Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has football as its main activity. It also has women's football, voleyball and basketball sections. The club was founded in August 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of San Marcos but was forced to rename in 1931. Since 1928, the club competes in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Liga 1, which makes it the Peruvian team that has remained unrelegated for the longest time. In 2000, they opened the 80,000-capacity Estadio Monumental, currently the largest stadium in Peru and second-largest in South America, retiring their smaller Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernández. Universitario and Alianza Lima participate in the Peruvian Clásico, which has its roots in the club's first participation in the Peruvian Primera División in 1928. It also has rivalries with Sporting Cristal, Deportivo Municipal, and Sport Boys.
Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian professional football club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa. The club currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football.
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 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.
Carlos A. Mannucci, known simply as Mannucci, is a professional football club based in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. The club is the most important in the city having represented Trujillo in the first division of Peruvian football in multiple occasions since the late 1960s. Its greatest accomplishment are its back-to-back Copa Perú championships and the three Regional Championships of Peru, Northern Zone. The club has a long rivalry with Alfonso Ugarte, and matches between the two teams are known as ''El Clásico Trujillano''. In recent years, it has also developed a rivalry against the other professional club in the city, Universidad César Vallejo.
Ayacucho Fútbol Club, more popularly known as Ayacucho, is a Peruvian professional football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. The club won a Second Division title in 2006, and as Inti Gas, the club finished as runner-up in 2008.
The 1966 Torneo Descentralizado was the 50th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. This season marked the first time the Primera División was named the Descentralizado because teams outside Lima and Callao were invited for the first time making it the first national championship in Peru. The four teams invited to play in the inaugural national championship were Melgar of Arequipa, Octavio Espinosa of Ica, Atlético Grau of Piura, and Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín of Trujillo.
The 1931 season of the Peruvian Primera División 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 walkover defeats. First Division reduced to 8 teams for 1932.
San Agustín is 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 Agustín and finally received its final name after becoming sponsored by the Colegio San Agustin.
Club Atlético Grau, more commonly known as Atlético Grau or simply, Grau, is a Peruvian professional football club based in the city of Piura. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football. It is one of the most popular clubs in northern Peru and the Piura region along with Alianza Atlético. The club's home ground is Estadio Miguel Grau Piura which has a capacity of 25,500. However, the club currently plays at Estadio Municipal de Bernal as Estadio Miguel Grau is being renovated.
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.
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.
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.
Club Mariscal Castilla was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Club Mariscal Castilla in honor of the Peruvian caudillo and President of Peru Ramón Castilla and played in Primera Division Peruana from 1958 until 1960.
Telmo Carbajo was a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Callao, Lima, Peru.
The División de Honor, also known as Liga Futsal Pro, is the top Peruvian futsal league organized by the Peruvian Football Federation.
The 2020 Liga 2 season was the 75th edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. The season's play started on October 27, 2020 and ended on December 27, 2020.
Asociación Fútbol Club Carlos Stein is a Peruvian football club from the José Leonardo Ortiz District in the city of Lambayeque. The team currently plays in the Liga 3 tournament.
Miguel Ángel Arrué Padilla is a Chilean football manager and former footballer.
