Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima

Founded	1976
Folded	1986
Country	Peru
Confederation	CONMEBOL
Level on pyramid	2 (1976–1982) 3-4 (1983–1986)
Promotion to	Segunda División Región IX Metropolitana
Relegation to	Ligas Distritales de Lima
Most championships	Deportivo Bancoper (3 titles)

TheLiga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima,^[1] the second division of Peruvianfootball (soccer) from 1976 until 1982.^[2] Later it played the role between a third to fourth category, below the intermediate and second division.

Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima was a championship of the Province of Lima created in 1976 by the Peruvian Football Federation and remained in force until 1986. Later, it became a precursor championship of theRegión IX Metropolitana. Initially it played the role of second category (tournament within the Copa Peru system) until 1984, the year that the second professional category returned.

In 1987, the foundations of Peruvian football were modified again. Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima disappeared. The teams that maintained their category and those teams from the capital that were relegated from the first professional league were absorbed and affiliated with theRegión IX Metropolitana. However, according to most media outlets at the time, both leagues were merged.

• The Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima andRegión IX Metropolitana, from 1975 to 1986, acted as different competitions. The best teams from the district stage entered the Major League. Later, the best ranked teams participated in Region IX. There they faced the teams from the capital that participated in the regional or national stage of the previous season.
• In 1987, the Major League disappeared, but its teams participated in theRegión IX Metropolitana. However, for many newspapers of the time, both competitions merged into one with the name Liga Mayor de Lima - Region IX. It remained in force until 1990.

• Región IX Metropolitana
• EGB en la Liga Mayor Fútbol Lima 80's
• Lau Chun en la Liga Mayor
• Defensor Kiwi en la Liga Mayor 1987
• Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima 1987
• Defensor Lima en la Liga Mayor
• Un poco de historia
• Más datos de la Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima
• Experiencia de Diego Rebagliati en la Liga Mayor, Video minuto 8:07

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