Primera División Peruana
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The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peru
vian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano (Professional Decentralized Football Tournament). It has been referred to as Descentralizado since 1966, when the first non-capital teams were invited to compete in the first national championship.
Its sponsored name is Movistar
because of its main sponsor, the local cable television provider Movistar TV. It is played by 16 teams. The league operates a system of promotion and relegation
system at the end of the season with the Segunda División
and the Copa Perú
. Seasons run from February to December with teams playing 44 games each. The league is organized by the ADFP.
The Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League) was founded in 1912 and organized the Primera División and the Segunda División. The seasons played between 1912 and 1921 included clubs based in Lima and considered unofficial by the FPF. In 1926, the league was continued by the newly formed Peruvian Football Federation. The first division was played at an amateur level since its foundation but turned professional in 1951. In 1966, the first true national league was founded and stands today. As of 2010, the league title has been won by over 19 clubs but Universitario de Deportes
, Alianza Lima
, and Sporting Cristal
share a total of 62 titles of the 94 contested. Universitario and Alianza Lima alone account for half of the titles won. The current champion of the league competition is Universidad San Martín de Porres, totaling to three league titles.
, or Peruvians of the upper class which had learned to play the sport during their visits to the United Kingdom
. The first recorded football match in Lima was played on 7 August 1892 between British residents and a few Peruvians at the club ground Santa Sofía belonging to the Lima Cricket and Lawn Tennis
club. During the following years, more football matches were to be played within the upper class. With the practice of football slowly expanding in Lima's elite class, clubs began to adopt the practice of football. Some of the first sports clubs such as Lima Cricket & Lawn Tennis and Regatas Lima
club dedicated their sporting activities to cricket
and tennis
, and aquatic sports respectively. Subsequently, more sports clubs were founded such as the Lawn Tennis
club, Unión Cricket, and Unión Ciclista Lima
. Unión Cricket was the first club to adopt football into their sporting activities leading the other sports clubs to do the same.
The educational institutions of the time were encouraging the formation of football clubs. Many students were starting several clubs and beginning to compete in small inter-scholar championships during the early 20th century. The first football club in Peru was Association Foot Ball Club, founded on 20 May 1897 by a group of students from different schools. Several other schools and students started their own football clubs. A particular club founded on 9 June 1902 by cricket enthusiasts from the Instituto Chalaco was Atlético Chalaco. They would also partake in the practice of football and become a representative team of Callao. Conversely, some educational institutions, like Universidad San Marcos
did not have a single club representing the university against the other clubs of the time. Instead, the faculties within the university formed their own teams and competed against each other. Their championships started as early as 1899. A couple of decades later one of the faculty teams would separate from the university to form their own independent football club, known today as Universitario de Deportes
. Clubs were being formed outside of the sphere of educational institutions. One of these clubs was Sport Alianza—today Alianza Lima
—which was founded by Italians and Chinese of the working class of Lima in 1901. However, records of their activities in football are available around 1912.
, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, Sport Progreso
, Sport Inca
and Sport Vitarte while the Segunda División composed Sport Lima, Carlos Tenaud No. 1, Carlos Tenaud No. 2, Atlético Grau No. 1, Unión Miraflores
, Sport Libertad Barranco, Atlético Peruano
y Sport Magdalena. None of the teams from Callao accepted to play in the newly found league. Lima Cricket was the first champion of the Liga Peruana de Football while Association FBC finished second.
The first edition was a relative success despite some minor setbacks. For instance, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos withdrew from the tournament in the middle of the season after only have earned 1 point. The second edition of the Liga Peruana had Jorge Chávez No. 1
reach the top. The following year Lima Cricket would tally a second title. José Gálvez—who refuesed to participate in 1912—won consecutive championships in 1915 and 1916. In 1917 Sport Juan Bielovucic
championed the Liga. Sport Alianza
would earn its first titles in 1918 and 1919. Sport Inca and Sport Progreso won the 1920 and 1921 seasons respectively. The league ran uninterrupted for 10 seasons until the Liga Peruana de Football temporarily disbanded due to disagreements. Between 1922 and 1925 no championships were played.
conquered its third title; they had already won two back-to-back titles in 1918 and 1919. This season featured 8 teams. As in 1926, the league did not finish properly and Alianza Lima won after winning its 3 matches. In 1928, the federation increased the number of teams to 19 and separated them into 2 groups. 5 teams advanced to second stage where the winner was league champion. The first Clásico took place in this season. In the second stage Alianza Lima
faced the newly invited Federación Universitaria
. The match was a 1–0 win for Federación Universitaria and began the biggest rivalry in the history of Peruvian football. At the end of the second stage, Federación Universitaria and Alianza Lima were tied for first place which led to two extra matches between them to declare the 1928 champion. The first match was a 1–1 draw and the second was a 2–0 win for Alianza Lima.
Following a second-place finish in their first division debut, Federación Universitaria would go on to win their first title in 1929. In 1930, the federation experimented with a new format. They separated the teams in 3 groups of 4 teams. The winner of each group advanced to the championship group to define the season champion. The three finalists were Atlético Chalaco, Alianza Lima, and Federación Universitaria. Atlético Chalaco would go onto win Callao's first title. Alianza Lima would go onto win the next three seasons, and came close to conquer a fourth had it not been for Universitario de Deportes–who had broken away from Universidad San Marcos–when they defeated Alianza Lima in a season final for the 1934 title. In 1935, the title would go back to Callao after Sport Boys
–founded in 1927 and debuted in 1933–defeated the 4 teams it was competing against. In 1936, no championship was contested due to the participation of Peru in the Summer Olympics
in Berlin. The championship returned in 1937 to be won by Sport Boys. Interestingly, the Peruvian national football team
that competed in Berlin was made up of mostly footballers who played in Sport Boys. One of the few exceptions was Teodoro Fernández
who played for Universitario and scored 6 goals in 2 games. Deportivo Municipal, another club that would become a traditional team in Peruvian football, won its first championship in 1938 and a second in 1940 whilst Universitario a tallied four titles by winning in 1939 and 1941. Prior to 1939, teams played all other teams once in the course of the season. For the 1939, 1940, and 1941 seasons, teams played all others twice instead—a double round-robin tournament
.
In 1941 the Asociación No Amateur (Non-Amateur Association) took the stand as the league's organizer and re-named the league Campeonato de Selección y Competencia. In 1942, Sport Boys won a third championship, finishing one point ahead of Deportivo Municipal. In this season, a single round-robin tournament was performed but the double round-robin returned next season. Deportivo Municipal lifted their third league trophy in 1943, and began to consolidate their place in Peruvian football. In 1944, a new champion was crowned by the name of Sucre
. Universitario de Deportes returned to the top after winning consecutive title between 1945 and 1946. In 1947 Atlético Chalaco won its last top flight division title. 1948 saw Alianza Lima taste glory again after trophyless seasons since their conquests between 1931 and 1933. 1949 and 1950—won by Universitario and Deportivo Municipal respectively—were the last two championships played before football would become a professional sport in Peru. Between 1946 and 1949, a triple round-robin tournament was employed until in 1950 the double round-robin system made its return. Mid-way through the 20th century, most of the clubs which had founded the Liga Peruana de Football had disappeared from the top flight and five teams had become the dominant forces in Peru; Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal, Sport Boys and Atletico Chalaco.
status and the organization of the league was handed over to the ACF or Asociación Central de Fútbol (Central Football Association). Sport Boys won the first professional championship. In next 4 years, Alianza Lima rose to conquer 3 titles in 1952, 1954 and 1955. In addition, one-time champion Sucre
won a second championship in 1953. The professional era saw the rise of a new team that would rival the five dominant clubs of the amateur era. During the course of Peruvian football, Rimac-based Sporting Tabaco was a regular contender. However in December 1955, the brewery Backus and Johnston
founded Sporting Cristal
to represent them in the top flight. In their debut in professional football, Sporting Cristal won their first championship in 1956. The following season, a relatively unknown club by the name of Centro Iqueño
won the championship. In addition, the 1957 season employed a new tournament format. After the double round-robin stage, the 10 teams were split into 2 groups for a further 4 matches. The top 5 would play for the season title and the bottom 5 for preventing relegation. This format would be used until 1959, between 1964 and 1965 (a similar format would be employed in 1969 and 1970). Sport Boys won a fifth title in 1958 while Universitario won an eighth in 1959.
