2012 Copa Perú

The 2012 Copa Perú season (Copa Perú 2012), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February.

The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.

The 2012 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Etapa Provincial) which started on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Stage follow in September. The National Stage (Etapa Nacional) starts in November. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division and the runner-up will be promoted to the Second Division.

Department Stage
Department Stage: 2012 Ligas Departamentales del Peru and 2012 Ligas Superiores del Peru

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

Regional Stage
Each region had two teams qualify for the next stage. The playoffs only determined the respective regional winners.

Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.

Region II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.

Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.

Region IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region.

Region V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.

Region VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.

Region VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.

Region VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.

National Stage
The National Stage starts on November. This stage has two knockout rounds and four-team group stage. The winner will be promoted to the 2013 Torneo Descentralizado and the runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the 2013 Peruvian Segunda División.