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1912 Liga Peruana de Football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Peruvian Primera División |
| image | Lima cricket 1912.jpg |
| caption | 1912 champion, Lima Cricket |
| season | 1912 |
| dates | 5 May 1912 – |
| 8 September 1912 | |
| winners | Lima Cricket |
| 1st Primera División title | |
| runners-up | Association |
| relegated | Sport Vitarte |
| Escuela Militar de Chorrillos | |
| nextseason | 1913 |
8 September 1912 1st Primera División title | runners-up = Association Escuela Militar de Chorrillos 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. It was organized by the homonymous entity, Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League), currently known as Professional Football Sports Association.
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.
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.
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 |
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| 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 | Rímac, Lima |
| Sport Vitarte | Ate, Lima |
League table
Standings
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
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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References
References
- "EL FÚTBOL EN LIMA, Difusión y popularización (1892-1912)".
- [https://repositorio.colmex.mx/concern/theses/41687h695 Espectáculo deportivo y formación de identidades en el fútbol: Lima, primera mitad del siglo XX]
- "Nuestra Historia".
- "Primera división 1912".
- [https://dechalaca.com/informes/curiosidades/el-genesis Dechalaca.com El génesis del fútbol peruano]
- [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peru1912.html Perú temporada 1912 en RSSSF]
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