The 1931 season of the Peruvian Primera División was the 16th season of top-flight Peruvian football. It was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima. Federación Universitaria and Ciclista Lima were both deducted 1 point because of walkover defeats. First Division reduced to 8 teams for 1932.
The whole tournament was played in three stadiums:
Stadium CityEstadio Nacional LimaEstadio Víctor Manuel III Estadio Modelo de Bellavista Callao
Format From 1931 until 1934 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 changes Promoted from1930 División Intermedia Relegated from1930 Primera División Alianza Frigorífico Sport Progreso
Stadia and Locations Team City Alianza Frigorífico Callao Alianza Lima La Victoria, Lima Atlético Chalaco Callao Ciclista Lima Cercado de Lima Circolo Sportivo Italiano Pueblo Libre, Lima Escuela de Hidroaviación Ancón, Lima Federación Universitaria Cercado de Lima Lawn Tennis de la Exposición Jesús María, Lima Sporting Tabaco Rímac, Lima Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril Cercado de Lima Sportivo Unión Cercado de Lima Unión Buenos Aires Callao
Torneo Primeros Equipos Standings
Results Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima.
Torneo Equipos de Reserva Standings
Tabla Absoluta Team1Alianza Lima (C)11 11 0 0 53 4 +49 33 5.75 38.75 Champions2Sporting Tabaco11 8 1 2 35 19 +16 28 6 343Alianza Frigorífico11 7 0 4 15 18 −3 25 6.75 31.754Federación Universitaria11 5 1 5 23 15 +8 21 7.5 28.55Atlético Chalaco11 6 2 3 27 25 +2 25 3 286Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril11 4 2 5 20 25 –5 21 5.5 26.57Unión Buenos Aires11 4 1 6 19 24 –5 20 5 258Sportivo Unión11 4 1 6 18 20 –2 20 4.75 24.759Escuela de Hidroaviación11 4 1 6 21 22 –1 20 4 2410Circolo Sportivo Italiano11 4 0 7 11 29 –18 19 5 2411Lawn Tennis de la Exposición11 2 0 9 9 24 –15 15 5.5 20.512Ciclista Lima11 2 1 8 14 40 –26 15 3.75 18.75
Liguilla de Promoción It was played with the last four places in the First Division and the four best in the 1931 División Intermedia (Juventud Perú, Miguel Grau, Sport Progreso and Sucre). Torneo Primeros Equipos
Results Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima.
Torneo Equipos de Reserva
Tabla Absoluta Team1Sport Progreso7 5 2 0 17 8 +9 19 2.5 21.52Lawn Tennis de la Exposición7 4 1 2 16 15 +1 16 4.75 20.753Hidroaviación7 3 2 2 17 12 +5 16 4 204Circolo Sportivo Italiano7 3 2 2 13 11 +2 15 4 195Ciclista Lima7 3 2 2 9 11 −2 15 3.75 18.75 6Juventud Perú7 3 0 4 9 13 −4 13 3.5 16.5 7Sucre7 2 0 5 6 12 −6 11 3.25 14.25 8Miguel Grau7 0 0 7 5 11 −6 6 2.5 8.5
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Alejandro Villanueva Alianza Lima 16 2 Manuel Puente Atlético Chalaco 15 3 Fermín Machado Unión Buenos Aires 11 4 Víctor Pasache Sporting Tabaco 10 5 Daniel Breinding Escuela de Hidroaviación 8 Alberto Montellanos Alianza Lima 8 Bravo Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril 8
References
See also 1931–32 Copa_Uruguay
External links Peru 1931 season at RSSSF Peruvian Football League News