# 1928 Torneo Interligas (Perú)

The Torneo Interligas also called the Copa de Liga del Perú, it was an official Peruvian football competition created and then organized by the Peruvian Football Federation and Diario El Tiempo in Tribute to the Club Alianza Lima. Alianza Lima was the champion by defeating Circolo Sportivo Italiano, representative of the Liga de Balnearios del Sur.

## Background

At the initiative of the newspaper El Tiempo and the Peruvian Football Federation, a tournament was organized between the clubs and leagues of Lima and Callao in 1928. The format and dates were programmed by the FPF, in addition to establishing the Lima stadiums, Estadio Víctor Manuel III, Estadio Nacional, and the Callao stadium, Estadio Telmo Carbajo.
The competition had planned to have defined the finalist who would face Alianza Lima after the return of their international tour through Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba and Panama. The winner would obtain the League Cup and eleven gold medals, in addition to a financial sum. The tournament began on April 1, 1928.
The participants would be the various Leagues of Lima and Callao in addition to the recent affiliate member of the FPF, the Federación Universitaria.
On Thursday, May 3, the Alianza Lima delegation would be received by the local football authorities, the Peruvian Football Federation and the Leagues, in the port of Callao after its tour in Central America and North America, in which it won 13 of its 18 matches played.

### Alianza Lima tour results
#### Costa Rica

Costa Rica :
| Match | Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| 1 | Herediano | 4–3 | Alianza Lima | 1 January 1928 |
| 2 | La Libertad | 0–2 | Alianza Lima | 8 January 1928 |
| 3 | Domingueño | 2–3 | Alianza Lima | 10 January 1928 |
| 4 | Herediano | 1–4 | Alianza Lima | 15 January 1928 |
| 5 | La Libertad | 1–2 | Alianza Lima | 22 January 1928 |
| 6 | Gimnástica Limonense | 0–3 | Alianza Lima | 29 January 1928 |

#### México

México :
| Match | Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| 7 | Atlante | 1–2 | Alianza Lima | 12 February 1928 |
| 8 | Asturias | 1–7 | Alianza Lima | 19 February 1928 |
| 9 | América | 3–5 | Alianza Lima | 26 February 1928 |
| 10 | Real Club España | 2–3 | Alianza Lima | 4 March 1928 |
| 11 | América | 1–4 | Alianza Lima | 11 March 1928 |

#### Cuba

Cuba :
| Match | Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| 12 | Juventud Asturiana | 1–1 | Alianza Lima | 18 March 1928 |
| 13 | Hispano América | 2–2 | Alianza Lima | 25 March 1928 |
| 14 | Juventud Asturiana | 6–1 | Alianza Lima | 1 April 1928 |
| 15 | Cataluña | 4–3 | Alianza Lima | 5 April 1928 |

#### Costa Rica

Costa Rica :
| Match | Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| 16 | La Libertad | 1–4 | Alianza Lima | 15 April 1928 |
| 17 | Herediano | 1–8 | Alianza Lima | 22 April 1928 |

#### Panamá

Panamá :
| Match | Home Club | Score | Away Club | Date |
| 18 | Estrella | 1–7 | Alianza Lima | April 1928 |

## Teams

| Team | City |
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima |
| Asociación Deportiva de Barrios Altos | Barrios Altos, Lima |
| Asociación Deportiva del Rímac | Rímac, Lima |
| Federación Universitaria | Cercado de Lima |
| Liga de Balnearios del Sur | Magdalena, Lima |
| Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°1 | Callao |
| Liga Deportiva Chalaca N°2 | Callao |
| Liga Provincial de Lima N°1 | Cercado de Lima |
| Liga Provincial de Lima N°2 | Cercado de Lima |