The Primera División Femenina officially named Liga Femenina (currently known as Liga Femenina Pluspetrol 2023 for sponsorship reasons),[2] is the top tournament of women's association football in Peru, organized by the Peruvian Football Federation through its Women's Football Commission. The competition, as an official tournament, was created in 1996[1] under de name of "Campeonato Metropolitano de Fútbol Femenino" (Metropolitan women's football championship), followed by the "Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino" (Peruvian women's football championship) which was renamed later as "Copa Femenina"[3][4] and currently is designated as "Liga Femenina". The champion qualifies to the Copa Libertadores Femenina.
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| Founded | 1996[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Liga de Ascenso Femenina |
| International cup(s) | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Current champions | Alianza Lima (2024) |
| Most championships | Universitario (10 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Adriana Lúcar (77 goals) |
| TV partners | Nativa |
| Current: 2025 season | |
History
editMetropolitan women's football championship
editLike the men's tournament, the Peruvian Primera División Femenina began on a regional and amateur basis. On 1996[1][5][6] the Peruvian female football competitions started with the creation of the "Campeonato Metropolitano de Fútbol Femenino" (Metropolitan women's football championship) organized by the Peruvian Football Federation and played with sport clubs from Lima and Callao. The champion of this first edition was the team of Club Universitario who repeated the achievement the following year, resulting in the first two-time championship. On 1999 the Sporting Cristal also became two-time champion by getting the titles of 1998 and 1999. Later, the team of Club Universitario obtained the first three-time championship in the history of Peruvian women's soccer by winning the 2001, 2002 and 2003 titles.[7]
Campeonato Sudamericano Interclubes de Fútbol Femenino
editIn 2000, the FPF organized an unofficial international tournament called the Campeonato Sudamericano Interclubes de Fútbol Femenino, in which teams from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela participated.[8][9]
Women's football national championship
editOn 2008 the Peruvian Football Federation modified the competition scheme to give it a national scope, setting the tournament in three fases: provincial, regional and national. With this new competition format, the tournamente was renamed as "Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino" (women's football national championship), and incorporated the former tournament (Campeonato Metropolitano de Fútbol Femenino) as the Region IV (Lima & Callao) of its regional stage.
| Regional stage | Departamentos |
|---|---|
| Region I | Amazonas, Lambayeque, Piura, Tumbes |
| Region II | Áncash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, San Martín |
| Region III | Loreto, Ucayali |
| Region IV | Lima, Callao |
| Region V | Huánuco, Junín, Pasco |
| Region VI | Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ica |
| Region VII | Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna |
| Region VIII | Apurímac, Cusco, Madre de Dios, Puno |
Since 2009 the champion qualifies for the Copa Libertadores Femenina.[10] the first champion under this new format was the team of White Star. That same year, the Peruvian Football Federation and the FIFA agreed to incorporate representatives of the Women's football Championship into the FPF Bases Assembly, thus granting them greater participation in the decisions of the governing body of Peruvian football[11] On 2012 the team of JC Sport Girls became three-times champion,[12] while on 2016 the team of Club Universitario de Deportes won the tri-championship for the second time.[13] As of 2017, the Peruvian Football Federation decided to accommodate its calendar to that of Conmebol so that the local women's tournaments would not intersect with the development of the Copa Libertadores Femenina. Until that time, the tournament schedule had no relation to the annual calendar; that is, the national championship of one year was defined the following year.[citation needed]
Liga Femenina
editIn 2020 the Peruvian Football Federation decides to professionalize women's football for which it issues Resolution No. 014-2020-FPF[14] that provides for "strengthening the traditional National System of Women's football Championships, hereinafter referred to as FPF Liga Femenina".[15] The first season was expected to take place in 2020,[16] but was delayed until 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, this new format was resumed and it was played under the name of FPF Liga Femenina and under the auspices of the private television network Movistar TV.[17] In the 2021 and 2022 seasons the title was won by the Alianza Lima club, while in 2023 it was won by Universitario, which thus achieved its tenth championship.
