1962 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1962
Dates15 September 1962 –
6 January 1963
ChampionsAlianza Lima (12th title)
Runner upSporting Cristal
RelegatedAtlético Chalaco
1963 Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Matches90
Goals300 (3.33 per match)
Top goalscorerAlberto Gallardo (22 goals)
1961
1963

The 1962 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
1961 Segunda División
Relegated from
1961 Primera División
KDT Nacional (1st) Mariscal Sucre (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Jaime de Almeida
Atlético Chalaco Callao Joao Dias dos Santos
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Ondino Viera
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima Roberto Drago
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Erwin Hieger
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Juan Valdivieso
KDT Nacional Callao Alejandro Heredia
Sport Boys Callao Marcos Calderón
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Juan Honores
Universitario Breña, Lima Ismael Soria

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima (C) 18 12 3 3 47 18 +29 27 1963 Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 18 12 1 5 42 21 +21 25
3 Universitario 18 8 6 4 40 30 +10 22
4 Centro Iqueño 18 8 5 5 39 33 +6 21
5 Deportivo Municipal 18 7 6 5 22 20 +2 20
6 Ciclista Lima 18 6 4 8 35 37 −2 16
7 Defensor Lima 18 6 3 9 21 35 −14 15
8 KDT Nacional 18 4 6 8 18 29 −11 14
9 Sport Boys 18 3 5 10 14 27 −13 11
10 Atlético Chalaco (R) 18 3 3 12 22 50 −28 9 1963 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 DLI MUN KDT SBA CRI UNI
Alianza Lima 2–1 5–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–2
Atlético Chalaco 0–9 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–5
Centro Iqueño 2–2 3–0 5–3 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1
Ciclista Lima 2–4 3–1 3–5 6–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–4 1–1
Defensor Lima 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–5 0–5
Deportivo Municipal 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–3
KDT Nacional 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–2
Sport Boys 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2
Sporting Cristal 1–3 4–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–1 4–2 3–1 3–1
Universitario 0–5 6–2 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1962. 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 Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 22
2 Jesús Peláez Centro Iqueño 19
3 Nemesio Mosquera Ciclista Lima 15
4 Pedro Pablo León Alianza Lima 14
5 Ángel Uribe Universitario 12
José Azofra Ciclista Lima 12

See also

References