List of Peruvian football champions

The Peruvian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Peruvian football, which is currently named as Liga 1 and organized by Peruvian Football Federation. The Liga Peruana de Football was established in 1912. It was an amateur league that lasted until 1921 due to scheduling and organizing conflicts. In this league only teams from Lima participated. In 1926, the Peruvian Football Federation took control of organizing the tournament and continued the Peruvian Primera División with the introduction of teams from Callao. In 1951, the Primera División turned professional and in 1966, the Torneo Descentralizado was founded in which the first non-capital teams were invited to play the first national championship.[1] Between 1996 and 2008, the Apertura and Clausura format was adopted.

In its early stages the first division was dominated by Universitario and Alianza Lima. Other notable teams were Atlético Chalaco, Sport Boys and Deportivo Municipal. The professional era saw Sporting Cristal rise to challenge the dominance of Universitario and Alianza Lima. These three teams account for nearly a third of the titles won. Melgar, Juan Aurich and Binacional are the only teams outside the Lima Region to have won national titles.[2] As of 2024, the league title has been won by over 21 clubs but Universitario, Alianza Lima, and Sporting Cristal share a total of 73 titles of the 108 titles contested. Universitario and Alianza Lima alone account for 53 of the titles contested.

List of champions

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Peruvian football had amateur status since its foundation until 1950. In the course of this era, Alianza Lima, Atlético Chalaco, Municipal, Sport Boys, and Universitario de Deportes shared the most titles. The first run from 1912 to 1921 featured clubs only from Lima and Callao under the Liga Peruana de Football and were awarded the Escudo Dewar (Dewar Shield, after a trophy gifted to the League by the British Embassy). In 1926, the Peruvian Football Federation organized its first championship and included teams from the Callao league.[3] In 1936 no tournament took place due the 1936 Olympic games.[4] In 1951 the league obtained professional status and in 1966 expanded the league to the entire nation, beginning the Descentralizado.

