The 2016 Peru Cup season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2016), the largest amateur tournament of Peruvian football, started in February.
This edition has featured a change, with the elimination of the Regional Stage and the inclusion of participants from all the Regions of Peru in the National Stage. Under the new format, the tournament has four stages. The first three stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, and the fourth stage is played under POT System intellectual property of the MatchVision company.
The creator of this format is the Chilean Leandro A. Shara
The 2016 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) in February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started in June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) in July. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) starts in September. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division and the runner-up will be promoted to the Second Division.
Departmental stage
Departmental Stage: 2016 Ligas Departamentales del Peru and 2016 Ligas Superiores del Peru
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the National Stage.
National stage
In 2016 the National Stage has grown to 50 teams, and the new National Stage, designed by matchVision, is played under Regional using the POT System, with all the Regions of Peru represented. The National Stage starts in the first week of September.
This phase features the 50 teams that qualified from the Departmental Stage. Each team plays 3 games at home and 3 games away, for a total of 6 games against 3 different geographical rivals. The departmental stage winners only play against departmental runners-up, and vice versa. All the teams are positioned in one general table. After 6 matches, the team in places 1 to 8 are qualified directly to the Round of 16, while the teams in places 9 to 24 will play the Repechage phase. The teams in places 25 to 50 are eliminated.
The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the 2017 Peruvian Segunda División.
Tie-breaking criteria
The ranking of teams in the Unique Table is based on the following criteria: 1. Number of Points 2. Number of Relative Points, which are calculated by multiplying the points obtained against each rival with the total points obtained by this rival. 3. Goal difference 4. Number of goals scored 5. Better performance in away matches based on the following criteria: 1. Number of Away Points 2. Number of Away Relative Points 3. Goal Difference in away games 4. Number of goals scored in away games 6. Number of First-Half points: considering the half-time results as the final results 7. Drawing of lots
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|
| 1 | Carlos Orellana | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Binacional | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sport Aguila | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 14 |
| 4 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Sport Rosario | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 6 | Kola San Martín | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 13 |
| 7 | Comercial Aguas Verdes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 8 | Deportivo Hualgayoc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 13 |
| 9 | José María Arguedas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Repechage |
| 10 | Bentín Tacna Heroica | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 |
| 11 | UDA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 |
| 12 | Venus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| 13 | Credicoop San Román | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 |
| 14 | Pirata | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 15 | Octavio Espinosa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 |
| 16 | San José de Agua Blanca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 |
| 17 | Cultural Tarapacá | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 18 | DIM | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Sport Huanta | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 |
| 20 | Estudiantil CNI | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 |
