1953 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Lineup of Mariscal Sucre, the national champions in 1953
Season1953
Dates6 June 1953 –
19 December 1953
ChampionsMariscal Sucre (2nd title)
Runner upAlianza Lima
RelegatedUnión Callao
Matches90
Goals326 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorerGualberto Bianco (17 goals)
← 1952
1954 →

The 1953 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Mariscal Sucre.[1][2][3][4]

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
1952 Segunda División 		Relegated from
1952 Primera División
Unión Callao (1st) Association Chorrillos (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Adelfo Magallanes
Atlético Chalaco Callao Francisco Villegas
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Roberto Scarone
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima Ángel Fernández Roca
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Arturo Fernández
Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima Carlos Iturrizaga
Sport Boys Callao Jorge Alcalde
Sporting Tabaco Rímac, Lima Giuseppe Ottina
Unión Callao Callao Segundo Castillo
Universitario Breña, Lima José Cuesta Silva

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mariscal Sucre (C) 18 8 5 5 27 23 +4 21 Champions
2 Alianza Lima 18 8 4 6 44 29 +15 20
3 Sporting Tabaco 18 7 6 5 40 34 +6 20
4 Centro Iqueño 18 7 6 5 26 27 −1 20
5 Atlético Chalaco 18 7 5 6 42 33 +9 19
6 Universitario 18 7 5 6 38 36 +2 19
7 Sport Boys 18 8 2 8 26 31 −5 18
8 Deportivo Municipal 18 5 6 7 32 34 −2 16
9 Ciclista Lima 18 4 6 8 24 37 −13 14
10 Unión Callao (R) 18 4 5 9 27 42 −15 13 1954 Segunda División
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima and Callao.

Home \ Away ALI CHA IQU CIC MUN SUC SBA TAB CAL UNI
Alianza Lima 5–1 5–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 2–3
Atlético Chalaco 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 8–0 3–1
Centro Iqueño 6–5 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2
Ciclista Lima 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–5 3–5 4–0 1–1
Deportivo Municipal 2–4 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–1 4–4
Mariscal Sucre 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1
Sport Boys 0–5 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–5 1–1 2–3 4–2 1–0
Sporting Tabaco 1–5 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 4–3
Unión Callao 0–0 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–3 0–2 3–0 4–4 2–3
Universitario 4–2 4–4 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–4 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1953. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gualberto Bianco Atlético Chalaco 17
2 Eugenio Zapata Sporting Tabaco 16
3 José Abán Mariscal Sucre 15
4 Manuel Rivera Deportivo Municipal 14
Armando Reyes Ciclista Lima 14
5 Atilio López Atlético Chalaco 13
Juan Bazza Mariscal Sucre 13

See also

References

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