The Peru First Division, officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when the first teams residing outside the Lima and Callao provinces were invited to compete in the inaugural league national competition.
Club Sport Áncash is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Huaraz. Sport Áncash was founded on April 22, 1967. The team plays its home games at Rosas Pampa stadium.
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres, commonly known as USMP, is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. In just their first season, the club began playing in the Peruvian top-flight, the Torneo Descentralizado, after they bought the promotional place of the 2003 Segunda División winners, Sport Coopsol. The team obtained their first Descentralizado title in 2007, the second in 2008 and their third in 2010.
Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentralizado where they have been playing since attaining promotion when they won the 2007 Copa Perú. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre.
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but rather a series of league tournaments leading to an elimination tournament, with regional league clubs as participants. It guarantees its winner promotion to the professional Liga 2.
Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Perúvian football club located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca is the biggest Peruvian football club in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Torneo Descentralizado which is the top flight of the Peruvian league.
Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Trujillo, La Libertad. It was founded on August 30, 1995. The club changed its name to Sport Coopsol Trujillo in 2001.
Club Social Deportivo Octavio Espinosa is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ica, Peru.
Sportivo Huracán is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Arequipa, Peru.
Asociación Deportiva Tarma, commonly referred as ADT, is a Peruvian association football club, playing in the city of Tarma, Junín. The club was founded in 1929, and currently play in Liga 1, which is the first division of the Peruvian league.
Club Deportivo Asociación Estadio La Unión, commonly known as Deportivo AELU or simply AELU, is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima, Peru.
Diablos Rojos is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Juliaca, Peru.
Juventud La Palma is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Huacho, Peru. The club was founded on September 7, 1950.
Cusco Fútbol Club is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 1, the top flight of Peruvian football.
Alianza Unicachi is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Yunguyo, Puno, Peru.
The Torneo Descentralizado is the national Peruvian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Peruvian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The responsibility for its organization lies within the Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and the Copa Peru. Seasons run from February to December but the competition format varies from season to season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Movistar TV and therefore commercially known as the Torneo Descentralizado Copa Movistar.
Club Deportivo Pacífico FC is a Peruvian football club. Based in the San Martín de Porres District, in the City of Lima, it plays in Peru's Second Division.
Freddy Manuel "Petroleo" García Loayza is a Peruvian football manager who most recently was the manager of Alfonso Ugarte in the Copa Perú.
Club Deportivo Defensor La Bocana is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Sechura, Piura, Peru.
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