The 1957 season of the

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

, the top category of

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vian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were

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. At the end of the regular season (home and away matches) teams were split in 2 groups of 5 teams: top 5 played for the title and bottom 5 played for the relegation. Teams carried their regular season records and played an additional round (4 further matches).

Teams

Team changes

Stadia locations

League table

First stage

Results

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

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and

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Liguilla Final

Liguilla Descenso

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