Format
editCurrently, the season is played in two stages: First stage and Final stage (Playoffs). The First stage is played under a single round-robin format with the 13 teams playing each other once. The Final stage is contested by teams ranked 1st to 6th in the First stage, with teams ranked 1st and 2nd directly qualified for semifinals and teams ranked 3rd to 6th qualified for a previous qualifying round or repechage to reach the semifinals. Winners of semifinals play the final to decide the national champion.[citation needed]
2025 teams
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| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 |
| Biavo | San Martín | Carlos Vidaurre García | 18,000 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,000 |
| Defensores del Ilucán | Cutervo | Juan Maldonado Gamarra | 12,000 |
| Killas | Lima | Andrés Bedoya Díaz | 10,000 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 60,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | Alberto Gallardo | 18,000 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,000 |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |
| UNSAAC | Cusco | Estadio Garcilaso | 42,056 |
List of champions
edit- (In bracket, title count):
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Metropolitano de Lima & Callao[18] | |||||
1 |
1996 | Universitario[7][19] (1) | |||
2 |
1997 | Universitario[7][19] (2) | Sporting Cristal | ||
3 |
1998 | Sporting Cristal[20] (1) | Sport Coopsol | ||
4 |
1999 | Sporting Cristal[20] (2) | |||
5 |
2000 | Sport Coopsol[21][22][23] (1) | |||
6 |
2001 | Universitario[7][19] (3) | Sport Boys | ||
7 |
2002 | Universitario[7][19] (4) | Sport Boys | ||
8 |
2003 | Universitario[7][19] (5) | Sport Boys | ||
9 |
2004 | JC Sport Girls[24] (1) | Sport Boys | ||
– |
2005 | No Tournament[A][25] | |||
10 |
2006 | JC Sport Girls (2) | Municipalidad de Santiago de Surco | ||
– |
2007 | No Tournament | |||
| Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino[18] | |||||
11 |
2008 | White Star[26] (1) | Estudiantes Universitarios | ||
12 |
2009 | Universidad Particular de Iquitos[27] (1) | UNSAAC | ||
13 |
2010[28] | JC Sport Girls[29] (3) | River San Borja | ||
14 |
2011 | JC Sport Girls (4) | Electro Oriente[30] | ||
15 |
2012[31] | JC Sport Girls (5) | Internacional | ||
16 |
2013[32] | Real Maracaná (1) | Internacional | ||
17 |
2014[33][34] | Universitario (6) | Alfredo Vargas Guerra | ||
18 |
2015[35] | Universitario (7) | CGTP | ||
19 |
2016[36] | Universitario (8) | Ramiro Villafuerte | ||
20 |
2017[37] | JC Sport Girls (6) | Deportivo Educación | ||
| Copa Perú Femenina[18] | |||||
21 |
2018[38] | Municipalidad de Majes[39] (1) | JC Sport Girls | ||
22 |
2019 | Universitario[19][40] (9) | Amazon Sky | ||
| Liga Femenina[18] | |||||
– |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
23 |
2021 | Alianza Lima (1) | Universitario | ||
24 |
2022 | Alianza Lima (2) | Carlos A. Mannucci | ||
25 |
2023 | Universitario (10) | Alianza Lima | ||
26 |
2024 | Alianza Lima (3) | Universitario | ||
Titles by club
edit- There are 9 clubs who have won the Peruvian title.
- Teams in bold compete in the Liga Femenina as of the 2025 season.
| Club | Total | Amateur era (1996–2019) | Professional era (2020–) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Metropolitano Lima & Callao |
Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino |
Copa Perú
Femenina |
Liga Femenina (2020–) | |||||
| Universitario | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| JC Sport Girls | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |||
| Alianza Lima | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| Sporting Cristal | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| Sport Coopsol | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| White Star | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| Municipalidad de Majes | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| Real Maracaná | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
Total titles won by club
edit| Rank | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitario | 10 | 2 | 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023 | 2021, 2024 |
| 2 | JC Sport Girls | 6 | 1 | 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 | 2018 |
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 3 | 1 | 2021, 2022, 2024 | 2023 |
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 1 | 1998, 1999 | 1997 |
| 5 | Sport Coopsol | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 1998 |
| White Star | 1 | — | 2008 | — | |
| Municipalidad de Majes | 1 | — | 2018 | — | |
| Real Maracaná | 1 | — | 2013 | — | |
| Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 1 | — | 2009 | — |
Top scorers
edit| Ed. | Season | Top scorer | Top scorer's club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 |
2004 |  Olienka Salinas |
Sport Boys | 18 |
9 |
2006 | Miryam Tristán |
JC Sport Girls | 29 |
19 |
2016 | Pierina Núñez |
Universitario | |
22 |
2019 |  Sabrina Ramírez |
Universitario | 20 |
23 |
2021 | Adriana Lúcar |
Alianza Lima | 23 |
24 |
2022 | Luz Campoverde |
Carlos A. Mannucci | 18 |
25 |
2023 | Adriana Lúcar |
Alianza Lima | 17 |
26 |
2024 | Adriana Lúcar |
Alianza Lima | 20 |
Managers
edit| Ed. | Season | Winning manager | Manager's club |
|---|---|---|---|
23 |
2021 | Samir Mendoza |
Alianza Lima |
24 |
2022 | Samir Mendoza |
Alianza Lima |
25 |
2023 |  John Tierradentro |
Universitario |
26 |
2024 |  José Letelier |
Alianza Lima |
Footnotes
edit- A. ^ In 2005, the League not played due to Peruvian participation in the 2005 Bolivarian Games
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c «Mención aparte merece el futbol femenino que ha recibido el impulso necesario y viene desarrollándose con éxito desde 1996. (...) gracias al trabajo coordinado entre la Federación y los clubes, nuestro país se ha convertido en uno de los mejores en esta parte del continente»."Federación Peruana de Fútbol: Memoria 1992–2002, p. 39, 2003" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 19 December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2007.
