2002 Torneo Descentralizado
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sporting Cristal 14th Primera División title |
| Relegated | Juan Aurich Coopsol Trujillo |
| Copa Libertadores | Sporting Cristal Universitario Alianza Lima |
| Copa Sudamericana | Alianza Lima Cienciano |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Fabián Artime (24) |
← 2001 2003 → | |
The 2002 Torneo Descentralizado was the 86th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
Competition modus
The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff, but a team had to finish in the top 4 in both tournaments to earn the right to play the final. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically.
Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to each half-year tournament winner, and the best-placed team in the aggregate table. The two bottom teams on the aggregate table were relegated, but a playoff had to be played between the 10th- and 11th-placed teams since both obtained the same number of points (goal difference did not count as a tie-breaker).
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | Sullana | Campeones del 36 | 8,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cuzco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| Coopsol Trujillo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Artificial |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 | Grass |
| Estudiantes de Medicina | Ica | José Picasso Peratta | 8,000 | Grass |
| Juan Aurich | Chiclayo | Elías Aguirre | 24,500 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | San Martín de Porres | 18,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 | Grass |
| Wanka | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 | Grass |
Torneo Apertura
League table
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Results
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Apertura playoff
To Copa Libertadores 2003
Torneo Clausura
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Final playoff
No final playoff was played since the Apertura winner Universitario did not finish in the Clausura's top 4, while Sporting Cristal won the Clausura after placing third in the Apertura.
Title
| Primera División Peruana 2002 Champion |
|---|
| Sporting Cristal 14th title |
Aggregate table
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Promotion play-off
| Juan Aurich | 2–1 | Wanka |
|---|---|---|
A. Torres  55' R. Miñán 70' |
E. Torrealva 63' |
| Wanka | 4–0 | Juan Aurich |
|---|---|---|
| M. Ruiz 3' E. Salazar 40'J. Montenegro 52'H. Veloyes 92' |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Artime
|
Melgar | 24 |
| 2 | Sergio Ibarra
|
Alianza Atlético | 22 |
| 3 |  Germán Carty
|
Cienciano | 18 |
| Antonio Serrano
|
Sport Boys | 18 | |
| 5 |  Ernesto Zapata
|
Cienciano | 15 |
External links
- Peru 2002 season Details on RSSSF