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| Season | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August 1952 – 11 January 1953 |
| Champions | Alianza Lima |
| Relegated | Association Chorrillos |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 391 (4.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Emilio Salinas (22) |
←1951 1953 → | |
The1952 season of thePeruvian Primera División, the top category ofPeruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions wereAlianza Lima.
| Promoted from 1951 Segunda División | Relegated from 1951 Primera División |
|---|---|
 Association Chorrillos(1st) |  Unión Callao(10th) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima(C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 27 | Champions |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Sporting Tabaco | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 22 | |
| 4 | Ciclista Lima | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Centro Iqueño | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Mariscal Sucre | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Universitario | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Municipal | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Atlético Chalaco | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | Association Chorrillos(R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 9 | 1953 Segunda División |
Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played inLima andCallao.
| Home \ Away | ALI | CHO | CHA | IQU | CIC | MUN | SUC | SBA | TAB | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Lima | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Association Chorrillos | 0–5 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Atlético Chalaco | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–3 | |
| Centro Iqueño | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| Ciclista Lima | 1–7 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–3 | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Mariscal Sucre | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Sport Boys | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
| Sporting Tabaco | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Universitario | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–3 |