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. 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. The 16 teams were divided over a first and a second level, both of 8 clubs. Cricket and Association finished equal on points; 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.

Peruvian Primera División
Season1912
ChampionsLima Cricket
1st Primera División title
1913

League table

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lima Cricket 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4[lower-alpha 1]
2 Association 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0[lower-alpha 1]
3 Jorge Chávez 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 2
4 Sport Alianza 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0
5 Miraflores Sporting 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
6 Sport Inca 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
7 Sport Vitarte 2 0 0 2 1 7 6 0
8 Escuela Militar de Chorrillos 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 Retired
Source:
Notes:
  1. LIMA 5–0 AFBC; AFBC 0–1 LIMA

Round 1

5 May 1912 Lima Cricket 6–1 Sport Vitarte Lima
Referee: A. Cooper
5 May 1912 Association 0–1 Sport Inca Lima
Referee: Celso Ríos
5 May 1912 Jorge Chávez 2–0 Sport Alianza Lima
Referee: Evaristo Gómez Sánchez
12 May 1912 Escuela Militar de Chorrillos 0–2 Miraflores Sporting Lima
Referee: E. Gross

Round 2

12 May 1912 Miraflores Sporting 1–0 Sport Vitarte Lima

Round 6

Round 14

Title

Liga Peruana de Football
1912 Champion
Lima Cricket
1st title
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