1952 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1952
Dates23 August 1952 –
11 January 1953
ChampionsAlianza Lima (9th title)
Runner upSport Boys
RelegatedAssociation Chorrillos
Matches90
Goals391 (4.34 per match)
Top goalscorerJuan Emilio Salinas (22 goals)
← 1951
1953 →

The 1952 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][4]

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
1951 Segunda División
Relegated from
1951 Primera División
Increase Association Chorrillos (1st) Decrease Unión Callao (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaPeru Adelfo Magallanes
Association ChorrillosChorrillos, LimaArgentina Gerónimo Díaz
Atlético ChalacoCallaoArgentina Francisco Villegas
Centro IqueñoCercado de LimaPeru Jorge Pardón
Ciclista LimaCercado de LimaPeru Victor Villavicencio
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaPeru Arturo Fernández
Mariscal SucreLa Victoria, LimaArgentina Ángel Fernández Roca
Sport BoysCallaoPeru Alfonso Huapaya
Sporting TabacoRímac, LimaArgentina José Pérez Figueiras
UniversitarioBreña, LimaArgentina José Cuesta Silva

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima (C) 18 12 3 3 57 30 +27 27 Champions
2 Sport Boys 18 8 6 4 41 33 +8 22
3 Sporting Tabaco 18 9 4 5 38 34 +4 22
4 Ciclista Lima 18 9 2 7 45 44 +1 20
5 Centro Iqueño 18 8 3 7 38 34 +4 19
6 Mariscal Sucre 18 8 2 8 36 37 −1 18
7 Universitario 18 7 2 9 36 36 0 16
8 Deportivo Municipal 18 6 3 9 45 44 +1 15
9 Atlético Chalaco 18 5 2 11 33 44 −11 12
10 Association Chorrillos (R) 18 3 3 12 22 55 −33 9 1953 Segunda División
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALI CHO CHA IQU CIC MUN SUC SBA TAB UNI
Alianza Lima 5–1 3–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 3–2
Association Chorrillos 0–5 2–5 0–2 3–2 1–6 2–5 1–0 1–3 1–3
Atlético Chalaco 1–3 1–1 3–3 1–3 7–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 0–3
Centro Iqueño 2–1 0–0 1–3 4–2 4–3 4–1 1–2 3–0 4–0
Ciclista Lima 1–7 2–1 4–1 4–2 3–2 2–0 4–4 4–1 2–1
Deportivo Municipal 2–3 8–2 2–0 3–1 6–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2
Mariscal Sucre 2–4 4–3 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 3–2
Sport Boys 5–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–4 1–0 3–1 1–2 5–1
Sporting Tabaco 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–2 4–1
Universitario 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 5–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1952. 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 Peru Emilio Salinas Alianza Lima 22
2 Peru Armando Reyes Ciclista Lima 17
3 Peru Alberto Terry Universitario 14
4 Peru Eugenio Zapata Sporting Tabaco 13
Peru Manuel Rivera Deportivo Municipal 13
5 Peru Óscar Gómez Sánchez Alianza Lima 12

See also

References