The 1960 season had a new attractive feature to Peruvian football; the champion would qualify to the newly created Copa de Campeones—today Copa Libertadores. Universitario de Deportes was the first Peruvian club to compete in the South American continental tournament after winning the 1960 season. In 1962 the ACF ended its run and the ADFP took its place as the current organizer of the league. In 1965, the runner-up would join the champion in the Copa Libertadores as CONMEBOL
expanded the continental tournament. Up until 1965, only clubs based in Lima or Callao competed. Therefore, in 1966 the Asociación decided to expand the league outside of Lima and Callao leading the championship to be renamed the Campeonato Descentralizado (Descentralized Championship). Miguel Grau
of Piura
, FBC Melgar of Arequipa
, Octavio Espinoza
of Ica, and Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín
of Trujillo
were the first four Peruvian clubs from the country interior to be invited to play in the top flight of Peruvian football, expanding it to 14 teams. The twist in this first Descentralizado was that only the best placed club outside of Lima and Callao would remain in the first division; the other three would be relegated along with 1 Lima/Callao-based team. Miguel Grau—finished sixth—remained in the first division while Universitario was crowned first Descentralizado champion. With the new national championship, the Copa Perú
was created to promote clubs outside of the capital hub along with the Segunda División which promoted clubs from Lima and Callao. The first Copa Perú was played in 1967—prior to the start of the 1967 Descentralizado—returning Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín and Octavio Espinoza to the top flight in addition to newcomer Juan Aurich
of Chiclayo
. Universitario would go onto win the second edition of the Torneo Descentralizado. However, in this season, only one club from the country interior was relegated instead of three.
In the Torneo Descentralizado's third edition, improvements were made by the teams outside of the capital hub, also known as provincianos to denote the clubs originate from the provinces of Peru. Notably Juan Aurich of Chiclayo tied with Sporting Cristal at the end of the season for first place. The championship was to be defined in a single playoff match in the Estadio Nacional
. Sporting Cristal won the playoff 2–1 but Juan Aurich, as runner-up, qualified for the Copa Libertadores, being the first provinciano to do so. In 1969, the tournament suffered a minor change in the format. The tournament was played with 14 teams, as had been since 1966, however after the first leg of the round robin matchups, the table was split into two parts, with the top 6 fighting for the national title and the bottom 8 avoiding relegation. Universitario won their third Descentralizado title totalizing thirteen Primera División titles.
In 1970, the national championship would modify the previous season's format. After the clubs played each other in a double round-robin tournament, the clubs would be separated into two groups of 7 each, then playing an additional double round-robin tournament to determine the champion. Sporting Cristal finished first obtaining their fourth league title, tying Deportivo Municipal's record. For the 1971 season, the championship was expanded to 16 teams. Universitario won the season title reaching fourteen Primera División titles, tying arch-rivals Alianza Lima in first division titles. Universitario's participation in the following season's Copa Libertadores would lead to an appearance in the continental finals against Independiente
of Argentina
, defeating Alianza Lima, Universidad de Chile and Unión San Felipe
in the first group stage as well as defending champion Nacional
and three-time champion Peñarol
in the second group stage. In the first leg of the finals, they would draw in Lima 0–0 and lose 2–1 in Avellaneda
. As in the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Universitario would finish second in the Descentralizado of 1972 to Sporting Cristal, tying Sport Boys 5 title record.
Starting in 1984, the regional leagues would be employed which would be a complex system which featured up to 40 teams from all over the country.
In 1997 the tournament format was modified again, this time employing a similar system being used in Argentina at the time. The general idea of the system was to divide the season into two tournaments called the Apertura and Clausura
tournaments. At the end of the season the tournament winners faced in a season final for the championship title. The 1997 season did not have a final after Alianza Lima
won both tournaments automatically winning the 1997 title ending an 18-season title drought. At the end of the 2008 season this format was abolished due to the lack of championship playoffs in 2007 and 2008. The 2009 season employed a new liguilla format including a regular season between 16 teams which would qualify to two groups depending on their placement at the end of the regular season. The winners of each group would dispute a two-legged final at the end of the season to determine the national champion.
As of 2010, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have won 25, 22 and 15 official league titles respectively. They are regarded as the Big Three of Peru. However, other teams have risen to new heights. In particular, a team from Cusco
, Cienciano, has been the only Peruvian team to win international tournaments (Copa Sudamericana 2003
and Recopa Sudamericana 2004
), though it has yet to win the domestic league title. Other notable teams include FBC Melgar and Unión Huaral
, which are the only non-capital teams to have won a national championship.
The 2011 season will be played by 16 teams. The season runs from February to December and will be played in two stages. The first stage is a regular season where each teams plays 30 home-and-away fixtures. The second stage is a final play-off to decide the national champion between the teams that place first and second in the first stage. The fixtures will be played on the weekends on Saturdays and Sundays and some fixtures will be played on Wednesdays. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference
, and then goals scored. A tie in points for relegation will result in a play-off at a neutral ground chosen by the ADFP. Two teams will be relegated and the champions of the second division
and Copa Peru
will take their place. With regard to foreign players, Peruvians teams are limited to four players without Peruvian citizenship per game.
. Universidad San Martín and León de Huánuco will start in the second stage and Alianza Lima will start in the first stage. During the second half of the year, three teams will participate in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana
. Universitario will start in the second stage while Universidad César Vallejo and Juan Aurich will both start off in the first stage.
and Alianza Lima
are owners of their home stadiums. The remaining 14 clubs are dependent upon the Instituto Peruano del Deporte for their local matches. 4 clubs operate as Sociedades Anónimas
, the equivalent of a public limited company
in the United Kingdom; these clubs are Universidad San Martín de Porres
, Universidad César Vallejo, Sporting Cristal
and recently Colegio Nacional Iquitos. The remaining 12 clubs operate as civil non-profit associations
or asociaciónes civiles sin fines de lucro in Spanish. 5 of these clubs are from Lima
and the remaining clubs make up the 11 teams from the country interior. Prior to the current 16-club Primera División, 14 teams competed in 2008 and 12 competed between 2006 and 2007. In 1989 and 1990, the Primera División played with a record 44 teams.
Universitario and Alianza Lima have a clear advantage of titles won over the other clubs in Peru. Since 2010, they have won a combined total of 47 Primera División championships of the 94 seasons contested, 25 and 22 respectively. Sporting Cristal trails behind with 15 professional era titles since their debut in 1956 and further behind is the traditional Sport Boys
having conquered 6 league titles. Newcomer Universidad de San Martín de Porres has begun to challenge the dominance of the Big Three with back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008 and a third i 2010. In addition, FBC Melgar and Unión Huaral
are the only clubs outside the metropolitan area of Lima to have won a national championship. Other noteworthy clubs to have won championships include 4-time winner Deportivo Municipal which is currently in the Copa Perú
promotion tournament.
