| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lawn Tennis |
| Relegated | Ciclista Lima Defensor Lima Unión Supe San Agustin |
←1996 1998 → | |
The1997Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvianfootball (soccer), was played by 14 teams. the tournament winner,Lawn Tennis was promoted to the1998 Torneo Descentralizado. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.
| Relegated from 1996 Primera División | Promoted from 1996 Liga Provincial de Lima | Promoted from 1996 Liga Departamental de Lima | Promoted to 1997 Primera División | Relegated to 1997 Copa Perú |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawn Tennis | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 62 | 1998 Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2 | Bella Esperanza | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 61 | |
| 3 | Hijos de Yurimaguas | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 51 | |
| 4 | Sport Agustino | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 50 | |
| 5 | Guardia Republicana | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Unión Huaral | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Zúñiga | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Universitario de América | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 37 | |
| 9 | AELU | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 36 | |
| 10 | Meteor Sport | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 31 | |
| 11 | San Agustín | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 22 | Relegation to1998 Copa Perú |
| 12 | Unión Supe | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 17 | |
| 13 | Defensor Lima | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 13 | |
| 14 | Ciclista Lima | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 12 |