  • (In bracket, title count):
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up Winning manager Top scorer Top scorer's club Goals
Liga Peruana de Football (Escudo Dewar)
1
1912 Lima Cricket (1) Association FBC
2
1913 Jorge Chávez N°1 (1) Lima Cricket
3
1914 Lima Cricket (2) Sport Alianza
4
1915 Sport José Gálvez (1) Atlético Peruano
5
1916 Sport José Gálvez (2) Jorge Chávez N°1
6
1917 Sport Juan Bielovucic (1) Sport Alianza
7
1918 Sport Alianza (1) Jorge Chávez
8
1919 Sport Alianza (2) Sport Sáenz Peña
9
1920 Sport Inca (1) Sport Progreso
10
1921 Sport Progreso (1) Jorge Chávez
1922–25 No Tournament due to scheduling and organizing conflict
Liga Provincial de Fútbol de Lima & Callao
11
1926 Sport Progreso (1) Sport Alianza
12
1927 Alianza Lima (3) Unión Buenos Aires
13
1928 Alianza Lima (4) Federación Universitaria Peru Guillermo Rivero Peru Alejandro Villanueva Alianza Lima 10
14
1929 Federación Universitaria (1) Circolo Sportivo Italiano Peru Andrés Rotta Peru Carlos Cilloniz Federación Universitaria 8
15
1930 Atlético Chalaco (1) Alianza Lima Peru Telmo Carbajo Peru Manuel Puente Atlético Chalaco 5
16
1931 Alianza Lima (5) Sporting Tabaco Peru Guillermo Rivero Peru Alejandro Villanueva Alianza Lima 16
17
1932 Alianza Lima (6) Federación Universitaria Peru Guillermo Rivero Peru Teodoro Fernández Federación Universitaria 11
18
1933 Alianza Lima (7) Universitario Peru Guillermo Rivero Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 9
19
1934 Universitario[5][6][7][8] (2) Alianza Lima Peru Astengo, Denegri, Galindo Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 9
20
1935 Sport Boys (1) Alianza Lima Peru Jorge Alcalde Sport Boys 5
1936 League not played due to Peruvian participation in the 1936 Summer Olympics
División de Honor
21
1937 Sport Boys (2) Alianza Lima Peru Víctor Alcalde Peru Juan Flores Mariscal Sucre[9] 10
22
1938 Deportivo Municipal (1) Sport Boys Peru Miguel Rostaing La Torre Peru Jorge Alcalde Sport Boys 8
23
1939 Universitario (3) Sucre England Jack Greenwell Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 15
24
1940 Deportivo Municipal (2) Universitario Peru Miguel Rostaing La Torre Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 15
Campeonato de Selección y Competencia
25
1941 Universitario (4) Deportivo Municipal Peru Arturo Fernández Peru Jorge Cabrejos Deportivo Municipal 13
26
1942 Sport Boys (3) Deportivo Municipal Peru José Arana Cruz Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 11
27
1943 Deportivo Municipal (3) Alianza Lima Peru Juan Valdivieso Peru German Cerro Universitario 9
28
1944 Sucre (1) Deportivo Municipal Peru Alfonso Huapaya Peru Victor Espinoza Universitario 16
29
1945 Universitario (5) Deportivo Municipal Peru Arturo Fernández Peru Teodoro Fernández Universitario 16
30
1946 Universitario (6) Deportivo Municipal Peru Arturo Fernández Peru Valeriano Lopez Sport Boys 22
31
1947 Atlético Chalaco (2) Deportivo Municipal Peru José Arana Cruz Peru Valeriano Lopez Sport Boys 20
32
1948 Alianza Lima (8) Atlético Chalaco Peru Adelfo Magallanes Peru Valeriano Lopez Sport Boys 20
33
1949 Universitario (7) Sucre Peru Arturo Fernández Peru Emilio Salinas Alianza Lima 18
34
1950 Deportivo Municipal (4) Sport Boys Peru Juan Valdivieso Peru Alberto Terry Universitario 16
Campeonato Profesional de la Primera División
35
1951 Sport Boys (4) Deportivo Municipal Peru Alfonso Huapaya Peru Valeriano Lopez Sport Boys 31
36
1952 Alianza Lima (9) Sport Boys Peru Luis Guzmán Peru Emilio Salinas Alianza Lima 22
37
1953 Mariscal Sucre (2) Alianza Lima Peru Carlos Iturrizaga Argentina Gualberto Blanco Atlético Chalaco 17
38
1954 Alianza Lima (10) Sporting Tabaco Peru Adelfo Magallanes Peru Vicente Villanueva Sporting Tabaco 14
39
1955 Alianza Lima (11) Universitario Peru Adelfo Magallanes Peru Maximo Mosquera Alianza Lima 11
40
1956 Sporting Cristal (1) Alianza Lima Chile Luis Tirado Peru Daniel Ruiz Universitario 16
41
1957 Centro Iqueño (1) Atlético Chalaco Uruguay Roberto Scarone Peru Daniel Ruiz Universitario 20
42
1958 Sport Boys (5) Atlético Chalaco Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Juan Joya Alianza Lima 17
43
1959 Universitario (8) Sport Boys Peru Segundo Castillo Peru Daniel Ruiz Universitario 28
44
1960 Universitario (9) Sport Boys Peru Segundo Castillo Peru Fernando Olaechea Centro Iqueño 18
45
1961 Sporting Cristal (2) Alianza Lima Peru Juan Honores Peru Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 18
46
1962 Alianza Lima (12) Sporting Cristal Brazil Jaime de Almeida Peru Alberto Gallardo Sporting Cristal 22
47
1963 Alianza Lima (13) Sporting Cristal Brazil Jaime de Almeida Peru Pedro Pablo Leon Alianza Lima 13
48
1964 Universitario (10) Alianza Lima Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Ángel Uribe Universitario 15
49
1965 Alianza Lima (14) Universitario Brazil Jaime de Almeida Peru Carlos Urranaga Defensor Lima 16
Torneo Descentralizado
50
1966 Universitario (11) Sport Boys Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Teófilo Cubillas Alianza Lima 19
51
1967 Universitario (12) Sporting Cristal Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Pedro Pablo Leon Alianza Lima 14
52
1968 Sporting Cristal (3) Juan Aurich Brazil Didí Peru Oswaldo Ramírez Sport Boys 26
53
1969 Universitario (13) Defensor Arica Uruguay Roberto Scarone Peru Jaime Moreno Deportivo Municipal 15
54
1970 Sporting Cristal (4) Universitario Argentina Vito Andrés Bártoli Peru Teófilo Cubillas Alianza Lima 22
55
1971 Universitario (14) Alianza Lima Uruguay Roberto Scarone Peru Manuel Mellan Deportivo Municipal 25
56
