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 Alianza Atlético de Sullana is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División in 1988. They are the only Peruvian top-tier club not based in a state capital.
Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián is a Uruguayan-Argentine former football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greece national team.
Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few years after the club was founded in 1935. The club was a top-flight contender during this period and won four Primera División titles. The club suffered relegation three times in their history: 1967, 2000, and 2007. They have also been champions of the Segunda División on three occasions: 1968, 2006, and 2014, granting them promotion to the first division. In 2014, they won the Segunda División and they currently compete in the Primera División Peruana.
Circolo Sportivo Italiano is a Peruvian football club, playing in the department of Pueblo Libre, Lima.
Sports in Peru are popular and widespread.
Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won the 1975 Copa América.
Colegio Nacional Iquitos is a Peruvian football team based in the city of Iquitos which was founded in 1926. CNI is the biggest club in the city of Iquitos and currently is not playing in any league. At the beginning of 2012 CNI withdrew from Peruvian Segunda División and chose to play in the 2012 Copa Perú, after being relegated from Peruvian Primera División in 2011.
Centro Iqueño is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. It was founded on October 12, 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
Mariscal Sucre is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of La Victoria, Lima.
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 Peruvian Primera División from 1915 until 1926. The club won the national tournament in 1915 and 1916. In 1926, Sport José Galvez was relegated and it was their last appearance in the Peruvian Primera División.
Unión Buenos Aires was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Callao.
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. It was organized by the homonymous entity, Liga Peruana de Football, currently known as Professional Football Sports Association.
Santiago Barranco is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Barranco, Lima, Peru.
Hidroaviación was a Peruvian football club that was located in the city of Ancón, Lima. The club was founded with the name of club Hidroaviación and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1929 until 1931. The club was third place of the national tournament in 1929. In 1931, Hidroaviación was relegated and it was their last appearance in the Primera Division Peruana since.
KDT Nacional is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Callao, Lima, Peru. From 1986 to 1990 KDT Nacional had the first female chairman in Perú's sports history Rosa Ana Berríos Orúe Pochita Berrios, who took the club to its first championship in more than 22 years.
Club Sportivo Jorge Chávez was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Callao. The club was founded with the name of club Jorge Chávez in honor to the Peruvian aviator Jorge Chávez and played in Peruvian Primera Division from 1915 until 1921, and later in 1929, 1948 and 1950 it was their last appearance.
The Torneo del Inca was a football competition in Peru played by the football clubs of the Primera División. It was founded in 2011 under the name Torneo Intermedio and was played as a domestic football cup competition between clubs of the first and second division in addition to amateur clubs from smaller leagues that compete in the Copa Perú. It was on hiatus until 2014 when it was reorganized under the name Torneo del Inca and played only between first division teams; its format was modified to feature a group stage and a final. Subsequent editions followed a similar format with a group stage and subsequent knockout rounds.
The Copa Federación was a Peruvian football championship to be contested by the winners of Primera División and the Copa Inca.