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1959 Peruvian Primera División

Field	Value
competition	Peruvian Primera División
season	1959
dates	11 July 1959 –
27 December 1959
winners	Universitario
relegated	Unión América
league topscorer	Daniel Ruiz (28 goals)
prevseason	1958
nextseason	1960

27 December 1959

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

Team changes

Promoted from
1958 Segunda División	Relegated from
1958 Primera División
Unión América (1st)	Mariscal Sucre (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 Castilla	Cercado de Lima
Sport Boys	Callao
Sporting Cristal	Rímac, Lima
Unión América	Cercado de Lima
Universitario	Breña, Lima

First Stage

Standings

Results

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

Liguilla Final

Liguilla Descenso

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