1972 Sporting Cristal (5) Universitario Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Francisco González Defensor Lima 20
57
1973 Defensor Lima (1) Sporting Cristal Uruguay Roque Máspoli Peru Francisco González Defensor Lima 25
58
1974 Universitario (15) Unión Huaral Uruguay Juan Hohberg Peru Pablo Muchotrigo Cienciano 32
59
1975 Alianza Lima (15) Alfonso Ugarte Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Jose Leyva Alfonso Ugarte 28
60
1976 Unión Huaral (1) Sport Boys Peru Moisés Barack Peru Alejandro Luces Unión Huaral 17
61
1977 Alianza Lima (16) Sporting Cristal Uruguay Juan Hohberg Peru Freddy Ravello Alianza Lima 21
62
1978 Alianza Lima (17) Universitario Uruguay Juan Hohberg Peru Juan José Oré Universitario 19
63
1979 Sporting Cristal (6) Atlético Chalaco Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Jose Leyva Alfonso Ugarte 28
64
1980 Sporting Cristal (7) Atlético Torino Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Oswaldo Ramírez Sporting Cristal 18
65
1981 Melgar (1) Deportivo Municipal Peru Máximo Carrasco Peru Jose Carranza Alianza Lima 15
66
1982 Universitario (16) Alianza Lima Uruguay Roberto Scarone Peru Percy Rojas Universitario 19
67
1983 Sporting Cristal (8) Melgar Paraguay César Cubilla Peru Juan Caballero Sporting Cristal 29
68
1984 Sport Boys (6) Universitario Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Jaime Drago
Peru Francisco Montero
Universitario
Atlético Torino
13
13
69
1985 Universitario (17) UTC Peru Marcos Calderón Peru Genaro Neyra Melgar 22
70
1986 San Agustín (1) Alianza Lima Peru Fernando Cuéllar Peru Juvenal Briceño Melgar 16
71
1987 Universitario (18) Alianza Lima Peru Juan Carlos Oblitas Peru Fidel Suarez Universitario 20
72
1988 Sporting Cristal (9) Universitario Peru Alberto Gallardo Peru Alberto Mora Octavio Espinosa 15
73
1989 Unión Huaral (2) Sporting Cristal Serbia Simo Vilic Peru Carlos Delgado Carlos A. Mannucci 14
74
1990 Universitario (19) Sport Boys Peru Fernando Cuéllar Brazil Cláudio Adão Sport Boys 31
75
1991 Sporting Cristal (10) Sport Boys Peru Juan Carlos Oblitas Argentina Raúl Horacio Baldessari Sporting Cristal 25
76
1992 Universitario (20) Sporting Cristal Serbia Ivica Brzić Brazil Marquinho Sport Boys 18
77
1993 Universitario (21) Alianza Lima Uruguay Sergio Markarián Peru Waldir Sáenz Alianza Lima 19
78
1994 Sporting Cristal (11) Alianza Lima Peru Juan Carlos Oblitas Peru Flavio Maestri Sporting Cristal 25
79
1995 Sporting Cristal (12) Universitario Peru Juan Carlos Oblitas Brazil Julinho Sporting Cristal 23
80
1996 Sporting Cristal (13) Alianza Lima Uruguay Sergio Markarián Argentina Adrián Czornomaz
Peru Waldir Sáenz
Universitario
Alianza Lima
20
81
1997 Alianza Lima (18) Sporting Cristal Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto Peru Ricardo Zegarra Alianza Atlético 17
82
1998 Universitario (22) Sporting Cristal Argentina Osvaldo Piazza Brazil Nílson Esidio Mora Sporting Cristal 25
83
1999 Universitario (23) Alianza Lima Peru Roberto Challe Peru Ysrael Zúñiga Melgar 32
84
2000 Universitario (24) Sporting Cristal Peru Roberto Challe Brazil Eduardo Esidio Universitario 37
85
2001 Alianza Lima (19) Cienciano Spain Bernabé Herráez Peru Jorge Ramirez Deportivo Wanka 21
86
2002 Sporting Cristal (14) Universitario Brazil Paulo Autuori Argentina Luis Fabián Artime Melgar 24
87
2003 Alianza Lima (20) Sporting Cristal Argentina Gustavo Costas Argentina Luis Bonnet Sporting Cristal 20
88
2004 Alianza Lima (21) Sporting Cristal Argentina Gustavo Costas Uruguay Gabriel García Melgar 35
89
2005 Sporting Cristal (15) Cienciano Peru José del Solar Peru Miguel Mostto Cienciano 18
90
2006 Alianza Lima (22) Cienciano Uruguay Gerardo Pelusso Peru Miguel Mostto Cienciano 22
91
2007 Universidad San Martín (1) Coronel Bolognesi Peru Víctor Rivera Peru Johan Fano Universitario 19
92
2008 Universidad San Martín (2) Universitario Peru Víctor Rivera Uruguay Miguel Ximénez Sporting Cristal 32
93
2009 Universitario (25) Alianza Lima Peru Juan Reynoso Paraguay Richard Estigarribia Total Chalaco 23
94
2010 Universidad San Martín (3) León de Huánuco Uruguay Aníbal Ruiz Argentina Héber Arriola Universidad San Martín 24
95
2011 Juan Aurich (1) Alianza Lima Colombia Diego Umaña Panama Luis Tejada Juan Aurich 17
96
2012 Sporting Cristal (16) Real Garcilaso Peru Roberto Mosquera Peru Andy Pando Real Garcilaso 27
97
2013 Universitario (26) Real Garcilaso Argentina Ángel Comizzo Peru Raúl Ruidíaz
Peru Víctor Rossel
Universitario
Unión Comercio
21
98
2014 Sporting Cristal (17) Juan Aurich Argentina Daniel Ahmed Uruguay Santiago Silva Universidad San Martín 23
99
2015 Melgar (2) Sporting Cristal Peru Juan Reynoso Colombia Lionard Pajoy Unión Comercio 25
100
2016 Sporting Cristal (18) Melgar Argentina Mariano Soso Colombia Robinson Aponzá Alianza Atlético 30
101
2017 Alianza Lima (23) Real Garcilaso Uruguay Pablo Bengoechea Peru Irven Ávila Sporting Cristal 22
102
2018 Sporting Cristal (19) Alianza Lima Chile Mario Salas Argentina Emanuel Herrera Sporting Cristal 40
Liga 1
103
2019 Binacional (1) Alianza Lima Peru Roberto Mosquera Argentina Bernardo Cuesta Melgar 27
104
2020 Sporting Cristal (20) Universitario Peru Roberto Mosquera Argentina Emanuel Herrera Sporting Cristal 20
105
2021 Alianza Lima (24) Sporting Cristal Argentina Carlos Bustos Peru Luis Iberico
Uruguay Felipe Rodríguez
Melgar
Carlos A. Mannucci
12
106
2022 Alianza Lima (25) Melgar Peru Guillermo Salas Peru Luis Benítes Sport Huancayo 19
107
2023 Universitario (27) Alianza Lima Uruguay Jorge Fossati Argentina Santiago Giordana Deportivo Garcilaso 22
108
2024 Universitario (28) Sporting Cristal Argentina Fabián Bustos Uruguay Martín Cauteruccio Sporting Cristal 35

