 Sport Progreso, champion | |
| Season | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 1926 – November 1926 |
| Champions | Sport Progreso 2nd Primera División title |
| Runner up | Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril |
| Relegated | Sport José Gálvez Jorge Chávez Teniente Ruiz Deportivo Nacional Jorge Washington |
←1921 1927 → | |
The1926Primera División was the 11th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 11 teams competed in the league, withSport Progreso successfully defending their national title won in 1921.[1][2][3][4] This was the first season to be organized by thePeruvian Football Federation as theLiga Peruana de Football ceased operations in 1921.[5]
TheAssociation FBC did not participate in the league because it had permission from theFPF to carry out a football tour to Central America.
Many matches were not played; therefore many teams were relegated and for 1927 the Primera División was reduced to 8 clubs.
The matches that were not played were the following:
| Team | City | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Cercado de Lima | Sport merits | |
| Atlético Chalaco | Callao | Sport merits |
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | Pueblo Libre,Lima | Institutional merits |
| Deportivo Nacional | Cercado de Lima | Institutional merits |
| Jorge Chávez | Callao | Liga Deportiva Chalaca |
| Jorge Washington | Callao | Liga Deportiva Chalaca |
| Sport Alianza | La Victoria,Lima | Sport merits |
| Sport José Gálvez | La Victoria,Lima | Liga Provincial de Fútbol N°1 |
| Sport Progreso | Rímac,Lima | Liga Provincial de Fútbol N°1 |
| Sportivo Tarapacá | Cercado de Lima | Sport merits |
| Teniente Ruiz | La Victoria,Lima | Liga Provincial de Fútbol N°1 |
| Unión Buenos Aires | Callao | Sport merits |
This league table is based on the publication made in the edition of the newspaper La Prensa on November 11, 1926.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sport Progreso(C) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | Sport Alianza | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Sportivo Tarapacá | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Unión Buenos Aires | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Atlético Chalaco | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Jorge Chávez | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1927 División Intermedia |
| 8 | Teniente Ruiz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | Jorge Washington | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Nacional | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sport José Gálvez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
The following list is the known results according to what was published in the newspapers El Comercio, La Prensa and La Crónica.
Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played inLima.
| Home \ Away | CHA | CSI | NAC | JCH | JWA | ALI | GAL | PRO | TAR | TEN | UBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Chalaco | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | — | ||||||
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–6 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Deportivo Nacional | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | ||||||
| Jorge Chávez | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | — | ||||||
| Jorge Washington | — | — | — | 1–3 | |||||||
| Sport Alianza | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | |||||
| Sport José Gálvez | 1–7 | — | — | 1–5 | — | ||||||
| Sport Progreso | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Sportivo Tarapacá | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||||||
| Teniente Ruiz | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||||||
| Unión Buenos Aires | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — |
The round was played on 18 July 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 2–0 | Jorge Chávez |
| Sport José Gálvez | – | Teniente Ruiz |
The round was played between 27 July and 29 July 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 0–0 | Deportivo Nacional |
| Jorge Chávez | 3–2 | Jorge Washington |
The round was played on 15 August 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 3–1 | Teniente Ruiz |
| Jorge Chávez | 0–0 | Deportivo Nacional |
| Sport Alianza | – | Unión Buenos Aires |
The round was played on 22 August 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 4–1 | Atlético Chalaco |
The round was played on 29 August 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unión Buenos Aires | 1–1 | Jorge Chávez |
The round was played on 12 September 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sportivo Tarapacá | 1–0 | Teniente Ruiz |
The round was played between 24 September and 26 September 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 2–0* | Teniente Ruiz |
The round was played on 3 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 6–2 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano |
| Atlético Chalaco | 5–2 | Sport Alianza |
| Unión Buenos Aires | 4–1 | Deportivo Nacional |
| Sportivo Tarapacá | 1–1 | Jorge Chávez |
The round was played on 10 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 5–1 | Sport José Gálvez |
| Sportivo Tarapacá | 3–1 | Jorge Washingthon |
| Atlético Chalaco | 3–2 | Jorge Chávez |
| Sport Alianza | 2–1 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano |
The round was played on 12 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 7–1 | Sport José Gálvez |
| Deportivo Nacional | 2–2 | Teniente Ruiz |
| Sport Progreso | 2–1 | Unión Buenos Aires |
The round was played on 17 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Alianza | 1–1 | Teniente Ruiz |
| Atlético Chalaco | 5–2 | Sportivo Tarapacá |
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | – | Jorge Washington |
The round was played on 24 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sportivo Tarapacá | 3–1 | Sport José Gálvez |
| Sport Alianza | 4–1 | Jorge Chávez |
| Circolo Sportivo Italiano | – | Deportivo Nacional |
The round was played on 31 October 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Alianza | 1–1 | Jorge Washington |
The round was played on 7 November 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlético Chalaco | 2–0 | Sport José Gálvez |
The round was played on 20 November 1926.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Progreso | 1–0 | Sport Alianza |
The Professional Football Sports Association was officially founded on 12 May, 1912 under the name of "Liga Peruana de Football".
