| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 1956 – 29 December 1956 |
| Champions | Porvenir Miraflores |
| Runner up | Unión América |
| Relegated | Unión Callao |
| Top goalscorer | Pedro Lobatón (16) |
← 1955 1957 → | |
The 1956 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Porvenir Miraflores was promoted to the 1957 Peruvian Primera División.[1][2][3]
Competition format
All teams faced each other in a double round-robin format, playing home and away matches. The team that accumulated the highest number of points at the end of the season was automatically crowned champion and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao.
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 1955 Liguilla de Ascenso |
Promoted to 1956 Primera División |
Relegated from 1955 Primera División |
Relegated to 1956 Liga Provincial del Callao |
|---|---|---|---|
 Unidad Vecinal Nº3 (1st) |
Carlos Concha (1st) |
 Unión Callao (10th) |
Jorge Chávez (10th) |
Stadia and locations
League table
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porvenir Miraflores (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 32 | 1957 Primera División |
| 2 | Unión América | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 24 | |
| 3 | Unidad Vecinal Nº3 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Defensor Arica | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Santiago Barranco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 20 | |
| 6 | Juventud Gloria | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 19 | |
| 7 | Association Chorrillos | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Atlético Lusitania | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 11 | |
| 9 | KDT Nacional | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 9 | |
| 10 | Unión Callao (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 8 | 1957 Liga Provincial del Callao |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ACH | LUS | DAR | GLO | KDT | POR | SAN | UV3 | AME | CAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association Chorrillos | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–5 | 0–2 | |
| Atlético Lusitania | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | W.O. | |
| Defensor Arica | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Juventud Gloria | W.O. | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 1–0 | |
| KDT Nacional | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Porvenir Miraflores | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | W.O. | |
| Santiago Barranco | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Unidad Vecinal Nº3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | |
| Unión América | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Unión Callao | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | W.O. | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Triangular de Ascenso a Segunda División
Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1956 Liga Provincial del Callao, Mariscal Castilla, as champions of the 1956 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Sport Almagro, as champions of the 1956 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1957 Segunda División.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CAS | ALM | DIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariscal Castilla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | 1957 Segunda División | 5–2 | |||
| 2 | Sport Almagro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Sport Dinámico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 1–2 |
Mariscal Castilla earned promotion to the 1957 Segunda División.