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Peruvian Tercera División
Founded2025; 1 year's time (2025)
First season2025
CountryPeru
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams36
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toLiga 2
Relegation toCopa Perú
Current: 2025 season

The Peruvian Third Division, officially known as Liga 3, is the third-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a semi-professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation since its creation in 2025.[1] The Liga 3 is contested by 36 teams, with promotion to the Liga 2 and relegation to the Copa Perú. [2]

History

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The idea of a third division was discussed by the Peruvian Football Federation in 2019. The president of the National Amateur Football Commission, Luis Duarte Plata, had planned to replace Copa Perú with the Liga 3 and hold the last edition in 2020; during the Departmental Stage of said tournament, the 25 champions would participate in the first edition of Liga 3 in 2021.[3] However, the Peruvian Football Federation decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the Copa Perú while the District Stage was in development due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the pause of the creation of the Liga 3.

In 2022, the Peruvian Football Federation, through the National Subcommission of Amateur Football, decided to reconsider the idea of a new League that would be the first step towards professionalization for clubs coming from the Copa Perú. This idea was embodied by President Agustín Lozano through the "reforms of Peruvian football", which would have as their first important change the elimination of promotion to the First Division from the Copa Perú.[4]

Between the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, the creation of Liga 3 was a request and requirement established by FIFA. The creation of the third division means that the Copa Perú will be moved down tier.[5][6] In 2024, the Peruvian Football Federation, taking into account CONMEBOL's observations, then decides that the Copa Perú would be the tournament that decides the participants in a meritorious manner, based on the original idea from years ago: the 25 representatives of each department that are best placed in the final table of the 2024 Copa Perú's National Stage, whether the departmental champion or runner-up and except for those promoted to Liga 2, will be the clubs that will play the first edition of Liga 3 in the year 2025.[7]

Division levels

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Year Level Promotion to Relegation to
2025
3
 Liga 2 Copa Perú

Competition format

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A format for the Liga 3 has yet to be announced.

Clubs

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Initially, it had been planned that the Liga 3 would be played with 32 teams: 1 relegated from Peruvian Segunda División in 2024, 6 teams qualified from the 2024 Torneo de Reservas and 25 teams promoted from the 2024 Copa Perú. However, after the administrative relegation of Unión Huaral and Juan Aurich, from Liga 2 at the beginning of the season, in addition to the increase to eight of the qualifiers since the 2024 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva, this number was expanded to 36.[8] Deportivo Municipal's disqualification from the 2024 Liga 2 caused the 2025 Liga 3 season to increase to 37, one more than the initial number of 36.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2025 Liga 3 teams
Team City Stadium[9] Capacity[10]
ADT II Tarma Unión Tarma 9,100
Alto Rendimiento Puerto Maldonado IPD de Puerto Maldonado 2,000
Alianza Lima II Lima Esther Grande de Bentín –
Amazon Callao Callao Facundo Ramírez Aguilar 2,000
Carlos Stein Chongoyape Municipal de la Juventud 2,500
Cienciano II Cusco Thomas E. Payne 8,000
Construcción Civil Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 25,000
Defensor José María Arguedas Andahuaylas Municipal Los Chankas 10,000
Deportivo Lute Lambayeque César Flores Marigorda 7,000
Deportivo Municipal Lima Iván Elías Moreno 11,000
Deportivo Municipal (Pangoa) Pichanaqui Malaquias Cóndor Aire 5,000
Estudiantil CNI Iquitos Max Augustín 24,000
Juan Aurich Lambayeque César Flores Marigorda 7,000
Juventud Alfa Calca Thomas Ernesto Payne 5,000
Melgar II Arequipa CAR - FBC Melgar –
Rauker Pucallpa Aliardo Soria Pérez 25,848
Sport Bolognesi Tumbes Mariscal Cáceres 12,000
Sport Boys II Callao Campolo Alcalde 2,000
Sport Huancayo II Huancayo Huancayo 20,000
Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colán 6,000
UDA Huancavelica IPD de Huancavelica 8,500
Universidad César Vallejo II Trujillo Villa Poeta –
Unión Soratira San Antón Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina 20,030
Universitario II Lima Campo Mar - U –
Amazonas 1
Áncash 1
Arequipa 1
Ayacucho 1
Cajamarca 1
Ica 1
La Libertad 1
Lima 1
Moquegua 1
Pasco 1
Piura 1
San Martín 1
Tacna 1

Champions

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Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ¿Qué es la nueva Liga 3, formato del torneo y cómo se jugará la temporada 2024?
  2. ^ Futbolperuano.com, Redacción- (2023-11-17). "Los equipos de la Copa Perú que jugarían la Liga 3 del 2024". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  3. ^ Azul, Radio Onda (2019-11-22). "¡Adiós copa perú! Liga 3 se empezará a jugar desde el 2021". Radio Onda Azul (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  4. ^ "Copa Perú no tendrá ascenso a Primera División y se creará la Liga 3 desde el 2024". infobae (in European Spanish). 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ^ ¿Qué pasará con la Copa Perú con la creación de la Liga 3?
  6. ^ Adios Copa Perú, el 2024 se llamará Liga 3 y será torneo de ascenso para la Liga 2
  7. ^ REGLAMENTO DE LA COPA PERÜ
  8. ^ REGLAMENTO Torneo Promoción y Reservas 2024
  9. ^ Most stadiums are owned by the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD).
  10. ^ "Peru". fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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  • FPF Official Federation Website
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