The 1927
Primera División was the 12th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 8 teams competed in the league, with
Sport Progreso
Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Peruvian Primera División from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1 ...
as defending champion.
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima, more commonly known as simply Alianza Lima, is a Peru, Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District, Lima, La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club was founded under the name of Sport Alianza on February ...
won its third Primera División title. Many matches were not played.
The Association FBC merged with the club Unión Ciclista Peruana in
September 1927Aniversario de Lima: el Association, el primer club de Foot Ball, en la ciudad donde creció el fútbol
/ref> to form the Ciclista Lima Association. The merger occurs around the month of May 1927. Therefore, the football matches played before that month were kept under the name of Association Football Club.
Changes from 1926
Structural changes
For the 1927 season, 8 teams played in the league, a 3-team reduction from the previous season. No relegation took place in this season.
Promotion and relegation
Jorge Chávez
Georges Antoine Chavez (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Jorge Chávez or Géo Chavez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the w ...
, Teniente Ruiz, Deportivo Nacional, Jorge Washington and Sport José Gálvez
Sport José Galvez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport José Galvez and played in Peruvian Primera División from 1915 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 19 ...
were relegated. They were replaced by Association FBC
Ciclista Lima Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. It is the second-oldest club in Peru.
The club was founded 1896 and plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
The clu ...
(reinstated) and Association Alianza as 1926 División Intermedia champion.
Teams
Team changes
Stadia and Locations
Primera División
Standings
Results
The following list is the known results according to what was published in the newspapers El Comercio, La Prensa and La Crónica.
Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
.
Round 1
The round was played on 22 May 1927.
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Round 2
The round was played on 29 May 1927.
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Round 3
The round was played on 11 June 1927.
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Round 4
The round was played on 12 June 1927.
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Round 5
The round was played on 19 June 1927.
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Round 6
The round was played on 26 June 1927.
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Top scorers
References
External links
Peru 1927 season
at RSSSF
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Peruvian Football
League News
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1927
Events January
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