1912 Liga Peruana de Football
Football league season
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The 1912 Primera División was the first season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the league, The champion was Lima Cricket. This first season with organised league, covering Lima, Callao, and suburbs such as Miraflores and Barranco.[1][2] It was organized by the homonymous entity, Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League), currently known as Professional Football Sports Association.[3]
8 September 1912
1st Primera División title
1912 champion, Lima Cricket | |
| Season | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May 1912 â 8 September 1912 |
| Champions | Lima Cricket 1st Primera División title |
| Runner up | Association |
| Relegated | Sport Vitarte Escuela Militar de Chorrillos |
1913 â | |
The inaugural season in 1912 established two divisions; Primera División and Segunda División, both of 8 clubs. The Primera División composed of Lima Cricket, Association FBC, Miraflores Sporting, Jorge Chávez N°1, Sport Alianza, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, Sport Inca and Sport Vitarte while the Segunda División composed Atlético Grau N°1, Atlético Peruano, Carlos Tenaud N°1, Carlos Tenaud N°2, Sport Libertad Barranco, Sport Magdalena, Sporting Lima y Unión Miraflores.[4]
Lima Cricket and Association FBC finished equal on points; Lima Cricket were declared champions on head-to-head record; Escuela Militar de Chorrillos withdrew halfway through the season when positioned last in the Primera División with a single point. The first match was played on 5 May 1912 between Lima Cricket and Sport Vitarte. The match was a 6â1 win for Lima Cricket.[5][6]
Sport José Gálvez de Lima withdrew because of not agreeing with the competition format. The clubs from Callao (among which Atlético Chalaco) did not respond to the invitation to enter.
Teams
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Association FBC | Cercado de Lima |
| Escuela Militar de Chorrillos | Chorrillos, Lima |
| Jorge Chávez N°1 | Cercado de Lima |
| Lima Cricket | Magdalena, Lima |
| Miraflores Sporting | Miraflores, Lima |
| Sport Alianza | La Victoria, Lima |
| Sport Inca | RÃmac, Lima |
| Sport Vitarte | Ate, Lima |
League table
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima Cricket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | Champions |
| 2 | Association FBC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | |
| 3 | Jorge Chávez N°1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Miraflores Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Sport Alianza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sport Inca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sport Vitarte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1913 Segunda División |
| 8 | Escuela Militar de Chorrillos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Retired |
- LIMA 5â0 AFBC; AFBC 0â1 LIMA
Results
The following list is the known results according to what was published in the newspapers El Comercio, La Prensa and La Crónica.
Round 1
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Lima Cricket | 6â1 | Sport Vitarte |
| Association FBC | 0â1 | Sport Inca |
| Jorge Chávez N°1 | 2â0 | Sport Alianza |
| Escuela Militar de Chorrillos | 0â2 | Miraflores Sporting |
Round 2
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Vitarte | 0â1 | Miraflores Sporting |
| Sport Alianza | 1â0 | Sport Inca |
Round 3
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Miraflores Sporting | 3â0 | Sport Alianza |
Round 4
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Lima Cricket | â | Sport Alianza |
Round 5
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Alianza | 3â0 | Sport Vitarte |
Round 6
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Lima Cricket | 2â0 | Sport Inca |
| Association FBC | â | Sport Alianza |
Round 7
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Association FBC | 0â1 | Lima Cricket |
| Sport Alianza | W.O. | Escuela Militar de Chorrillos |