1968 Copa Perú

Copa Perú
Season1968
ChampionsCarlos A. Mannucci
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerNilo Castañeda (4)
Highest scoringCarlos A. Mannucci 4–0 CNI
Sport Chorrillos 2–2 Cienciano
Only National Stage taken into consideration
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1968), 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, qualified a team. Those teams plus the team relegated from First Division on the last year, enter in two more rounds and finally 6 of them qualify for the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).

The winning team, Carlos A. Mannucci, was promoted to play in 1968 Torneo Descentralizado.

Finalists teams

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

Department Team Location
Amazonas Nor Oriente Chachapoyas
Ancash José Gálvez Chimbote
Apurímac Miguel Grau Abancay
Arequipa Melgar Arequipa
Ayacucho Universitario Ayacucho
Cajamarca Deportivo Bracamoros Jaén
Cusco Cienciano Cusco
Huancavelica UDA Huancavelica
Huánuco León de Huánuco Huánuco
Ica Víctor Bielich Pisco
Junín Universitario de Tarma Tarma
La Libertad Carlos A. Mannucci Trujillo
Department Team Location
Lambayeque San Lorenzo Chiclayo
Lima Aurora Chancayllo Huaral
Loreto CNI Iquitos
Madre de Dios Deportivo Maldonado Puerto Maldonado
Moquegua Atlético Huracán Moquegua
Pasco Estudiantil Carrión Pasco
Piura Sport Chorrillos Talara
Puno Unión Carolina Puno
San Martín Unión Progreso Moyobamba
Tacna Coronel Bolognesi Tacna
Tumbes Sport Tumbes Tumbes

Regional stage

Región Norte A

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 Sport Chorrillos 6 5 0 1 10 Final stage
2 San Lorenzo 6 4 0 2 8
3 Sport Tumbes 5 2 0 3 4
4 Deportivo Bracamoros 5 0 0 5 0
Source: [citation needed]

Región Norte B

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 Carlos A. Mannucci 6 3 2 1 8 Final stage
2 León de Huánuco 6 1 4 1 6
3 José Gálvez 6 2 1 3 5
4 Estudiantil Carrión 6 2 1 3 5
Source: [citation needed]

Region Oriente

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 CNI 3 3 0 0 6 Final stage
2 Nor Oriente 3 1 0 2 2
3 Unión Progreso 2 0 0 2 0
Source: [citation needed]

Region Centro

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 Aurora Chancayllo 6 4 1 1 9 Final stage
2 Víctor Bielich 6 3 2 1 8
3 Universitario de Tarma 5 1 2 2 4
4 UDA 5 0 1 4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Region Sur

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 Melgar 4 2 2 0 6 Final stage
2 Coronel Bolognesi 4 1 1 2 3
3 Atlético Huracán 4 1 1 2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Final stage

Final group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Carlos A. Mannucci 5 4 0 1 10 4 +6 8 Promoted to 1968 Torneo Descentralizado
2 Sport Chorrillos 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 7
3 CNI 5 2 1 2 4 8 −4 5
4 Cienciano 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 4
5 Melgar 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 3
6 Aurora Chancayllo 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]

Round 1

28 April 1968 Melgar 3–0 Cienciano Nacional, Lima
28 April 1968 Carlos A. Mannucci 4–0 CNI Nacional, Lima
28 April 1968 Sport Chorrillos 1–0 Aurora Chancayllo Nacional, Lima

Round 2

1 May 1968 Cienciano 2–0 CNI Nacional, Lima
1 May 1968 Aurora Chancayllo 2–1 Melgar Nacional, Lima
1 May 1968 Sport Chorrillos 1–0 Carlos A. Mannucci Nacional, Lima

Round 3

5 May 1968 CNI 2–1 Aurora Chancayllo Nacional, Lima
5 May 1968 Carlos A. Mannucci 2–1 Cienciano Nacional, Lima
5 May 1968 Sport Chorrillos 3–0 Melgar Nacional, Lima

Round 4

8 May 1968 CNI 1–1 Melgar Nacional, Lima
8 May 1968 Carlos A. Mannucci 1–0 Aurora Chancayllo Nacional, Lima
8 May 1968 Sport Chorrillos 2–2 Cienciano Nacional, Lima

Round 5

11 May 1968 Cienciano 1–1 Aurora Chancayllo Nacional, Lima
11 May 1968 Carlos A. Mannucci 1–0 Melgar Nacional, Lima
11 May 1968 CNI 1–0 Sport Chorrillos Nacional, Lima


 Copa Perú
1968 winners 
Carlos A. Mannucci
First title