Peru II Division

 

Second Division.

ADO Callao won the Second Division championship and was promoted to First Division. Standing form left: Manuel "Chicho" Uribe, Walter Escobar, Jaime Santillana, Adrián Bernal, Luis Padilla, Mitten.

Crouching: Ubilluz, Henry Perales, Cárdenas, Vilca, Gonzáles

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	ADO	1971 Torneo Descentralizado
2	Centro Iqueño
3	Mariscal Sucre
4	Carlos Concha
5	Ciclista Lima
6	Independiente Sacachispas
7	Racing
8	Atlético Sicaya
9	Estudiantes San Roberto
10	Huracán San Isidro	1970 Liga Distrital de San Isidro
11	KDT Nacional	1970 Liga Provincial del Callao

Copa Peru: since 1967 non-professional regional clubs were allowed to compete and the winner was promoted to First Division. Thus, Copa Peru was equal to Second Division (which included only clubs from Lima area). In 1970 was decided First Division to increase from 14 to 16 teams and Copa Peru to provide 3 – instead of 1 – promotions. The tournament finished in May 1971, yet in terms of First Division history counts for 1970, for the promoted teams played in the 1971 First Division season. And they were:

Melgar FBC (Arequipa) won Copa Peru.

Union Tuman Deportes finished second. In 1970 the club founded in 1919 was still Sport Jose Prado, their original name. In 1971 it was renamed Union Tuman Deportes – political decision due to the Peruvian Agrarian Reform: not to be linked, even by name, to any Latifundists (Jose Prado apparently was Latifundist). A bit confusing is location: the club alternatively belonged to Tuman city, which hardly exists unless Tuman District is considered metropolis, and the city of Chiclayo, to which Tuman District borders. Anyhow, Union Tuman Deportes played well – even was considered favorite at the final round of Copa Peru – and earned promotion.

Jose Galvez FBC (Chimbote) finished 3^rd . The final round of Copa Peru was played in Lima and Jose Galvez was the darling of the locals – they played exciting football, but the bigger reason was solidarity with people of Chibote, destroyed by the terrible eartquake in 1970, ravisihing the Ancash region. Well supported or not, Jose Galvez had no chance of going up under regular rules – they benefited from the enlarging of First Division.

Well, the promoted teams for the 1971 First Division were ADO Callao, Melgar FBC, Union Tuman, and Jose Galvez FBC.

Peru I Division

 

Peru. I division. The season was divided into two phases. In the first phase the 14 teams played each other twice playing at least one home match and one away match. The teams that finished in first to seventh place advanced to the championship group which contested the national title. The teams that finished in eighth to fourteenth place advanced to the relegation group where they determined the two teams that would be relegated from the division. Teams carried their first phase results in the second phase and played the teams in their group at least once.

The points system during the season varied. In the first leg of the first phase—the first 13 rounds—2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss; in the second leg of the first phase—the last 13 rounds—and in the second stage a win was awarded 4 points, a draw was awarded 2 points and no points were awarded for a loss.

First stage

Pos Team Pld Wed D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification

1.Universitario 26 16 7 3 56 22 +34 56 Liguilla Final

2 Defensor Arica 26 13 7 6 38 26 +12 53

3 Sporting Cristal 26 13 8 5 44 25 +19 49

4 Juan Aurich 26 10 10 6 34 25 +9 45

5 Deportivo Municipal 26 10 9 7 32 31 +1 44

6 Octavio Espinosa 26 6 13 7 14 13 +1 39

7 Defensor Lima 26 8 9 9 25 24 +1 37

8 Sport Boys 26 8 7 11 31 38 −7 36 Liguilla Descenso

9 Alianza Lima 26 8 8 10 44 40 +4 34

10 Porvenir Miraflores 26 6 10 10 32 41 −9 33

11 Carlos A. Mannucci 26 8 6 12 29 37 −8 32

12 Deportivo SIMA 26 5 11 10 21 31 −10 32

13 Atlético Grau 26 5 8 13 24 41 −17 28

14 Atlético Torino 26 7 5 14 25 52 −27 28

Second stage

Liguilla Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification

Top row from left: Sabino "Tano" Bártoli (DT), Ramón Mifflin, Luis Rubiños, Amado Tejada, Rodolfo Bazán, Jorge Charún.

Middle row: Eloy Campos, Alfredo Quesada, Fernando Mellán, Orlando La Torre, Víctor Fernández, César Tagle, Héctor Revoredo, Roberto "Tito" Elías.