Clubs

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Universitario and Alianza Lima have a clear advantage of titles won over the other clubs in Peru. They have won a combined total of 52 Primera División championships of the 106 seasons contested, 26 and 26 respectively. Sporting Cristal trails behind with 20 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, 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.

Universitario is the club with the longest spell in the Primera División, playing since 1928 when they 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. Melgar is the team with the longest run in the Primera División outside Lima, competing since 1971.[10]

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 Ayacucho, Sport Huancayo, Cusco and Universidad de San Martín. The current Juan Aurich participating in the Descentralizado is not the same club that competed in previous seasons.

As of 2023, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have won 26, 26 and 20 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 Binacional, Juan Aurich, Melgar and Unión Huaral, which are the only non-capital teams to have won a national championship.[10]

Titles by club

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Club Total Amateur era (1912–1950) Professional era (1951–)
Liga
Peruana de Football

Lima & Callao
(1912–21)

Liga Provincial

Lima & Callao
(1926–50)

Liga Provincial

Lima & Callao
(1951–65)

Descentralizado
(1966–2018)
Liga 1
(2019–)
Universitario[C] 28 7 3 16 2
Alianza Lima[D] 25 2 6 6 9 2
Sporting Cristal 20 2 17 1
Sport Boys 6 3 2 1 0
Deportivo Municipal 4 4 0 0 0
Universidad San Martín 3 3 0
Atlético Chalaco 2 2 0 0 0
Melgar 2 2 0
Mariscal Sucre 2 1 1 0
Lima Cricket 2 2 0 0 0 0
Unión Huaral 2 2 0
Sport Progreso 2 1 1
Sport José Gálvez [F] 2 2 0
Juan Aurich 1 1 0
Jorge Chávez N°1 1 1 0
Binacional 1 0 1
Centro Iqueño 1 0 1 0
Defensor Lima 1 0 0 1 0
San Agustín 1 1
Sport Juan Bielovucic 1 1
Sport Inca 1 1

