Primera División Peruana 1961

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Peruvian Primera División
Season1961
Dates5 August 1961 –
6 January 1962
ChampionsSporting Cristal (2nd title)
Runner upAlianza Lima
RelegatedMariscal Sucre
1962 Copa LibertadoresSporting Cristal
Matches91
Goals278 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerAlberto Gallardo (18 goals)
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sporting Cristal.[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, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Peruvian Segunda División.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1960 Segunda División		 Relegated from
1960 Primera División
Increase Defensor Lima (1st) Decrease Mariscal Castilla (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaBrazil Jaime de Almeida
Atlético ChalacoCallaoPeru Juan Valdivieso
Centro IqueñoCercado de LimaParaguay Miguel Ortega
Ciclista LimaCercado de LimaPeru Alejandro Heredia
Defensor LimaBreña, LimaPeru Adelfo Magallanes
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaPeru Roberto Drago
Mariscal SucreLa Victoria, LimaPeru Juan Bulnes
Sport BoysCallaoPeru Marcos Calderón
Sporting CristalRímac, LimaPeru Juan Honores
UniversitarioBreña, LimaPeru Segundo Castillo

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Cristal (C, O) 18 12 2 4 34 21 +13 26 Title play-off
2 Alianza Lima 18 11 4 3 38 16 +22 26
3 Centro Iqueño 18 9 2 7 35 34 +1 20
4 Universitario 18 6 7 5 34 26 +8 19
5 Deportivo Municipal 18 8 3 7 35 32 +3 19
6 Defensor Lima 18 6 5 7 25 28 −3 17
7 Atlético Chalaco 18 6 3 9 21 29 −8 15
8 Sport Boys 18 4 7 7 12 20 −8 15
9 Ciclista Lima 18 5 2 11 19 32 −13 12
10 Mariscal Sucre (R) 18 4 3 11 23 38 −15 11 1962 Segunda División
Source:
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALI CHA IQU CIC DLI MUN MSU SBA CRI UNI
Alianza Lima 0–1 3–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Atlético Chalaco 2–3 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 0–3
Centro Iqueño 2–6 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–2 6–1 1–0 3–2 0–3
Ciclista Lima 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–3
Defensor Lima 0–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1
Deportivo Municipal 0–0 4–2 0–0 5–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 3–1
Mariscal Sucre 1–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 4–4
Sport Boys 1–2 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0
Sporting Cristal 2–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 1–0 5–3 1–0 0–1 1–1
Universitario 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–5 3–4 0–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1961. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Title play-off

Sporting Cristal2–0[4]Alianza Lima
Referee: Argentina Juan Brozzi

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Peru Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 18
2 Peru Óscar Montalvo Deportivo Municipal 15
3 Peru Hugo Arroé Defensor Lima 13
Peru Eduardo Flores Alianza Lima 13
4 Peru Juan Biselach Centro Iqueño 12
5 Peru Nemesio Mosquera Deportivo Municipal 11
Peru Héctor Valle Mariscal Sucre 11

See also

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