The 1934 season of the Peruvian Primera División was the 19th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 9 teams competed in this league.
 Universitario, champion | |
| Season | 1934 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1934 – 7 July 1935 |
| Champions | Universitario |
| Relegated | Sporting Tabaco Unión Carbone Ciclista Lima Circolo Sportivo Italiano |
| Top goalscorer |  Teodoro Fernández (9) |
← 1933 1935 → | |
The champion of this tournament was Universitario. The season's top scorers were Teodoro Fernández and Jorge "Campolo" Alcalde, both with 10 goals. In this way "Lolo" Fernández managed to be the top scorer in the Peruvian First Division for the first time for three consecutive years, a record he holds together with Valeriano López.
There is controversy about this championship regarding the team that should have been awarded the title. Some argue that the champion should have been Alianza Lima, while others argue that the title belong to Universitario de Deportes.
The controversy arose when Alianza Lima managed to beat Universitario de Deportes on the last date by a quarter of a point, thanks to the bonus granted by the Reserves Tournament that was played at that time in parallel to the First Teams Tournament. Universitario's directors challenged the result, as they considered it unfair to lose the championship by a quarter of a point from a secondary tournament (Reserves Tournament). Even though this was the format for the previous 4 years, and every team was in accordance. The Peruvian sports authorities, taking advantage of the fact that a congress of the South American Football Confederation was being held in Lima, presented the case to some of their delegates, who thought that a title should not be defined by such a narrow margin, and that it would be best to declare it tied. Consequently, the sports authorities ordered an extra match to be played.
The question arises as to the nature of this extra match. The Club Universitario de Deportes maintains that the authorities would have declared the tournament tied, and thus the extra match, in which they were victorious, would have given them the Absolute Title. For its part, Club Alianza Lima claims that Universitario's claims were not upheld, so the extra match would never have defined the main title but a secondary one. In 2013, Alianza Lima sent a formal claim to the Peruvian Football Federation to rectify the list of winners,[1] but so far the entity has not issued any statement yet.
Alianza Lima still claims to be the champion,[2] and today there is an ongoing effort by its supporters to get the title recognized to Alianza Lima, according to their own recent investigations and the official resolutions that were published on the newspapers of the time.[3][4] However, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Sports Association of Professional Football, both recognize the title of this year belong to Universitario.[5][6][7] Furthermore, in 2012 the FIFA published an article in which Universitario appears holding the 1934 championship[8] and in 2023 reaffirmed that status.[9][10]
Circolo Sportivo Italiano disbanded after 3 matches. Hence, their 5 remaining matches were awarded to their opponents, Circolo gaining 0 pts. No team was promoted and First Division was reduced to 5 teams for 1935.
Format edit
- 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 edit
Primera División edit
Primeros Equipos edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | Title play-off |
| 2 | Universitario | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | |
| 3 | Sport Boys | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 19 | |
| 4 | Sucre | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Sporting Tabaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Ciclista Lima | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 11 | |
| 8 | Unión Carbone | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 11 | |
| 9 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano[a] | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Disaffiliated |
Notes:
- ^ Circolo Sportivo Italiano were deducted five points for walkovers.
Results edit
Teams play each other once, either home or away. All matches were played in Lima.
Equipos de Reserva edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Universitario | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| 3 | Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Sporting Tabaco | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 5 | Sucre | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Unión Carbone | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Sport Boys | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 8 | Ciclista Lima[a] | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano[b] | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Disaffiliated |
Notes:
Tabla Absoluta edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Resv. | Total | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | 5.75 | 26.75 | |
| 2 | Universitario (*) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 21 | 5.5 | 26.5 | Champion |
| 3 | Sucre | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | 3.75 | 22.75 | |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 19 | 3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | 4.75 | 21.75 | |
| 6 | Sporting Tabaco | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 16 | 4.25 | 20.25 | 1935 Primera B |
| 7 | Unión Carbone | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 11 | 3.25 | 14.25 | |
| 8 | Ciclista Lima | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Circolo Sportivo Italiano | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | Disaffiliated |
- (*) Despite the controversy over this championship, the FPF and the ADFP consider Universitario the champion.[5]
First teams play-off edit
References edit
- ^ "Presidente de la FPF sobre el campeonato de 1934". El Comercio. 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
Alianza Lima sent two official letters to his office, enclosing the result of the investigation by his Historical Commission.
- ^ "Alianza Lima Sitio Oficial". Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Tetra - pack - de Chalaca | Futbol para el que la conoce".
- ^ Se proclamaron los campenoes Imgur
- ^ a b "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "ADFP-Clubes". Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ^ Sportive Association of Professional Football (Perú), Memorial Book of Gold 1912-2012, ADFP, Azagraphic Perú SAC, Lima, 2012, p. 21.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Club Universitario de Deportes: The University club that conquered Peruvian football
- ^ Alianza, Universitario, and Cristal: Peruvian trinity locked in eternal battle
- ^ "Tabla de posiciones 1934". 19 November 1934.
- ^ "Tabla de posiciones 1934". 19 November 1934.
External links edit
- Peru 1934 season at RSSSF
- Peruvian Football League News (in Spanish)