Titles by club

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  • There are 21 clubs who have won the Peruvian title.
  • Teams in bold compete in the Liga 1 as of the 2024 season.
  • Italics indicates clubs that no longer exist or disaffiliated from the FPF.
Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years
1 Universitario 28 15 1929, 1934,1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2023, 2024 1928, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978,1984, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2020
2 Alianza Lima 25 25 1918, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2017, 2021, 2022 1914, 1917, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1943, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2023
3 Sporting Cristal 20 15 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 1962, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2021, 2024
4 Sport Boys 6 9 1935, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1958, 1984 1938, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1976, 1990, 1991
5 Deportivo Municipal 4 8 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1981
6 Universidad San Martín 3 2007, 2008, 2010
7 Atlético Chalaco 2 4 1930, 1947 1948, 1957, 1958, 1979
Melgar 2 3 1981, 2015 1983, 2016, 2022
Mariscal Sucre 2 2 1944, 1953 1939, 1949
Lima Cricket 2 1 1912, 1914 1913
Unión Huaral 2 1 1976, 1989 1974
Sport Progreso 2 1 1921, 1926 1920
Sport José Gálvez 2 1915, 1916
14 Juan Aurich 1 2 2011 1968, 2014
Jorge Chávez N°1 1 1 1913 1916
Binacional 1 2019
Centro Iqueño 1 1957
Defensor Lima 1 1973
San Agustín 1 1986
Sport Juan Bielovucic 1 1917
Sport Inca 1 1920
Cienciano 3 2001, 2005, 2006
Cusco 3 2012, 2013, 2017
Jorge Chávez 2 1918, 1921
Sporting Tabaco 2 1931, 1954
Alfonso Ugarte 1 1975
Association FBC 1 1912
Atlético Peruano 1 1915
Atlético Torino 1 1980
Circolo Sportivo Italiano 1 1929
Coronel Bolognesi 1 2007
Defensor Arica 1 1969
León de Huánuco 1 2010
Sport Sáenz Peña 1 1919
Unión Buenos Aires 1 1927
UTC 1 1985

Titles by region

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Region Nº of titles Clubs
Lima Lima 96 Universitario (28), Alianza Lima (25), Sporting Cristal (20), Deportivo Municipal (4), Universidad San Martín (3), Sport José Gálvez (2), Lima Cricket (2), Mariscal Sucre (2), Sport Progreso (2), Unión Huaral (2), Centro Iqueño (1), San Agustín (1), Defensor Lima (1), Jorge Chávez N°1 (1), Sport Inca (1), Sport Juan Bielovucic (1)
Callao Callao 8 Sport Boys (6), Atlético Chalaco (2)
Arequipa Arequipa 2 Melgar (2)
Department of Lambayeque Lambayeque 1 Juan Aurich (1)
Puno Puno 1 Binacional (1)

Title definitions

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Several matches to define champions have been played over the course of Peruvian football history. The earliest title-defining matches were played between teams that tied for first place at the end of the season or tournament phase and forced an extra match to determine the champion. Eventually, finals were organized to be played at the end of the season after set conditions were fulfilled or tournament winners. The first of these finals started in the eighties when winners of each regional tournament played each other to determine the season champion; if the same team won both tournaments, they were champions by default. In the late nineties the Apertura and Clausura tournaments were hosted so that the winners of each tournament would also face each other in the final. If the same team won both tournaments, they were champions by default.

In 2001, Alianza Lima won the Apertura tournament, but their performance in the Clausura tournament suffered and placed a shocking 10th place—which led to a rule change. A tournament-winning team had to place above a set place in order to be able to play the final. In the cases of the seasons of 2002, 2007 and 2008, one or both of the tournament winners failed to place above a set position therefore no final was played and the season champion was determined by the aggregate table or by the tournament winner that had satisfied the set conditions.

Key

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Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Match replayed

