1940 Peruvian Primera División
# 1940 Peruvian Primera División

The 1940 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 8 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Municipal. From 1931 until 1942 the points system was W:3, D:2, L:1, walkover:0.

## Teams

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

## División de Honor

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Municipal | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 32 | Champions |
| 2 | Universitario | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Atlético Chalaco | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 29 | |
| 5 | Sport Boys | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sporting Tabaco | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | |
| 7 | Sucre | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 26 | Liguilla de promoción |
| 8 | Ciclista Lima | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 23 | Liguilla de promoción |

### Results

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

| Home \ Away | ALI | CHA | CIC | MUN | SBA | TAB | SUC | UNI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alianza Lima | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Atlético Chalaco | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Ciclista Lima | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 1–5 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Sport Boys | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Sporting Tabaco | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Sucre | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| Universitario | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |

## Liguilla de promoción

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sucre | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | |
| 2 | Santiago Barranco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Relegation play-off |
| 3 | Telmo Carbajo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Relegation play-off |
| 4 | Ciclista Lima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 1941 Liga Regional de Lima y Callao |

### Results

| Home \ Away | CIC | SAN | SUC | TEL |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ciclista Lima | | — | 0–7 | — |
| Santiago Barranco | 2–1 | | — | — |
| Sucre | — | 3–2 | | 6–0 |
| Telmo Carbajo | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | |

### Relegation play-off

Because Telmo Carbajo and Santiago Barranco tied with 6 points a relegation play-off on neutral ground will be played as the tournament rules specify.