Sitting: José del Castillo, Carlos Gonzáles Pajuelo, Alejandro "Pelé" Guzmán, Próspero Merino, Bernabé Navarro, Tadeo Risco, Alberto Gallardo.

1 Sporting Cristal 32 18 9 5 58 32 +26 26 71 1971 Copa Libertadores

Standing from left: Hernán "Cachorro" Castañeda, Rubén Correa, Pedro Gonzáles, Luis La Fuente, Héctor Chumpitaz, Julio Luna.

Crouching: Juan José Muñante, Angel Uribe, Percy Rojas, Luis Cruzado, Oswlado "Cachito" Ramírez.

2 Universitario 32 19 8 5 69 30 +39 24 70

3 Defensor Arica 32 15 9 8 43 30 +13 26 65

Standing from left: Juan Joya, Walter Limo, Carlos "Loco" Carbonell, Alberto Párraga, Augusto "Perrito" Vílchez, Luis Pau, "Tío" Manuel Sánchez.

Crouching: Eladio "Gato" Reyes, Carlos "Trompito" Gonzales, Ricardo López Lavalle, Juan Orbegozo, Eduardo Schabauer, "Monito" Arbulú

4 Juan Aurich 32 13 10 9 44 36 +8 21 57 1971 Copa Ganadores de Copa

Standing from left: Augusto Robles, Antonio Trigueros, Rodulfo Manzo, Francisco "Pancho" Gonzáles, Céspedes, Eloy Bernales.
Crouching: Nicolás Nieri, Eduardo Stucchi, César Peralta, Teodoro Wuchi, Juan José Avalos.

5 Defensor Lima 32 10 11 11 33 32 +1 18 49

6 Deportivo Municipal 32 11 9 12 37 44 −7 17 48

Standing from left: Juan Rubianes, Adolfo Donayre, Víctor Gallegos, Jorge Villasís, Luis Alva, Manuel Carrizales.
Crouching: Nito García, Antonio Franco, Manuel Mellán, Ricardo Ormeño, Humberto Arguedas.

7 Octavio Espinosa 32 7 15 10 22 28 −6 18 47

Liguilla Descenso

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts

Standing from left: Walter Flores, Leonidas Jimenez, José Salguero, Jorge Fernández, Luis Mexo, Augusto Gómez.
Crouching: Wilfredo Anchisi, Luis Rodriguez Paiva, Juan Rivero, Alejandro Zevallos, Carlos Solís.

8 Sport Boys 32 10 10 12 41 48 −7 20 50

9 Alianza Lima 32 10 10 12 49 44 +5 16 46

10 Porvenir Miraflores 32 8 12 12 39 49 −10 17 45

11 Atlético Torino 32 10 7 15 30 55 −25 17 44

12 Carlos A. Mannucci 32 9 9 14 37 44 −7 15 42

13 Deportivo SIMA 32 5 15 12 27 41 −14 15 40 1971 Segunda División

14 Atlético Grau 32 7 10 15 35 51 −16 16 40 1971 Copa Perú

Standing from left: Eloy Campos, Alfredo Quesada, Fernando Mellán, Luis Rubiños, Roberto Elías, Orlando La Torre.

Crouching: José del Castillo, Jorge Charún, Bernabé Navarro, Carlos Gonzáles Pajuelo, Alberto Gallardo.

Sporting Cristal (Lima) – 1970 champion of Peru. Their 4^th title.

Brazil. State Champions

 

Brazil – state championsips. Without official national championship and also by tradition, the state championships had more clout than the national stage. Two states didn't have championships yet: Mato Grosso do Sul and Tocantins. The rest had, some very old, leagues and state federations run every one. Only the 1970 champions here, given by state, championship name, and, in brackets, the number of titles every winner had including 1970.

Campeonato Carioca – Rio de Janeiro:

Vasco da Gama (13^th title)

Campeonato Paulista – Sao Paulo:

Sao Paulo (9)

Campeonato Mineiro – Minas Gerais:

Atletico Mineiro (23)

Campeonato Gaucho - Rio Grande do Sul:

Internacional (18)

Campeonato Paranaense – Parana:

Atletico Paranaense (11)

Campeonato Pernambucano – Pernambuco:

Santa Cruz (11)

Campeonato Goiano – Goias:

Atletico Goianiense (7)

Campeonoato Baiano – Bahia:

Bahia (22)

Campeonato Piauiense – Piaui:

Flamengo (Teresina) (8)

Campeonato Sergipano – Sergipe:

Sergipe (15)

Campeonato Paraense – Para:

Tuna Luso (8)

