Peru. By 1986 the Peruvian championship reached the Byzantine complexity of Brazil – tournamnets meandering from stage to stage. It was even difficult to tell what was the second level – there was something like Second Division, with a winner, but not promotion came of it. Was it part of the complicated second level Copa Peru or not is probably immaterial. Regional tournaments eventually produced 7 winners, playing once against each other in the final group. The winner of the final group got Copa Peru and promotion to top level football. So... that was the final:
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
Deportivo Canana won Copa Peru and was going to play at top level next season. For a small humble club, it was great success. As for playing with the best… looks like there were other ways to go up, not involving Copa Peru, but it is hard to say.