1951 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1951
Dates30 June 1951 –
18 November 1951
ChampionsSport Boys
RelegatedUnión Callao
Matches played90
Goals scored415 (4.61 per match)
Top goalscorerPeru Valeriano Lopez (31)
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sport Boys.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
1950 Segunda División 		Relegated from
1950 Primera División
Increase Unión Callao (1st) Decrease Jorge Chávez (10th)

Stadia locations

Team City
Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima
Atlético Chalaco Callao
Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima
Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima
Deportivo Municipal Cercado de Lima
Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima
Sport Boys Callao
Sporting Tabaco Rímac, Lima
Unión Callao Callao
Universitario Cercado de Lima

League table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sport Boys 18 13 2 3 63 34 +29 28 Champions
2 Deportivo Municipal 18 11 4 3 58 33 +25 26
3 Mariscal Sucre 18 9 2 7 45 40 +5 20
4 Alianza Lima 18 8 4 6 46 46 0 20
5 Ciclista Lima 18 7 5 6 42 40 +2 19
6 Centro Iqueño 18 7 2 9 29 32 −3 16
7 Universitario 18 7 2 9 37 42 −5 16
8 Sporting Tabaco 18 4 6 8 33 43 −10 14
9 Atlético Chalaco 18 5 2 11 29 53 −24 12
10 Unión Callao 18 2 5 11 33 52 −19 9 1952 Segunda División
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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

Home \ Away ALI CHA IQU CIC MUN SUC SBA TAB CAL UNI
Alianza Lima 2–1 — — 5–5 1–2 5–2 — — 0–2
Atlético Chalaco 4–2 — — — — 2–10 — — 1–1
Centro Iqueño — — — — — 1–3 — — 1–5
Ciclista Lima — — — — — 1–1 — — 3–0
Deportivo Municipal 4–2 4–1 — — — 2–3 1–1 2–2 4–2
Mariscal Sucre 7–0 — — — — 2–6 — — 1–4
Sport Boys 1–1 6–2 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–3 4–1 7–1 3–2
Sporting Tabaco — — — — 1–3 — 2–3 — 2–1
Unión Callao — — — 7–2 — — 1–4 — 1–3
Universitario 3–4 0–4 2–4 2–2 1–5 1–2 3–2 3–2 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1951. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also