1928 Torneo Interligas (Perú)

Torneo Interligas
Tournament details
CountryPeru
Dates1 April – 13 May 1928
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsAlianza Lima
Runners-upLiga de Balnearios del Sur
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored44 (4.4 per match)

The Torneo Interligas also called the Copa de Liga del Perú, it was an official Peruvian football competition created and then organized by the Peruvian Football Federation and Diario El Tiempo in Tribute to the Club Alianza Lima.[1][2] Alianza Lima was the champion by defeating Circolo Sportivo Italiano, representative of the Liga de Balnearios del Sur.[3][4]

Background

At the initiative of the newspaper El Tiempo and the Peruvian Football Federation, a tournament was organized between the clubs and leagues of Lima and Callao in 1928. The format and dates were programmed by the FPF, in addition to establishing the Lima stadiums, Estadio Víctor Manuel III, Estadio Nacional, and the Callao stadium, Estadio Telmo Carbajo.

The competition had planned to have defined the finalist who would face Alianza Lima after the return of their international tour through Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba and Panama. The winner would obtain the League Cup and eleven gold medals, in addition to a financial sum. The tournament began on April 1, 1928.

The participants would be the various Leagues of Lima and Callao in addition to the recent affiliate member of the FPF, the Federación Universitaria.[5]

On Thursday, May 3, the Alianza Lima delegation would be received by the local football authorities, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Leagues, in the port of Callao after its tour in Central America and North America, in which it won 13 of its 18 matches played.[6]

Alianza Lima tour results

Costa Rica

México

Cuba

Costa Rica

Panamá

Teams

Team City
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, Lima
Asociación Deportiva de Barrios AltosBarrios Altos, Lima
Asociación Deportiva del RímacRímac, Lima
Federación UniversitariaCercado de Lima
Liga de Balnearios del SurMagdalena, Lima
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1Callao
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°2Callao
Liga Provincial de Lima N°1Cercado de Lima
Liga Provincial de Lima N°2Cercado de Lima

Torneo Interligas

Bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinal
           
A.D. del Rímac 1 7 8
A.D. Barrios Altos 1 0 1
A.D. del Rímac 1
Liga de Balnearios del Sur 6
Liga Provincial de Lima N°2 1 — 1
Liga de Balnearios del Sur 4 — 4
Liga de Balnearios del Sur 2
Liga Provincial de Lima N°1 1
Liga Provincial de Lima N°1 4 — 4
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°2 2 — 2
Liga Provincial de Lima N°1 4 Final
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1 1
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1 1 3 4 Liga de Balnearios del Sur 0
Federación Universitaria 1 1 2 Alianza Lima 3

First round

Asociación Deportiva del Rímac1–1Asociación Deportiva de Barrios Altos
Liga de Balnearios del Sur4–1Liga Provincial de Lima N°2
Liga Provincial de Lima N°14–2Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°2
Federación Universitaria1–1Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1

Tiebreakers

Asociación Deportiva del Rímac7–0Asociación Deportiva de Barrios Altos
Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°13–1Federación Universitaria
Estadio Modelo de Bellavista, Callao

Quarterfinals

Liga de Balnearios del Sur6–1Asociación Deportiva del Rímac
Liga Provincial de Lima N°14–1Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1

Semifinal

Liga de Balnearios del Sur2–1Liga Provincial de Lima N°1

Final

Alianza Lima3–0Liga de Balnearios del Sur
Alejandro Villanueva 36' 47'
José María Lavalle 38'
Referee: Ricardo Arrendondo

See also

References