The 1965 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 10 teams. The tournament winner, Mariscal Sucre was promoted to the 1966 Torneo Descentralizado.Peru 2nd Division Champions (Lima)Peru 1965Segunda División No Amateur 1965
The entire tournament was played at the Estadio Fray Martín de Porres in Lima.
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 from1964 Cuadrangular de Ascenso Promoted to1965 Primera División Relegated from1964 Primera División Relegated to1965 Liga Provincial del Callao Atlético Sicaya Defensor Arica KDT Nacional Unidad Vecinal Nº3
Stadia and locations Team City ADO Callao Atlético Chalaco Callao Atlético Lusitania Cercado de Lima Atlético Sicaya Callao Íntimos de La Legua Callao Juventud Gloria Jesús María, Lima KDT Nacional Callao Mariscal Sucre La Victoria, Lima Porvenir Miraflores Miraflores, Lima Unión América Cercado de Lima
League table Standings
Results
Cuadrangular de Ascenso a Segunda División Atlético Barrio Frigorífico, as champions of the 1965 Liga Provincial del Callao; Atlético Banfield, as champions of the 1965 Liga Provincial del Lima; Association Chorrillos, as champions of the 1965 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Racing San Isidro, as champions of the 1965 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1966 Segunda División.
Standings
Racing earned promotion to the 1966 Segunda División.
See also 1965 Peruvian Primera División 1965 Torneo Relámpago 1965 Cuadrangular de Campeones Provincianos
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