1961 Peruvian Primera División

The 1961 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sporting Cristal.^[1][2]

Peruvian Primera División

Season	1961
Dates	5 August 1961 – 6 January 1962
Champions	Sporting Cristal
Relegated	Mariscal Sucre
1962 Copa Libertadores	Sporting Cristal
Matches played	91
Goals scored	278 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alberto Gallardo (18)
← 1960 1962 →

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 1960 Segunda División	Relegated from 1960 Primera División
Defensor Lima (1st)	Mariscal Castilla (10th)

Stadia locations

Team	City
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima
Atlético Chalaco	Callao
Centro Iqueño	Cercado de Lima
Ciclista Lima	Cercado de Lima
Defensor Lima	Breña, Lima
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima
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	4	3	38	16	+22	26	Title play-off
2	Sporting Cristal	18	12	2	4	34	21	+13	26
3	Centro Iqueño	18	9	2	7	35	34	+1	20
4	Universitario	18	6	7	5	34	26	+8	19
5	Deportivo Municipal	18	8	3	7	35	32	+3	19
6	Defensor Lima	18	6	5	7	25	28	−3	17
7	Atlético Chalaco	18	6	3	9	21	29	−8	15
8	Sport Boys	18	4	7	7	12	20	−8	15
9	Ciclista Lima	18	5	2	11	19	32	−13	12
10	Mariscal Sucre	18	4	3	11	23	38	−15	11	1962 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	DLI	MUN	MSU	SBA	CRI	UNI
Alianza Lima		0–1	3–0	4–1	5–1	2–1	2–0	4–0	0–1	1–1
Atlético Chalaco	2–3		—	—	—	—	—	2–0	1–3	0–3
Centro Iqueño	2–6	—		—	—	—	—	1–0	3–2	0–3
Ciclista Lima	0–1	2–1	—		—	—	—	0–0	2–3	0–3
Defensor Lima	0–0	—	—	—		—	—	0–0	0–2	2–1
Deportivo Municipal	0–0	—	—	—	—		—	0–0	0–3	3–1
Mariscal Sucre	1–3	—	—	—	—	—		0–1	2–2	4–4
Sport Boys	1–2	2–0	3–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2		0–1	0–0
Sporting Cristal	2–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	1–0	5–3	1–0	0–1		1–1
Universitario	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–5	3–4	0–0	1–3

Updated to match(es) played on 1961. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Title play-off

6 January 1962 (1962-01-06)

20:00 UTC−5

Sporting Cristal	2–0[3]	Alianza Lima
Alberto Ramírez 32' Alberto Gallardo 82' (pen.)

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Juan Brozzi

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alberto Gallardo	Sporting Cristal	18
2	Óscar Montalvo	Deportivo Municipal	15
3	Hugo Arroé	Defensor Lima	13
	Eduardo Flores	Alianza Lima
4	Juan Biselach	Centro Iqueño	12

See also

• 1961 Campeonato de Apertura
• 1961 Peruvian Segunda División