1937 Peruvian Primera División

The 1937 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sport Boys.[1][2]

Peruvian Primera División
Sport Boys, champion
Season1937
Dates30 May 1937 –
12 September 1937
ChampionsSport Boys (2nd title)
RelegatedTelmo Carbajo
Sportivo Melgar
Sportivo Tarapacá
Matches played45
Goals scored167 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerPeru Juan Flores (10)
← 1935
1938 →

The whole tournament was played in two stadiums:

Stadium City
National StadiumLima
Estadio Modelo de BellavistaCallao

Format
  • In this season, the results of a reserve teams league were added as bonus points.
  • From 1931 until 1942 the points system was W:3, D:2, L:1, walkover:0.

Teams
Team City
Alianza LimaLa Victoria, Lima
Atlético ChalacoCallao
Deportivo MunicipalCercado de Lima
Sport BoysCallao
Sporting TabacoRímac, Lima
Sportivo MelgarCercado de Lima
Sportivo Tarapacá FerrocarrilCercado de Lima
SucreLa Victoria, Lima
Telmo CarbajoCallao
UniversitarioCercado de Lima

League table

Primeros Equipos
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sport Boys 9 7 2 0 26 11 +15 25 Champions
2 Alianza Lima 9 5 2 2 21 11 +10 21
3 Universitario 9 5 1 3 21 22 −1 20
4 Atlético Chalaco 9 4 2 3 16 18 −2 19
5 Deportivo Municipal 9 3 3 3 15 8 +7 18
6 Sucre 9 4 0 5 21 20 +1 17
7 Sporting Tabaco 9 3 2 4 10 11 −1 17
8 Telmo Carbajo 9 3 2 4 10 15 −5 17
9 Sportivo Melgar 9 3 1 5 21 27 −6 16
10 Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 9 0 1 8 6 24 −18 10
Source:

Tabla Absoluta
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sport Boys 9 7 2 0 26 11 +15 27.625 Champions
2 Alianza Lima 9 5 2 2 21 11 +10 24.125
3 Universitario 9 5 1 3 21 22 −1 23.5
4 Deportivo Municipal 9 3 3 3 15 8 +7 21.75
5 Atlético Chalaco 9 4 2 3 16 18 −2 21.625
6 Sucre 9 4 0 5 21 20 +1 19.5
7 Sporting Tabaco 9 3 2 4 10 11 −1 19.5
8 Telmo Carbajo 9 3 2 4 10 15 −5 19 1938 Liga Provincial del Callao
9 Sportivo Melgar 9 3 1 5 21 27 −6 19 1938 Liga Provincial de Lima
10 Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 9 0 1 8 6 24 −18 11.375
Source:

Results

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

Home \ Away ALI CHA MUN SBA TAB MEL TAR SUC TEL UNI
Alianza Lima 4–0 0–0 — 1–3 6–3 — 3–2 — —
Atlético Chalaco — — 3–3 — 1–0 2–0 — 0–0 —
Deportivo Municipal — 4–1 — 1–1 — — 0–2 — 6–0
Sport Boys 1–1 — 1–0 — 4–2 — 4–2 3–0 —
Sporting Tabaco — 2–4 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 — — 0–1
Sportivo Melgar — — 1–1 — — 5–2 2–7 — 3–5
Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 0–3 — 0–2 1–4 — — — 0–2 —
Sucre — 3–2 — — 0–1 — 2–0 2–3 —
Telmo Carbajo 0–2 — 2–1 — 0–1 1–4 — — —
Universitario 2–1 2–3 — 1–4 — — 3–2 5–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1937. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prenda and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. Peru 1937 season
  2. El Baúl de la Misilera - El Título de 1937
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