1946 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Season	1946
Dates	19 May 1946 –; 12 October 1946
Champions	Universitario
Relegated	Centro Iqueño
	← 1945 1947 →

The 1946 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 8 teams. The national champions were Universitario.

Teams

Team	City
Alianza Lima	La Victoria, Lima
Atlético Chalaco	Callao
Centro Iqueño	Cercado de Lima
Deportivo Municipal	Cercado de Lima
Sport Boys	Callao
Sporting Tabaco	Rímac, Lima
Sucre	La Victoria, Lima
Universitario	Cercado de Lima

Campeonato de Selección y Competencia

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Universitario	21	11	5	5	59	44	+15	27	Champions
2	Deportivo Municipal	21	11	4	6	54	39	+15	26
3	Sport Boys	21	7	9	5	50	44	+6	23
4	Sucre	21	7	9	5	35	36	−1	23
5	Alianza Lima	21	8	5	8	51	44	+7	21
6	Atlético Chalaco	21	6	5	10	40	43	−3	17
7	Sporting Tabaco	21	7	3	11	55	71	−16	17
8	Centro Iqueño	21	4	6	11	36	59	−23	14	1947 Segunda División

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

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

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away	ALI	CHA	IQU	MUN	SBA	TAB	SUC	UNI
Alianza Lima		—	—	—	2–7	—	—	3–0
Atlético Chalaco	—		—	—	3–1	—	—	2–5
Centro Iqueño	—	—		—	0–1	—	—	3–4
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—		0–2	—	—	4–2
Sport Boys	3–3	4–4	1–1	2–3		3–2	4–0	4–4
Sporting Tabaco	—	—	—	—	3–0		—	5–6
Sucre	—	—	—	—	1–1	—		3–4
Universitario	1–2	2–0	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–1	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 1946. Source: Diario El Comercio, La Prensa and Crónica.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–21

Home \ Away	ALI	CHA	IQU	MUN	SBA	TAB	SUC	UNI
Alianza Lima		—	—	—	1–1	—	—
Atlético Chalaco	—		—	—	2–0	—	—
Centro Iqueño	—	—		—	3–3	—	—
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—			—	—	1–1
Sport Boys				2–1			3–3	4–6
Sporting Tabaco	—	—	—	—	1–3		—	1–4
Sucre	—	—	—	—		—		2–1
Universitario	0–0	4–1	3–2