The 1955 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Carlos Concha was promoted to the 1956 Peruvian Primera División.

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 1954 Liguilla de AscensoPromoted to 1955 Primera DivisiónRelegated from 1954 Primera DivisiónRelegated to 1955 Liga Provincial de Lima
Unión América (1st)Unión Callao (1st)Carlos Concha (10th)Unión Carbone (10th)

Stadia and locations

TeamCity
Association ChorrillosChorrillos, Lima
Atlético LusitaniaCercado de Lima
Carlos ConchaCallao
Defensor AricaBreña, Lima
Jorge ChávezCallao
Juventud GloriaCercado de Lima
KDT NacionalCallao
Porvenir MirafloresMiraflores, Lima
Santiago BarrancoBarranco, Lima
Unión AméricaCercado de Lima

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Carlos Concha (C)1812513919+20291956 Primera División
2Porvenir Miraflores1811524823+2527
3Unión América1810444323+2024
4Atlético Lusitania187382322+117
5Juventud Gloria188193839−117
6Santiago Barranco186393037−715
7KDT Nacional1862102738−1114
8Defensor Arica184682639−1314
9Association Chorrillos1852112649−2312
10Jorge Chávez (R)1835102941−12111956 Liga Provincial del Callao

Results

Home \ AwayACHLUSCONDARJCCGLOKDTPORSANAME
Association Chorrillos2–10–31–07–13–23–21–51–32–4
Atlético Lusitania1–01–14–13–0W.O.W.O.0–20–30–1
Carlos Concha3–21–01–03–13–14–12–13–13–1
Defensor Arica3–30–31–32–21–00–21–54–22–2
Jorge Chávez4–02–03–31–13–31–21–25–10–3
Juventud Gloria7–14–11–03–42–13–01–33–00–5
KDT Nacional3–11–11–23–13–20–31–14–21–4
Porvenir Miraflores0–00–12–22–24–14–12–13–21–1
Santiago Barranco3–01–11–11–11–01–33–03–61–0
Unión América4–02–11–11–21–17–13–21–42–1

Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División

Unidad Vecinal No. 3, as champions of the 1955 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Mariscal Castilla, as champions of the 1955 Liga Provincial de Lima, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1956 Segunda División.

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Unidad Vecinal Nº31–0Mariscal Castilla

Unidad Vecinal No. 3 earned promotion to the 1956 Segunda División.

See also

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