| 21 | Racing | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 22 | Unión Santo Domingo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| 23 | Unión Fuerza Minera | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 24 | MINSA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 10 |
| 25 | Coopac NSR | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | Ligas Distritales |
| 26 | Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 |
| 27 | Atlético Grau | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
| 28 | San Antonio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 |
| 29 | UNU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9 |
| 30 | Alipio Ponce | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| 31 | Mariscal Nieto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 |
| 32 | Sport Blue Rays | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 8 |
| 33 | Coronel Bolognesi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 7 |
| 34 | DELUSA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
| 35 | Sport Ticlacayán | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 6 |
| 36 | Sport Chavelines | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 5 |
| 37 | Unión César Vallejo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 |
| 38 | Mariano Santos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 |
| 39 | La Victoria | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 |
| 40 | Higos Urco | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 |
| 41 | La Colina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 4 |
| 42 | Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 |
| 43 | La Nueva Alianza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 4 |
| 44 | Deportivo Enersur | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 |
| 45 | Juventus Mollepata | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 |
| 46 | Deportivo Maldonado | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
| 47 | Cultural Bolognesi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
| 48 | Cultural Peñarol | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| 49 | Defensor Neshuya | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 |
| 50 | Cristal Tumbes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 0 |
Round 1
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| Sport Blue Rays | 0–0 | Octavio Espinosa |
| Sport Rosario | 2–0 | DIM |
| Estudiantil CNI | 0–0 | Unión César Vallejo |
| José María Arguedas | 1–1 | Sport Huanta |
| Carlos Orellana | 2–1 | Cultural Bolognesi |
| Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) | 1–1 | La Victoria |
| Atlético Grau | 3–1 | Comercial Aguas Verdes |
| Pirata | 2–0 | San Antonio |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 3–1 | Mariscal Nieto |
| Unión Fuerza Minera | 0–1 | Binacional |
| Deportivo Enersur | 0–0 | Credicoop San Román |
| Sport Águila | 2–0 | Sport Ticlacayán |
| UDA | 3–0 | Alipio Ponce |
| Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) | 2–0 | Cultural Tarapacá |
| Cristal Tumbes | 2–4 | La Nueva Alianza |
| Defensor Neshuya | 1–4 | Kola San Martín |
| Venus | 5–1 | Cultural Peñarol |
| San José de Agua Blanca | 2–0 | Sport Chavelines |
| La Colina | 2–3 | Bentín Tacna Heroica |
| MINSA | 1–0 | Juventus Mollepata |
| Racing | 2–0 | DELUSA |
| Deportivo Hualgayoc | 3–0 | Higos Urco |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | 4–1 | Deportivo Maldonado |
| Mariano Santos | 2–0 | UNU |
| Unión Santo Domingo | 2–0 | Coopac NSR |
Round 2
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| La Nueva Alianza | 1–1 | Deportivo Hualgayoc |
| Binacional | 4–1 | Coronel Bolognesi |
| Cultural Tarapacá | 2–1 | Defensor Neshuya |
| DIM | 2–0 | Sport Blue Rays |
| Cultural Peñarol | 0–2 | Carlos Orellana |
| Sport Ticlacayán | 4–1 | Venus |
| Higos Urco | 0–0 | Atlético Grau |
| Coopac NSR | 3–0 | Racing |
| Juventus Mollepata | 0–2 | José María Arguedas |
| Deportivo Enersur | 1–1 | Bentín Tacna Heroica |
| Credicoop San Román | 4–0 | MINSA |
| San Antonio | 4–0 | Cristal Tumbes |
| Octavio Espinosa | 2–1 | Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) |
| Sport Huanta | 3–1 | UDA |
| Deportivo Maldonado | 0–2 | Unión Fuerza Minera |
| Kola San Martín | 2–1 | San José de Agua Blanca |
| Mariscal Nieto | 3–2 | La Colina |
| Alipio Ponce | 3–1 | Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) |
| Sport Chavelines | 3–3 | Sport Rosario |