- ^ "FPF ANUNCIA LA LIGA FEMENINA PLUSPETROL 2022" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Comunicado" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Resolucion No. 014-FPF-2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. February 2020.
- ^ "Perú: se inicia el campeonato Metropolitano Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 10 May 2014.
- ^ "¿Y Universitario? Así va el palmarés del fútbol femenino con el bicampeonato de Alianza Lima" (in Spanish). libero.pe. 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f «Vivian Ayres fue pieza importante para que Universitario obtuviera los títulos de fútbol femenino en 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 y 2003, tiempos en el que se consolidó como la goleadora histórica del club crema»."Universitario: Vivian Ayres, nueva DT del equipo de futsal" (in Spanish). peru.com. 14 October 2022.
- ^ Primer Sudamericano de Clubes Femenino #Peru2000
- ^ Lizandro Barbarán, precursor del bicampeonato de Sporting Cristal femenino en los años 1998, y 1999, y campeón del Sudamericano de Clubes en el año 2000.
- ^ "Se inicia Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino 2015" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017.
- ^ «2) a) The parties present agree with the integration in the FPF Bases Assembly of representatives of the 2nd Division clubs, in the process of becoming professional from 2010, of the referees' association, of the coaches' association, of the championship of women's football and futsal league »."Acta de la Reunión FIFA-FIFPRO-Federación Peruana de Futbol, Zurich 10 y 11 de setiembre 2009" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 17 October 2022.
- ^ "JC Sport Girls campeón del Campeonato Nacional de Perú" (in Spanish). feminafutbol.com. 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Universitario de Deportes tricampeón nacional de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). rpp.pe. 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Resolución N° 014-2020-FPF" (PDF) (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. February 2020.
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- ^ "The most champion of women's soccer in Peru: Alianza Lima or Universitario?". euro.eseuro.com/. 4 September 2023.
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- ^ Peru (Women) 2004
- ^ La FPF decidió no hacer un torneo. Las jugadoras tuvieron que concentrarse cien por ciento en los trabajos con la Bicolor.
- ^ "White logró por primera vez para Arequipa el Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino" (in Spanish). deporteaqp.blogspot.com. 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Chicas de la Universidad Particular de Iquitos inician participación en Copa Libertadores. El equipo de la "Universidad Particular de Iquitos", campeón nacional de fútbol femenino, participarán en el Torneo Sudamericano de Clubes Campeones Femenino – Copa Libertadores de América 2010 a realizarse en Bareuri, Sao Paulo, Brasil" (video). youtube.com (in Spanish). Enlace Deportivo Peru. 3 October 2010.
- ^ "JC Girls are champion" (in Spanish). Jcsportgirls.wordpress.com. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "JC Sport Girls logró esta mañana su primer campeonato nacional, al superar por 2 a 1 a River San Borja en la final" (in Spanish). jcsportgirls.wordpress.com. 2 October 2011.
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- ^ "Universitario de Deportes: equipo femenino es campeón y clasificó a la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). depor.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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Las chicas de Universitario [...] y clasificaron a la Copa Libertadores femenina.
- ^ "UNIVESITARIO CAMPEÓN NACIONAL" (in Spanish). fpf.org.pe. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "JC SPORTS GIRLS SE CONSAGRÓ CAMPEÓN DEL TORNEO NACIONAL DE FÚTBOL FEMENINO" (in Spanish). fpf.org.pe. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "MAJES DE AREQUIPA SE QUEDÓ CON LA COPA PERÚ FEMENINA 2018" (in Spanish). FPF. 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Municipalidad de Majes se corona campeón nacional de fútbol femenino" (in Spanish). deporteaqp.blogspot.com. 20 December 2018.
- ^ [...]Novoa is now a member of Peru's national team and captain of Universitario, the country's national champion[...] "In Peru, women's soccer is blossoming from the ground up". The Athletic. 1 April 2020.