Universitario is the club with the longest spell in the Primera División, playing since 1928 when they first debuted in the Primera División. They are followed by archrivals Alianza Lima who competed in the first edition of the Primera División but were relegated in 1938 and returning a year later for an uninterrupted spell since 1940. FBC Melgar is the team with the longest run in the Primera División outside of Lima, competing since 1971.
The oldest clubs currently participating in the Primera División are Alianza Lima and Cienciano which were founded at the beginning of the turn of the century in 1901. The newest clubs active in the Primera División include Inti Gas Deportes
, Sport Huancayo
, Cobresol and Universidad de San Martín. The current Juan Aurich
participating in the Descentralizado is not the same club that competed in previous seasons. Inti Gas Deportes was previously known under several different names but the entity first played in the top flight as Inti Gas Deportes with their promotion after finishing second in the 2008 Segunda División.
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|| 22 || 2 || 6 || 6 || 8
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|| 15 || — || — || 2 || 13
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|align=left| Sport Boys
|| 6 || — || 3 || 2 || 1
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|align=left| Deportivo Municipal || 4 || — || 4 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| Universidad San Martín de Porres
|| 3 || — || — || — || 3
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|align=left| Atlético Chalaco || 2 || — || 2 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| Lima Cricket
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| Mariscal Sucre
|| 2 || — || 1 || 1 || 0
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|align=left| Sport José Galvez
|| 2 || 2 || 0 || — || —
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|align=left| Sport Progreso
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || — || —
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|align=left| Unión Huaral
|| 2 || — || — || — || 2
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|align=left| Centro Iqueño
|| 1 || — || 0 || 1 || 0
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|align=left| Defensor Lima
|| 1|| — || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| FBC Melgar || 1 || — || — || — || 1
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|align=left| Jorge Chávez No. 1
|| 1 || 1 || 0 || — || —
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|align=left| San Agustín
|| 1|| — || — || — || 1
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|align=left| Sport Inca
|| 1 || 1 || — || — || —
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Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano (Professional Decentralized Football Tournament). It has been referred to as Descentralizado since 1966, when the first non-capital teams were invited to compete in the first national championship.
Its sponsored name is Movistar
Movistar
Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil...
because of its main sponsor, the local cable television provider Movistar TV. It is played by 16 teams. The league operates a system of promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
system at the end of the season with the Segunda División
Segunda División Peruana
The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...
and the Copa Perú
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
. Seasons run from February to December with teams playing 44 games each. The league is organized by the ADFP.
The Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League) was founded in 1912 and organized the Primera División and the Segunda División. The seasons played between 1912 and 1921 included clubs based in Lima and considered unofficial by the FPF. In 1926, the league was continued by the newly formed Peruvian Football Federation. The first division was played at an amateur level since its foundation but turned professional in 1951. In 1966, the first true national league was founded and stands today. As of 2010, the league title has been won by over 19 clubs but Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
, Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
, and Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
share a total of 62 titles of the 94 contested. Universitario and Alianza Lima alone account for half of the titles won. The current champion of the league competition is Universidad San Martín de Porres, totaling to three league titles.
History
First clubs
Football was first introduced in Peru in the 19th century by the British families residing in Lima. During this era, football was practiced by British residents, British sailors which stopped at the port in CallaoCallao
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
, or Peruvians of the upper class which had learned to play the sport during their visits to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The first recorded football match in Lima was played on 7 August 1892 between British residents and a few Peruvians at the club ground Santa Sofía belonging to the Lima Cricket and Lawn Tennis
Lima Cricket and Football Club
Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest sports club in Peru, and one of the oldest in South America. Lima Cricket is possibly the oldest football club in the Americas. Currently, it participates in the district league of San Isidro....
club. During the following years, more football matches were to be played within the upper class. With the practice of football slowly expanding in Lima's elite class, clubs began to adopt the practice of football. Some of the first sports clubs such as Lima Cricket & Lawn Tennis and Regatas Lima
Club de Regatas Lima
Regatas Lima is a sport club in Peru and one of the oldest in South America.The club is the biggest of San Isidro city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province....
club dedicated their sporting activities to cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and aquatic sports respectively. Subsequently, more sports clubs were founded such as the Lawn Tennis
Lawn Tennis F.C.
Lawn Tennis is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima, Peru.The club were founded 1995 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:The club was 1997 Segunda División Peruana champion....
club, Unión Cricket, and Unión Ciclista Lima
Ciclista Lima
Ciclista Lima Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. It is the second oldest club in Peru.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province....
. Unión Cricket was the first club to adopt football into their sporting activities leading the other sports clubs to do the same.
The educational institutions of the time were encouraging the formation of football clubs. Many students were starting several clubs and beginning to compete in small inter-scholar championships during the early 20th century. The first football club in Peru was Association Foot Ball Club, founded on 20 May 1897 by a group of students from different schools. Several other schools and students started their own football clubs. A particular club founded on 9 June 1902 by cricket enthusiasts from the Instituto Chalaco was Atlético Chalaco. They would also partake in the practice of football and become a representative team of Callao. Conversely, some educational institutions, like Universidad San Marcos
National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...
did not have a single club representing the university against the other clubs of the time. Instead, the faculties within the university formed their own teams and competed against each other. Their championships started as early as 1899. A couple of decades later one of the faculty teams would separate from the university to form their own independent football club, known today as Universitario de Deportes
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
. Clubs were being formed outside of the sphere of educational institutions. One of these clubs was Sport Alianza—today Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
—which was founded by Italians and Chinese of the working class of Lima in 1901. However, records of their activities in football are available around 1912.
Liga Peruana de Football
Small championships between the many clubs at the time spawned the idea of a central championship to unite all the clubs. In 1912, club Sporting Miraflores invited several other clubs in Lima and Callao to participate in the formation of a football league. Several clubs accepted the offer and led to the creation of the Liga Peruana de Football (Peruvian Football League). The first championship in 1912 had its clubs divided into two divisions; Primera División and Segunda División. The Primera División composed of Lima Cricket, Association FBC, Miraflores FBC, Sporting Miraflores, Jorge Chávez No. 1Jorge Chávez No. 1
Jorge Chávez No. 1 was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez Nr. 1 in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1929. The club won the national tournament in...
, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos, Sport Progreso
Sport Progreso
Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1926...
, Sport Inca
Sport Inca
Sport Inca was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Inca and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in 1920.-National:...
and Sport Vitarte while the Segunda División composed Sport Lima, Carlos Tenaud No. 1, Carlos Tenaud No. 2, Atlético Grau No. 1, Unión Miraflores
Unión Miraflores
Unión Miraflores was a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Miraflores, Lima.The club was founded with the name of club Centro Sport Unión Miraflores and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921....
, Sport Libertad Barranco, Atlético Peruano
Atlético Peruano
Atlético Peruano was a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Rímac, Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Atlético Peruano Nr. 1 and played in the very first edition of the Liga Peruana de Football in 1912....
y Sport Magdalena. None of the teams from Callao accepted to play in the newly found league. Lima Cricket was the first champion of the Liga Peruana de Football while Association FBC finished second.
