1965 Peruvian Primera División

Primera División
Season1965
Dates19 July 1965 –
26 December 1965
ChampionsAlianza Lima (14th title)
Runner upUniversitario
RelegatedCiclista Lima
Copa LibertadoresAlianza Lima
Universitario
Matches110
Goals331 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlos Urrunaga (16 goals)
1964
1966

The 1965 Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima. This was the first season to qualify two teams to the Copa Libertadores and the last to only include teams from Lima and Callao.[1][2][3][4]

Competition format

The season was divided into two stages. In the first stage, each team played the others twice (a double round robin system) for a total of 18 games. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. The teams carried their records from the first stage into the second stage. In the second stage, the teams were separated into two groups; an upper-table group and lower-table group. Each group played a further 4 games against the teams in their group. The upper group played for the league title and the lower group played to avoid relegation. The season champion and runner-up qualified for the 1966 Copa Libertadores.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1964 Segunda División
Relegated from
1964 Primera División
Defensor Arica (1st) KDT Nacional (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Jaime de Almeida
Carlos Concha Callao Eleuterio Zamudio
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Miguel Ortega
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima José Gomes Nogueira
Defensor Arica Breña, Lima Emilio Vargas
Defensor Lima Breña, Lima Juan Honores
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima Roberto Drago
Sport Boys Callao José Chiarella
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima Alberto Terry
Universitario Breña, Lima Marcos Calderón

First Stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 18 11 6 1 29 14 +15 28 Liguilla Final
2 Universitario 18 9 5 4 27 17 +10 23
3 Defensor Lima 18 9 4 5 35 21 +14 22
4 Deportivo Municipal 18 10 2 6 21 20 +1 22
5 Defensor Arica 18 9 3 6 30 21 +9 21
6 Sporting Cristal 18 8 3 7 29 23 +6 19 Liguilla Descenso
7 Sport Boys 18 7 4 7 26 27 −1 18
8 Centro Iqueño 18 3 5 10 19 33 −14 11
9 Carlos Concha 18 3 4 11 29 47 −18 10
10 Ciclista Lima 18 1 4 13 15 37 −22 6

Results

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

Home \ Away ALI CAR IQU CIC DAR DLI MUN SBA CRI UNI
Alianza Lima 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Carlos Concha 1–2 3–4 1–0 0–3
Centro Iqueño 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–2
Ciclista Lima 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1
Defensor Arica 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1
Defensor Lima 2–2 2–2 3–2 0–2
Deportivo Municipal 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–1
Sport Boys 0–3 4–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–0
Sporting Cristal 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–4 1–0 1–1
Universitario 2–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1965. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ALI UNI DAR DLI MUN
1 Alianza Lima (C) 22 12 8 2 35 18 +17 32 1966 Copa Libertadores 1–1 3–0
2 Universitario 22 13 5 4 37 21 +16 31 1–0 3–2
3 Defensor Arica 22 11 4 7 36 27 +9 26 2–2 1–3
4 Defensor Lima 22 10 5 7 44 28 +16 25 1–3
5 Deportivo Municipal 22 10 2 10 24 32 −8 22
Source: Peru 1965 season
(C) Champions

Liguilla Descenso

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CRI SBA IQU CAR CIC
1 Sporting Cristal 22 10 5 7 41 31 +10 25 3–1 3–0
2 Sport Boys 22 9 5 8 34 33 +1 23 0–0 4–3
3 Centro Iqueño 22 4 8 10 24 37 −13 16 2–2
4 Carlos Concha 22 4 5 13 39 58 −19 13 4–4
5 Ciclista Lima (R) 22 1 5 16 17 46 −29 7 1966 Segunda División 0–3
Source: Peru 1965 season
(R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Urrunaga Defensor Lima 16
2 Napoleón Rodríguez Defensor Arica 15
3 Eddy Córdova Carlos Concha 13
Carlos Gonzales Pajuelo Sporting Cristal 13
4 Tomás Iwasaki Deportivo Municipal 11
5 Víctor Zegarra Alianza Lima 10
Coutinho Defensor Arica 10
Roberto Chale Centro Iqueño 10

See also

References