Copa Perú
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The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but rather a series of league tournaments leading to an elimination tournament, with regional league clubs as participants. It guarantees its 4 teams promotion to the Peruvian Tercera División.
Background
In 1965, with football activity practically paralyzed among the Lima teams because the Peru national football team was playing in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification, four provincial teams agreed under the auspices of Orlando Balarezo, president of Atlético Grau, to organize the Cuadrangular de Campeones Provincianos, a football tournament in Lima between the provincial champions.
History
In 1966, the First Division was named Descentralizado; teams from outside the capital of Lima were allowed to participate in the professional first division. The following year, the Copa Perú began, in which all non-professional teams in Peru were allowed to compete, with the winner to gain promotion to the First Division. After playing many elimination rounds, once six teams were left in the competition, they played in a final round-robin tournament in Lima.[1]
In 1974, the tournament ended at the Regional Stage and no Final took place. The departamental champions qualified for the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional with the last teams from the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado that had to revalidate the category. At the end of the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional, the teams Alfonso Ugarte, Barrio Frigorífico, Carlos A. Mannucci, Deportivo Junín, Piérola, Unión Huaral, Unión Pesquero and Walter Ormeño were promoted to the 1974 Torneo Descentralizado.
In 1984, the First Division grew from 16 to 44 teams: after the first stage of the season, a Regional Championship qualified the teams for the Decentralizado, with 16 to 18 teams. The Copa Perú qualified teams for the Regional competition. Following this the tournament declined; 1987 was the last year in which a final was contested. The competitions was suspended as a result of the lack of interest and general economic crisis going on during President Alan García's first term. In 1992 the First Division returned to its normal format (16 teams). In 1993 the Copa Perú was returned as a competition for the Second Division, but only for teams outside of Lima. Since 1993, there has also been a Second Division for teams competing that are based in Lima.
In 1998, a major change took place: eight teams from the regional stage qualified for the Finals stage. This was played as a traditional cup tournament with home and away legs being played. The winner gains promotion to the First Division. In 2004, the tournament widened to 16 teams, so that teams from Lima could also compete. The winner and runner-up of the Second Division played in the Round of 16 of the Copa Peru. However, in 2006 this format was abolished as now the winner of the Second Division is promoted to the First Division. In 2008, the National Stage was modified. The four teams that qualified for the semi-finals played in a final group stage; the top two were promoted to the First Division.
In 2009, the Peruvian Football Federation officialized the creation of the Ligas Superiores del Peru. The Ligas Superiores will group to a select group of clubs of each department, that will be faced only among itself and will throw a champion and a runner-up that will agree directly, for now, to play a home run against the clubs that remain first and second in the Departmental Stage. For 2009, nine Departmental Confederacies had adopted them: Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Huánuco, Lambayeque, Pasco, Piura, Puno and Tumbes.
On August 23, 2022, it was announced that from 2023, the Copa Perú would only give promotion to Liga 2 due to the reforms of Peruvian football by the FPF.[2] In 2025, the Copa Perú was moved to the fourth tier, being replaced by the Liga 3.
Format
The tournament has 5 stages. The first stage of the tournament is the District Stage (Template:Langx), played from February to May. Districts hold a small league tournament to determine its winners which will qualify for the next stage. The second stage is the Provincial Stage (Template:Langx), played in June and July. The District winners play in groups and the winners qualify for the next stage. The third stage is the Departmental Stage (Template:Langx), consisting of another league tournament, between July and September.
Starting in 2015 under the leadership of the new Peruvian Football Federation president Edwin Oviedo, all the Regions of Peru are represented in the National Stage, which is played under Regional using the POT System, intellectual property of MatchVision company. The new National Stage starts in the first week of September.
This new phase features the 50 teams that qualified from the Departmental Stage. Each team plays 3 games at home and 3 games away, for a total of 6 games against 3 different geographical rivals. The departmental stage winners only play against departmental runners-up, and vice versa. All the teams are positioned in one general table. After 6 matches, the team in places 1 to 8 are qualified directly to the Round of 16, while the teams in places 9 to 24 will play the Repechage phase. The teams in places 25 to 50 are eliminated.
The teams play a bracket tournament up to the Semi-finals. All four teams qualified to the semi-finals play a final group stage known as La Finalísima in Lima. The winner of the final group stage and the runner-up of the final group stage will be promoted to the Liga 2.
