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The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Torneo Descentralizado, Segunda División 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 3 of the pyramid (National stage of the Copa Perú) will have climbed 4 levels in a one-year period.

The system

Both the Segunda División and Copa Perú promote one club to the Campeonato Descentralizado. In addition, the Copa Perú promotes another club to the Segunda División. However, beginning in 2011, the Copa Perú will promote only to level 2 of the pyramid.

Level	Division(s)/League(s)
1	Primera División (Torneo Descentralizado or Copa Movistar) 16 clubs
2	Segunda División (Torneo de Ascenso) 12 clubs
3	National stage (Copa Perú) 16 clubs
4	Regional stage Region I (Copa Perú) 8 clubs \| Region II (Copa Perú) 8 clubs \| Region III (Copa Perú) 4 clubs \| Region IV (Copa Perú) 4 clubs Region V (Copa Perú) 6 clubs \| Region VI (Copa Perú) 6 clubs \| Region VII (Copa Perú) 6 clubs \| Region VIII (Copa Perú) 8 clubs
5	Ligas Departamentales Variable number of clubs	Ligas Superiores 12 leagues Liga Superior de Ancash \| Liga Superior de Arequipa \| Liga Superior de Ayacucho \| Liga Superior de Cajamarca \| Liga Superior del Callao \| Liga Superior del Cuzco \| Liga Superior de Lambayeque \| Liga Superior de Huánuco \| Liga Superior de Pasco \| Liga Superior de Piura \| Liga Superior de Puno \| Liga Superior de Tumbes
6	Liga Provinciales
7	Ligas Distritales

Professional era, 1951–present

Lima & Callao	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

National	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

* Former teams with 50 games or more played in the Descentralizado, ordered by total number of games.

v t e Football in Peru

Federación Peruana de Fútbol

National teams	National team Women's team Under-17 team Under-20 team Beach soccer team Futsal team

National competitions	Torneo Descentralizado (History) Segunda División Copa Perú Ligas Departamentales Ligas Superiores Ligas Provinciales Ligas Distritales Torneo de Promoción y Reserva

Defunct competitions	Torneo Zonal

Domestic competitions	Copa Federación Copa Inca Torneo Intermedio (defunct) Torneo Plácido Galindo (defunct)

Related articles	El Clásico Peruano Rivalry with Chile Peruvian football clubs in International Competitions

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