The 2004 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) was the eighty-eighth season of Peruvian football. A total of 14 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion. Alianza Lima won its twenty-first Primera División title after beating Sporting Cristal in the final playoff.
Changes from 2003
Structural changes
The number of teams for the 2004 season grew from 12 to 14. The relegation system was re-introduced but the system was determined by a points per match average. The qualification for the Copa Sudamericana was determined by the aggregate table instead of the Torneo Apertura playoffs. Due to a structure change in the Copa Libertadores, only two teams will qualify directly to the group stage (the half-year champions) and the best-placed non-champion will have to play in the first stage.
Updated to match(es) played on May, 2004. Source: Peruvian Football Apertura 2004 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Updated to match(es) played on December, 2004. Source: Peruvian Football Clausura 2004 Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^Deportivo Wanka were docked 3 points for failing to pay players.
^Grau-Estudiantes withdrew from tournament, lost last 4 games by walkover.
Updated to match(es) played on December 2004. Source: FIFA Standings Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^Deportivo Wanka were docked 3 points for failing to pay players.
^Grau-Estudiantes withdrew from tournament, lost last 4 games by walkover.