The Torneo Interligas also called the Copa de Liga del Perú, it was an official

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vian

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competition created and then organized by the

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and Diario El Tiempo in Tribute to the

Club 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 ...

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 ...

was the champion by defeating

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, representative of the Liga de Balnearios del Sur.

Background

At the initiative of the newspaper El Tiempo and the

, a tournament was organized between the clubs and leagues of

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and

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...

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

after the return of their international tour through

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and

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. The winner would obtain the League Cup and eleven

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, 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. On Thursday, May 3, the Alianza Lima delegation would be received by the local football authorities, the

and the Leagues, in the port of

after its tour in Central America and North America, in which it won 13 of its 18 matches played.Alianza en Costa Rica 1928: Primer viaje de placer
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Background

Alianza Lima tour results

Costa Rica

México

Cuba

Costa Rica

Panamá

Teams

Torneo Interligas

First Stage

Tiebreakers

Second Stage

Semifinal

Final

See also

References