1961 Peruvian Segunda División
Football league season
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The 1961 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, KDT Nacional was promoted to the 1962 Peruvian Primera División.[1][2][3]
| Season | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 1961 – 15 October 1961 |
| Champions | KDT Nacional |
| Runner up | Association Chorrillos |
| Relegated | Mariscal Castilla |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 313 (3.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hugo Casas (14) |
← 1960 1962 → | |
The entire tournament was played at the Estadio Fray Martín de Porres in Lima.
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 and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao.
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 1960 Triangular de Ascenso |
Promoted to 1961 Primera División |
Relegated from 1960 Primera División |
Relegated to 1961 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur |
|---|---|---|---|
 Association Chorrillos (1st) |
Defensor Lima (1st) |
 Mariscal Castilla (10th) |
Alianza Chorrillos (10th) |
Stadia and locations
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Association Chorrillos | Chorrillos, Lima |
| Carlos Concha | Callao |
| Defensor Arica | Breña, Lima |
| Juventud Gloria | Jesús María, Lima |
| KDT Nacional | Callao |
| Mariscal Castilla | Rímac, Lima |
| Porvenir Miraflores | Miraflores, Lima |
| Santiago Barranco | Barranco, Lima |
| Unidad Vecinal Nº3 | Cercado de Lima |
| Unión América | Cercado de Lima |
League table
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KDT Nacional (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 27 | 1962 Primera División |
| 2 | Association Chorrillos | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 24 | |
| 3 | Unidad Vecinal Nº3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 23 | |
| 4 | Carlos Concha | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Juventud Gloria | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | |
| 6 | Defensor Arica | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Porvenir Miraflores | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Santiago Barranco | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | |
| 9 | Unión América | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 14 | |
| 10 | Mariscal Castilla (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 9 | 1962 Liga Provincial de Lima |
Results
Triangular de Ascenso a Segunda División
Íntimos de La Legua, as champions of the 1961 Liga Provincial del Callao, Estudiantes San Roberto, as champions of the 1961 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Víctor Bielich, as champions of the 1961 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1962 Segunda División.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | INT | VIC | EST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Íntimos de La Legua | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | 1962 Segunda División | 3–0 | |||
| 2 | Víctor Bielich | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | ||||
| 3 | Estudiantes San Roberto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 2–2 |
Íntimos de La Legua earned promotion to the 1962 Segunda División.