1956 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División 1956 5 August 1956 –8 December 1956 Sporting Cristal (1st title) Alianza Lima Carlos Concha 90 299 Daniel Ruiz (16 goals) 1955 1957 The 1956 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sporting Cristal.Universitario: campaña 1956Peru - List of ChampionsAlianza Lima: Temporada 1956Sporting Cristal campeón 1956El primer título de Sporting Cristal 1956: Destapados al nacerCampaña Sporting Cristal 1956 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 from1955 Segunda División Relegated from1955 Primera División Carlos Concha (1st) Unión Callao (10th) Stadia locations Team City Mannager Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima PER Adelfo Magallanes Atlético Chalaco Callao PER Carlos Torres Carlos Concha Callao ARG Filpo Núñez Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima URU Roberto Scarone Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima PAR Delfín Benítez Cáceres Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima PER Juan Valdivieso Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima PER Alfonso Huapaya Sport Boys Callao PER Marcos Calderón Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima CHI Luis Tirado Universitario Breña, Lima PER Arturo Fernández League table Standings main WDL QR 2 CRI Sporting Cristal ALI Alianza Lima MUN Deportivo Municipal UNI Universitario SBA Sport Boys IQU Centro Iqueño MSU Mariscal Sucre CIC Ciclista Lima CHA Atlético Chalaco CAR Carlos Concha 13 3 2 43 19 C 11 5 2 42 24 8 4 6 32 30 7 4 7 34 34 5 6 7 32 26 6 3 9 23 28 4 6 8 22 26 6 2 10 24 34 5 4 9 24 40 5 3 10 23 38 R green1 Champions C #ffcccc 1957 Segunda División SD complete Results main FBR grey ALI CHA CAR IQU CIC MUN MSU SBA CRI UNI Alianza Lima 5—1 1—1 2—0 5—0 4—2 1—1 0—4 2—1 3—3 Atlético Chalaco 2—3 4—2 2—1 0—0 2—2 2—1 0—0 1—2 2—2 Carlos Concha 0—4 4—1 1—0 4—2 2—3 2—1 1—1 0—2 3—0 Centro Iqueño 1—1 1—2 2—0 3—2 1—0 1—1 2—5 2—3 2—0 Ciclista Lima 0—2 2—0 4—1 1—0 4—1 0—0 1—2 1—4 2—1 Deportivo Municipal 2—3 1—1 2—1 2—1 2—0 3—2 2—0 1—1 3—1 Mariscal Sucre 1—1 4—1 0—1 1—3 3—0 2—1 2—0 1—3 2—2 Sport Boys 1—2 4—0 1—1 2—3 3—0 0—0 1—1 2—2 3—4 Sporting Cristal 2—0 4—0 4—2 3—0 3—1 2—1 3—0 2—1 2—2 Universitario 2—3 3—0 2—1 1—2 2—1 2—3 2—0 3—2 2—0 1956 Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica. Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1PER Daniel RuizUniversitario 16 2PER Valeriano López Alianza Lima 15 3PER Emilio SalinasAlianza Lima Lima 13 4PER Faustino Delgado Sporting Cristal 12 5PER Eddie Chiok Sport Boys 11PER Rolando Rodrich Universitario 11 See also 1956 Campeonato de Apertura 1956 Peruvian Segunda División 1956 Torneo Relámpago References External links Peru 1956 season at RSSSF Peruvian Football League News es Peru1 Category:1956 in Peruvian football Category:Peruvian Primera División seasons