1961 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División 1961 5 August 1961 –6 January 1962 Sporting Cristal (2nd title) Alianza Lima Mariscal Sucre 91 278 1962 Copa Libertadores Sporting Cristal Alberto 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.Sporting Cristal: Campeón 1961Campaña Sporting Cristal 1961Universitario: Una década imborrable: 1960 a 1969 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 from1960 Segunda División Relegated from1960 Primera División Defensor Lima (1st) Mariscal Castilla (10th) Stadia locations Team City Mannager Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima BRA Jaime de Almeida Atlético Chalaco Callao PER Juan Valdivieso Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima PAR Miguel Ortega Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima PER Alejandro Heredia Defensor Lima Breña, Lima PER Adelfo Magallanes Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima PER Roberto Drago Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima PER Juan Bulnes Sport Boys Callao PER Marcos Calderón Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima PER Juan Honores Universitario Breña, Lima PER Segundo Castillo League table Standings main WDL QR 2 ALI Alianza Lima CRI Sporting Cristal IQU Centro Iqueño UNI Universitario MUN Deportivo Municipal DLI Defensor Lima CHA Atlético Chalaco SBA Sport Boys CIC Ciclista Lima MSU Mariscal Sucre 12 2 4 34 21 C, O 11 4 3 38 16 9 2 7 35 34 6 7 5 34 26 8 3 7 35 32 6 5 7 25 28 6 3 9 21 29 4 7 7 12 20 5 2 11 19 32 4 3 11 23 38 R #D0F0C0 Title play-off TPO TPO #ffcccc 1962 Segunda División SD complete Results main FBR grey ALI CHA IQU CIC DLI MUN MSU SBA CRI UNI Alianza Lima 0—1 3—0 4—1 2—0 5—1 2—1 4—0 0—1 1—1 Atlético Chalaco 2—3 0—1 0—0 1—0 3—2 2—1 2—0 1—3 0—3 Centro Iqueño 2—6 2—0 3—1 4—2 6—1 2—0 1—0 3—2 0—3 Ciclista Lima 0—1 2—1 2—1 3—1 0—1 1—2 0—0 2—3 0—3 Defensor Lima 0—0 1—1 2—3 3—1 2—0 5—1 0—0 0—2 2—1 Deportivo Municipal 0—0 0—0 5—1 4—2 1—0 4—0 0—0 0—3 3—1 Mariscal Sucre 1—3 4—2 2—1 1—1 1—3 0—2 0—1 2—2 4—4 Sport Boys 1—2 3—3 2—0 0—2 3—2 1—1 0—2 0—1 0—0 Sporting Cristal 2—1 2—0 0—2 2—4 1—0 1—0 5—3 0—1 1—1 Universitario 1—1 2—0 3—1 2—0 3—4 1—1 4—5 0—0 1—3 1961 Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica. Title play-off 1962 1 6 y 20:00 -5 Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima 2–01961: primera final ganada por Sporting Cristal Alberto Ramírez 32 Alberto Gallardo 82 pen. Estadio Nacional Lima ARG Juan Brozzi Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1PER Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 18 2PER Óscar Montalvo Deportivo Municipal 15 3PER Hugo Arroé Defensor Lima 13PER Eduardo Flores Alianza Lima 13 4PER Juan BiselachCentro Iqueño 12 5PER Nemesio Mosquera Deportivo Municipal 11PER Héctor Valle Mariscal Sucre 11 See also 1961 Campeonato de Apertura 1961 Peruvian Segunda División References External links Peru 1961 season at RSSSF Peruvian Football League News es Peru1 Category:1961 in Peruvian football Category:Peruvian Primera División seasons