1957 Peruvian Segunda División

Peruvian Segunda División
Season1957
Dates2 October 1957 –
13 April 1958
ChampionsMariscal Castilla
Runner upCarlos Concha
RelegatedAtlético Lusitania
Matches91
Goals331 (3.64 per match)
1956
1958

The 1957 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Mariscal Castilla was promoted to the 1958 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 from
1956 Triangular de Ascenso
Promoted to
1957 Primera División
Relegated from
1956 Primera División
Relegated to
1957 Liga Provincial del Callao
Mariscal Castilla (1st) Porvenir Miraflores (1st) Carlos Concha (10th) Unión Callao (10th)

Stadia and locations

Team City
Association Chorrillos Chorrillos, Lima
Atlético Lusitania Cercado de Lima
Carlos Concha Callao
Defensor Arica Breña, Lima
Juventud Gloria Cercado de Lima
KDT Nacional Callao
Mariscal Castilla Rímac, Lima
Santiago Barranco Barranco, Lima
Unidad Vecinal Nº3 Cercado de Lima
Unión América Cercado de Lima

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mariscal Castilla (C) 18 11 4 3 51 23 +28 26 1958 Primera División
2 Carlos Concha 18 10 4 4 40 28 +12 24
3 Juventud Gloria 18 7 5 6 34 27 +7 19
4 Santiago Barranco 18 7 5 6 26 29 −3 19
5 KDT Nacional 18 7 4 7 30 32 −2 18
6 Unión América 18 7 2 9 32 40 −8 16
7 Association Chorrillos 18 7 2 9 30 41 −11 16
8 Unidad Vecinal Nº3 18 6 3 9 30 37 −7 15
9 Defensor Arica (O) 18 5 4 9 29 35 −6 14 Relegation play-off
10 Atlético Lusitania (R) 18 5 4 9 26 36 −10 14
Source:
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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

Home \ Away ACH LUS CON DAR GLO KDT CAS SAN UV3 AME
Association Chorrillos 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–9 5–2 2–1 2–2
Atlético Lusitania 0–3 1–0 4–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 3–2
Carlos Concha 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–4 3–1 4–3 2–0
Defensor Arica 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–2
Juventud Gloria 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–1
KDT Nacional 3–2 4–0 0–4 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–1
Mariscal Castilla 1–1 3–1 5–2 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 5–1 3–0
Santiago Barranco 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 2–2 3–3 2–0 1–2 1–0
Unidad Vecinal Nº3 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 5–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 3–3
Unión América 5–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–5 4–1 0–5 2–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1957. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-off

Triangular de Ascenso a Segunda División

Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1957 Liga Provincial del Callao, Defensor Lima, as champions of the 1957 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Defensor Espinar, as champions of the 1957 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1958 Segunda División.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation DEF DIN ESP
1 Defensor Lima 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 3 1958 Segunda División 3–3
2 Sport Dinámico 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2 2–2
3 Defensor Espinar 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 0–1
Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.

Defensor Lima earned promotion to the 1958 Segunda División.

References

See also