List of finals

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Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue
1986 San Agustín 1–0 Alianza Lima Estadio Nacional
1987 Universitario 1–0 Alianza Lima Estadio Nacional
1988 Sporting Cristal 2–1 Universitario Estadio Nacional
1989 Unión Huaral 1–0 Sporting Cristal Estadio Nacional
1990 Universitario 4–2 Sport Boys Estadio Nacional
Year Winner Agg. Runner-up 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
1998 Universitario 3–3 (4–2 p) Sporting Cristal 1–2 2–1
1999 Universitario 3–1 Alianza Lima 3–0 0–1
2001 Alianza Lima 3–3 (4–2 p) Cienciano 3–2 0–1
2003 Alianza Lima 2–1 Sporting Cristal Single match
2004 Alianza Lima 0–0* Sporting Cristal Single match
2005 Sporting Cristal 1–0 Cienciano Single match
2006 Alianza Lima 3–2 Cienciano 0–1 3–1
2009 Universitario 2–0 Alianza Lima 1–0 1–0
2010 Universidad San Martín 3–2 León de Huánuco 1–1 2–1
2011 Juan Aurich 2–2* Alianza Lima 1–2 0–1 0–0
2012 Sporting Cristal 2–0 Real Garcilaso 1–0 1–0
2013 Universitario 5–3* Real Garcilaso 2–3 3–0 1–1
2014 Sporting Cristal 5–4 Juan Aurich 2–2 0–0 3–2
2015 Melgar 5–4 Sporting Cristal 2–2 3–2
2016 Sporting Cristal 1–1 Melgar 1–1 0–0
2018 Sporting Cristal 7–1 Alianza Lima 4–1 3–0
2019 Binacional 4–3 Alianza Lima 4–1 0–2
2020 Sporting Cristal 3–2 Universitario 2–1 1–1
2021 Alianza Lima 1–0 Sporting Cristal 1–0 0–0
2022 Alianza Lima 2–1 Melgar 0–1 2–0
2023 Universitario 3–1 Alianza Lima 1–1 2–0

Other definitions

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These matches were played when teams were tied for first in the general league or in a specific tournament.

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue In contention
1928 Alianza Lima 1–1 Federación Universitaria Stadium Nacional 1928 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia
Replay Alianza Lima 2–0 Federación Universitaria Stadium Nacional
1935 Universitario 2–1 Alianza Lima Stadium Nacional 1934 Torneo de Primeros Equipos
1955 Alianza Lima 2–1 Universitario Estadio Nacional 1955 Campeonato Profesional de Lima
1961 Sporting Cristal 2–0 Alianza Lima Estadio Nacional 1961 Campeonato Profesional de Lima
1968 Sporting Cristal 2–1 Juan Aurich Estadio Nacional 1968 Torneo Descentralizado
1976 Unión Huaral 2–0 Sport Boys Estadio Nacional 1976 Torneo Descentralizado
1989 Sporting Cristal 2–0 Alianza Atlético Estadio Nacional 1989 Torneo Regional I
1990 Universitario 1–0 Alianza Lima Estadio Nacional 1990 Torneo Regional II
1991 Sporting Cristal 1–0 Sport Boys Estadio Nacional 1991 Torneo Regional I
1991 Sporting Cristal 1–1* Universitario Estadio Nacional 1991 Torneo Regional II
1998 Sporting Cristal 1–0 Alianza Lima Estadio Nacional 1998 Torneo Clausura
2001 Alianza Lima 2–1 Sporting Cristal Estadio Nacional 2001 Torneo Apertura
2001 Cienciano 1–0 Estudiantes de Medicina Estadio UNSA 2001 Torneo Clausura
2002 Universitario 1–0
0–0
Alianza Lima Estadio Monumental
Estadio Mansiche
2002 Torneo Apertura
2006 Cienciano 2–1 Universitario Estadio Mansiche 2006 Torneo Clausura
2014 Sporting Cristal 1–0 Alianza Lima Estadio UNSA 2014 Torneo Clausura
2015 Melgar 1–1* Real Garcilaso Estadio Miguel Grau 2015 Torneo Clausura
2020 Ayacucho 1–1* Sporting Cristal Estadio Monumental 2020 Fase 2
2021 Sporting Cristal 2–0 Universidad San Martín Estadio Alejandro Villanueva 2021 Fase 1

Half-year / Short tournaments

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Torneo de Primeros Equipos

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The Torneo de Primeros Equipos was a football championship that was played in Peru between 1931 and 1934. The tournament was part of the Campeonato de Selección y Competencia of the Peruvian Primera División. The sum of points from this tournament plus the fourth part of the Torneo de Equipos de Reserva (Reserve Tournament) gave the title of Campeón Absoluto (Absolute Champion) of the First Division.

Season Champion Runner-up
1931 Alianza Lima Sporting Tabaco
1932 Alianza Lima Federación Universitaria
1933 Alianza Lima Universitario
1934 Universitario Alianza Lima

Parallel tournaments

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These were the filler tournaments played parallel to or in between the national championship. Some of these tournaments awarded the winning clubs with a qualification to an international tournament or guaranteed a spot in a further round whilst two of these filler tournaments did not award anything to its winner. The purpose of these tournaments was so that the national team could participate in its compromises without affecting the national championship when calling domestic players.[11]

