1963 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1963
Dates11 August 1963 –
28 December 1963
ChampionsAlianza Lima (13th title)
Runner upSporting Cristal
RelegatedMariscal Sucre
1964 Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Matches90
Goals262 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerPedro Pablo León (13 goals)
1962
1964

The 1963 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
1962 Segunda División
Relegated from
1962 Primera División
Mariscal Sucre (1st) Atlético Chalaco (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Jaime de Almeida
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Víctor Ramos
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima Roberto Aballay
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Marcos Calderón
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Juan Valdivieso
KDT Nacional Callao José Chiarella
Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima Alfonso Huapaya
Sport Boys Callao José Gomes Nogueira
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Didí
Universitario Breña, Lima Miguel Ortega

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima (C) 18 11 6 1 49 15 +34 28 1964 Copa Libertadores
2 Sporting Cristal 18 11 3 4 34 19 +15 25
3 Universitario 18 9 5 4 38 20 +18 23
4 Sport Boys 18 7 6 5 30 19 +11 20
5 Centro Iqueño 18 7 4 7 25 27 −2 18
6 Defensor Lima 18 7 2 9 15 37 −22 16
7 KDT Nacional 18 6 2 10 14 27 −13 14
8 Ciclista Lima 18 5 3 10 16 27 −11 13
9 Deportivo Municipal 18 4 4 10 20 30 −10 12
10 Mariscal Sucre (R) 18 5 1 12 21 41 −20 11 1964 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 IQU CIC DLI MUN KDT MSU SBA CRI UNI
Alianza Lima 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 2–2 3–1
Centro Iqueño 1–5 2–1 3–0 1–3
Ciclista Lima 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–7
Defensor Lima 0–5 0–4 0–1 1–1
Deportivo Municipal 0–0 1–1 2–6 0–2
KDT Nacional 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3
Mariscal Sucre 0–7 0–1 2–3 2–1
Sport Boys 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 1–1
Sporting Cristal 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–1
Universitario 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 4–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 1963. 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 Perico León Alianza Lima 16
2 Jorge Vásquez Sporting Cristal 14
3 Alejandro Guzmán Universitario 13
4 Víctor Calatayud Mariscal Sucre 12
5 Alejandro Zevallos Centro Iqueño 11
Víctor Zegarra Alianza Lima 11

See also

References