1954 Peruvian Segunda División

Peruvian Segunda División
Season1954
ChampionsUnión Callao
Runner upKDT Nacional
RelegatedUnión Carbone
Matches90
1953
1955

The 1954 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Unión Callao was promoted to the 1955 Peruvian Primera División.[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 and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted to
1954 Primera División
Relegated from
1953 Primera División
Carlos Concha (1st) Unión Callao (10th)

Stadia and locations

Team City
Association Chorrillos Chorrillos, Lima
Atlético Lusitania Cercado de Lima
Defensor Arica Breña, Lima
Jorge Chávez Callao
Juventud Gloria Cercado de Lima
KDT Nacional Callao
Porvenir Miraflores Miraflores, Lima
Santiago Barranco Barranco, Lima
Unión Callao Callao
Unión Carbone Cercado de Lima

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Unión Callao (C) 18 13 3 2 29 1955 Primera División
2 KDT Nacional 18 11 4 3 26
3 Atlético Lusitania 18 9 4 5 22
4 Porvenir Miraflores 18 7 5 6 19
5 Defensor Arica 18 6 5 7 17
6 Juventud Gloria 18 7 2 9 16
7 Association Chorrillos 18 5 5 8 15
8 Santiago Barranco 18 7 1 10 15
9 Jorge Chávez 18 6 1 11 13
10 Unión Carbone (R) 18 2 4 12 8 1955 Liga Provincial de Lima
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 ACH LUS DAR JCC GLO KDT POR SAN CAL CAR
Association Chorrillos
Atlético Lusitania
Defensor Arica
Jorge Chávez
Juventud Gloria
KDT Nacional
Porvenir Miraflores
Santiago Barranco
Unión Callao
Unión Carbone
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.

Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División

Chim Pum Callao, as champions of the 1954 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Unión América, as champions of the 1954 Liga Provincial de Lima, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1955 Segunda División.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Unión América 2–1 Chim Pum Callao

Unión América earned promotion to the 1955 Segunda División.

References

See also