1940 Peruvian Primera División

Peruvian Primera División
Deportivo Municipal, champion
Season1940
Dates12 May 1940 –
8 September 1940
ChampionsDeportivo Municipal
RelegatedCiclista Lima
Top goalscorer Teodoro Fernández (15)
1939
1941

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.