The first edition was a relative success despite some minor setbacks. For instance, Escuela Militar de Chorrillos withdrew from the tournament in the middle of the season after only have earned 1 point. The second edition of the Liga Peruana had Jorge Chávez No. 1
Jorge Chávez No. 1
Jorge Chávez No. 1 was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez Nr. 1 in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1929. The club won the national tournament in...
reach the top. The following year Lima Cricket would tally a second title. José Gálvez—who refuesed to participate in 1912—won consecutive championships in 1915 and 1916. In 1917 Sport Juan Bielovucic
Sport Juan Bielovucic
Sport Juan Bielovucic was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Juan Bielovucic in honor to the Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in...
championed the Liga. Sport Alianza
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
would earn its first titles in 1918 and 1919. Sport Inca and Sport Progreso won the 1920 and 1921 seasons respectively. The league ran uninterrupted for 10 seasons until the Liga Peruana de Football temporarily disbanded due to disagreements. Between 1922 and 1925 no championships were played.
New era
The Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922 and restarted the Peruvian football league in 1926 with the addition of teams from Callao. Unfortunately, the two championships in 1926 and 1927 suffered drawback as teams withdrew from the league mid-season. Of the 11 competing teams, Sport Progreso was crowned champion. Because many clubs withdrew from the tournament, Sport Progeso only played 6 games. The following season, Alianza LimaAlianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
conquered its third title; they had already won two back-to-back titles in 1918 and 1919. This season featured 8 teams. As in 1926, the league did not finish properly and Alianza Lima won after winning its 3 matches. In 1928, the federation increased the number of teams to 19 and separated them into 2 groups. 5 teams advanced to second stage where the winner was league champion. The first Clásico took place in this season. In the second stage Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
faced the newly invited Federación Universitaria
Universitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
. The match was a 1–0 win for Federación Universitaria and began the biggest rivalry in the history of Peruvian football. At the end of the second stage, Federación Universitaria and Alianza Lima were tied for first place which led to two extra matches between them to declare the 1928 champion. The first match was a 1–1 draw and the second was a 2–0 win for Alianza Lima.
Following a second-place finish in their first division debut, Federación Universitaria would go on to win their first title in 1929. In 1930, the federation experimented with a new format. They separated the teams in 3 groups of 4 teams. The winner of each group advanced to the championship group to define the season champion. The three finalists were Atlético Chalaco, Alianza Lima, and Federación Universitaria. Atlético Chalaco would go onto win Callao's first title. Alianza Lima would go onto win the next three seasons, and came close to conquer a fourth had it not been for Universitario de Deportes–who had broken away from Universidad San Marcos–when they defeated Alianza Lima in a season final for the 1934 title. In 1935, the title would go back to Callao after Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
–founded in 1927 and debuted in 1933–defeated the 4 teams it was competing against. In 1936, no championship was contested due to the participation of Peru in the Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin. The championship returned in 1937 to be won by Sport Boys. Interestingly, the Peruvian national football team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
that competed in Berlin was made up of mostly footballers who played in Sport Boys. One of the few exceptions was Teodoro Fernández
Teodoro Fernández
Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...
who played for Universitario and scored 6 goals in 2 games. Deportivo Municipal, another club that would become a traditional team in Peruvian football, won its first championship in 1938 and a second in 1940 whilst Universitario a tallied four titles by winning in 1939 and 1941. Prior to 1939, teams played all other teams once in the course of the season. For the 1939, 1940, and 1941 seasons, teams played all others twice instead—a double round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
.
In 1941 the Asociación No Amateur (Non-Amateur Association) took the stand as the league's organizer and re-named the league Campeonato de Selección y Competencia. In 1942, Sport Boys won a third championship, finishing one point ahead of Deportivo Municipal. In this season, a single round-robin tournament was performed but the double round-robin returned next season. Deportivo Municipal lifted their third league trophy in 1943, and began to consolidate their place in Peruvian football. In 1944, a new champion was crowned by the name of Sucre
Mariscal Sucre FC
Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953...
. Universitario de Deportes returned to the top after winning consecutive title between 1945 and 1946. In 1947 Atlético Chalaco won its last top flight division title. 1948 saw Alianza Lima taste glory again after trophyless seasons since their conquests between 1931 and 1933. 1949 and 1950—won by Universitario and Deportivo Municipal respectively—were the last two championships played before football would become a professional sport in Peru. Between 1946 and 1949, a triple round-robin tournament was employed until in 1950 the double round-robin system made its return. Mid-way through the 20th century, most of the clubs which had founded the Liga Peruana de Football had disappeared from the top flight and five teams had become the dominant forces in Peru; Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes, Deportivo Municipal, Sport Boys and Atletico Chalaco.
Professional league and Decentralizado
In 1951 the top flight of Peruvian football earned professionalProfessional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
status and the organization of the league was handed over to the ACF or Asociación Central de Fútbol (Central Football Association). Sport Boys won the first professional championship. In next 4 years, Alianza Lima rose to conquer 3 titles in 1952, 1954 and 1955. In addition, one-time champion Sucre
Mariscal Sucre FC
Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953...
won a second championship in 1953. The professional era saw the rise of a new team that would rival the five dominant clubs of the amateur era. During the course of Peruvian football, Rimac-based Sporting Tabaco was a regular contender. However in December 1955, the brewery Backus and Johnston
Backus and Johnston
Backus and Johnston is the largest brewery in Peru, part of Grupo Empresarial Bavaria, which itself is part of the international SABMiller group. Its main brewery is located in the Ate District of Lima...
founded Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
to represent them in the top flight. In their debut in professional football, Sporting Cristal won their first championship in 1956. The following season, a relatively unknown club by the name of Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño was a Peruvian football, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on October 12, 1935.The club were founded 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.- History :...
won the championship. In addition, the 1957 season employed a new tournament format. After the double round-robin stage, the 10 teams were split into 2 groups for a further 4 matches. The top 5 would play for the season title and the bottom 5 for preventing relegation. This format would be used until 1959, between 1964 and 1965 (a similar format would be employed in 1969 and 1970). Sport Boys won a fifth title in 1958 while Universitario won an eighth in 1959.
The 1960 season had a new attractive feature to Peruvian football; the champion would qualify to the newly created Copa de Campeones—today Copa Libertadores. Universitario de Deportes was the first Peruvian club to compete in the South American continental tournament after winning the 1960 season. In 1962 the ACF ended its run and the ADFP took its place as the current organizer of the league. In 1965, the runner-up would join the champion in the Copa Libertadores as CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
expanded the continental tournament. Up until 1965, only clubs based in Lima or Callao competed. Therefore, in 1966 the Asociación decided to expand the league outside of Lima and Callao leading the championship to be renamed the Campeonato Descentralizado (Descentralized Championship). Miguel Grau
Atlético Grau
Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru.The club were founded 1919 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
of Piura
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532...
, FBC Melgar of Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
, Octavio Espinoza
Club Octavio Espinoza
Club Social Deportivo Octavio Espinoza is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ica, Peru.The club were founded 1923 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
of Ica, and Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín
Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín
Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Trujillo, Peru.The club is the biggest of Trujillo city, and one of the biggest in La Libertad Province....
of Trujillo
Trujillo, Peru
Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru...
were the first four Peruvian clubs from the country interior to be invited to play in the top flight of Peruvian football, expanding it to 14 teams. The twist in this first Descentralizado was that only the best placed club outside of Lima and Callao would remain in the first division; the other three would be relegated along with 1 Lima/Callao-based team. Miguel Grau—finished sixth—remained in the first division while Universitario was crowned first Descentralizado champion. With the new national championship, the Copa Perú
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
was created to promote clubs outside of the capital hub along with the Segunda División which promoted clubs from Lima and Callao. The first Copa Perú was played in 1967—prior to the start of the 1967 Descentralizado—returning Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín and Octavio Espinoza to the top flight in addition to newcomer Juan Aurich
Juan Aurich
Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...
of Chiclayo
Chiclayo
Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima...
