1934 Peruvian Primera División

The 1934 season of the Peruvian Primera División was the 19th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 9 teams competed in this league.

Peruvian Primera División
Season1934
Dates16 September 1934 –
7 July 1935
ChampionsUniversitario
RelegatedSporting Tabaco
Unión Carbone
Ciclista Lima
Circolo Sportivo Italiano
Top goalscorerPeru Teodoro Fernández (9)
← 1933
1935 →
Universitario, the 1934 season champions.

The champion of this tournament was Universitario. The season's top scorers were Teodoro Fernández and Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde, both with 10 goals.

There is controversy about this championship regarding the team that should have been awarded the title. Some argue that the champion should have been Alianza Lima, while others argue that the title should have gone to Universitario de Deportes.

The controversy arose when Alianza Lima managed to beat Universitario de Deportes on the last date by a quarter of a point, thanks to the bonus granted by the Reserves Tournament that was played at that time in parallel to the First Teams Tournament. Universitario's directors challenged the result, as they considered it unfair to lose the championship by a quarter of a point from a secondary tournament (Reserves Tournament). Even though this was the format for the previous 4 years, and every team was in accordance. But in response, the sports authorities ordered an extra match to be played. The question arises as to the nature of this extra match. The official bodies indicate that the authorities would have declared the tournament tied, and thus the extra match, in which they were victorious, would have given them the Absolute Title. For its part, Club Alianza Lima claims that Universitario's claims were not upheld, so the extra match would never have defined the main title but a secondary one. There is a formal complaint from Alianza Lima to the Peruvian Football Federation.

Regardless of this discussion, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Professional Football Sports Association officially recognize Universitario as the first team champions that year, however the national championship was awarded to Alianza Lima. This distinction is important, because the reserves gave the extra points necessary for Alianza Lima to be champions of the tournament. While the extra match was made to break the tie of the first teams, it awarded no extra points, as this match was played on 7 July 1935.

Alianza Lima still claims to be the champion,[1] and today there is an ongoing effort by its supporters to get the title recognized to Alianza Lima, according to their own recent investigations and the official resolutions that were published on the newspapers of the time.[2][3] However, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Sports Association of Professional Football, both recognize the first team title of this year belong to Universitario.[4][5][6] Furthermore, in 2012 the FIFA published an external article in which Universitario appears holding the 1934 championship.[7][8][9] In 2013, Alianza Lima sent a formal claim to the Peruvian Soccer Federation to rectify the list of winners, still without an official response.[10]

Circolo Sportivo Italiano disbanded after 3 matches. Hence, their 5 remaining matches were awarded to their opponents, Circolo gaining 0 pts. No team was promoted and First Division was reduced to 5 teams for 1935.

Format
  • From 1931 until 1934 the results of a reserve teams league were added as bonus points.
  • From 1931 until 1942 the points system was W:3, D:2, L:1, walkover:0.

Teams
Team City
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, Lima
Ciclista LimaCercado de Lima
Circolo Sportivo ItalianoPueblo Libre, Lima
Sport BoysCallao
Sporting TabacoRímac, Lima
Sportivo Tarapacá FerrocarrilCercado de Lima
SucreLa Victoria, Lima
UniversitarioCercado de Lima
Unión CarboneCercado de Lima

Primera División

Primeros Equipos
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 8 6 1 1 14 6 +8 21 Title play-off
2 Universitario 8 6 1 1 14 8 +6 21
3 Sport Boys 8 4 3 1 17 8 +9 19
4 Sucre 8 5 1 2 16 10 +6 19
5 Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 8 3 3 2 11 7 +4 17
6 Sporting Tabaco 8 3 2 3 13 14 −1 16
7 Ciclista Lima 8 1 1 6 6 20 −14 11
8 Unión Carbone 8 1 1 6 5 21 −16 11
9 Circolo Sportivo Italiano[lower-alpha 1] 8 0 1 7 5 7 −2 4 Disaffiliated
Source: [11]
Notes:
  1. Circolo Sportivo Italiano were deducted five points for walkovers.

Results

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

Home \ Away ALI CIC CSI SBA TAB SUC TAR CAR UNI
Alianza Lima 3–0 W.O. — 2–1 2–0 0–0 — 2–1
Ciclista Lima — — — 1–2 — 0–7 1–1 —
Circolo Sportivo Italiano — 1–2 — — — — — —
Sport Boys 4–1 3–0 W.O. — — 1–1 5–1 —
Sporting Tabaco — — 3–3 2–1 1–4 — — 2–2
Sucre — 2–1 2–1 2–2 — — — —
Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril — — W.O. — 0–0 1–4 2–1 —
Unión Carbone 0–4 — W.O. — 1–2 0–1 — —
Universitario — W.O. W.O. 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 6–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1934. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Equipos de Reserva
Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 8 7 1 0 23 Champions
2 Universitario 8 7 0 1 22
3 Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 8 4 1 3 17
4 Sporting Tabaco 8 3 3 2 17
5 Sucre 8 3 1 4 15
6 Unión Carbone 8 2 1 5 13
7 Sport Boys 8 1 2 5 12
8 Ciclista Lima[lower-alpha 1] 8 2 2 4 12
9 Circolo Sportivo Italiano[lower-alpha 2] 8 1 1 6 6 Disaffiliated
Source: [12]
Notes:
  1. Ciclista Lima were deducted two points for walkovers.
  2. Circolo Sportivo Italiano were deducted five points for walkovers.

Tabla Absoluta
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Resv. Total Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza Lima 8611146+8215.7526.75
2 Universitario (*) 8611148+6215.526.5Champion
3 Sucre 85121610+6193.7522.75
4 Sport Boys 8431178+919322
5 Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 8332117+4174.7521.75
6 Sporting Tabaco 83231314−1164.2520.25 1935 Primera B
7 Unión Carbone 8116521−16113.2514.25
8 Ciclista Lima 8116620−1411314
9 Circolo Sportivo Italiano 801757−241.55.5Disaffiliated
  • (*) Despite the controversy over this championship, the FPF and the ADFP consider Universitario the champion.[4]

First teams play-off
Universitario2–1Alianza Lima

References
  1. "Alianza Lima Sitio Oficial". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  2. "Tetra - pack - de Chalaca | Futbol para el que la conoce".
  3. Se proclamaron los campenoes Imgur
  4. "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  5. "ADFP-Clubes". Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  6. Sportive Association of Professional Football (Perú), Memorial Book of Gold 1912-2012, ADFP, Azagraphic Perú SAC, Lima, 2012, p. 21.
  7. FIFA.com
  8. Club Universitario de Deportes: The University club that conquered Peruvian football
  9. Alianza, Universitario, and Cristal: Peruvian trinity locked in eternal battle
  10. "Presidente de la FPF sobre el campeonato de 1934". El Comercio. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Alianza Lima sent two official letters to his office, enclosing the result of the investigation by his Historical Commission.
  11. "Tabla de posiciones 1934". 19 November 1934.
  12. "Tabla de posiciones 1934". 19 November 1934.
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