The1912Primera División was the first season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the league, The champion wasLima Cricket. This first season with organised league, coveringLima,Callao, and suburbs such asMiraflores andBarranco.[1][2] It was organized by the homonymous entity,Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League), currently known as Professional Football Sports Association.[3]
The inaugural season in 1912 established two divisions; Primera División andSegunda 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 yUnión Miraflores.[4]
Lima Cricket andAssociation 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 whichAtlético Chalaco) did not respond to the invitation to enter.
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and La Crónica Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
^"Nuestra Historia".ADFP (in Spanish). Retrieved2023-05-05.The Professional Football Sports Association was officially founded on 12 May, 1912 under the name of "Liga Peruana de Football".
