1996 Copa Perú
# 1996 Copa Perú

The 1996 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1996), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.

In this tournament after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided, qualify a team. Those teams plus the team relegated from First Division are divided in 6 groups by geographical proximity and each group winner goes to the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).

The champion was promoted to 1997 Torneo Descentralizado.

## Finalists teams

The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.

| Department | Team | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Amazonas | Sachapuyos | Amazonas |
| Ancash | José Gálvez | Chimbote |
| Apurímac | Gigantes del Cenepa | Andahuaylas |
| Arequipa | Piérola | Arequipa |
| Ayacucho | Deportivo Huáscar | Ayacucho |
| Cajamarca | UTC | Cajamarca |
| Callao | Olímpico Bella Unión | Callao |
| Cusco | Deportivo Garcilaso | Cusco |
| Huancavelica | 7 de Agosto | Huancavelica |
| Huánuco | León de Huánuco | Huánuco |
| Huánuco | Unión Naranjillo | Huánuco |
| Ica | Estudiantes de Medicina | Ica |
| Junín | Cultural Hidro | Junín |
| Department | Team | Location |
| La Libertad | Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo |
| Lambayeque | Mariscal Sucre | Ferreñafe |
| Lima | Contumaza Repcel | Lima |
| Loreto | CNI | Iquitos |
| Madre de Dios | Estudiantes Unidos | Puerto Maldonado |
| Moquegua | Atlético Huracán | Moquegua |
| Pasco | Unión Social Oxapampa | Pasco |
| Piura | I.M.I. | Talara |
| Puno | Deportivo Universitario | Puno |
| San Martín | El Tumi | Tarapoto |
| Tacna | Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna |
| Tumbes | Independiente Aguas Verdes | Tumbes |
| Ucayali | San Martín de Porres | Pucallpa |

## Final stage

### Final group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | José Gálvez | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 13 | Promoted to 1997 Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2 | UTC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Coronel Bolognesi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Gigantes del Cenepa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | CNI | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | León de Huánuco | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |

**Round 5**

* Copa Perú 1996 winners
* José Gálvez First title
