Peru Cup 2002
| Season | 2002 |
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| Champions | Atlético Universidad |
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The Peru Cup 2002 season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2002), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.
The tournament had five stages. The first four stages were played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which was played as a knockout stage. The final stage featured two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.
This year twenty six teams qualified for the Etapa Regional (Regional Stage): these are the twenty six champions from each department (including two from Lima (the capital) - Perú was politically divided in twenty four Departments and one Constitutional Province.
All these teams were divided into eight groups by geographical proximity; then each winner qualified for the Etapa Nacional (National Stage). Those eight teams played, again by geographical proximity, home and away matches, in a knock-out tournament. The winner of the final was promoted to the First Division.
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.
Region I included qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Piura and Tumbes region.
Region II included qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca and La Libertad region.
Region III included qualified teams from Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali region.
Region IV includes qualified teams from Callao, Ica and Lima region.
Region V included qualified teams from Huánuco, Junín and Pasco region.
Region VI includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica region.
Region VII included qualified teams from Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.
Region VIII included qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.
The National Stage started in November. The winner of the National Stage was promoted to the First Division.
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