1951 Peruvian Primera División

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.

Peruvian Primera División

Season	1951
Dates	30 June 1951 – 18 November 1951
Champions	Sport Boys (4th title)
Runner up	Deportivo Municipal
Relegated	Unión Callao
Matches	90
Goals	415 (4.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Valeriano López (31 goals)
← 1950 1952 →

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

Stadia locations

Team	City	Mannager
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima	Alejandro González
Atlético Chalaco	Callao	José Arana
Centro Iqueño	Cercado de Lima	Plácido Galindo
Ciclista Lima	Cercado de Lima	Carlos Aldabe
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima	Juan Valdivieso
Mariscal Sucre	La Victoria, Lima	Ángel Fernández Roca
Sport Boys	Callao	Alfonso Huapaya
Sporting Tabaco	Rímac, Lima	Héctor Castro
Unión Callao	Callao
Universitario	Cercado de Lima	Arturo Fernández

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sport Boys (C)	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 (R)	18	2	5	11	33	52	−19	9	1952 Segunda División

Source: Diario La Crónica
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ALI	CHA	IQU	CIC	MUN	SUC	SBA	TAB	CAL	UNI
Alianza Lima		2–1	2–0	3–1	5–5	4–2	5–2	5–2	4–2	0–2
Atlético Chalaco	4–2		1–4	1–3	1–4	3–2	2–10	3–1	2–1	1–1
Centro Iqueño	1–0	2–0		3–1	0–1	0–1	1–3	4–1	3–1	1–5
Ciclista Lima	3–3	3–1	5–1		2–2	1–2	1–1	2–2	3–2	3–0
Deportivo Municipal	4–2	5–1	2–1	2–3		5–4	2–3	3–1	5–1	4–2
Mariscal Sucre	7–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	1–5		2–6	2–2	2–1	1–4
Sport Boys	1–1	6–2	1–0	4–2	2–1	1–3		4–1	7–1	3–2
Sporting Tabaco	4–2	2–0	2–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–3		3–0	2–1
Unión Callao	2–2	1–1	2–2	7–2	2–2	4–3	1–4	3–3		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.

Torneo Equipos de Reserva

Alongside the Primera División championship, the Reserve Teams Tournament was played, featuring the reserve players of top-flight clubs. However, unlike the 1931–1934 period, this competition did not grant any bonus points to the first team.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Centro Iqueño	9	6	2	1	21	8	+13	14	Champions
2	Universitario	9	6	1	2	23	8	+15	13
3	Alianza Lima	9	6	1	2	11	13	−2	13
4	Mariscal Sucre	9	5	3	1	14	11	+3	13
5	Atlético Chalaco	9	4	2	3	15	14	+1	10
6	Unión Callao	9	3	2	4	7	12	−5	8
7	Sport Boys	9	2	3	4	8	13	−5	7
8	Sporting Tabaco	9	1	5	3	12	13	−1	7
9	Ciclista Lima	9	1	2	6	9	16	−7	4
10	Deportivo Municipal	9	0	1	8	3	15	−12	1

Source: Diario La Crónica

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Valeriano López	Sport Boys	31
2	Manuel Rivera	Deportivo Municipal	26
3	Roberto Castillo	Alianza Lima	15
4	Alberto Terry	Universitario	13
5	Guillermo Barbadillo	Sport Boys	12
	José Abán	Mariscal Sucre	12

See also

• 1951 Campeonato de Apertura
• 1951 Peruvian Segunda División
• 1951 Torneo Relámpago

External links

• Peru 1951 season at RSSSF
• Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)