The participation of the Peruvian football clubs in official international tournaments in the competitions organized by theCONMEBOL began in 1948 with the participation of theDeportivo Municipal in theCampeonato Sudamericano de Campeones, trophy recognized in 1996 as the first cup organized by the CONMEBOL. After this contest, the dispute of the official international tournaments was interrupted until 1960, when the South American teams began to participate in theCopa Libertadores.
Sporting Cristal andUniversitario are the Peruvian clubs that more international cups disputed, with 50 participations, followed byAlianza Lima (42),Melgar (18),Cienciano (13),Sport Huancayo (11) andUniversidad César Vallejo (9).
TheCopa de Campeones (Portuguese:Campeonato Sul-americano de Clubes Campeões) was afootball competition played in 1948.[1][2] It was played between 11 February and 17 March by clubs fromArgentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Ecuador,Peru, andUruguay.
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Deportivo Municipal | Fourth Place | [3] |
TheCopa Ganadores de Copa, also known asRecopa Sudamericana de Clubes, was a now defunct official South Americanfootball tournament organized byCONMEBOL. Its first edition was held in 1970 and was won by Bolivian clubMariscal Santa Cruz.[4] The second edition was organized in 1971, however, Group One matches have never been played and the tournament reduced to a friendly competition at the end and the winner of Group Two was crowned the champion. The competition was not held after this year.
| Season | Clubs | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Deportivo Municipal | First Stage |
| 1971 | Juan Aurich | First Stage |
TheCopa CONMEBOL (CONMEBOL Cup) was an annual football tournament played between 1992 and 1999.[5] It was the South American equivalent of the EuropeanUEFA Cup. It replaced theSupercopa Sudamericana which featured pastCopa Libertadores champions. Teams that were not able to qualify for theCopa Libertadores played in this tournament. The tournament was played as a knockout cup. Six of the eight editions were played with sixteen teams whilst one was played with eighteen, featuring a preliminary round, and another with fourteen teams.
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Universitario | Round of 16 | [6] |
| 1993 | Deportivo Sipesa | Quarterfinals | [7] |
| 1994 | Sporting Cristal | Quarterfinals | [8] |
| 1995 | Ciclista Lima | Round of 16 | [9] |
| 1996 | Alianza Lima | Round of 16 | [10] |
| 1997 | Universitario | Semifinals | [11] |
| 1998 | Melgar | Round of 16 | [12] |
| 1999 | Sport Boys | Quarterfinals | [13] |
TheCopa Merconorte was an internationalfootball competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs fromVenezuela,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,Bolivia, and later the United States,Costa Rica andMexico. The name was a counterpart to theCopa Mercosur, which was based on the actualMercosur economic pact between Brazil,Argentina,Paraguay,Uruguay andChile (noMerconorte trade bloc actually exists). It was superseded by theCopa Sudamericana in 2002.
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario | First Stage First Stage First Stage | [14] |
| 1999 | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario | Semifinals First Stage First Stage | [citation needed] |
| 2000 | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario | First Stage First Stage First Stage | [15] |
| 2001 | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario | First Stage First Stage First Stage | [16] |
TheCopa Libertadores de América, officially theCopaSantander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons, is an annual international clubfootball competition organized byCONMEBOL since 1960.[17][18][19] It is the most prestigious club competition in South American football.[20][21][22] Despite being a South American competition, Mexican teams have been invited since 1998. The name of the tournament is an homage to theLibertadores (Portuguese and Spanish forfreedom fighters), the main leaders of the independence wars of South America.
TheRecopa Sudamericana (South American Winners' Cup, Recopa, or Cup Winners' Cup; Portuguese:Recopa Sul-Americana) is an annualfootball match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year'sCopa Libertadores and theCopa Sudamericana. It is analogous to itsEuropean counterpart, theUEFA Super Cup.
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cienciano |  Champion | [85] |
TheCopa Sudamericana, officiallyCopa Sudamericana de Clubes, also known asCopaNissan Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons, is an annual international club football competition organized byCONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most important competition in South American club football. Despite being an organized by CONMEBOL, they invited Mexican teams between 2005 and 2008. It can be said that the Copa Sudamericana is an equivalent of sorts to the now-defunctCopa Conmebol.
| Club | Total | International Participations | ||||||
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| Copa Libertadores (1961–) | Copa Sudamericana (2003–) | Recopa Sudamericana (1970–) | Copa CONMEBOL (1992–1999) | Copa Merconorte (1998–2001) | Copa de Campeones (1948) | Copa Ganadores de Copa (1970–1971) | ||
| Sporting Cristal | 50 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Universitario | 50 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Alianza Lima | 42 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Melgar | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cienciano | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sport Huancayo | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Universidad César Vallejo | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sport Boys | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cusco | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Aurich | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Universidad San Martín | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Municipal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Ayacucho | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Coronel Bolognesi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alianza Atlético | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Unión Huaral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Binacional | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| León de Huánuco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| ADT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlético Grau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Garcilaso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Unión Comercio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Ugarte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlético Chalaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Defensor Arica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Defensor Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| San Agustín | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Atlético Torino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Comerciantes Unidos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sport Ancash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sport Rosario | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ciclista Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Deportivo Sipesa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alianza Lima Universitario | Fourth PlaceChampion | |
| 2012 | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario | Quarterfinals Group Stage Quarterfinals | |
| 2016 | Melgar | Group Stage | |
| 2018 | Sport Huancayo | Group Stage | |
| 2020 | Sporting Cristal | Group Stage | |
| 2022 | Sporting Cristal | Group Stage | |
| 2023 | Alianza Lima | Group Stage | |
| 2024 | Sporting Cristal | Group Stage | |
| 2025 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2026 |
| Club | Total | International Participations |
|---|---|---|
| U-20 Copa Libertadores (2011–) | ||
| Sporting Cristal | 4 | 4 |
| Alianza Lima | 3 | 3 |
| Universitario | 3 | 3 |
| Melgar | 1 | 1 |
| Sport Huancayo | 1 | 1 |
| Season | Clubs | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | White Star | Group Stage | |
| 2010 | Universidad Particular de Iquitos | Group Stage | |
| 2011 | JC Sport Girls | Group Stage | |
| 2012 | JC Sport Girls | Group Stage | |
| 2013 | JC Sport Girls | Group Stage | |
| 2014 | Real Maracaná | Group Stage | |
| 2015 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2016 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2017 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2018 | JC Sport Girls | Group Stage | |
| 2019 | Municipalidad de Majes | Group Stage | |
| 2020 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2021 | Alianza Lima | Quarterfinals | |
| 2022 | Alianza Lima | Group Stage | |
| 2023 | Universitario | Group Stage | |
| 2024 | Alianza Lima | Quarterfinals | |
| 2025 | Alianza Lima | Group Stage | |
| 2026 | Universitario |
| Club | Total | International Participations |
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| Copa Libertadores Femenina (2009–) | ||
| Universitario | 6 | 6 |
| Alianza Lima | 4 | 4 |
| JC Sport Girls | 4 | 4 |
| Municipalidad de Majes | 1 | 1 |
| Real Maracaná | 1 | 1 |
| Universidad Particular de Iquitos | 1 | 1 |
| White Star | 1 | 1 |
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