The 1941 season of the Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 8 teams. The national champions were Universitario.
No team was relegated as First Division grew to 10 teams. From 1931 until 1942 the points system was W:3, D:2, L:1, walkover:0.
The teams place 7th and 8th in the 1941 Primera División (Atlético Chalaco and Telmo Carbajo) and the teams place 1st and 2nd in the 1941 Segunda División Regional de Lima y Callao (Santiago Barranco and Centro Iqueño) took part in the Liguilla de Promoción. No team was relegated as First Division grew to 10 teams.