The Peruvian Football Federation is the body that governs Association football in Peru. It was founded on August 23, 1922, and affiliated with FIFA in 1924. It is a member of CONMEBOL since 1925, and directly oversees the Peru national football team, futsal team youth teams, the Copa Federación, and the amateur leagues. The Peruvian National football team has won two Copa América's, six Bolivarian Games titles and qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times.
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.
The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The Boys currently participate in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of the Peruvian football league system, and are based in Estadio Miguel Grau alongside two other clubs in Callao, Academia Cantolao and Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Their biggest rivalry is with Atlético Chalaco, known among fans as the Clásico Porteño.
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 plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga 3 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. Therefore, clubs who reach level 4 of the pyramid will have climbed 3 levels in a one-year period.
Mariscal Sucre is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of La Victoria, Lima.
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.
Cusco Fútbol Club, commonly known as Cusco, or Cusco FC, is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that currently competes in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of Peruvian football. It was founded on 28 August 2008 as Real Garcilaso, changing their name to Cusco FC in 2019.
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.
Brian Leonel Blando is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as forward for Peruvian club Melgar on loan from Lanús.
The Supercopa Peruana, (Peruvian Supercup) is a football competition organized by the Peruvian Football Federation since 2020. It is played in a single match, on a neutral field, which, if necessary, breaks the tie with shots from the penalty spot. It is played between the champions of the Copa Bicentenario and Peruvian Primera División. In the event that the same team wins both the cup and the championship, its opponent will be the runner-up of the latter.
Now There's 3 of Us? Sí, Mi Amor. is a 2024 Peruvian romantic comedy film directed by Pedro Flores Maldonado and written by Maldonado and Yiddá Eslava. It is the third and final part of the Sí, mi amor trilogy. It stars Yiddá Eslava and Julián Zucchi accompanied by Nancy Cavagnari, Saskia Bernaola, Pietro Sibille, Andrés Salas, Patricia Portocarrero, Santiago Suarez, Renzo Schuller, Rodrigo Sánchez Patiño, Mayra Olivera and Eric Varias. It premiered on January 25, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.