1963 Peruvian Primera División

The 1963 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima.^[1]

Peruvian Primera División

Season	1963
Dates	11 August 1963 – 28 December 1963
Champions	Alianza Lima
Relegated	Mariscal Sucre
1964 Copa Libertadores	Alianza Lima
Matches played	90
Top goalscorer	Perico León (16)
← 1962 1964 →

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 1962 Segunda División	Relegated from 1962 Primera División
Mariscal Sucre (1st)	Atlético Chalaco (10th)

Stadia locations

Team	City
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima
Centro Iqueño	Cercado de Lima
Ciclista Lima	Cercado de Lima
Defensor Lima	Breña, Lima
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima
KDT Nacional	Callao
Mariscal Sucre	La Victoria, Lima
Sport Boys	Callao
Sporting Cristal	Rímac, Lima
Universitario	Breña, Lima

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Alianza Lima	18	11	6	1	49	15	+34	28	1964 Copa Libertadores
2	Sporting Cristal	18	11	3	4	34	19	+15	25
3	Universitario	18	9	5	4	38	20	+18	23
4	Sport Boys	18	7	6	5	30	19	+11	20
5	Centro Iqueño	18	7	4	7	25	27	−2	18
6	Defensor Lima	18	7	2	9	15	37	−22	16
7	KDT Nacional	18	6	2	10	14	27	−13	14
8	Ciclista Lima	18	5	3	10	16	27	−11	13
9	Deportivo Municipal	18	4	4	10	20	30	−10	12
10	Mariscal Sucre	18	5	1	12	21	41	−20	11	1964 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	IQU	CIC	DLI	MUN	KDT	MSU	SBA	CRI	UNI
Alianza Lima		3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	5–1	2–2	2–2	3–1
Centro Iqueño	1–5		—	—	—	—	—	2–1	—	1–3
Ciclista Lima	2–2	—		—	—	—	—	0–2	—	1–7
Defensor Lima	0–5	—	—		—	—	—	0–4	—	1–1
Deportivo Municipal	0–0	—	—	—		—	—	1–1	—	0–2
KDT Nacional	1–1	—	—	—	—		—	3–1	—	0–3
Mariscal Sucre	0–7	—	—	—	—	—		0–1	—	2–1
Sport Boys	0–0	1–2	1–0	5–0	1–1	3–0	4–1		0–0	1–1
Sporting Cristal	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1		4–1
Universitario	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–1	2–0	5–0	4–1	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 1963. 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	Perico León	Alianza Lima	16
2	Jorge Vásquez	Sporting Cristal	14
3	Alejandro Guzmán	Universitario	13
4	Víctor Calatayud	Mariscal Sucre	12

See also

• 1963 Campeonato de Apertura
• 1963 Peruvian Segunda División