2017 Torneo Descentralizado
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The 2017 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2017 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 101th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams have been confirmed to compete in the season.
The season is divided into four phases, Torneo de Verano, Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and the Play-offs final.
The first phase is the Torneo de Verano where all the teams are divided into two groups and play each team in their group twice at home and away. The winner of each group will qualify to a two match, home and away final. The group winner with the most points on the aggregate table will choose which leg they play as the home team.The winner of this tournament will gain access to the first round of the 2018 Copa Libertadores as long as it is not relegated at the end of the season. If the Torneo de Verano champion was to also win either the Apertura or Clausura tournaments then the runner-up will take their Copa Libertadores berth.
The second and third stages are two smaller Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 15 games each. Each team will play all other teams once during the Apertura tournament and during the Clausura tournament in reversed order for a total of 30 matches. Points earned during the Apertura will not carry over during the Clausura. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura stages will qualify to the Playoff final and to the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as long as they are not relegated at the end of the season.
The playoffs will be contested by the Apertura and Clausura champions. The team with the most points on the aggregate table will choose which leg they play as the home team. If the teams are tied in points a third match on neutral ground will be played to decide the national champion. If a team wins both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments then it will be automatically declared the tournament champion and the runner-ups from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments will play two play-off matches to enter the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage. The two teams with the least amount of points at the end of the third stage will be relegated. The 2018 Copa Sudamericana berths will be awarded to the teams with the best record on the aggregate table that did not qualify for the Copa Libertadores.
A total of 16 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2016 Segunda División champion (Cantolao), the 2016 Copa Perú champion (Sport Rosario).
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