title: 1940 Peruvian Primera División
text: # 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.
  
  