. Universitario would go onto win the second edition of the Torneo Descentralizado. However, in this season, only one club from the country interior was relegated instead of three.
In the Torneo Descentralizado's third edition, improvements were made by the teams outside of the capital hub, also known as provincianos to denote the clubs originate from the provinces of Peru. Notably Juan Aurich of Chiclayo tied with Sporting Cristal at the end of the season for first place. The championship was to be defined in a single playoff match in the Estadio Nacional
Estadio Nacional (Lima)
The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...
. Sporting Cristal won the playoff 2–1 but Juan Aurich, as runner-up, qualified for the Copa Libertadores, being the first provinciano to do so. In 1969, the tournament suffered a minor change in the format. The tournament was played with 14 teams, as had been since 1966, however after the first leg of the round robin matchups, the table was split into two parts, with the top 6 fighting for the national title and the bottom 8 avoiding relegation. Universitario won their third Descentralizado title totalizing thirteen Primera División titles.
In 1970, the national championship would modify the previous season's format. After the clubs played each other in a double round-robin tournament, the clubs would be separated into two groups of 7 each, then playing an additional double round-robin tournament to determine the champion. Sporting Cristal finished first obtaining their fourth league title, tying Deportivo Municipal's record. For the 1971 season, the championship was expanded to 16 teams. Universitario won the season title reaching fourteen Primera División titles, tying arch-rivals Alianza Lima in first division titles. Universitario's participation in the following season's Copa Libertadores would lead to an appearance in the continental finals against Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, defeating Alianza Lima, Universidad de Chile and Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They are playing in top level of the Chilean football league, the Primera División....
in the first group stage as well as defending champion Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
and three-time champion Peñarol
C.A. Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...
in the second group stage. In the first leg of the finals, they would draw in Lima 0–0 and lose 2–1 in Avellaneda
Avellaneda
Avellaneda is a port city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the seat of the Avellaneda Partido, whose population was 328,980 as per the ....
. As in the 1972 Copa Libertadores, Universitario would finish second in the Descentralizado of 1972 to Sporting Cristal, tying Sport Boys 5 title record.
Starting in 1984, the regional leagues would be employed which would be a complex system which featured up to 40 teams from all over the country.
In 1997 the tournament format was modified again, this time employing a similar system being used in Argentina at the time. The general idea of the system was to divide the season into two tournaments called the Apertura and Clausura
Apertura and Clausura
The Apertura and Clausura tournaments are a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional European football season from August to May is divided in two sections per season, each with its own champion. Apertura and Clausura are the Spanish words for...
tournaments. At the end of the season the tournament winners faced in a season final for the championship title. The 1997 season did not have a final after Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
won both tournaments automatically winning the 1997 title ending an 18-season title drought. At the end of the 2008 season this format was abolished due to the lack of championship playoffs in 2007 and 2008. The 2009 season employed a new liguilla format including a regular season between 16 teams which would qualify to two groups depending on their placement at the end of the regular season. The winners of each group would dispute a two-legged final at the end of the season to determine the national champion.
As of 2010, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have won 25, 22 and 15 official league titles respectively. They are regarded as the Big Three of Peru. However, other teams have risen to new heights. In particular, a team from Cusco
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
, Cienciano, has been the only Peruvian team to win international tournaments (Copa Sudamericana 2003
Copa Sudamericana 2003
The 2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the second edition of CONMEBOL's new international club tournament. It was won by Peruvian club Cienciano, who won the first international trophy for their club and the country...
and Recopa Sudamericana 2004
Recopa Sudamericana 2004
The 2004 Recopa Sudamericana was the 12th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions....
), though it has yet to win the domestic league title. Other notable teams include FBC Melgar and Unión Huaral
Unión Huaral
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
, which are the only non-capital teams to have won a national championship.
Domestic
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
, and then goals scored. A tie in points for relegation will result in a play-off at a neutral ground chosen by the ADFP. Two teams will be relegated and the champions of the second division
Segunda División Peruana
The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...
and Copa Peru
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
will take their place. With regard to foreign players, Peruvians teams are limited to four players without Peruvian citizenship per game.
International
Six teams will participate in international competitions while they play the national championship. These international club fixtures take place during the week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. During the first half of the year, three teams will participate in the 2011 Copa Libertadores2011 Copa Libertadores
The 2011 Copa Libertadores de América was the 52nd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. It was held from January 25 to June 22 of the same year...
. Universidad San Martín and León de Huánuco will start in the second stage and Alianza Lima will start in the first stage. During the second half of the year, three teams will participate in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana
2011 Copa Sudamericana
The 2011 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 10th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner will qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2012 Suruga Bank Championship...
. Universitario will start in the second stage while Universidad César Vallejo and Juan Aurich will both start off in the first stage.
South American qualification
South America has two international competitions played every year. For 2011, Peru will have six berths, three in the Copa Libertadores and three in the Copa Sudamericana. The two Peruvian finalists of the season will qualify directly to the second stage of the Copa Libertadores. The third berth will be given to the third-placed team in the at the end of the season. This team will start in the first stage of the Copa Libertadores. Teams placed fourth through sixth will qualify to the Copa Sudamericana.Sponsorship
The Peruvian First Division is sponsored by Movistar TV (formerly known as Cable Mágico), hence the name Copa Movistar. They have had exclusive broadcasting rights since 2000. In 2007 DirecTV began buying the broadcasting rights of a few teams and recently holds the rights to five teams.Rivalries
- Alianza LimaAlianza LimaClub Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
- Universitario de DeportesUniversitario de DeportesClub Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
(El Clásico) - Alianza LimaAlianza LimaClub Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
- Sporting CristalSporting CristalClub Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... - Sporting CristalSporting CristalClub Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
- Universitario de DeportesUniversitario de DeportesClub Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... - Cienciano - FBC Melgar (El clásico del sur)
Clubs
Currently, 16 clubs participate in the Torneo Descentralizado, a repeat of the 2010 season. Of these 16 clubs, only Universitario de DeportesUniversitario de Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...
and Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
are owners of their home stadiums. The remaining 14 clubs are dependent upon the Instituto Peruano del Deporte for their local matches. 4 clubs operate as Sociedades Anónimas
S.A. (corporation)
S.A. designates a particular type of corporation in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. It originated in Spain during the 16th century. Depending on language, the abbreviation stands for various phrases meaning anonymous society, anonymous company, anonymous partnership, or...
, the equivalent of a public limited company
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
in the United Kingdom; these clubs are Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
, Universidad César Vallejo, Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
and recently Colegio Nacional Iquitos. The remaining 12 clubs operate as civil non-profit associations
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
or asociaciónes civiles sin fines de lucro in Spanish. 5 of these clubs are from Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
and the remaining clubs make up the 11 teams from the country interior. Prior to the current 16-club Primera División, 14 teams competed in 2008 and 12 competed between 2006 and 2007. In 1989 and 1990, the Primera División played with a record 44 teams.
Universitario and Alianza Lima have a clear advantage of titles won over the other clubs in Peru. Since 2010, they have won a combined total of 47 Primera División championships of the 94 seasons contested, 25 and 22 respectively. Sporting Cristal trails behind with 15 professional era titles since their debut in 1956 and further behind is the traditional Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
having conquered 6 league titles. Newcomer Universidad de San Martín de Porres has begun to challenge the dominance of the Big Three with back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008 and a third i 2010. In addition, FBC Melgar and Unión Huaral
Unión Huaral
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
are the only clubs outside the metropolitan area of Lima to have won a national championship. Other noteworthy clubs to have won championships include 4-time winner Deportivo Municipal which is currently in the Copa Perú
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
promotion tournament.