Stages
| Level | Stage |
|---|---|
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Etapa Nacional |
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Ligas Departamentales |
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Ligas Provinciales |
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Ligas Distritales Primera División |
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Ligas Distritales Segunda División |
Division levels
| Year | Level | Promotion to | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967–1973 | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Primera División | Etapa Regional (1967–2014) Ligas Departamentales Ligas Provinciales Ligas Distritales |
| 1974 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Reclasificatorio Regional | |
| 1975–1990 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Primera División | |
| 1991 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Torneo Zonal | |
| 1992–2022 | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2023–2024 | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Liga 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Liga 3 |
Champions
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
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1967 | Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Octavio Espinosa |
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1968 | Carlos A. Mannucci (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sport Chorrillos |
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1969 | Carlos A. Mannucci (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Melgar |
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1970 | Atlético Torino (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Melgar |
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1971 | Melgar (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Unión Tumán |
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1972 | Atlético Grau (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | León de Huánuco |
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1973 | Sportivo Huracán (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cienciano |
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1974 | No champion crowned. It was only played until the Departamental Stage.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] (See: 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional) | |
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1975 | Atlético Torino (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sportivo Huracán |
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1976 | Coronel Bolognesi (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pesca Perú |
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1977 | Atlético Torino (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Juventud La Palma |
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1978 | Juventud La Palma (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pesca Perú |
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1979 | ADT (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Comercial Aguas Verdes |
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1980 | León de Huánuco (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Unión Gonzáles Prada |
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1981 | UTC (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Juventud La Palma |
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1982 | Atlético Torino (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Atlético Grau |
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1983 | Sport Pilsen (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo Cañaña |
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1984 | Los Espartanos (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alianza Atlético |
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1985 | Hungaritos Agustinos (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tejidos La Unión |
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1986 | Deportivo Cañaña (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Félix Donayre |
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1987 | Libertad (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Capitán Clavero |
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1988–1992 | No champions crowned. It was only played until the Regional Stage.<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] (See: 1992 Torneo Zonal) | |
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1993 | Aurich–Cañaña (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Aurora |
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1994 | Atlético Torino (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Aurora |
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1995 | La Loretana (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sportivo Huracán |
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1996 | José Gálvez (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | UTC |
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1997 | Juan Aurich (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo UPAO |
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1998 | I.M.I. (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Coronel Bolognesi |
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1999 | Deportivo UPAO (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alfonso Ugarte |
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2000 | Estudiantes de Medicina (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Coronel Bolognesi |
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2001 | Sport Bolito (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Universidad Cesar Vallejo |
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2002 | Atlético Universidad (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Atlético Grau |
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2003 | Universidad Cesar Vallejo (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo Educación |
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2004 | Sport Áncash (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo Municipal |
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2005 | José Gálvez (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Senati |
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2006 | Total Clean (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Hijos de Acosvinchos |
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2007 | Juan Aurich (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sport Águila |
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2008 | Sport Huancayo (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | CNI |
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2009 | León de Huánuco (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Tecnólogico |
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2010 | Unión Comercio (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alianza Unicachi |
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2011 | Real Garcilaso (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Pacífico |
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2012 | UTC (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alfonso Ugarte |
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2013 | San Simón (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Unión Huaral |
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2014 | Sport Loreto (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Unión Fuerza Minera |
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2015 | Defensor La Bocana (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Academia Cantolao |
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2016 | Sport Rosario (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo Hualgayoc |
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2017 | Binacional (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Atlético Grau |
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2018 | Pirata (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alianza Universidad |
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2019 | Carlos Stein (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Deportivo Llacuabamba |
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2021 | ADT (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Alfonso Ugarte |
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2022 | Deportivo Garcilaso (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Comerciantes |
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2023 | ADA (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | San Marcos |
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2024 | Bentín Tacna Heroica (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cajamarca |
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Footnotes
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- A. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ In this year the tournament ended at the Departamental Stage and no Final took place. The departamental champions qualified for the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional with the last teams from the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado that had to revalidate the category. At the end of the 1974 Reclasificatorio Regional, the teams Alfonso Ugarte, Barrio Frigorífico, Carlos A. Mannucci, Deportivo Junín, Piérola, Unión Huaral, Unión Pesquero and Walter Ormeño were promoted to the 1974 Torneo Descentralizado.
- B. <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ From 1988 to 1992, no Final tournaments were held. Regional champions entered the Peruvian Primera División’s Regional tournaments.
Titles by club
Titles by region
See also
References
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