Season Tournament Champion Runner-up Award
1969 Apertura Atlético Grau Universitario Advanced to end-of-season Liguilla
1972 Interzonal José Gálvez
Sporting Cristal
Advanced to end-of-season Liguilla
1977 Interzonal Alianza Lima
Coronel Bolognesi
Advanced to end-of-season Liguilla
1981 Regional Deportivo Municipal Universitario Advanced to Copa Libertadores second berth play-off
1992 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Sporting Cristal Ovación Sipesa Qualified for 1993 Copa Libertadores
1993 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Qualified for 1994 Copa Libertadores
1994 Apertura Sporting Cristal Ciclista Lima Qualified for 1995 Copa CONMEBOL
1994 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Alianza Lima Deportivo Sipesa Qualified for 1995 Copa Libertadores
1996 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Alianza Lima Universitario Qualified for 1997 Copa Libertadores
1997 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Sporting Cristal Universitario Qualified for 1998 Copa Libertadores
2017 Torneo de Verano Melgar UTC Qualified for 2018 Copa Libertadores
2018 Torneo de Verano Sporting Cristal Sport Huancayo Qualified for 2018 Torneo Descentralizado Semifinals

Regional and Descentralizado seasons

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The first regional seasons began in 1984 where teams were divided into regional groups and would advance to the Descentralizado or descend to the Torneo Intermedia for a promotion/relegation tournament against second division teams. Only the 1984 regional did not crown a champion. Starting in 1989, the Descentralizado was temporarily replaced by two regional tournaments, each crowning a champion and contesting a national season final.[11]

Season Champion Runner-up
1984 Regional No champion; only a qualification tournament
Descentralizado Sport Boys CNI
1985 Regional Universitario CNI
Descentralizado Universitario UTC
1986 Regional San Agustín Alianza Lima
Descentralizado Alianza Lima San Agustín
1987 Regional Universitario Unión Huaral
Descentralizado Alianza Lima Unión Huaral
1988 Regional Universitario Unión Huaral
Descentralizado "B" Alianza Lima Deportivo Cañaña
Descentralizado Sporting Cristal Universitario
1989 Regional I Sporting Cristal Alianza Atlético
Regional II Unión Huaral Universitario
1990 Regional I Sport Boys Universitario
Regional II Universitario Alianza Lima
1991 Regional I Sporting Cristal Sport Boys
Regional II Sporting Cristal Universitario

Apertura and Clausura / Fase 1 and Fase 2 seasons

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In 1997, the first Apertura and Clausura half-year tournaments were introduced and had its champions face each other in a season final as in the regional tournaments between 1989 and 1991. They were abolished at the end of 2008 season, and restored in 2014 to 2019.

Season Champion Runner-up
1997 Apertura Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
Clausura Alianza Lima Universitario
1998 Apertura Universitario Sport Boys
Clausura Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
1999 Apertura Universitario Alianza Lima
Clausura Alianza Lima Universitario
2000 Apertura Universitario Sport Boys
Clausura Universitario Sporting Cristal
2001 Apertura Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
Clausura Cienciano Estudiantes de Medicina
2002 Apertura Universitario Alianza Lima
Clausura Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
2003 Apertura Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
Clausura Alianza Lima Alianza Atlético
2004 Apertura Alianza Lima Cienciano
Clausura Sporting Cristal Universidad San Martín
2005 Apertura Cienciano Universitario
Clausura Sporting Cristal Universidad San Martín
2006 Apertura Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
Clausura Cienciano Universitario
2007 Apertura Universidad San Martín Cienciano
Clausura Coronel Bolognesi Universitario
2008 Apertura Universitario Sporting Cristal
Clausura Universidad San Martín Sporting Cristal
2014 Apertura Juan Aurich Melgar
Clausura Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
2015 Apertura Sporting Cristal Melgar
Clausura Melgar Real Garcilaso
2016 Apertura Universitario Sporting Cristal
Clausura Sporting Cristal Universitario
2017 Apertura Alianza Lima Real Garcilaso
Clausura Alianza Lima Real Garcilaso
2018 Apertura Sporting Cristal Alianza Lima
Clausura Melgar Alianza Lima
2019 Apertura Binacional Sporting Cristal
Clausura Alianza Lima Universitario
2020 Fase 1 Universitario Sport Huancayo
Fase 2 Ayacucho Sporting Cristal
2021 Fase 1 Sporting Cristal Universidad San Martín
Fase 2 Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
2022 Apertura Melgar Sport Huancayo
Clausura Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
2023 Apertura Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal
Clausura Universitario Melgar
2024 Apertura Universitario Sporting Cristal
Clausura Universitario Alianza Lima