Universitario is the club with the longest spell in the Primera División, playing since 1928 when they first debuted in the Primera División. They are followed by archrivals Alianza Lima who competed in the first edition of the Primera División but were relegated in 1938 and returning a year later for an uninterrupted spell since 1940. FBC Melgar is the team with the longest run in the Primera División outside of Lima, competing since 1971.
The oldest clubs currently participating in the Primera División are Alianza Lima and Cienciano which were founded at the beginning of the turn of the century in 1901. The newest clubs active in the Primera División include Inti Gas Deportes
Inti Gas Deportes
Inti Gas Deportes is a Peruvian football club located in Huamanga, Ayacucho however its current home ground is in Ica. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores and Loreto FC. Inti Gas plays its home games in Ica at Estadio...
, Sport Huancayo
Sport Huancayo
Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Huancayo, Junín. The club was founded on February 7, 2007 and in 2008, they were promoted to the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División.- History :...
, Cobresol and Universidad de San Martín. The current Juan Aurich
Juan Aurich
Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...
participating in the Descentralizado is not the same club that competed in previous seasons. Inti Gas Deportes was previously known under several different names but the entity first played in the top flight as Inti Gas Deportes with their promotion after finishing second in the 2008 Segunda División.
| Team | City | Founded | First season in Primera División |
First season of current spell in Primera División |
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| Alianza Atlético Alianza Atlético Club Alianza Atlético Sullana is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura. The club was founded on January 18, 1920 and in 1988, they were promoted to the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División... |
Sullana Sullana Sullana is the name of the capital of the Sullana Province, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley.-Location:Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region.-Climate:The province has a tropical... |
1920 | 1988 | 1988 | Campeones del 36 Estadio Campeones del 36 The Estadio Municipal Campeones del 36 is a multi-use stadium in Sullana, Peru. It is currently used by the football team Alianza Atlético. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 2000. It is a small stadium that is planned to be expanded.... |
8,000 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
1901 | 1912 | 1940 | Alejandro Villanueva Estadio Alejandro Villanueva Estadio Alejandro Villanueva is a stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru. The stadium is the home field of the football club Alianza Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people.-History:... |
35,000 | Grass | 22 | 2006 |
| Cienciano | Cusco Cusco Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago... |
1901 | 1972 | 1984 | Garcilaso Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega Estadio Garcilaso is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugurated in 1960, with an initial capacity of 30,000... |
42,056 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Cobresol | Moquegua Moquegua Moquegua is a city in southern Peru, located in the Moquegua Region, of which it is the regional capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Province and Moquegua District. It is located 1144 kilometers south from the capital city of Lima.-History:... |
2008 | 2011 | 2011 | 25 de Noviembre Estadio 25 de Noviembre Estadio 25 de Noviembre is a multi-purpose stadium in Moquegua, Peru. It is currently used by football team Cobresol FBC. The stadium holds 21,000 people and was built in 2009.-External links:*... |
21,000 | | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Colegio Nacional Iquitos | Iquitos Iquitos Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean... |
1926 | 1973 | 2009 | Max Augustin | 24,000 | Artificial | 0 | n/a |
| FBC Melgar | Arequipa Arequipa Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country... |
1915 | 1966 | 1971 | UNSA | 42,000 | Grass | 1 | 1981 |
| Inti Gas Deportes Inti Gas Deportes Inti Gas Deportes is a Peruvian football club located in Huamanga, Ayacucho however its current home ground is in Ica. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores and Loreto FC. Inti Gas plays its home games in Ica at Estadio... |
Ayacucho Ayacucho Ayacucho is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.Ayacucho is famous for its 33 churches, which represent one for each year of Jesus's life. Ayacucho has large religious celebrations, especially during the Holy Week of Easter... |
2008 | 2009 | 2009 | Ciudad de Cumaná Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná is a multi-use stadium in Huamanga, Peru. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Inti Gas Deportes of the Peruvian Primera División. The stadium holds 15,000 spectators-External links:*... |
15,000 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Juan Aurich Juan Aurich Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:... |
Chiclayo Chiclayo Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima... |
2005 | 2007 | 2007 | Elias Aguirre Estadio Elias Aguirre Estadio Elías Aguirre is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero... |
24,500 | Artificial | 0 | n/a |
| León de Huánuco León de Huánuco León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Primera División Peruana .-History:... |
Huánuco Huánuco -Famous Natives:* Daniel Alomía Robles - Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for El Cóndor Pasa* Johan Fano- Professional football player-External links:*** - Catholic Encyclopedia article... |
1946 | 1972 | 2010 | Heraclio Tapia Estadio Heraclio Tapia Estadio Heraclio Tapia is a multi-purpose stadium in Huánuco, Peru. It is currently used by football team León de Huánuco. The stadium holds 20,000 people.... |
15,000 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
Callao Callao Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost... |
1927 | 1933 | 2010 | Miguel Grau Estadio Miguel Grau There are two stadiums in Peru named Estadio Miguel Grau.* Estadio Miguel Grau in Piura* Estadio Miguel Grau in Callao... |
17,000 | Grass | 6 | 1984 |
| Sport Huancayo Sport Huancayo Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Huancayo, Junín. The club was founded on February 7, 2007 and in 2008, they were promoted to the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División.- History :... |
Huancayo Huancayo Huancayo with a rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. It is located in Junín Province, of which it is also capital. Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of 377,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the... |
2007 | 2009 | 2009 | Huancayo Estadio Huancayo Estadio Huancayo is a multi-use stadium in Huancayo, Peru. It is currently used by football teams Deportivo Wanka and Meteor Junin. The stadium holds 20,000 people.-External links:**... |
20,000 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
1955 | 1956 | 1956 | San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martín de Porres is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. It is currently used by the football club Sporting Cristal and Club Deportivo San Martín... |
18,000 | Grass | 15 | 2005 |
| Unión Comercio Unión Comercio Unión Comercio is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Nueva Cajamarca, San Martín, Peru.-History:Club Unión Comercio was 2010 Campeonato Departamental Champion when they defeated Atlético Belén.... |
Nueva Cajamarca Nueva Cajamarca District Nueva Cajamarca District is one of nine districts of the province Rioja in Peru.-References:... |
1994 | 2011 | 2011 | Carlos Vidaurre García Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García is a multi-use stadium in Tarapoto, Peru. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Unión Tarapoto of the Copa Perú. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators... |
12,000 | Grass | 0 | n/a |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo Trujillo, Peru Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru... |
1996 | 2004 | 2008 | Mansiche | 25,000 | Artificial | 0 | n/a |
| Universidad San Martín de Porres Universidad San Martín de Porres Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
2004 | 2004 | 2004 | San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martin de Porres Estadio San Martín de Porres is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. It is currently used by the football club Sporting Cristal and Club Deportivo San Martín... |
18,000 | Grass | 3 | 2010 |
| Universitario de Deportes Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
1924 | 1928 | 1928 | Monumental | 80,093 | Grass | 25 | 2009 |
List of champions
| Season | Champion | Season | Champion | Season | Champion | Season | Champion | Season | Champion |
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| 1912 1912 Liga Peruana de Football The 1912 Primera División was the first season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the league, The champion was Lima Cricket. This first season with organised league, covering Lima, Callao, and suburbs such as Miraflores and Barranco. Sport José Galvez de Lima withdrew... |
Lima Cricket Lima Cricket and Football Club Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest sports club in Peru, and one of the oldest in South America. Lima Cricket is possibly the oldest football club in the Americas. Currently, it participates in the district league of San Isidro.... |
1935 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
1955 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1974 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1993 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
| 1913 | Jorge Chávez No. 1 Jorge Chávez No. 1 Jorge Chávez No. 1 was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez Nr. 1 in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1929. The club won the national tournament in... |
1937 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
1956 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1975 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1994 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
