The 1938 Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 19 teams (11 from the Liga Provincial de Lima and eight from the Liga Provincial del Callao). The tournament winner, Atlético Córdoba was promoted to the 1939 Peruvian Primera División.Rsssf - Peru 1938Siete décadas de segundas
From 1931 until 1942 the points system was W:3, D:2, L:1, walkover:0.
By the end of 1937, Centro Iqueño was playing in the Segunda División Provincial de Lima. That year, in the División de Honor (the top tier of football at the time), Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril was relegated. The club’s officials agreed to merge with Iqueño and transfer to it the division spot they held in the Liga Provincial de Lima (which was the second most important category).Diamantes al alba
Teams Team changes Relegated from1937 Primera División Promoted to1938 Primera División Promoted from1937 División Intermedia (Lima) Promoted from1937 División Intermedia (Callao) Relegated from1937 Liga Provincial de Lima Relegated from1937 Liga Provincial del Callao Telmo Carbajo Sportivo Melgar Sportivo Tarapacá Ferrocarril Ciclista Lima Progresista Apurímac Atlético Lusitania Sportivo Palermo Alianza Cóndor Sport Inca Atlético Excelsior
Stadia and Locations Team City Atlético Córdoba Barrios Altos, Lima Atlético Lusitania Barrios Altos, Lima Atlético Peruano Rímac, Lima Centro Iqueño Cercado de Lima Independencia Miraflores Miraflores, Lima Jorge Chávez Callao Juventud Gloria Cercado de Lima Miguel Grau Rímac, Lima Porteño Callao Santiago Barranco Barranco, Lima Social San Carlos Callao Sport Progreso Rímac, Lima Sporting Palermo Callao Sportivo Melgar Barrios Altos, Lima Telmo Carbajo Callao Unión Buenos Aires Callao Unión Carbone Barrios Altos, Lima Unión Estrella Callao White Star Callao
Liga Provincial de Lima Primeros Equipos
Results Teams play each other once, either home or away. The matches were played only in Lima.
Tabla Absoluta Team1Atlético Córdoba10 7 2 1 25 9 +16 26 1.75 27.75 Qualified to the Promotion Play-off2Centro Iqueño10 6 2 2 20 13 +7 24 2.625 26.6253Unión Carbone10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 24 2.375 26.3754Santiago Barranco10 6 1 3 26 20 +6 23 1.75 24.755Atlético Lusitania10 4 3 3 19 17 +2 21 3.625 24.6256Juventud Gloria10 4 1 5 19 19 0 19 3.375 22.3757Miguel Grau10 4 1 5 16 18 −2 18 3.375 21.3758Sportivo Melgar10 2 2 6 20 26 −6 16 4.125 20.1259Independencia Miraflores10 3 2 5 21 23 −2 18 1.75 19.7510Atlético Peruano10 1 3 6 7 21 −14 15 2.75 17.7511Sport Progreso10 3 1 6 9 22 −13 15 0.75 15.75
Liga Provincial del Callao Primeros Equipos
Results Teams play each other once, either home or away. The matches were played only in Callao.
Tabla Absoluta Team1Telmo Carbajo7 4 2 1 15 10 +5 17 2.875 19.875 Qualified to the Promotion Play-off2Jorge Chávez7 5 0 2 22 8 +14 17 2.5 19.53Social San Carlos7 4 1 2 16 10 +6 16 1.5 17.54Sportivo Palermo7 3 1 3 11 14 −3 14 2 165Unión Estrella7 3 1 3 11 10 +1 14 1.875 15.8756White Star7 2 2 3 14 18 −4 13 1.125 14.1257Porteño7 2 1 4 10 17 −7 12 1.875 13.8758Unión Buenos Aires7 0 2 5 9 21 −12 9 0.875 9.875
Promotion Play-off
See also 1938 Peruvian Primera División
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