The 1960 season of the Peruvian Primera División, or the Peruvian Football Championship, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The season was a single league table played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1961, the first Copa Libertadores to have a Peruvian team participate. The last placed team at the end of the season was relegated. The champions were Universitario and Mariscal Castilla was relegated.
| Season | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 1960 – 18 December 1960 |
| Champions | Universitario |
| Relegated | Mariscal Castilla |
| 1961 Copa Libertadores | Universitario |
← 1959 1961 → | |
Teams edit
League table edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitario | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 25 | 1961 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 21 | |
| 5 | Centro Iqueño | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Atlético Chalaco | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Mariscal Sucre | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Ciclista Lima | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 14 | |
| 10 | Mariscal Castilla | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 9 | 1961 Segunda División |
Source: [citation needed]
See also edit
External links edit
- Peru 1960 season at RSSSF
- Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)