| 1914 | Lima Cricket Lima Cricket and Football Club Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest sports club in Peru, and one of the oldest in South America. Lima Cricket is possibly the oldest football club in the Americas. Currently, it participates in the district league of San Isidro.... |
1938 | Deportivo Municipal | 1957 | Centro Iqueño Centro Iqueño Centro Iqueño was a Peruvian football, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on October 12, 1935.The club were founded 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.- History :... |
1976 | Unión Huaral Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:... |
1995 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
| 1915 | Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport José Galvez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 1915 and 1916... |
1939 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1958 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
1977 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1996 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
| 1916 | Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport José Galvez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 1915 and 1916... |
1940 | Deportivo Municipal | 1959 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1978 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1997 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
| 1917 | Sport Juan Bielovucic Sport Juan Bielovucic Sport Juan Bielovucic was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Juan Bielovucic in honor to the Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in... |
1941 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1960 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1979 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1998 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
| 1918 | Sport Alianza Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1942 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
1961 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1980 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1999 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
| 1919 | Sport Alianza Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1943 | Deportivo Municipal | 1962 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1981 | FBC Melgar | 2000 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
| 1920 | Sport Inca Sport Inca Sport Inca was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Inca and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in 1920.-National:... |
1944 | Sucre Mariscal Sucre FC Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953... |
1963 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1982 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
2001 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
| 1921 | Sport Progreso Sport Progreso Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1926... |
1945 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1964 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1983 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
2002 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
| 1926 | Sport Progreso Sport Progreso Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1926... |
1946 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1965 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1984 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
2003 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
| 1927 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1947 | Atlético Chalaco Club Atlético Chalaco -History:The club was founded on June 9, 1899 that young students of the Instituto Chalaco founded this centennial institution in the Marco Polo Nº 19 street, house of the captain Mr. Federico Rincón, father of one of the students founders... |
1966 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1985 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
2004 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
| 1928 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1948 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1967 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1986 | San Agustín C.D. San Agustín San Agustín was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on August 9, 1970 with the name of club San Francisco, later was renamed Huracán San Isidro and finally San Agustín.-History:... |
2005 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
| 1929 | Federación Universitaria Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1949 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1968 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1987 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
2006 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
| 1930 | Atlético Chalaco Club Atlético Chalaco -History:The club was founded on June 9, 1899 that young students of the Instituto Chalaco founded this centennial institution in the Marco Polo Nº 19 street, house of the captain Mr. Federico Rincón, father of one of the students founders... |
1950 | Deportivo Municipal | 1969 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1988 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
2007 | Universidad San Martín Universidad San Martín de Porres Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division... |
| 1931 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1951 | Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
1970 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1989 | Unión Huaral Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:... |
2008 | Universidad San Martín Universidad San Martín de Porres Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division... |
| 1932 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1952 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1971 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1990 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
2009 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
| 1933 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1953 | Mariscal Sucre Mariscal Sucre FC Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953... |
1972 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
1991 | Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
2010 | Universidad San Martín Universidad San Martín de Porres Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division... |
| 1934 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
1954 | Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
1973 | Defensor Lima Defensor Lima Defensor Lima is a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province.... |
1992 | Universitario Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
2011 2011 Torneo Descentralizado The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional is the ninety-fifth season of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament, with Universidad de San Martín as the defending champion... |
Total titles won
| Club | Total | Liga de Lima (1912–21) |
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|align=left| Alianza Lima
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
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|align=left| Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
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|align=left| Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
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|align=left| Deportivo Municipal || 4 || — || 4 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| Universidad San Martín de Porres
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
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|align=left| Atlético Chalaco || 2 || — || 2 || 0 || 0
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|align=left| Lima Cricket
Lima Cricket and Football Club
Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest sports club in Peru, and one of the oldest in South America. Lima Cricket is possibly the oldest football club in the Americas. Currently, it participates in the district league of San Isidro....
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|align=left| Mariscal Sucre
Mariscal Sucre FC
Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953...
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|align=left| Sport José Galvez
Sport José Galvez
Sport José Galvez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport José Galvez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 1915 and 1916...
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|align=left| Sport Progreso
Sport Progreso
Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1926...
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|align=left| Unión Huaral
Unión Huaral
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
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|align=left| Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño was a Peruvian football, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on October 12, 1935.The club were founded 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.- History :...
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|align=left| Defensor Lima
Defensor Lima
Defensor Lima is a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province....
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|align=left| FBC Melgar || 1 || — || — || — || 1
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|align=left| Jorge Chávez No. 1
Jorge Chávez No. 1
Jorge Chávez No. 1 was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez Nr. 1 in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1929. The club won the national tournament in...
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|align=left| San Agustín
C.D. San Agustín
San Agustín was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on August 9, 1970 with the name of club San Francisco, later was renamed Huracán San Isidro and finally San Agustín.-History:...
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|align=left| Sport Inca
Sport Inca
Sport Inca was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Inca and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in 1920.-National:...
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|align=left| Sport Juan Bielovucic
Sport Juan Bielovucic
Sport Juan Bielovucic was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Juan Bielovucic in honor to the Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in...
