1954 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1954
Dates29 June 1954 –
10 January 1955
ChampionsAlianza Lima (10th title)
Runner upSporting Tabaco
RelegatedCarlos Concha
Matches90
Goals304 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerVicente Villanueva (14 goals)
1953
1955

The 1954 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima.[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
1953 Segunda División
Relegated from
1953 Primera División
Carlos Concha (1st) Unión Callao (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Adelfo Magallanes
Atlético Chalaco Callao Francisco Villegas
Carlos Concha Callao Germán Cáceres
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Roberto Scarone
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima Ángel Fernández Roca
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Segundo Castillo
Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima Carlos Iturrizaga
Sport Boys Callao Alfonso Huapaya
Sporting Tabaco Rímac, Lima César Viccino
Universitario Breña, Lima Arturo Fernández

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima (C) 18 12 3 3 45 27 +18 27 Champions
2 Sporting Tabaco 18 11 2 5 41 32 +9 24
3 Universitario 18 9 3 6 38 26 +12 21
4 Centro Iqueño 18 7 6 5 25 22 +3 20
5 Ciclista Lima 18 9 1 8 26 24 +2 19
6 Atlético Chalaco 18 6 5 7 36 31 +5 17
7 Sport Boys 18 5 6 7 22 29 −7 16
8 Deportivo Municipal 18 6 3 9 27 33 −6 15
9 Mariscal Sucre 18 5 2 11 26 33 −7 12
10 Carlos Concha (R) 18 3 3 12 18 47 −29 9 1955 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 CAR IQU CIC MUN SUC SBA TAB UNI
Alianza Lima 4–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–3 3–2
Atlético Chalaco 1–3 6–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–2
Carlos Concha 2–4 0–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–6 1–5
Centro Iqueño 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Ciclista Lima 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–4 2–1
Deportivo Municipal 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–2
Mariscal Sucre 1–4 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–3
Sport Boys 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–5 2–4 2–2 1–2
Sporting Tabaco 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–5 1–0 2–1
Universitario 3–3 3–3 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–4
Updated to match(es) played on 1954. 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 Vicente Villanueva Sporting Tabaco 14
2 Gualberto Bianco Atlético Chalaco 13
3 Alberto Loret de Mola Centro Iqueño 12
4 José Abán Mariscal Sucre 11
Faustino Delgado Sporting Tabaco 11
5 Félix Mina Carlos Concha 10
Óscar Gómez Sánchez Alianza Lima 10
Roque Valsecchi Ciclista Lima 10

See also

References