1955 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División AL1954.jpg Lineup of Alianza Lima, the national champions in 1955 1955 25 June 1955 –27 May 1956 Alianza Lima (11th title) Universitario Unión Callao 91 289 Máximo Mosquera (11 goals) 1954 1956 The 1955 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima.Universitario: campaña 1955Peru - List of ChampionsAlianza Lima: Temporada 1955 Sporting Tabaco change its name to Sporting Cristal for 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 from1954 Segunda División Relegated from1954 Primera División Unión Callao (1st) Carlos Concha (10th) Stadia locations Team City Mannager Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima PER Adelfo Magallanes Atlético Chalaco Callao ARG Francisco Villegas Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima URU Roberto Scarone Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima PER Víctor Villavicencio Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima PER Juan Valdivieso Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima PER Alfonso Huapaya Sport Boys Callao GRE Dan Georgiadis Sporting Tabaco Rímac, Lima PER Víctor Pasache Unión Callao Callao PER Carlos Iturrizaga Universitario Breña, Lima PER Arturo Fernández League table Standings main WDL QR 2 ALI Alianza Lima UNI Universitario IQU Centro Iqueño CHA Atlético Chalaco SBA Sport Boys CIC Ciclista Lima MUN Deportivo Municipal MSU Mariscal Sucre TAB Sporting Tabaco CAL Unión Callao 11 3 4 48 21 C, O 10 5 3 30 19 10 3 5 23 13 8 5 5 29 28 7 5 6 23 28 6 5 7 31 30 6 5 7 31 32 5 5 8 17 24 4 3 11 34 44 2 3 13 20 47 R #D0F0C0 Title play-off TPO TPO #ffcccc 1956 Segunda División SD complete Results main FBR grey ALI CHA IQU CIC MUN MSU SBA TAB CAL UNI Alianza Lima 5—2 2—1 3—3 5—1 6—1 0—1 2—1 6—0 1—1 Atlético Chalaco 1—4 1—0 2—1 1—1 1—1 1—2 2—2 2—2 1—0 Centro Iqueño 3—1 2—2 0—1 2—1 1—0 3—0 2—1 1—1 0—1 Ciclista Lima 0—2 0—1 0—2 4—1 1—1 2—1 6—3 4—1 0—2 Deportivo Municipal 0—1 1—2 2—1 4—3 0—0 2—2 4—1 4—1 0—1 Mariscal Sucre 2—1 0—1 3—0 0—1 2—1 1—1 2—1 3—1 0—0 Sport Boys 3—1 1—0 1—3 1—1 1—0 0—0 4—2 1—1 2—4 Sporting Tabaco 0—0 0—2 3—3 1—3 3—4 1—0 5—0 1—3 1—3 Unión Callao 0—5 0—1 0—1 1—3 2—4 2—0 0—2 2—4 1—2 Universitario 1—3 2—1 0—0 1—1 1—1 4—1 2—0 2—4 3—2 1955 Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica. Title play-off 27 May 1956 14:00 Alianza Lima 2–1 Universitario Máximo Mosquera 11Valeriano López 43 4 Segundo Guevara Estadio Nacional, Lima 43,955 ESP Jesús Lires López Torneo Equipos de Reserva Alongside the Primera División championship, the Reserve Teams Tournament was played, featuring the reserve players of top-flight clubs. However, unlike the 1931–1934 period, this competition did not grant any bonus points to the first team. Universitario were crowned champions after a 5–0 victory over Deportivo Municipal on the final matchday, finishing with a total of 17 points and earning a prize of 25,000 soles.Diario La Crónica: Diciembre 1955 Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1PER Máximo MosqueraAlianza Lima 11 2ARG Carlos Gambina Atlético Chalaco 10PER Segundo GuevaraUniversitario 10PAR Porfirio RolónCentro Iqueño 10 3PER Valeriano López Alianza Lima 9PER Faustino DelgadoSporting Tabaco 9 4ARG Gualberto Bianco Ciclista Lima 8PER Guillermo Barbadillo Alianza Lima 8 See also 1955 Campeonato de Apertura 1955 Peruvian Segunda División References External links Peru 1955 season at RSSSF Peruvian Football League News es Peru1 Category:1955 in Peruvian football Category:Peruvian Primera División seasons