| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | UTC |
| Top goalscorer | Walter Minetto (5) |
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The 1981 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1981), 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 champion was promoted to 1982 Torneo Descentralizado.
Finalists teams
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.
| Department | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Arequipa | Sportivo Huracán | Arequipa |
| Cajamarca | UTC | Cajamarca |
| Cusco | Deportivo Garcilaso | Cusco |
| Ica | Defensor Mayta Cápac | Chincha |
| Lima | Juventud La Palma | Lima |
| Piura | Atlético Grau | Piura |
Final Stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | 1982 Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2 | Juventud La Palma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Atlético Grau | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Defensor Mayta Cápac | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Huracán | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Garcilaso | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Source:
Round 1
Juventud La Palma v Atlético Grau
| 8 November 1981 | Juventud La Palma | 0–0 | Atlético Grau | Nacional, Lima |
Defensor Mayta Cápac v Deportivo Garcilaso
| 8 November 1981 | Defensor Mayta Cápac | 1–0 | Deportivo Garcilaso | Nacional, Lima |
UTC v Sportivo Huracán
| 8 November 1981 | UTC | 2–0 | Sportivo Huracán | Nacional, Lima |
Round 2
Juventud La Palma v Defensor Mayta Cápac
| 11 November 1981 | Juventud La Palma | 2–1 | Defensor Mayta Cápac | Nacional, Lima |
Sportivo Huracán v Deportivo Garcilaso
| 11 November 1981 | Sportivo Huracán | 2–1 | Deportivo Garcilaso | Nacional, Lima |
UTC v Atlético Grau
| 11 November 1981 | UTC | 2–1 | Atlético Grau | Nacional, Lima |
Round 3
Atlético Grau v Deportivo Garcilaso
| 15 November 1981 | Atlético Grau | 2–1 | Deportivo Garcilaso | Nacional, Lima |
Defensor Mayta Cápac v Sportivo Huracán
| 15 November 1981 | Defensor Mayta Cápac | 3–1 | Sportivo Huracán | Nacional, Lima |
UTC v Juventud La Palma
| 15 November 1981 | UTC | 2–1 | Juventud La Palma | Nacional, Lima |
Round 4
Juventud La Palma v Sportivo Huracán
| 18 November 1981 | Juventud La Palma | 2–0 | Sportivo Huracán | Nacional, Lima |
Atlético Grau v Defensor Mayta Cápac
| 18 November 1981 | Atlético Grau | 1–0 | Defensor Mayta Cápac | Nacional, Lima |
UTC v Deportivo Garcilaso
| 18 November 1981 | UTC | 2–0 | Deportivo Garcilaso | Nacional, Lima |
Round 5
Juventud La Palma v Deportivo Garcilaso
| 22 November 1981 | Juventud La Palma | 2–2 | Deportivo Garcilaso | Nacional, Lima |
Atlético Grau v Sportivo Huracán
| 22 November 1981 | Atlético Grau | 1–1 | Sportivo Huracán | Nacional, Lima |