1959 Peruvian Primera División
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=Peruvian Primera División
|image =
|season= 1959
|dates = 11 July 1959 –
27 December 1959
|winners =Universitario
|relegated = Unión América
|matches =
|total goals =
|continentalcup1 =
|continentalcup1 qualifiers =
|continentalcup2 =
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|league topscorer =
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|prevseason=1958
|nextseason=1960
}}
The 1959 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Universitario. At the end of the regular season (home and away matches) teams were split in 2 groups of 5 teams: top 5 played for the title and bottom 5 played for the relegation. Teams carried their regular season records and played an additional round (4 further matches). Sporting Cristal won a play-off against Ciclista Lima to determine 5th place in the first stage.
Teams
=Team changes=
| class="wikitable" |
| Promoted from 1958 Segunda División ! Relegated from |
|---|
| {{increase}} Unión América {{small|(1st)}}
| {{decrease}} Mariscal Sucre {{small|(10th)}} |
=Stadia locations=
League table
=First stage=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=UNI|name_UNI=Universitario
|team2=IQU|name_IQU=Centro Iqueño
|team3=SBA|name_SBA=Sport Boys
|team4=MUN|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal
|team5=CRI|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal
|team6=CIC|name_CIC=Ciclista Lima
|team7=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza Lima
|team8=CMC|name_CMC=Mariscal Castilla
|team9=CHA|name_CHA=Atlético Chalaco
|team10=AMÉ|name_AMÉ=Unión América
|result1=FG|result2=FG|result3=FG|result4=FG|result5=FG
|result6=RG|result7=RG|result8=RG|result9=RG|result10=RG
|win_UNI=14|draw_UNI=1|loss_UNI=3|gf_UNI=43|ga_UNI=19
|win_SBA=10|draw_SBA=2|loss_SBA=6|gf_SBA=28|ga_SBA=18
|win_IQU=10|draw_IQU=4|loss_IQU=4|gf_IQU=34|ga_IQU=27
|win_MUN=6|draw_MUN=6|loss_MUN=6|gf_MUN=26|ga_MUN=24
|win_CRI=7|draw_CRI=3|loss_CRI=8|gf_CRI=30|ga_CRI=31
|win_CIC=6|draw_CIC=5|loss_CIC=7|gf_CIC=35|ga_CIC=34
|win_CMC=4|draw_CMC=6|loss_CMC=8|gf_CMC=27|ga_CMC=34
|win_CHA=5|draw_CHA=3|loss_CHA=10|gf_CHA=29|ga_CHA=45
|win_ALI=5|draw_ALI=4|loss_ALI=9|gf_ALI=30|ga_ALI=33
|win_AMÉ=4|draw_AMÉ=4|loss_AMÉ=10|gf_AMÉ=16|ga_AMÉ=33
|col_FG=#E8FFD8|text_FG=Liguilla Final
|col_RG=#F0F8FF|text_RG=Liguilla Descenso
}}
= Results =
Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima and Callao.
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ALI |team2=CHA |team3=IQU |team4=CIC |team5=MUN |team6=CMC|team7=SBA |team8=CRI |team9=AMÉ |team10=UNI
|name_ALI=Alianza Lima
|match_ALI_CHA=—
|match_ALI_IQU=3—1
|match_ALI_CIC=—
|match_ALI_AMÉ=—
|match_ALI_CMC=—
|match_ALI_MUN=—
|match_ALI_SBA=0—2
|match_ALI_CRI=—
|match_ALI_UNI=2—3
|name_CHA=Atlético Chalaco
|match_CHA_ALI=—
|match_CHA_IQU=—
|match_CHA_CIC=—
|match_CHA_AMÉ=—
|match_CHA_CMC=—
|match_CHA_MUN=—
|match_CHA_SBA=2—0
|match_CHA_CRI=—
|match_CHA_UNI=3—4
|name_IQU=Centro Iqueño
|match_IQU_ALI=—
|match_IQU_CHA=—
|match_IQU_CIC=—
|match_IQU_MUN=—
|match_IQU_AMÉ=—
|match_IQU_CMC=—
|match_IQU_SBA=3—1
|match_IQU_CRI=—
|match_IQU_UNI=0—3
|name_CIC=Ciclista Lima
|match_CIC_ALI=—
|match_CIC_CHA=—
|match_CIC_IQU=—
|match_CIC_MUN=—
|match_CIC_AMÉ=—
|match_CIC_CMC=—
|match_CIC_SBA=1—1
|match_CIC_CRI=—
|match_CIC_UNI=2—1
|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal
|match_MUN_ALI=—
|match_MUN_IQU=—
|match_MUN_CIC=—
|match_MUN_CHA=—
|match_MUN_AMÉ=—
|match_MUN_CMC=—
|match_MUN_SBA=0—1
