The Peru Cup

Copa Perú

The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...

 1996 season , the promotion tournament of Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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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 Campeonato Descentralizado 1997.

Finalists Teams

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

Departament	Team	Location
Ancash Ancash Region Ancash is a region in northern Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad region on the north, the Huánuco and Pasco regions on the east, the Lima region on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, and its largest city and port is Chimbote...	José Gálvez	Chimbote Chimbote Chimbote is the largest city in the Ancash Region of Peru, and the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote District.The city is located on the coast in Chimbote Bay, south of Trujillo and north of Lima on the North Pan-American highway. It is the start of a chain of important cities like...
Apurímac Apurímac Region Apurímac is a region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions...	Gigantes del Cenepa	Andahuaylas Apurímac Region Apurímac is a region in southern-central Peru. It is bordered on the east by the Cusco Region, on the west by the Ayacucho Region, and on the south by the Arequipa and Ayacucho regions...
Cajamarca Cajamarca Region Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...	Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca Club Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Cajamarca, Peru.The club is the biggest of Cajamarca city.The club were founded 1964 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league....	Cajamarca Cajamarca Region Cajamarca is a region in Peru. The capital is the city of Cajamarca. It is located in the north part of the country and shares a border with Ecuador...
Huánuco Huánuco Region Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...	León de Huánuco León de Huánuco León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Primera División Peruana .-History:...	Huánuco Huánuco Region Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...
Loreto Loreto Region Loreto is Peru's northernmost region. Covering almost one-third of Peru's territory, Loreto is by far the nation's largest region and also one of the most sparsely populated ones, due to its remote location in the Amazon Rainforest...	Colegio Nacional Iquitos	Iquitos Iquitos Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean...
Tacna Tacna Region Tacna is the southernmost region in Peru. Its name originates from the Quechua words taka and na , which would mean "a place to hit". This expression is thought to be related to the Quechua conquest of the Aymara people...	Coronel Bolognesi Coronel Bolognesi Coronel Bolognesi is a Peruvian football club located in the city of Tacna. It was founded on 1998 and is named after Francisco Bolognesi.The club is the biggest of Tacna city.-Stadium:...	Tacna Tacna Region Tacna is the southernmost region in Peru. Its name originates from the Quechua words taka and na , which would mean "a place to hit". This expression is thought to be related to the Quechua conquest of the Aymara people...

Final group stage

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Copa Perú 1996 winners
José Gálvez FBC First title

External links

Copa Peru 1996 Semanario Pasión