1968 Peruvian Segunda División

Peruvian Segunda División
Season1968
Dates1968 – 22 October 1968
ChampionsDeportivo Municipal
Runner upADO
RelegatedUnión América
Matches90
Top goalscorerHugo Sotil (14 goals)
← 1967
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The 1968 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Deportivo Municipal was promoted to the 1969 Torneo Descentralizado.[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 and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1967 Liguilla de Ascenso
Promoted to
1968 Primera División
Relegated from
1967 Primera División
Relegated to
1968 Liga Provincial del Callao
Increase Deportivo SIMA (1st) Increase KDT Nacional (1st) Decrease Deportivo Municipal (13th) Decrease Íntimos de la Legua (10th)

Stadia and locations

Team City
ADOCallao
Atlético SicayaCallao
Carlos ConchaCallao
Ciclista LimaCercado de Lima
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de Lima
Deportivo SIMACallao
Independiente SacachispasBreña, Lima
Juventud GloriaJesús María, Lima
Racing San IsidroSan Isidro, Lima
Unión AméricaCercado de Lima

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Municipal (C) 18 13 2 3 37 12 +25 28 1969 Torneo Descentralizado
2 ADO 18 12 2 4 31 20 +11 26
3 Carlos Concha 18 9 5 4 34 21 +13 23
4 Deportivo SIMA 18 8 5 5 27 19 +8 21
5 Ciclista Lima 18 9 1 8 27 28 −1 19
6 Independiente Sacachispas 18 7 3 8 24 23 +1 17
7 Juventud Gloria 18 5 4 9 28 36 −8 14
8 Racing San Isidro 18 4 5 9 19 37 −18 13
9 Atlético Sicaya 18 4 3 11 17 40 −23 11
10 Unión América (R) 18 3 2 13 27 41 −14 8 1969 Liga Provincial de Lima
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ADO SIC CAR CIC MUN SIM IND JUV RAC UAM
ADO — — — — — — — — —
Atlético Sicaya — — — — — — — — —
Carlos Concha — — — — — — — — —
Ciclista Lima — — — — — — — — —
Deportivo Municipal — — — — — — — — —
Deportivo SIMA — — — — — — — — —
Independiente Sacachispas — — — — — — — — —
Juventud Gloria — — — — — — — — —
Racing San Isidro — — — — — — — — —
Unión América — — — — — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 1968. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Cuadrangular de Ascenso a Segunda División

Atlético Barrio Frigorífico, as champions of the 1968 Liga Provincial del Callao; Centro Chupaca, as champions of the 1968 Liga Provincial del Lima; Sport Almagro Barranco, as champions of the 1968 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Huracán San Isidro, as champions of the 1968 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1969 Segunda División.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation HSI CHU BAR ALM
1 Huracán San Isidro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1969 Segunda División — —
2 Centro Chupaca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3 Atlético Barrio Frigorífico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4 Sport Almagro Barranco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: Diario La Crónica 1969

Tiebreaker

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Huracán San Isidro 2–0 Centro Chupaca

Huracán San Isidro earned promotion to the 1969 Segunda División.

See also

References