Primera División Peruana 2006
The 2006 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the ninetieth season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Sporting Cristal as the defending champion. Alianza Lima won its twenty-second Primera División title after beating Cienciano in the final playoffs. The season began on February 3, 2006, and ended on December 27, 2006. Changes from 2005 Structural changes *Number of teams reduced from 13 to 12. *Season final to be played over two legs (home and away) instead of one leg at a neutral venue. *The relegation would be decided by the season aggregate table; three-season average relegation table removed. Promotion and relegation Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo, Universidad César Vallejo and Atlético Universidad finished the 2005 season in 12th and 13th place, respectively, on the three-season average table and thus were relegated to the Peruvian Segunda División, Segunda División. They ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peruvian Segunda División
The Peruvian Second Division (; known simply as ''Second Division'', and Liga 2 Caja Cusco for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 2, is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. Founded in 1943, it is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. Since 2025, it has been contested by 15 teams, with promotion to the Peruvian Primera División, Liga 1, and relegation to the Peruvian Tercera División, Liga 3. History The Peruvian Segunda División (1912–1925), Peruvian Segunda División was the second division of Peruvian football from 1912 to 1925. It allowed promotion to the Primera Division for the starting seasons and was not a professional tournament. In the inaugural 1912 Liga Peruana de Football, 1912 season, the First and Second Division were put together with 8 teams each. It was dissolved in 1925 after the Peruvian Football Federation was formed. The tournament was restarted in 1926, under the or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cusco
Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire until the 16th-century Spanish conquest of Peru, Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title "Historic Centre of Cusco, City of Cusco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting over 2 million visitors a year and providing passage to numerous Incan ruins, such as Machu Picchu, one of the Seven modern wonders of the world and many others. The Constitution of Peru (1993) designates the city as the Historical Capital of Peru. Cusco is the list of cities in Peru, seventh-most populous city in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. It is also the largest city in the Peruvian Andes and the region is the seventh-most populous List of metropolitan areas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
The Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, popularly known as Matute, is a football stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the La Victoria district in Lima, Peru. The venue is owned by Club Alianza Lima, and it is here that the club plays at home in the Peruvian Primera División, and in international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana. With a capacity of 33,938, it is often nicknamed ''La Caldera'', ''the Boiler'', for its intense atmosphere during home games. It is named after one of Alianza Lima's greatest ever players, Alejandro Villanueva. The stadium was registered as an alternate venue of the Peru national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and was also considered as a possible venue for the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima. It was designed by Uruguayan engineer, Walter Lavalleja, who also participated in the construction in seven other stadiums in South America. History In 1951, the President of Peru donated the lan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estadio Campeones Del 36
The Estadio Campeones del 36 is a multi-use stadium in Sullana, Peru. It is used by the football team Alianza Atlético. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 2000. It is a small stadium which was expanded. The venue name, ''Champions of 1936'', is misleading. No Peruvian League was actually played in 1936, as the national team was preparing itself to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany. Alianza Atlético did, however, win a Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol (representing their home region, Piura) governed by the Peruvian Football Federation, and the name stuck despite not being recognized officially as national champions thereafter. The venue was remodeled and re-inaugurated in 2018 with an enlarged capacity of 12,000. History Old ground The land located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood has existed since 1917, when it was only an esplanade for the practice of various sports. Within it, wooden stands were built that were part of the Gerónimo Seminario ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sullana
SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 people and is one of the most important cities in the Department of Piura. Geography Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region. Climate The province has a Hot Desert climate and an average temperature of 27 °C degrees. The minimum temperature is 16 °C and the maximum temperature is 38 °C (can go over 42 °C mark if the El Niño phenomenon is present). The city is irrigated by the Chira River, the area around the capital city of Sullana is very fertile and there is much lush, tropical vegetation: Coconut palm trees, banana trees, paddy fields, etc. Sullana is an important commercial centre in one of Peru's major cotton-growing ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Universidad San Martín De Porres
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala * Universidad Católica, Chilean football club * Universidad de Chile (football club), Chilean football club * Club Universidad Nacional or ''UNAM Pumas'', Mexican football club * Universidad de Los Andes FC, Venezuelan football club * Universidad San Carlos or ''USAC'', Guatemalan football club * Universidad de Santa Cruz Bolivian football Club currently playing Bolivian Football Regional Leagues * Universidad Independiente, a former club based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, dissolved in 2010 See also * * Universidad station (other) * Universitatea (other) Universitatea () may refer to: *CS Universitatea Craiova, Romanian football club *FC Universitatea Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Universitario De Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universitario, has competed in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División (Liga 1), since 1928. They are the most successful team in Peruvian football with 28 titles and have List of unrelegated association football clubs, never been relegated. The club was founded in August 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of San Marcos but was forced to rename it in 1931. The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929 Peruvian Primera División, 1929, one year after 1928 Peruvian Primera División, its debut in the first division. The club won its first double in the 1945 Peruvian Primera División, 1945 and 1946 Peruvian Primera División, 1946 seasons and won its only treble after conque ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Club Coronel Bolognesi FC
Club Deportivo Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. Originally founded on 18 October 1929, It was named after Francisco Bolognesi. Years later, a second branch of the club called Club Sport Bolito, was founded on 27 May 1998. The club quickly surpassed its older counterpart's achievements and, following its success in 2001 Copa Perú, the president's club Elena Martorell (Fernando Martorell's sister, then president of CD Coronel Bolognesi), decided to change the club's name to Coronel Bolognesi Fútbol Club, in order to further identify both clubs's identities and share their successes. The identity confusion escalated since Coronel Bolognesi FC's international performances in the 2000s and 2010s, and hence generated much controversy about whether they're the same club or not. Rivalries Coronel Bolognesi has had a long-standing rivalry with Alfonso Ugarte (Tacna) and Mariscal Miller. Stadium Coronel Bolognesi play their home games at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FBC Melgar
Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa. The club currently competes in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football. The team first participated in the Peruvian Primera División, Peruvian football league in 1919 and later was invited to the first true National football league, the Torneo Descentralizado, in 1966 Torneo Descentralizado, 1966, when four teams from the Provinces were invited to join the league. Previously, only teams from Lima and Callao had been allowed to compete for the championship. Due to a low finish the first year, Melgar was dropped from the league after the first year. After winning the Copa Perú they returned to the Primera División where they have remained to this day. Melgar won the Pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sport Boys
The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The club currently participate in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football, and are based in Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao), Estadio Miguel Grau alongside two other clubs in Callao, Academia Cantolao and Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Their biggest rivalry is with Atlético Chalaco, known among fans as the ''Clásico Porteño''. The Sport Boys are historically considered the fourth most prominent club of Peruvian football with 6 national titles and the most continental appearances after Lima's big three clubs, Club Universitario de Deportes, Universitario, Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima. Their most recent title was in 1984 Torneo Descentralizado, 1984, where they beat Colegio Nacional Iquitos to qualify for the 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |