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.

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 AscensoPromoted to 1972 Primera DivisiónRelegated from 1971 Primera DivisiónRelegated to 1972 Liga Provincial de Lima
Deportivo Bancoper (1st)Deportivo SIMA (1st)ADO (14th) Porvenir Miraflores (16th)Estudiantes San Roberto (10th)

Stadia and locations

TeamCity
ADOCallao
Atlético ChalacoCallao
Atlético SicayaCallao
Carlos ConchaCallao
Centro IqueñoCercado de Lima
Ciclista LimaCercado de Lima
Deportivo BancoperCercado de Lima
Independiente SacachispasBreña, Lima
Mariscal SucreLa Victoria, Lima
Porvenir MirafloresMiraflores, Lima
RacingSan Isidro, Lima

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPtsQualification or relegation
1Atlético Chalaco (C)201730371973 Primera División
2Porvenir Miraflores20146034
3Mariscal Sucre20105525
4Centro Iqueño2094722
5Carlos Concha2075819
6Ciclista Lima20731017
7Independiente Sacachispas2056916
8Deportivo Bancoper20551015
9Racing20451113
10ADO (O)20351211Relegation play-off
11Atlético Sicaya (R)20431311

Results

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

Home \ AwayADOCHASICCONCENCICBANINDSUCPORRAC
ADO
Atlético Chalaco2–1
Atlético Sicaya
Carlos Concha
Centro Iqueño
Ciclista Lima
Deportivo Bancoper
Independiente Sacachispas
Mariscal Sucre
Porvenir Miraflores1–1
Racing

Relegation play-off

Atlético Sicaya0–0ADO
ADO2–0Atlético Sicaya

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

PosTeamPldWDLPtsQualification or relegation
1Atlético Chalaco (C)201730371973 Primera División
2Porvenir Miraflores201460341973 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur
3Mariscal Sucre201055251973 Liga Provincial de Lima
4Centro Iqueño2094722
5Carlos Concha20758191973 Liga Provincial del Callao
6Ciclista Lima207310171973 Liga Provincial de Lima
7Independiente Sacachispas2056916
8Deportivo Bancoper205510151973 Liga Distrital de San Isidro
9Racing20451113
10ADO203512111973 Liga Provincial del Callao
11Atlético Sicaya20431311

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCITGRUUSMACHRELMEL
1CITSA5320125+781973 Octogonal de Ascenso1–12–13–0
2Grumete Medina532093+681–12–0
3Universidad San Marcos514074+362–24–10–0
4Association Chorrillos520368−241–03–0
5Atlético Relámpago511316−530–21–0
6Deportivo Melzi5014211−911–41–30–0

Title playoff

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
CITSA1–0Grumete Medina

CITSA earned qualification for the 1973 Octogonal de Ascenso.

See also

External links

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