1979 First Stage P - W - D - L - GF - GA - PTS 1. Universitario de Deportes 30 - 16 - 9 - 5 - 44 - 19 - 41 [To Championship Group, Bonus +3] 2. Juan Aurich (Chiclayo) 30 - 13 - 12 - 5 - 30 - 24 - 38 [To Championship Group, Bonus +2] 3. Sporting Cristal 30 - 10 - 15 - 5 - 46 - 26 - 35 [To Championship Group, Bonus +1] 4. Alianza Lima 30 - 12 - 9 - 9 - 48 - 26 - 33 [To Championship Group] 5. Alfonso Ugarte (Puno) 30 - 14 - 5 - 11 - 42 - 43 - 33 [To Championship Group] 6. Unión Huaral (Huaral) 30 - 8 - 15 - 7 - 32 - 29 - 31 [To Championship Group] 7. Atlético Chalaco (Callao) 30 - 9 - 13 - 8 - 28 - 27 - 31 [To Championship Group] 8. Deportivo Junín (Huancayo) 30 - 11 - 8 - 11 - 39 - 43 - 30 [To Championship Group] 9. León (Huánuco) 30 - 12 - 6 - 12 - 32 - 42 - 30 [To Relegation Group] 10. Sport Boys (Callao) 30 - 11 - 7 - 12 - 35 - 37 - 29 [To Relegation Group] 11. Deportivo Municipal 30 - 11 - 6 - 13 - 30 - 34 - 28 [To Relegation Group] 12. Colegio Nacional (Iquitos) 30 - 10 - 8 - 12 - 33 - 45 - 28 [To Relegation Group] 13. Coronel Bolognesi (Tacna) 30 - 11 - 5 - 14 - 36 - 40 - 27 [To Relegation Group] 14. Atlético Torino (Talara) 30 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 25 - 37 - 24 [To Relegation Group, Penalty -1] 15. Juventud La Palma (Huacho) 30 - 6 - 10 - 14 - 21 - 32 - 22 [To Relegation Group, Penalty -2] 16. Melgar F.B.C. (Arequipa) 30 - 6 - 8 - 16 - 26 - 43 - 20 [To Relegation Group, Penalty -3] Championship Group P - W - D - L - GF - GA - PTS 1. Sporting Cristal 14 - 9 - 4 - 1 - 26 - 8 - 23 [1979 Champion, To Copa Libertadores] 2. Atlético Chalaco (Callao) 14 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 17 - 7 - 19 [To Copa Libertadores] 3. Juan Aurich (Chiclayo) 14 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 16 - 11 - 18 4. Alianza Lima 14 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 16 - 13 - 17 5. Alfonso Ugarte (Puno) 14 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 16 - 20 - 13 6. Universitario de Deportes 14 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 11 - 19 - 11 7. Deportivo Junín (Huancayo) 14 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 13 - 28 - 11 8. Unión Huaral (Huaral) 14 - 1 - 4 - 9 - 17 - 26 - 6 Relegation Group P - W - D - L - GF - GA - PTS 9. Sport Boys (Callao) 14 - 7 - 3 - 4 - 24 - 19 - 17 10. Coronel Bolognesi (Tacna) 14 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 15 - 16 - 14 11. Melgar F.B.C. (Arequipa) 14 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 16 - 12 - 13 12. Atlético Torino (Talara) 14 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 17 - 14 - 13 13. Deportivo Municipal 14 - 4 - 5 - 5 - 15 - 19 - 13 14. Colegio Nacional (Iquitos) 14 - 5 - 2 - 7 - 13 - 12 - 12 [To Relegation Playoff] 15. Juventud La Palma (Huacho) 14 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 13 - 15 - 12 [To Relegation Playoff] 16. León (Huánuco) 30 - 6 - 0 - 8 - 15 - 21 - 12 [To Relegation Playoff] Relegation Playoff P - W - D - L - GF - GA - PTS 14. Colegio Nacional (Iquitos) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 4 - 1 - 4 15. Juventud La Palma (Huacho) 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 2 16. León (Huánuco) 2 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 4 - 0 [Relegated] Topscorer: José Leyva (Alfonso Ugarte), 28 goals. Promoted: Asociación Deportiva. Notes: 1. The season was divided into 2 stages. On the first stage, top 8 teams qualified to play for the championship with a points bonus of 3, 2 and 1 for the top 3; bottom eight qualified to play for relegation with a points penalty of -1, -2 and -3 for bottom three. Teams entered the second stage without carrying their whole season records. 2. As three teams tied on points the last place of Relegation Group they had to enter a Relegation Playoff that was played in Lima. Authors: José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com) and Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona (carmanieto@hotmail.com) Last updated: 31 Jan 2013 (C) Copyright José Luis Pierrend, Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona and RSSSF 1999/2013