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1959 Peruvian Primera División

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Peruvian Primera División
Season1959
Dates11 July 1959 –
27 December 1959
ChampionsUniversitario
RelegatedUnión América
1958
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

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Team changes

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Promoted from
1958 Segunda División
Relegated from
1958 Primera División
Increase Unión América (1st) Decrease Mariscal Sucre (10th)

Stadia locations

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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 Castilla Cercado de Lima
Sport Boys Callao
Sporting Cristal Rímac, Lima
Unión América Cercado de Lima
Universitario Breña, Lima

League table

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First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universitario 18 14 1 3 43 19 +24 29 Liguilla Final
2 Centro Iqueño 18 10 4 4 34 27 +7 24
3 Sport Boys 18 10 2 6 28 18 +10 22
4 Deportivo Municipal 18 6 6 6 26 24 +2 18
5 Sporting Cristal 18 7 3 8 30 31 −1 17
6 Ciclista Lima 18 6 5 7 35 34 +1 17 Liguilla Descenso
7 Alianza Lima 18 5 4 9 30 33 −3 14
8 Mariscal Castilla 18 4 6 8 27 34 −7 14
9 Atlético Chalaco 18 5 3 10 29 45 −16 13
10 Unión América 18 4 4 10 16 33 −17 12
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Liguilla Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Universitario 22 15 3 4 51 30 +21 33 Champions
2 Sport Boys 22 12 4 6 40 23 +17 28
3 Centro Iqueño 22 11 5 6 43 36 +7 27
4 Deportivo Municipal 22 7 8 7 36 37 −1 22
5 Sporting Cristal 22 7 6 9 37 39 −2 20
Source: [citation needed]

Liguilla Descenso

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ciclista Lima 22 7 6 9 46 45 +1 20
2 Mariscal Castilla 22 6 7 9 36 41 −5 19
3 Atlético Chalaco 22 8 3 11 38 49 −11 19
4 Alianza Lima 22 7 4 11 38 42 −4 18
5 Unión América 22 5 4 13 21 44 −23 14 1960 Segunda División
Source: [citation needed]

See also

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