1944 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season1944
Dates15 July 1944 –
22 October 1944
ChampionsSucre (1st title)
Runner upDeportivo Municipal
Relegatednone
Matches56
Goals235 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorerVíctor Espinoza (16 goals)
← 1943
1945 →

The 1944 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 8 teams. The national champions were Sucre.[1][2][3][4]

No team was promoted or relegated.

Teams

Team City Mannager
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, LimaUruguay Julio Manisse
Atlético ChalacoCallaoPeru José Arana
Centro IqueñoCercado de LimaPeru Lizardo Rodríguez Nue
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de LimaPeru Juan Valdivieso
Sport BoysCallaoPeru Máximo Lobatón
Sporting TabacoRímac, Lima
SucreLa Victoria, LimaPeru Alfonso Huapaya
UniversitarioCercado de LimaPeru Arturo Fernández

Campeonato de Selección y Competencia

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sucre (C) 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 (O) 14 2 4 8 18 41 −23 8 Relegation play-off
Source:
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results

Home \ Away ALI CHA IQU MUN SBA TAB SUC UNI
Alianza Lima 1–1 1–1 5–4 1–3 4–0 3–1 0–1
Atlético Chalaco 2–3 2–2 2–5 4–1 1–1 0–4 1–2
Centro Iqueño 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–0
Deportivo Municipal 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 5–3
Sport Boys 1–3 1–2 2–4 4–3 5–3 4–1 2–2
Sporting Tabaco 3–3 0–5 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–3
Sucre 2–0 4–3 5–4 1–1 2–0 7–1 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 play-off

Sporting Tabaco remain in the Primera División.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Peru Víctor Espinoza Universitario 16
2 Peru Carlos Ramos Sucre 15
3 Peru Julio Ayllón Sucre 10
4 Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 9
5 Peru Adelfo Magallanes Alianza Lima 8

See also

References