|match_MUN_CRI=—
|match_MUN_UNI=2—0
|name_CMC=Mariscal Castilla
|match_CMC_ALI=4—1
|match_CMC_CHA=—
|match_CMC_IQU=—
|match_CMC_CIC=—
|match_CMC_AMÉ=—
|match_CMC_MUN=—
|match_CMC_SBA=0—2
|match_CMC_CRI=—
|match_CMC_UNI=0—1
|name_SBA=Sport Boys
|match_SBA_ALI=2—2
|match_SBA_IQU=0—1
|match_SBA_CHA=3—2
|match_SBA_CIC=0—1
|match_SBA_AMÉ=6—1
|match_SBA_CMC=2—0
|match_SBA_MUN=3—1
|match_SBA_CRI=2—1
|match_SBA_UNI=2—0
|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal
|match_CRI_ALI=—
|match_CRI_IQU=—
|match_CRI_CIC=—
|match_CRI_CHA=—
|match_CRI_AMÉ=—
|match_CRI_CMC=—
|match_CRI_MUN=—
|match_CRI_SBA=1—0
|match_CRI_UNI=1—3
|name_AMÉ=Unión América
|match_AMÉ_ALI=2—0
|match_AMÉ_IQU=—
|match_AMÉ_CIC=—
|match_AMÉ_CHA=—
|match_AMÉ_CMC=—
|match_AMÉ_MUN=—
|match_AMÉ_SBA=0—1
|match_AMÉ_CRI=—
|match_AMÉ_UNI=1—3
|name_UNI=Universitario
|match_UNI_ALI=4—0
|match_UNI_CHA=4—0
|match_UNI_IQU=3—1
|match_UNI_CIC=3—1
|match_UNI_AMÉ=3—1
|match_UNI_CMC=2—2
|match_UNI_MUN=4—1
|match_UNI_SBA=1—0
|match_UNI_CRI=1—0
|update=1959
|source=Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
}}
=Liguilla Final=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=UNI
|team2=SBA
|team3=IQU
|team4=MUN
|team5=CRI
|win_UNI=15|draw_UNI=3|loss_UNI=4|gf_UNI=51|ga_UNI=30
|win_SBA=12|draw_SBA=4|loss_SBA=6|gf_SBA=40|ga_SBA=23
|win_IQU=11|draw_IQU=5|loss_IQU=6|gf_IQU=43|ga_IQU=36
|win_MUN=7|draw_MUN=8|loss_MUN=7|gf_MUN=36|ga_MUN=37
|win_CRI=7|draw_CRI=6|loss_CRI=9|gf_CRI=37|ga_CRI=39
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Champions
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=
|solid_cell=grey
|name_IQU=Centro Iqueño
|match_IQU_MUN=—
|match_IQU_SBA=1—3
|match_IQU_CRI=null
|match_IQU_UNI=null
|name_MUN=Deportivo Municipal
|match_MUN_IQU=null
|match_MUN_SBA=null
|match_MUN_CRI=—
|match_MUN_UNI=3—3
|name_SBA=Sport Boys
|match_SBA_IQU=null
|match_SBA_MUN=7—2
|match_SBA_CRI=null
|match_SBA_UNI=1—1
|name_CRI=Sporting Cristal
|match_CRI_IQU=—
|match_CRI_MUN=null
|match_CRI_SBA=1—1
|match_CRI_UNI=null
|name_UNI=Universitario
|match_UNI_IQU=1—5
|match_UNI_MUN=null
|match_UNI_SBA=null
|match_UNI_CRI=3—2
}}
=Liguilla Descenso=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_matches=true|matches_style=FBR
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=CIC
|team2=CMC
|team3=CHA
|team4=ALI
|team5=AMÉ
|win_CIC=7|draw_CIC=6|loss_CIC=9|gf_CIC=46|ga_CIC=45
|win_CMC=6|draw_CMC=7|loss_CMC=9|gf_CMC=36|ga_CMC=41
|win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=3|loss_CHA=11|gf_CHA=38|ga_CHA=49
|win_ALI=7|draw_ALI=4|loss_ALI=11|gf_ALI=38|ga_ALI=42
|win_AMÉ=5|draw_AMÉ=4|loss_AMÉ=13|gf_AMÉ=21|ga_AMÉ=44
|col_SD=#ffcccc|text_SD=1960 Segunda División
|result5=SD
|update=complete|source=
|solid_cell=grey
|name_ALI=Alianza Lima
|match_ALI_CHA=1—0
|match_ALI_CIC=—
|match_ALI_CMC=null
|match_ALI_AMÉ=null
|name_CHA=Atlético Chalaco
|match_CHA_ALI=null
|match_CHA_CIC=null
|match_CHA_CMC=—
|match_CHA_AMÉ=—
|name_CIC=Ciclista Lima
|match_CIC_ALI=null
|match_CIC_CHA=—
|match_CIC_CMC=null
|match_CIC_AMÉ=—
|name_CMC=Mariscal Castilla
|match_CMC_ALI=—
|match_CMC_CHA=null
|match_CMC_CIC=—
|match_CMC_AMÉ=null
|name_AMÉ=Unión América
|match_AMÉ_ALI=—
|match_AMÉ_CHA=null
|match_AMÉ_CIC=null
|match_AMÉ_CMC=—
}}
See also
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peruhist.html Peru 1959 season] at RSSSF
- [http://www.peru.com/futbol Peruvian Football] League News {{in lang|es}}
{{Primera División Peruana seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1959 Peruvian Primera Division}}