1912 Liga Peruana de Football

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]

Peruvian Primera División
Lima Cricket, champions
Season1912
Dates5 May 1912 –
8 September 1912
ChampionsLima Cricket
1st Primera División title
RelegatedSport Vitarte
Escuela Militar de Chorrillos
1913 →

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 6–1 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 FBCCercado de Lima
Escuela Militar de ChorrillosChorrillos, Lima
Jorge Chávez N°1Cercado de Lima
Lima CricketMagdalena, Lima
Miraflores SportingMiraflores, Lima
Sport AlianzaLa Victoria, Lima
Sport IncaRímac, Lima
Sport VitarteAte, Lima

League table

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lima Cricket 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1] Champions
2 Association FBC 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source:
Notes:
  1. LIMA 5–0 AFBC; AFBC 0–1 LIMA

Results

Round 1
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lima Cricket 6–1 Sport Vitarte
Association FBC 0–1 Sport Inca
Jorge Chávez N°1 2–0 Sport Alianza
Escuela Militar de Chorrillos 0–2 Miraflores Sporting

Round 2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Miraflores Sporting 1–0 Sport Vitarte
Sport Alianza 1–0 Sport Inca

Round 6
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lima Cricket 2–0 Sport Inca

Round 14
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Association FBC 0–1 Lima Cricket

References
  1. "EL FÚTBOL EN LIMA, Difusión y popularización (1892-1912)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. Espectáculo deportivo y formación de identidades en el fútbol: Lima, primera mitad del siglo XX
  3. "Nuestra Historia". ADFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-05. The Professional Football Sports Association was officially founded on 12 May, 1912 under the name of "Liga Peruana de Football".
  4. Nieto, Carlos. "Primera división 1912". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. Dechalaca.com El génesis del fútbol peruano
  6. Perú temporada 1912 en RSSSF
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