1951 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season	1951
Dates	30 June 1951 –; 18 November 1951
Champions	Sport Boys
Relegated	Unión Callao
Matches played	90
Goals scored	415 (4.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Valeriano Lopez (31)
	← 1950 1952 →

The 1951 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sport Boys.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 1950 Segunda División	Relegated from 1950 Primera División
Unión Callao (1st)	Jorge Chávez (10th)

Stadia locations

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 Sucre	La Victoria, Lima
Sport Boys	Callao
Sporting Tabaco	Rímac, Lima
Unión Callao	Callao
Universitario	Cercado de Lima

League table

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sport Boys	18	13	2	3	63	34	+29	28	Champions
2	Deportivo Municipal	18	11	4	3	58	33	+25	26
3	Mariscal Sucre	18	9	2	7	45	40	+5	20
4	Alianza Lima	18	8	4	6	46	46	0	20
5	Ciclista Lima	18	7	5	6	42	40	+2	19
6	Centro Iqueño	18	7	2	9	29	32	−3	16
7	Universitario	18	7	2	9	37	42	−5	16
8	Sporting Tabaco	18	4	6	8	33	43	−10	14
9	Atlético Chalaco	18	5	2	11	29	53	−24	12
10	Unión Callao	18	2	5	11	33	52	−19	9	1952 Segunda División

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima and Callao.

Home \ Away	ALI	CHA	IQU	CIC	MUN	SUC	SBA	TAB	CAL	UNI
Alianza Lima		2–1	—	—	5–5	1–2	5–2	—	—	0–2
Atlético Chalaco	4–2		—	—	—	—	2–10	—	—	1–1
Centro Iqueño	—	—		—	—	—	1–3	—	—	1–5
Ciclista Lima	—	—	—		—	—	1–1	—	—	3–0
Deportivo Municipal	4–2	4–1	—	—		—	2–3	1–1	2–2	4–2
Mariscal Sucre	7–0	—	—	—	—		2–6	—	—	1–4
Sport Boys	1–1	6–2	1–0	4–2	2–1	1–3		4–1	7–1	3–2
Sporting Tabaco	—	—	—	—	1–3	—	2–3		—	2–1
Unión Callao	—	—	—	7–2	—	—	1–4	—		1–3
Universitario	3–4	0–4	2–4	2–2	1–5	1–2	3–2	3–2	2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 1951. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.