Total Half-year / Short tournaments by club

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Club Total Half-year tournaments
Torneo Apertura
(1997–)
Torneo Clausura
(1997–)
Fase 1
(2020–2021)
Fase 2
(2020–2021)
Torneo Regional
(1984–1991)
Torneo Descentralizado
(1984–1988)
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
(1992–1997)
Torneo de Verano
(2017–2018)
Alianza Lima 19 6 6 0 1 0 3 3 0
Sporting Cristal 17 3 6 1 0 3 1 2 1
Universitario 16 7 3 1 0 4 1 0 0
Melgar 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cienciano 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Universidad San Martín 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sport Boys 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Coronel Bolognesi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayacucho 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Binacional 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Aurich 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Agustín 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Unión Huaral 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

National Cups and Supercups

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Throughout the history of Peruvian football, tournaments have been divided into a few stages or have employed filler tournaments played alongside the Descentralizado due to the Peru national football team's compromises, be it FIFA World Cup qualification, FIFA World Cup participation, or Copa América.[11]

National Cups

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Season Cup Champion Runner-up Award
1970 Copa Presidente de la República Universitario Melgar None
1989 Torneo Plácido Galindo Defensor Lima Universitario Advanced to Regional II end-of-season pre-Liguilla
1993 Torneo Intermedio Deportivo Municipal Deportivo Sipesa Qualified for 1994 Copa CONMEBOL
2011 Torneo Intermedio José Gálvez Sport Áncash Qualified for 2012 Copa Federación
2014 Torneo del Inca Alianza Lima Universidad San Martín Qualified for 2015 Copa Libertadores
2015 Torneo del Inca Universidad César Vallejo Alianza Lima Qualified for 2015 Torneo Descentralizado Semifinals
2019 Copa Bicentenario Atlético Grau Sport Huancayo Qualified for 2020 Copa Sudamericana
2021 Copa Bicentenario Sporting Cristal Carlos A. Mannucci Qualified for 2022 Copa Sudamericana
2025 Copa LFP - FPF Qualified for 2026 Copa Sudamericana

Supercups

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Season Cup Champion Runner-up Award
1919 Copa de Campeones del Perú Alianza Lima Jorge Chávez N°1 None
2012 Copa Federación José Gálvez Juan Aurich None
2020 Supercopa Peruana Atlético Grau Binacional None

Total Cups by club

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Rank Club Titles Winning years
1
Alianza Lima
2
1919 Copa de Campeones del Perú, 2014 Torneo del Inca
Atlético Grau
2
2019 Copa Bicentenario, 2020 Supercopa Peruana
José Gálvez
2
2011 Torneo Intermedio, 2012 Copa Federación
4
Defensor Lima
1
1989 Torneo Plácido Galindo
Deportivo Municipal
1
1993 Torneo Intermedio
Sporting Cristal
1
2021 Copa Bicentenario
Universidad César Vallejo
1
2015 Torneo del Inca
Universitario
1
1970 Copa Presidente de la República

Footnotes

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A. ^ Melgar is recognized as the third-placed team for 1992 regular season. Ovación Sipesa received the berth for the 1993 Copa CONMEBOL as Liguilla runner-up, however they did not participate in the 1992 regular season.
C. ^ Includes titles as "Federación Universitaria" (until 1932).
D. ^ Includes titles as "Sport Alianza" (Liga).
E. ^ ^ Liga team from Lima, not to be confused with José Gálvez from Chimbote.

References

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  1. ^ "Historia" [History] (in Spanish). FPF. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Torneos: Campeones del Fútbol Peruano Primera División" [Tournaments: Champions of Peruvian Football First Division] (in Spanish). FPF. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Memoria de la Federación Peruana de Fútbol". fpf.com.pe (in Spanish). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ Luis Sánchez (31 January 2008). "Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). retrofutbolas.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  6. ^ "ADFP-Clubes". Archived from the original on 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. ^ Sportive Association of Professional Football (Perú), Memorial Book of Gold 1912-2012, ADFP, Azagraphic Perú SAC, Lima, 2012, p. 21.
  8. ^ FIFA.com
  9. ^ "Ficha de Juan Flores" (in Spanish). bdfa.com.ar. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b Behr, Raúl. "Méritos y rachas: los mejores y peores" [Merits and streaks: the best and worst] (in Spanish). DeChalaca. Retrieved 27 August 2009. Unión Huaral y FBC Melgar son los dos únicos equipos del interior que se han logrado consagrar campeones nacionales.
  11. ^ a b c Behr, Raúl (14 February 2009). "Interzonales, Intermedios y otros demonios: ¿Cuentan o no?" (in Spanish). DeChalaca.com. Retrieved 24 September 2010.