1972 Peruvian Segunda División
Football league season
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The 1972 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 11 teams. The tournament winner, Atlético Chalaco was promoted to the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado.[1][2][3][4]
| Season | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Atlético Chalaco |
| Runner up | Porvenir Miraflores |
| Relegated | Atlético Sicaya |
| Matches | 111 |
← 1971 1983 → | |
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 1971 Liguilla de Ascenso |
Promoted to 1972 Primera División |
Relegated from 1971 Primera División |
Relegated to 1972 Liga Provincial de Lima |
|---|---|---|---|
 Deportivo Bancoper (1st) |
Deportivo SIMA (1st) |
 ADO (14th) Porvenir Miraflores (16th) |
Estudiantes San Roberto (10th) |
Stadia and locations
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| ADO | Callao |
| Atlético Chalaco | Callao |
| Atlético Sicaya | Callao |
| Carlos Concha | Callao |
| Centro Iqueño | Cercado de Lima |
| Ciclista Lima | Cercado de Lima |
| Deportivo Bancoper | Cercado de Lima |
| Independiente Sacachispas | Breña, Lima |
| Mariscal Sucre | La Victoria, Lima |
| Porvenir Miraflores | Miraflores, Lima |
| Racing San Isidro | San Isidro, Lima |
League table
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Chalaco (C) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1973 Primera División |
| 2 | Porvenir Miraflores | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 | |
| 3 | Mariscal Sucre | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| 4 | Centro Iqueño | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Carlos Concha | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |
| 6 | Ciclista Lima | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
| 7 | Independiente Sacachispas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Bancoper | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| 9 | Racing San Isidro | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |
| 10 | ADO (O) | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | Relegation play-off |
| 11 | Atlético Sicaya (R) | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
Results
Relegation play-off
Divisional movements
In April 1973, the Peruvian Football Federation ordered the elimination of the Second Division, so all the teams that maintained the category, in addition to Defensor Arica, which was relegated from 1972 Torneo Descentralizado, began to play in their respective league of origin.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Chalaco (C) | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1973 Primera División |
| 2 | Porvenir Miraflores | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1973 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur |
| 3 | Mariscal Sucre | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1973 Liga Provincial de Lima |
| 4 | Centro Iqueño | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Carlos Concha | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1973 Liga Provincial del Callao |
| 6 | Ciclista Lima | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 1973 Liga Provincial de Lima |
| 7 | Independiente Sacachispas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Bancoper | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1973 Liga Distrital de San Isidro |
| 9 | Racing San Isidro | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | |
| 10 | ADO | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1973 Liga Provincial del Callao |
| 11 | Atlético Sicaya | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
1972 Hexagonal de Ascenso
The board of the Peruvian Football Federation ordered the elimination of the Segunda División promotion tournament.
It was also established that the champion of the Hexagonal de Ascenso would qualify for the Octogonal de Ascenso of Region 13 (Metropolitan Lima and Callao) of the 1973 Copa Perú, which granted promotion to the Primera División for the 1974 season.
This qualification would be granted only if the champion club of the hexagonal finished among the top six teams of the 1973 First Division tournament of its league of origin.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CIT | GRU | USM | ACH | REL | MEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITSA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 8 | 1973 Octogonal de Ascenso | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||
| 2 | Grumete Medina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | Universidad San Marcos | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |||||
| 4 | Association Chorrillos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | Atlético Relámpago | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||||||
| 6 | Deportivo Melzi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
Title play-off
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CITSA | 1–0 | Grumete Medina |
CITSA earned qualification for the 1973 Octogonal de Ascenso.