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| Founded | 1996; 29 years ago (1996)[1] |
|---|---|
| Country | Peru |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Liga de Ascenso Femenina |
| International cup | Copa Libertadores Femenina |
| Current champions | Alianza Lima (2024) |
| Most championships | Universitario (10 titles) |
| Top scorer | Adriana Lúcar (98 goals) |
| Broadcaster(s) | L1 Max, Nativa |
| Current:2025 season | |
ThePrimera División Femenina officially namedLiga Femenina (currently known asLiga Femenina Apuesta Total 2025 for sponsorship reasons),[2] is the top tournament ofwomen's association football in Peru, organized by thePeruvian 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 theCopa Libertadores Femenina.
Like themen's tournament, the Peruvian Primera División Femenina began on a regional and amateur basis. In 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 thePeruvian Football Federation and played with sport clubs from Lima and Callao. The champion of this first edition was the team of ClubUniversitario who repeated the achievement the following year, resulting in the first two-time championship. In 1999 the Sporting Cristal also became two-time champion by getting the titles of 1998 and 1999. Later, the team of ClubUniversitario obtained the first three-time championship in the history of Peruvian women's soccer by winning the 2001, 2002 and 2003 titles.[7]
In 2000, theFPF organized an unofficial international tournament called theCampeonato Sudamericano Interclubes de Fútbol Femenino, in which teams from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela participated.[8][9]
In 2008 thePeruvian 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 tournament was renamed "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 | Departments |
|---|---|
| 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 theCopa Libertadores Femenina.[10] the first champion under this new format was the team ofWhite Star. That same year, thePeruvian Football Federation and theFIFA 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] In 2012 the team of JC Sport Girls became three-times champion,[12] while in 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 ofConmebol so that the local women's tournaments would not intersect with the development of theCopa 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]
In 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 toCOVID-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, 2022 and 2024 seasons the title was won by theAlianza Lima club, while in 2023 it was won byUniversitario, which thus achieved its tenth championship.
| Season | ALI | CRI | UNI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Top three | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| out of 10 | |||
| Champions Second place Third place | |||
| Year | Level | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–2019 | 1 | (None) |
| 2020 | – | (None) |
| 2021 | 1 | (None) |
| 2022–present | 1 | Liga de Ascenso Femenina |
Currently, 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 12 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]
| Period (in years) | No. of clubs |
|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | 13 clubs |
| 2023 | 14 clubs |
| 2024 | 13 clubs |
| 2025 | 12 clubs |
There are 20 teams that have taken part in 5 Liga Femenina that was played from the2021 season until the2025 season. The teams in bold compete in Peruvian Liga Femenina currently. The year in parentheses represents the most recent year of participation at this level. Alianza Lima, Carlos A. Mannucci, Killas, Sporting Cristal, Universidad César Vallejo and Universitario are the only teams that have played Peruvian Liga Femenina football in every season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alianza Lima | Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,398 |
| Biavo | San Martín | Carlos Vidaurre García | 7,000 |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,036 |
| Defensores del Ilucán | Cutervo | Juan Maldonado Gamarra | 12,000 |
| Flamengo | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 |
| Killas | Lima | Andrés Bedoya Díaz | 10,000 |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Virgen de Chapi | 40,370 |
| Real Áncash | Huaraz | Rosas Pampa | 18,000 |
| Sporting Cristal | Lima | Alberto Gallardo | 11,600 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | Trujillo | Mansiche | 25,036 |
| Universitario | Lima | Monumental | 80,093 |
| UNSAAC | Cusco | Estadio Garcilaso | 45,056 |
| Rank. | Club | Total | Amateur era (1996–2019) | Professional era (2020–) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campeonato Metropolitano Lima & Callao | Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino | Copa Perú Femenina | Liga Femenina (2020–) | ||||||
| 1 | Universitario | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | JC Sport Girls | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |||
| 3 | Alianza Lima | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |||
| 4 | Sporting Cristal | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 5 | Sport Coopsol | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| White Star | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Municipalidad de Majes | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Real Maracaná | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 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 | 2 | 2000 | 1998, 1999 |
| White Star | 1 | — | 2008 | — | |
| Municipalidad de Majes | 1 | — | 2018 | — | |
| Real Maracaná | 1 | — | 2013 | — | |
| Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 1 | — | 2009 | — |
| Region | Nº of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Lima | 23 | Universitario (10),JC Sport Girls (6),Alianza Lima (3),Sporting Cristal (2),Sport Coopsol (1), Real Maracaná (1) |
 Arequipa | 2 | White Star (1), Municipalidad de Majes (1) |
 Loreto | 1 | Universidad Particular de Iquitos (1) |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Apertura | Sporting Cristal | |
| Clausura | Sport Coopsol | ||
| 2002 | Apertura | Universitario | Sport Boys |
| Clausura | Sport Boys | Universitario | |
| 2006 | Apertura | JC Sport Girls | Municipalidad de Surco |
| Clausura | JC Sport Girls | Municipalidad de Surco | |
| 2025 | Apertura | Alianza Lima | Universitario |
| Clausura | Universitario | Alianza Lima | |
| Ed. | Season | Top scorer | Top scorer's club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1999 |  Olienka Salinas | Sporting Cristal | 17 |
7 | 2004 | Olienka Salinas | Sport Boys | 18 |
9 | 2006 | Miryam Tristán | JC Sport Girls | 29 |
11 | 2008 | Susane Salas | White Star | 11 |
12 | 2009 | Emily Flores | Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 12 |
14 | 2011 | Emily Flores | Electro Oriente | |
15 | 2012 | Gladys Dorador | JC Sport Girls | 10 |
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 |
Las chicas de Universitario [...] y clasificaron a la Copa Libertadores femenina.
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