Campeonato Portiguar – Rio Grande do Norte:

ABC (32)

Campeonato Alegoano – Alegoas:

CRB (12)

Campeonato Amapaense – Amapa:

Sao Jose (1)

Campeonato Mato-Grossense – Mato Grosso:

Mixto (15)

Campeonato Catarinense – Santa Catarina:

Ferroviario (1)

Campeonato Roraimense – Roraima:

Bare (16)

Campeonato Rondoniense – Rondonia:

Ferroviario (Porto Velho) (12)

Campeonato Paraibano – Paraiba:

Botafogo (Joao Pessoa) (15)

Campeonato Accreano – Accre:

Standing from left: Airton, Ociraldo, Hélio Pinho, Paturi, Chico Alab, Sapateiro, Campos Pereira, Aldemir Lopes, Ero, Dimiro, Alicio Santos (tecnico).\

Bottom: Flavio, Escapulario, Jorge Floresta, Mario Duarte, Jangito, Bebé, Bico-Bico.

Independencia (5)

Campeonato Amazonense – Amazonas:

Nacional Fast Clube (5)

Campeonato Brasiliense – Distrito Federal:

Gremio Brasiliense (2)

Campeonato Capixaba – Espirito Santo:

Rio Branco (28)

Campeonato Maranhense – Maranhao:

Maranhao (7)

Brazil. Taca Roberto Gomes de Pedrosa

 

Brazil. Taça Roberto Gomes de Pedrosa. This tournament was a precursor of the national championship.  In December 2010, CBF decided to recognise the 4 editions of the Taça Roberta Gomes de Pedrosa and the 10 editions of the Taça do Brasil as official national championships.

In August 2023 (!) the CBF recognised the 1937 State Champions' Cup (Copa dos Campeões Estaduais) as the first Brazilian Championship. Since in real time the competitions were not offical Brazilian championships, they will stay unofficial here. It is also questionable how important these tournamnents really were: they hardly got coverage in Europe and in Brazil it seems their prime importance was qualifiaction to Copa Libertadores of the top two teams. Still state championships of Rio and Sao Paulo hold greater status along with Rio-Sao Paulo competion (which by 1970 included some clubs from other states as well). As for the tournament, 17 teams played in it, divided into 2 groups and the to two teams from each group went mini-final tournament.

Group A
 1-Palmeiras      16  9  5  2  17- 8  23  Qualified
 2-Atlético-MG    16  7  6  3  21-13  20  Qualified

Top, left to right: Moreira, Cao, Leonidas, Humberto, Ney, Waltencyr.

Bottom, left to right: Rogeiro, Paolo Roberto, Roberto, Ferretti, Paulo Cesar.

 3-Botafogo       16  7  5  4  21-13  19
 4-Grêmio         16  6  6  4  16-13  18
 5-Santos         16  5  6  5  20-20  16
 6-Bahia          16  5  5  6  11-18  15
 7-São Paulo      16  3  5  8  14-20  11
Standing form left: Jonas. Alex. Djair. Maneco. Renato, Ze Carlos.
Crouhing: Tarciso. Badeco. Jeremias. Edu, Reis.
 8-América        16  2  6  8  15-23  10

Group B
 1-Cruzeiro       16  9  3  4  29-14  21  Qualified
 2-Fluminense     16  8  4  4  26-15  20  Qualified
 3-Internacional  16  8  4  4  21-12  20
 4-Flamengo       16  7  6  3  18- 9  20
 5-Corinthians    16  5  6  5  17-16  16
 6-Santa Cruz     16  3  8  5  14-22  14
 7-Atlético-PR    16  4  4  8  13-22  12
 8-Ponte Preta    16  3  4  9  11-34  10
 9-Vasco da Gama  16  2  3 11  14-26   7

Final Phase
 1-Fluminense      3  2  1  0   3- 1   5  Champions
 2-Palmeiras       3  2  0  1   7- 3   4

Standing from left: Careca, Humberto Monteiro, Vanderlei Paiva,  Grapete, Vantuir, Cincunegui. 

Crouching: Agachados Vaguinho, Oldair, Dario, Lacy, Tião
 3-Atlético-MG     3  0  2  1   2- 5   2

Standing from left: Vanderlei, Fontana, Pedro Paulo, Piazza, Ditão, Raul
Crouching: Nocaute Jack, Natal, Zé Carlos, Tostão, Dirceu Lopes, Rodrigues 
 4-Cruzeiro        3  0  1  2   3- 6   1

Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro) – official or unofficial, depending on point of view and time position. Take it as you like, but the guys won.