# 1965 Peruvian Primera División

The 1965 Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima. This was the first season to qualify two teams to the Copa Libertadores and the last to only include teams from Lima and Callao.

## Format

The season was divided into two stages. In the first stage, each team played the others twice (a double round robin system) for a total of 18 games. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. The teams carried their records from the first stage into the second stage. In the second stage, the teams were separated into two groups; an upper-table group and lower-table group. Each group played a further 4 games against the teams in their group. The upper group played for the league title and the lower group played to avoid relegation. The season champion and runner-up qualified for the 1966 Copa Libertadores.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1964 Segunda División | Relegated from 1964 Primera División |
| Defensor Arica (1st) | KDT Nacional (10th) |

### Stadia locations

| Team | City |
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima |
| Carlos Concha | Callao |
| Centro Iqueño | Cercado de Lima |
| Ciclista Lima | Cercado de Lima |
| Defensor Arica | Breña, Lima |
| Defensor Lima | Breña, Lima |
| Deportivo Municipal | Cercado de Lima |
| Sport Boys | Callao |
| Sporting Cristal | Rímac, Lima |
| Universitario | Breña, Lima |

## League table
### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 28 | Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Universitario | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 23 | Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Defensor Lima | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 22 | Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 22 | Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Defensor Arica | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Sporting Cristal | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 19 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 7 | Sport Boys | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 18 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 8 | Centro Iqueño | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 11 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 9 | Carlos Concha | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 10 | Liguilla Descenso |
| 10 | Ciclista Lima | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 6 | Liguilla Descenso |

### Results

Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima and Callao.
| Home \ Away | ALI | CAR | IQU | CIC | DAR | DLI | MUN | SBA | CRI | UNI |
| Alianza Lima | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Carlos Concha | 1–2 | | — | — | — | — | — | 3–4 | — | 0–3 |
| Centro Iqueño | 0–2 | — | | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Ciclista Lima | 0–1 | — | — | | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| Defensor Arica | 0–1 | — | — | — | | — | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Defensor Lima | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | | — | 2–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Sport Boys | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Sporting Cristal | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | | 1–1 |
| Universitario | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |

### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ALI | UNI | DAR | DLI | MUN |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 32 | 1966 Copa Libertadores | | | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Universitario | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 31 | 1966 Copa Libertadores | 1–0 | | | | 3–2 |
| 3 | Defensor Arica | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 26 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | | | |
| 4 | Defensor Lima | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 25 | | | 1–3 | — | | |
| 5 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 22 | | | | — | — | |

### Liguilla Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CRI | SBA | IQU | CAR | CIC |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 25 | | | 3–1 | | | — |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 23 | | | | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
| 3 | Centro Iqueño | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 16 | | — | | | — | |
| 4 | Carlos Concha | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 13 | | — | | | | — |
| 5 | Ciclista Lima | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 7 | 1966 Segunda División | | 0–3 | — | | |