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| Team | Nº of titles | Years/Tournaments Won |
|---|---|---|
| Universitario de Deportes Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of... |
25 | 1929 Primera División Peruana 1929 The 1929 Primera División was the 14th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 13 teams competed in this league, with Federación Universitaria winning its first league title... , 1934 Primera División Peruana 1934 The 1934 season of the Primera División Peruana was the 19th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 9 teams competed in this league. The national champions were Universitario de Deportes.... , 1939, 1941 Primera División Peruana 1941 The 1941 season of the Primera División Peruana, 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... , 1945, 1946, 1949 Primera División Peruana 1949 The 1949 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia was the 33rd season of the Peruvian Primera División. Eight teams participated in the second-to-last amateur-status championship, which was played as a triple round-robin tournament. The champions were Universitario... , 1959 Primera División Peruana 1959 The 1959 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Universitario. At the end of the regular season teams were split in 2 groups of 5 teams: top 5 played for the title and bottom 5 played for the relegation... , 1960 Primera División Peruana 1960 The 1960 season of the Primera División Peruana, or the Peruvian Football Championship, the top category of Peruvian football , was played by 10 teams. The season was a single league table played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1961, the first... , 1964 Primera División Peruana 1960 The 1960 season of the Primera División Peruana, or the Peruvian Football Championship, the top category of Peruvian football , was played by 10 teams. The season was a single league table played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores 1961, the first... , 1966, 1967, 1969 Campeonato Descentralizado 1969 The 1969 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 14 teams. After a one round tournament teams were split in 2 groups: top 6 played for the title and bottom 8 played for the relegation. Teams carried their regular season records and played an additional round... , 1971, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 |
| Alianza Lima Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success... |
22 | 1918, 1919, 1927 Primera División Peruana 1927 The 1927 Primera División was the 12th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 8 teams competed in the league, with Sport Progreso as defending champion. Alianza Lima won its third Primera División title.-Structural changes:... , 1928 Primera División Peruana 1928 The 1928 Primera División was the 13th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 19 teams competed in this league, with Alianza Lima successfully defending their title. The first Superclásico was contested in this season.-Structural changes:... , 1931 Primera División Peruana 1931 The 1931 season of the Primera División Peruana was the 16th season of top-flight Peruvian football. It was played by 12 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima. Federación Universitaria and Ciclista Lima were both deducted 1 point because of walk-over defeats... , 1932 Primera División Peruana 1932 The 1932 season of the Primera División Peruana, was the 17th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of eight teams competed in this league. The national champions were Alianza Lima... , 1933 Primera División Peruana 1933 The 1933 season of the Primera División Peruana was the 18th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 10 teams competed in this league. The national champions were Alianza Lima. First Division reduced to 9 teams for 1934... , 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955 Primera División Peruana 1955 The 1955 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Alianza Lima... , 1962, 1963, 1965 Primera División Peruana 1965 The 1965 Peruvian Primera División, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima. This was the first season to qualify two teams to the Copa Libertadores and the last to only include teams from Lima and Callao.-Format:The season was divided... , 1975 Campeonato Descentralizado 1975 The 1975 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 18 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. As the First Division was reduced to 16 teams for 1976, no team was promoted and two teams were relegated... , 1977 Campeonato Descentralizado 1977 The 1977 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football , was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.... , 1978 Campeonato Descentralizado 1978 The 1978 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football , was played by 16 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.... , 1997 Primera División Peruana 1997 The 1997 Torneo Descentralizado was the 82nd season of the top category of Peruvian football . It was played by 14 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima, their first title in 19 years.- Competition modus :... , 2001 Primera División Peruana 2001 The 2001 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football . It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima.... , 2003 Primera División Peruana 2003 The 2003 Torneo Descentralizado was the eighty-seventh season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Sporting Cristal as the defending champion... , 2004 Primera División Peruana 2004 The 2004 Torneo Descentralizado was the eighty-eighth season of Peruvian football. A total of 14 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion... , 2006 Primera División Peruana 2006 The 2006 Torneo Descentralizado was the ninetieth season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Sporting Cristal as the defending champion. Alianza Lima won its twenty-second Primera División title after beating Cienciano in the final playoffs... |
| Sporting Cristal Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with... |
15 | 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005 |
| Sport Boys Sport Boys Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927.... |
6 | 1935 Primera División Peruana 1935 The 1935 season of the Primera División Peruana was the 20th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 5 teams competed in this league. The national champions were Sport Boys. Matches were not completed; Sport Boys was declared champion, as no team could reach them. No team was relegated... , 1937, 1942, 1951, 1958 Primera División Peruana 1958 The 1958 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sport Boys. At the end of the regular season teams were split in 2 groups of 5 teams: top 5 played for the title and bottom 5 played for the relegation... , 1984 |
| Deportivo Municipal | 4 | 1938 Primera División Peruana 1938 The 1938 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 9 teams. The national champions were Deportivo Municipal. Because Alianza Lima and Mariscal Sucre tied on points a relegation playoff took place... , 1940, 1943, 1950 |
| Universidad San Martín Universidad San Martín de Porres Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division... |
3 | 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Atlético Chalaco | 2 | 1930 Primera División Peruana 1930 The 1930 Primera División was the 15th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in this league, with Atlético Chalaco winning its first league title.-Structural changes:... , 1947 Primera División Peruana 1947 The 1947 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia, the top category of Peruvian football at the time, was played by 8 teams. The national champion was Atlético Chalaco. Sporting Tabaco and Universitario de Deportes refused to play a relegation playoff... |
| Lima Cricket Lima Cricket and Football Club Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest sports club in Peru, and one of the oldest in South America. Lima Cricket is possibly the oldest football club in the Americas. Currently, it participates in the district league of San Isidro.... |
2 | 1912 1912 Liga Peruana de Football The 1912 Primera División was the first season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the league, The champion was Lima Cricket. This first season with organised league, covering Lima, Callao, and suburbs such as Miraflores and Barranco. Sport José Galvez de Lima withdrew... , 1914 |
| Mariscal Sucre Mariscal Sucre FC Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953... |
2 | 1944, 1953 |
| Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez Sport José Galvez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport José Galvez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 1915 and 1916... |
2 | 1915, 1916 |
| Sport Progreso Sport Progreso Sport Progreso was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Progreso and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1933. The club won the national tournament in 1921 and 1926... |
2 | 1921, 1926 Primera División Peruana 1926 The 1926 Primera División was the 11th season of top-flight Peruvian football. A total of 11 teams competed in the league, with Sport Progreso successfully defending their national title won in 1921. This was the first season to be organized by the Peruvian Football Federation as the Liga Peruana... |
| Unión Huaral Unión Huaral Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:... |
2 | 1976, 1989 |
| Centro Iqueño Centro Iqueño Centro Iqueño was a Peruvian football, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on October 12, 1935.The club were founded 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.- History :... |
1 | 1957 Primera División Peruana 1957 The 1957 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Centro Iqueño. At the end of the regular season teams were split in 2 groups of 5 teams: top 5 played for the title and bottom 5 played for the relegation... |
| Defensor Lima Defensor Lima Defensor Lima is a Peruvian football club, located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.The club is the biggest of Lima city, and one of the biggest in Lima Province.... |
1 | 1973 |
| FBC Melgar | 1 | 1981 |
| Jorge Chávez No. 1 Jorge Chávez No. 1 Jorge Chávez No. 1 was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez Nr. 1 in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1929. The club won the national tournament in... |
1 | 1913 |
| San Agustín C.D. San Agustín San Agustín was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on August 9, 1970 with the name of club San Francisco, later was renamed Huracán San Isidro and finally San Agustín.-History:... |
1 | 1986 |
| Sport Inca Sport Inca Sport Inca was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Inca and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in 1920.-National:... |
1 | 1920 |
| Sport Juan Bielovucic Sport Juan Bielovucic Sport Juan Bielovucic was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Sport Juan Bielovucic in honor to the Peruvian aviator Juan Bielovucic and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1912 until 1921. The club won the national tournament in... |
1 | 1917 |
See also
- Football in PeruFootball in PeruFootball is the most popular sport in Peru. Football in Peru was introduced by British immigrants, Peruvians returning from Great Britain, and by English sailors in the later half of the 19th century during their frequent stops at the port of Callao, which at that point was considered one of the...
- Peruvian Football Federation
- List of football clubs in Peru
- Torneo de Promoción y ReservaTorneo de Promoción y ReservaThe Torneo de Promoción y Reserva is a reserve team league in Peru for the top Peruvian football teams in the Torneo Descentralizado. The reserve league made its debut in 2010. The league has certain rules involving under age players and benefits for the senior teams. Each team must have at least...
- Peruvian football league systemPeruvian football league systemThe Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Torneo Descentralizado, Segunda División and Copa Perú, the Copa Perú is very large involving several stages and leagues within it. In addition, the Copa Perú is played within a year...
- Peruvian Segunda División
- Copa PerúCopa PerúThe Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
- Ligas SuperioresLigas Superiores del PeruThe Ligas Superiores are one of two leagues that form part of the Departamental Stage in the Copa Perú of the Peruvian Football Federation football league system...
- Ligas DistritalesLigas Distritales del PeruThe Ligas Distritales del Peru are the Peruvian football lower divisions. They are administered by the Local Federations. The level immediately above is the Provincial Stage . For example, The Ligas Distritales in Piura are:-External links:*...