1947 Peruvian Primera División
Football league season
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The 1947 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia, the top category of Peruvian football at the time, was played by 8 teams. The national champion was Atlético Chalaco.[1][2][3]
26 October 1947
Atlético Chalaco, champions | |
| Season | 1947 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 May 1947 – 26 October 1947 |
| Champions | Atlético Chalaco (2nd title) |
| Runner up | Deportivo Municipal |
| Relegated | none |
| 1948 Copa de Campeones | Deportivo Municipal |
| Matches | 84 |
| Goals | 318 (3.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Valeriano López (20 goals) |
← 1946 1948 → | |
There was no relegation, as it was officially approved by the Comité Nacional de Deportes on December 3, 1947, after the tournament had already concluded.[4]
Competition format
All teams faced each other in a triple round-robin format. The team that accumulated the highest number of points at the end of the season was automatically crowned champion, while the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Peruvian Segunda División.
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 1946 Segunda División |
Relegated from 1946 Primera División |
|---|---|
 Ciclista Lima (1st) |
 Centro Iqueño (8th) |
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Mannager |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima |  Adelfo Magallanes |
| Atlético Chalaco | Callao | José Arana |
| Ciclista Lima | Cercado de Lima | |
| Deportivo Municipal | Cercado de Lima | Juan Valdivieso |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Enrique Aróstegui |
| Sporting Tabaco | Rímac, Lima | Rodolfo Ortega |
| Sucre | La Victoria, Lima |  Randolph Galloway |
| Universitario | Cercado de Lima | Arturo Fernández |
Campeonato de Selección y Competencia
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Chalaco (C) | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 27 | Champions |
| 2 | Deportivo Municipal | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 25 | 1948 Copa de Campeones |
| 3 | Sport Boys | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 23 | |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Ciclista Lima | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 20 | |
| 6 | Sucre | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 19 | |
| 7 | Sporting Tabaco | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | Universitario | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 17 |
Results
Matches 1–14 |
Matches 15–21
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeriano López |
Sport Boys | 20 |
| 2 | Jorge Alcalde |
Deportivo Municipal | 16 |
| Félix Mina |
Atlético Chalaco | 16 | |
| 3 | Teodoro Fernández |
Universitario | 14 |
| Máximo Mosquera |
Deportivo Municipal | 14 | |
| Óscar Herrera |
Alianza Lima | 14 | |
Controversy
The championship had no relegation, but a controversy still remains over an extra match that was never played: the game between Sporting Tabaco and Universitario to determine which team would avoid relegation, since both sides finished in the bottom places of the overall standings.
It is worth noting that in October 1947, the sports authorities reportedly proposed expanding the number of teams for the 1948 tournament to ten. However, the championship continued to be played under the regular competition rules, which included one relegation and one promotion.
Subsequently, the Comité Nacional de Deportes officially approved the cancellation of relegation one month after the end of the 1947 regular tournament (December 3), while the pending match between Sporting Tabaco and Universitario de Deportes had not yet been played, which generated considerable controversy.
It was also established that the 1948 tournament would have nine teams instead of ten, which avoided having an even number of clubs and preserved the traditional double-header match scheduling.
As a result of this decision, Unión Callao and Santiago Barranco, who had tied for second place in the 1947 Peruvian Segunda División behind champions Jorge Chávez, also did not play the playoff that would have determined a second promotion spot.