| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 February 2007 – 16 December 2007 |
| Champions | Universidad San Martín 1st Primera División title |
| Runner up | Coronel Bolognesi |
| Relegated | Deportivo Municipal Total Clean |
| Copa Libertadores | Universidad San Martín Coronel Bolognesi Cienciano |
| Copa Sudamericana | Sport Áncash Universitario |
| Goals | 653 |
| Average goals/game | 2.47 |
| Top goalscorer | Johan Fano (19) |
| Biggest home win | Alianza Lima 6-0Deportivo Municipal (2007-12-16) |
| Biggest away win | Alianza Lima 0-5Universidad San Martín (2007-08-12) |
| Highest scoring | Sport Boys 4–4Melgar (2007-04-29) |
←2006 2008 → | |
The2007Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) is the ninety-first season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, withAlianza Lima as the defending champion.Universidad San Martín won its first national title as it did not have to play in the season finals due toCoronel Bolognesi's poor performance in the Torneo Apertura. The season began on February 3, 2007, and ended on December 16, 2007.
Starting with the 2007 season, promotion of the Segunda División champion was re-introduced.
| Promoted from 2006 Segunda División | Promoted from 2006 Copa Perú | Relegated from 2006 Primera División |
|---|---|---|
Universidad San Martín de Porres won the Apertura, their first title, and qualified for their firstCopa Libertadores.Coronel Bolognesi won the Clausura which was their first title too. In the Apertura they had placed last and were in danger of relegation. No national championship final was contested because Coronel Bolognesi did not finish in the top 6 of the Apertura. The national title went to Universidad San Martín, who had accumulated more points on the aggregate table. Coincidentally, both teams also participated in theCopa Sudamericana together in2006. The final fixture of the Clausura had four potential winners. Aside from Bolognesi,Universitario de Deportes,Alianza Lima,Cienciano, andSport Áncash had a chance at winning the title. They all won their last fixtures, however, Bolognesi also won its fixture and surpassed Universitario by one point. Despite not winning the Clausura, Cienciano qualified for theCopa Libertadores 2008 preliminary round, and Universitario and Sport Áncash qualified for theCopa Sudamericana 2008. Alianza Lima, however, finished the season empty-handed.
Sporting Cristal, a Peruvian giant, was in danger of relegation throughout the season. This was Cristal's worst season in its history. The team failed in the Apertura under the Argentine Sampaoli and the club decided to hireJuan Carlos Oblitas for the Clausura. At first he did not have much success but during the second half of the Clausura, they were undefeated for the remaining 11 games with 5 wins and 6 draws. Cristal finished tying the last fixture and remained in the First Division. The newly promotedDeportivo Municipal andTotal Clean were relegated. Deportivo Municipal played its last fixture with its U-20 squad and as a result, Alianza Lima defeated them 6–0. The first-team squad did not play because the club did not pay them for several months.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad San Martín | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 44 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Cienciano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 37 | |
| 3 | Sport Áncash | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 34[a] | |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Universitario | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31[b] | |
| 7 | Melgar | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Total Clean | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 20 | |
| 12 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 19[a] |
| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | BOL | DMU | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | TCL | USM | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Alianza Lima | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Cienciano | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Melgar | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Sport Áncash | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sport Boys | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Total Clean | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Universitario | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coronel Bolognesi | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Universitario | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 35 | |
| 3 | Cienciano | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Sport Áncash | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Universidad San Martín | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Melgar | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Total Clean | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 24 | |
| 12 | Sport Boys | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | AAS | ALI | CIE | BOL | DMU | MEL | ÁNC | SBA | CRI | TCL | USM | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Atlético | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Alianza Lima | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | |
| Cienciano | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Melgar | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Sport Áncash | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sport Boys | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Total Clean | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Universidad San Martín | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Universitario | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad San Martín(C) | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 71 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Cienciano | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 71 | 2008 Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 3 | Sport Áncash | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 67 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Universitario | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 67 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary |
| 5 | Alianza Lima | 44 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 65[a] | |
| 6 | Sport Boys | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 | |
| 7 | Melgar | 44 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 55 | |
| 8 | Coronel Bolognesi | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 55 | 2008 Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 9 | Alianza Atlético | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Sporting Cristal | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 52 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Municipal(R) | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to2008 Segunda División |
| 12 | Total Clean(R) | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 45 |
No season finals were contested since the Apertura winnersUniversidad San Martín de Porres failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Clausura and the Clausura winnersCoronel Bolognesi failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Apertura. Therefore, San Martín won the national title due to the team's better positioning on the aggregate table.
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