| Unión César Vallejo | 1–1 | Unión Santo Domingo |
| La Victoria | 0–0 | Deportivo Garcilaso |
| Cultural Bolognesi | 0–2 | Sport Águila |
| Comercial Aguas Verdes | 1–0 | Pirata |
| DELUSA | 3–0 | Mariano Santos |
| UNU | 2–4 | Estudiantil CNI |
Round 3
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| Sport Rosario | 2–0 | DELUSA |
| Defensor Neshuya | 0–4 | UNU |
| Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) | 2–1 | Sport Huanta |
| Unión Santo Domingo | 5–1 | Higos Urco |
| Atlético Grau | 1–1 | San Antonio |
| Pirata | 3–2 | La Nueva Alianza |
| Mariano Santos | 1–1 | Cultural Tarapacá |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | 1–0 | Juventus Mollepata |
| MINSA | 1–0 | Deportivo Maldonado |
| Unión Fuerza Minera | 2–0 | Credicoop San Román |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 3–1 | Bentín Tacna Heroica |
| Sport Águila | 1–1 | Alipio Ponce |
| Deportivo Enersur | 0–0 | Mariscal Nieto |
| La Colina | 1–1 | Binacional |
| Deportivo Hualgayoc | 3–1 | Coopac NSR |
| Sport Blue Rays | 1–0 | Cultural Peñarol |
| Venus | 2–0 | DIM |
| San José de Agua Blanca | 3–1 | Unión César Vallejo |
| Carlos Orellana | 0–0 | Octavio Espinosa |
| José María Arguedas | 2–0 | La Victoria |
| UDA | 6–0 | Cultural Bolognesi |
| Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) | 1–0 | Sport Ticlacayán |
| Estudiantil CNI | 0–2 | Kola San Martín |
| Racing | 2–0 | Sport Chavelines |
| Cristal Tumbes | 2–9 | Comercial Aguas Verdes |
Round 4
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| DELUSA | 2–3 | Sport Rosario |
| UNU | 7–0 | Defensor Neshuya |
| Sport Huanta | 4–0 | Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) |
| Higos Urco | 2–1 | Unión Santo Domingo |
| San Antonio | 2–2 | Atlético Grau |
| La Nueva Alianza | 2–3 | Pirata |
| Cultural Tarapacá | 2–2 | Mariano Santos |
| Juventus Mollepata | 0–2 | Deportivo Garcilaso |
| Deportivo Maldonado | 1–2 | MINSA |
| Credicoop San Román | 2–1 | Unión Fuerza Minera |
| Bentín Tacna Heroica | 2–1 | Coronel Bolognesi |
| Alipio Ponce | 1–1 | Sport Águila |
| Mariscal Nieto | 3–0 | Deportivo Enersur |
| Binacional | 4–1 | La Colina |
| Coopac NSR | 3–1 | Deportivo Hualgayoc |
| Cultural Peñarol | 0–1 | Sport Blue Rays |
| DIM | 1–0 | Venus |
| Unión César Vallejo | 1–2 | San José de Agua Blanca |
| Octavio Espinosa | 2–3 | Carlos Orellana |
| La Victoria | 1–2 | José María Arguedas |
| Cultural Bolognesi | 0–2 | UDA |
| Sport Ticlacayán | 7–1 | Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) |
| Kola San Martín | 3–7 | Estudiantil CNI |
| Sport Chavelines | 2–0 | Racing |
| Comercial Aguas Verdes | 2–0 | Cristal Tumbes |
Round 5
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| Deportivo Hualgayoc | 7–2 | La Nueva Alianza |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 1–2 | Binacional |
| Defensor Neshuya | 0–4 | Cultural Tarapacá |
| Sport Blue Rays | 0–0 | DIM |
| Carlos Orellana | 2–0 | Cultural Peñarol |
| Venus | 5–0 | Sport Ticlacayán |
| Atlético Grau | 4–1 | Higos Urco |
| Racing | 3–0 | Coopac NSR |
| José María Arguedas | 1–0 | Juventus Mollepata |
| Deportivo Enersur | 0–1 | Bentín Tacna Heroica |
| MINSA | 0–0 | Credicoop San Román |
| Cristal Tumbes | 1–8 | San Antonio |
| Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) | 1–2 | Octavio Espinosa |
| UDA | 3–2 | Sport Huanta |
| Unión Fuerza Minera | 7–0 | Deportivo Maldonado |
| San José de Agua Blanca | 1–1 | Kola San Martín |
| La Colina | 3–0 | Mariscal Nieto |
| Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) | 3–1 | Alipio Ponce |
| Sport Rosario | 2–0 | Sport Chavelines |
| Unión Santo Domingo | 1–0 | Unión César Vallejo |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | 1–0 | La Victoria |
| Sport Águila | 5–1 | Cultural Bolognesi |
| Pirata | 1–1 | Comercial Aguas Verdes |
| Mariano Santos | 2–3 | DELUSA |
| Estudiantil CNI | 3–0 | UNU |
Round 6
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|
| Octavio Espinosa | 3–0 | Sport Blue Rays |
| DIM | 2–1 | Sport Rosario |
| Unión César Vallejo | 4–2 | Estudiantil CNI |
| Sport Huanta | 1–0 | José María Arguedas |
| Cultural Bolognesi | 1–2 | Carlos Orellana |
| La Victoria | 6–3 | Deportivo Municipal (Pichari) |
| Comercial Aguas Verdes | 2–0 | Atlético Grau |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | Pirata |
| Mariscal Nieto | 1–1 | Coronel Bolognesi |
