1953 Peruvian Primera División

The 1953 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Mariscal Sucre

Peruvian Primera División

Lineup of Mariscal Sucre, the national champions in 1953
Season	1953
Dates	6 June 1953 – 19 December 1953
Champions	Mariscal Sucre
Relegated	Unión Callao
Matches played	90
Goals scored	326 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gualberto Bianco (17)
← 1952 1954 →

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 1952 Segunda División	Relegated from 1952 Primera División
Unión Callao (1st)	Association Chorrillos (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	Breña, Lima

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mariscal Sucre	18	8	5	5	27	23	+4	21	Champions
2	Alianza Lima	18	8	4	6	44	29	+15	20
3	Sporting Tabaco	18	7	6	5	40	34	+6	20
4	Centro Iqueño	18	7	6	5	26	27	−1	20
5	Atlético Chalaco	18	7	5	6	42	33	+9	19
6	Universitario	18	7	5	6	38	36	+2	19
7	Sport Boys	18	8	2	8	26	31	−5	18
8	Deportivo Municipal	18	5	6	7	32	34	−2	16
9	Ciclista Lima	18	4	6	8	24	37	−13	14
10	Unión Callao	18	4	5	9	27	42	−15	13	1954 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		5–1	5–0	—	—	1–0	1–2	—	2–0	2–3
Atlético Chalaco	1–1		—	—	—	2–3	1–1	—	—	3–1
Centro Iqueño	6–5	—		—	—	2–0	0–2	—	—	2–2
Ciclista Lima	—	—	—		—	0–1	1–5	—	—	1–1
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—	—		2–2	1–0	—	—	4–4
Mariscal Sucre	3–1	1–2	2–0	2–2	2–0		1–2	1–0	1–1	2–1
Sport Boys	0–5	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–5	1–1		2–3	4–2	1–0
Sporting Tabaco	—	—	1–1	—	—	2–2	2–3		—	4–3
Unión Callao	0–0	—	—	—		0–2	3–0	—		2–3
Universitario	4–2	4–4	1–1	1–2	3–1	4–1	1–0	0–4	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on 1953. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

• 1953 Campeonato de Apertura
• 1953 Peruvian Segunda División

External links

• Peru 1953 season at RSSSF
• Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)