tournament divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Each group had its teams qualify for the Regional Finals, the Descentralized Tournament and the Intermediary Division. The Regional Finals determined the Regional Champion. The Descentralized Tournament divided the teams in three groups and had its teams qualify for the Descentralized Liguilla which decided the Descentralized Champion. The Intermediary Division was a promotion/relegation tournament between first and second division teams.
Teams  Team City Stadium Capacity Field Alfonso Ugarte  Puno  Enrique Torres Belón 20,000  Grass Alianza Lima  La Victoria, Lima   Alejandro Villanueva35,000  Grass ADT  Tarma  Unión Tarma 9,000  Grass Atlético Grau  Piura  Miguel Grau (Piura)25,000  GrassAtlético Huracán Moquegua 25 de Noviembre 25,000 Grass Atlético Torino  Talara  Campeonísimo8,000  Grass Carlos A. Mannucci  Trujillo  Mansiche 24,000  Grass Cienciano  Cusco  Garcilaso 42,056  Grass CNI  Iquitos  Max Augustín  24,000  Grass Coronel Bolognesi  Tacna  Jorge Basadre 19,850  Grass Defensor ANDA  Aucayacu  Municipal de Aucayacu 5,000  Grass Deportivo Cañaña  Chiclayo  Elías Aguirre 24,500  Grass Deportivo Junín  Huancayo  Huancayo 20,000  Grass Deportivo Municipal  Cercado de Lima  Nacional 45,750  Grass Deportivo Pucallpa  Pucallpa  Aliardo Soria Pérez 15,000  Grass Hungaritos Agustinos  Iquitos  Max Augustín  24,000  Grass Internazionale  San Borja, Lima  Nacional 45,750  GrassJuvenil Los Ángeles Moquegua Héroes de Estuquiña 10,000  Grass Juventud La Palma  Huacho  Segundo Aranda Torres 12,000 Grass La Joya–Iqueño  Chancay  Rómulo Shaw Cisneros  13,000  Grass Los Espartanos  Pacasmayo Carlos A. Olivares 2,000 Grass Melgar  Arequipa  Mariano Melgar 20,000  Grass Mina San Vicente  Junín, Peru  Municipal de San Ramón 10,000  Grass Octavio Espinosa  Ica  José Picasso Peratta 8,000 Grass San Agustín  San Isidro, Lima   Nacional 45,750  Grass Sport Boys  Callao  Miguel Grau 15,000 Grass Sporting Cristal   Rímac, Lima   Nacional 45,750  Grass Unión Huaral  Huaral  Julio Lores Colan10,000  Grass Unión Minas  Cerro de Pasco  Daniel Alcides Carrión8,000  Grass UTC  Cajamarca  Héroes de San Ramón 18,000  Grass Universitario  Breña, Lima   Nacional 45,750  Grass
Torneo Regional ===Zona Metropolitana======= Results ======== First Place Playoff =======Zona Norte======= Results =========Matches 1–10==========Matches 11–15========Zona Central======= Results =========Matches 1–10==========Matches 11–15========Zona Sur======= Results =========Matches 1–10==========Matches 11–15========Liguilla Regional======= Results ====Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.==== First Place Playoff ====
Torneo Descentralizado ===Standings=======Results=======Liguilla Final======= Results ====Teams play each other once, either home or away. Liguilla Final was played only at the Estadio Nacional, Lima.
Championship Match
Topscorer  Player Nationality  Goals Club Fidel Suarez  20 Universitario
International competition *Copa Libertadores 1988:Universitario - Second Stage; eliminated by América de Cali. :Alianza Lima - fourth place in Group 5 with 3 points; eliminated.
External links * RSSSF Peru 1987