| Binacional | 1–1 | Unión Fuerza Minera |
| Credicoop San Román | 4–0 | Deportivo Enersur |
| Sport Ticlacayán | 0–2 | Sport Águila |
| Alipio Ponce | 6–3 | UDA |
| Cultural Tarapacá | 2–1 | Deportivo Municipal (Oxapampa) |
| La Nueva Alianza | – | Cristal Tumbes |
| Kola San Martín | 7–0 | Defensor Neshuya |
| Cultural Peñarol | 0–8 | Venus |
| Sport Chavelines | 3–3 | San José de Agua Blanca |
| Bentín Tacna Heroica | 3–2 | La Colina |
| Juventus Mollepata | 2–1 | MINSA |
| DELUSA | 1–1 | Racing |
| Higos Urco | 2–3 | Deportivo Hualgayoc |
| Deportivo Maldonado | 0–0 | Deportivo Garcilaso |
| UNU | 6–0 | Mariano Santos |
| Coopac NSR | 4–2 | Unión Santo Domingo |
Repechage
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|
| Unión Santo Domingo | 6–6 | San José de Agua Blanca | 3–0 | 3–6 |
| DIM | 2–2 | Octavio Espinosa | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Racing | 4–3 | Pirata | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| MINSA | 0–4 | Credicoop San Román | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Venus | 2–1 | Estudiantil CNI | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Cultural Tarapacá | 3–7 | UDA | 2–3 | 1–4 |
| Unión Fuerza Minera | 1–3 | Bentín Tacna Heroica | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Sport Huanta | 2–5 | José María Arguedas | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Bracket
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|
| San José de Agua Blanca | 4–5 | Carlos Orellana | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| José María Arguedas | 3–5 | Deportivo Hualgayoc | 1–0 | 2–5 |
| Venus | 3–8 | Sport Rosario | 1–2 | 2–6 |
| Credicoop San Román | 1–3 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Octavio Espinosa | 2–5 | Binacional | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Bentín Tacna Heroica | 3–2 | Comercial Aguas Verdes | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Racing | 4–2 | Sport Águila | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Kola San Martín | 3–3 | UDA | 3–0 | 0–3 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|
| Binacional | 6–4 | Carlos Orellana | 6–3 | 0–1 |
| Kola San Martín | 3–5 | Sport Rosario | 0–1 | 3–4 |
| Racing | 5–0 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Bentín Tacna Heroica | 4–8 | Deportivo Hualgayoc | 2–2 | 2–6 |
Final group stage
The final group stage, colloquially known as La Finalísima, will be played by the four semifinalist at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. The team with the most points will be declared the winner and be promoted to the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado. The runner-up will be promoted to the 2017 Peruvian Segunda División. The draw for this stage of the tournament took place 30 November 2016 at the Peruvian Football Federation's headquarters.
Round 1
| 3 December 2016(2016-12-03) | Sport Rosario | 1–1 | Deportivo Hualgayoc | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 18:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | Rosario 36' | | Martínez 15' | Referee: Micke Palomino |
| 3 December 2016(2016-12-03) | Binacional | 0–1 | Racing | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 20:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | | | Jáuregui 13' | Referee: Ramón Blanco |
Round 2
| 7 December 2016(2016-12-07) | Sport Rosario | 3–2 | Binacional | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 18:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | Galliquio 5' Conde 23' Aspilcueta 73' (o.g.) | | Carnero 7' (pen.), 43' | Referee: Iván Chang |
| 7 December 2016(2016-12-07) | Deportivo Hualgayoc | 4–1 | Racing | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 20:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | Vílchez 8' (pen.) Carillo 23' Carillo 31' Vílchez 58' | | Jáuregui 29' (pen.) | Referee: Roberto Mauro |
Round 3
| 10 December 2016(2016-12-10) | Deportivo Hualgayoc | 0–1 | Binacional | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 18:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | | | Merino 84' (o.g.) | Referee: Fernando Legario |
| 10 December 2016(2016-12-10) | Sport Rosario | 2–1 | Racing | Estadio Nacional, Lima |
| 20:00 PET (UTC-05:00) | Gutiérrez 8' Roca 64' | | Lara 80' | Referee: Renzo Castañeda |
See also
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