| Founded | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Number of teams | 25 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Liga 2 |
| Relegation to | Copa Perú |
| Current: 2025 season | |
The Liga 3 (Ligue 3) of Peru 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. [1]
The idea of the League 3 was discussed by the Peruvian Football Federation in 2019. However, between the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, the creation of League 3 was a request and requirement established by FIFA. The creation of the third division means that the Copa Perú (equivalent to League 4) becomes a lower category. [2] [3]
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. [4]
| Year | Level | Promotion to | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | Liga 2 | Copa Perú |
| Team | City | Stadium [5] | Capacity [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Aurich | Ferreñafe | Carlos Samamé Cáceres | 6,000 |
| Unión Huaral | Chancay | Rómulo Shaw Cisneros | 3,000 |
| Amazonas 1 | |||
| Áncash 1 | |||
| Apurímac 1 | |||
| Arequipa 1 | |||
| Cajamarca 1 | |||
| Callao 1 | |||
| Cusco 1 | |||
| Huancavelica 1 | |||
| Huánuco 1 | |||
| Ica 1 | |||
| Junín 1 | |||
| La Libertad 1 | |||
| Lambayeque 1 | |||
| Lima 1 | |||
| Loreto 1 | |||
| Madre de Dios 1 | |||
| Moquegua 1 | |||
| Pasco 1 | |||
| Piura 1 | |||
| Puno 1 | |||
| San Martín 1 | |||
| Tacna 1 | |||
| Tumbes 1 | |||
| Ucayali 1 | |||
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2025 | ||
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