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
Increase KDT Nacional (1st) Decrease Mariscal Sucre (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City Mannager
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaBrazil Jaime de Almeida
Atlético ChalacoCallaoBrazil Joao Dias dos Santos
Centro IqueñoCercado de LimaUruguay Ondino Viera
Ciclista LimaCercado de LimaPeru Roberto Drago
Defensor LimaBreña, LimaAustria Erwin Hieger
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaPeru Juan Valdivieso
KDT NacionalCallaoPeru Alejandro Heredia
Sport BoysCallaoPeru Marcos Calderón
Sporting CristalRímac, LimaPeru Juan Honores
UniversitarioBreña, LimaPeru 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

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 Peru Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 22
2 Peru Jesús Peláez Centro Iqueño 19
3 Peru Nemesio Mosquera Ciclista Lima 15
4 Peru Pedro Pablo León Alianza Lima 14
5 Peru Ángel Uribe Universitario 12
Peru José Azofra Ciclista Lima 12

See also

References