The 2017 Ligas Departamentales, the fifth division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by variable number teams by Departament.
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Santiago Apóstol and Defensor Uripa from the Chincheros District received a bye to the second round.
No final game was played. The team with the greatest goal difference during the semifinals was declared the Departmental champion.
Corazón Chequeño advanced to the Second stage.
FC Huayrapata advanced to the next stage as the round looser with the best record.
Four teams from Huaytará Province and Castrovirreyna Province entered the tournament this round.
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Both Alianza Universidad, who withdrew from the Peruvian Segunda División and León de Huánuco, relegated at the end of the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado, entered the tournament at this stage. A preliminary stage between these two teams and the champion and runner-up from Huánuco Province was played.
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Sport La Punta did was not register properly and thus Leon de Huánuco was given the slot in the final.
Independiente Cantayo and Los Libertadores moved on to the next stage as losers with the best record.
Escuela de Fútbol JTR advanced to the Group stage.
The teams were divided into five groups. Three from the Coastal Zone of the region from which the three group winners and best runner-up qualified to the next stage. The other two groups are from the Andean Zone of the region from which the best two team of each group advanced to the next stage.
Atlético Juvenil Huaripache, Alianza Pizarro, Santo Domingo, Flamengo FBC, Somos OlÃÂmpico, Juventud Barranco, and Los ÃÂngeles Negros move on to the next round as best runners-up.
The tournament had two host cities. Nauta and Caballococha which hosted 2 groups of each.
Both Deportivo Maldonado and Minsa FBC qualified to the 2017 Copa Perú National stage.
AEXA Santa Cruz from General Sánchez Cerro Province was given a bye to the Second-place play-off.
Atlético Huracán qualified as Departamental runner-up to the 2017 Copa Perú National stage.
Social Constitución moved on to the next round as best runner-up.
Sport Chorrillos, Sport Ingenio, and San MartÃÂn (S) moved on to the next round as best runners-up.
Because three teams were tied in points two play-off matches were played between third place and second place and between second place and first.
Alfonso Ugarte and SIEN advance on to the National stage.
Kechwas Lamistas advanced to the next round as the best runner-up.
Power MaÃÂz advanced to the next round as the best runner-up.
Bellavista FC advanced to the next round as the best runner-up.
Saposoa FC advanced to the next round as the best runner-up.
La Paz from Puerto Inca Province is actually from the Huánuco Region but play in the Ucayali Region and thus received a bye to the second stage of the tournament.