1944 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season	1944
Dates	15 July 1944 –; 22 October 1944
Champions	Sucre
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The 1944 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 8 teams. The national champions were Sucre. No team was promoted or relegated.

Teams

Team	City
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima
Atlético Chalaco	Callao
Centro Iqueño	Cercado de Lima
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima
Sport Boys	Callao
Sporting Tabaco	Rímac, Lima
Sucre	La Victoria, Lima
Universitario	Cercado de Lima

Campeonato de Selección y Competencia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sucre	14	10	1	3	40	25	+15	21	Champions
2	Deportivo Municipal	14	7	2	5	37	27	+10	16
3	Universitario	14	6	3	5	32	29	+3	15
4	Alianza Lima	14	6	3	5	26	25	+1	15
5	Sport Boys	14	5	3	6	29	31	−2	13
6	Atlético Chalaco	14	4	4	6	29	29	0	12
7	Centro Iqueño	14	4	4	6	24	28	−4	12
8	Sporting Tabaco	14	2	4	8	18	41	−23	8	Relegation playoff

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

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

Home \ Away	ALI	CHA	IQU	MUN	SBA	TAB	SUC	UNI
Alianza Lima		—	4–1	—	1–3	—	—	0–1
Atlético Chalaco	0–1		—	—	4–1	—	—	1–2
Centro Iqueño	—	—		—	0–2	—	—	1–0
Deportivo Municipal	3–0	—	—		3–1	—	—	5–3
Sport Boys	1–3	1–2	2–4	4–3		5–3	4–1	2–2
Sporting Tabaco	—	—	—	—	1–1		—	0–3
Sucre	—	4–0	—	—	2–0	—		5–4
Universitario	3–1	1–1	5–3	3–2	2–2	3–4	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 1944. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoff

July 23, 1945

Ciclista Lima	0–2	Sporting Tabaco

July 30, 1945

Sporting Tabaco	4–2	Ciclista Lima

External links

Peru 1944 season at RSSSF
Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)