The 1965

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, the top category of

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vian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champion was

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. This was the first season to qualify two teams to the

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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

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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

External links

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