The Liga de Ascenso Femenina (formerly known as Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino and Copa Perú Femenina) is currently the second level league competition for women's football in Peru that officially started in 2009. Until 2019 it was the top tournament of Peruvian Primera División Femenina whose winner qualified for the Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Femenino, the South American Champions League. The competition is organised by the Peruvian Football Federation.
In 2020, the main tournament was renamed as Liga Femenina while the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino served as the basis for structuring the second level league competition that was designated as Copa Perú Femenina.
History Metropolitan women's football championship Like the men's tournament, the Peruvian Primera División Femenina began on a regional and amateur basis. On 1996 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 the first edition was the team of Club Universitario. On 2000 the club Sporting Cristal became three-time champion by getting the titles of 1998, 1999 and 2000. Later, the team of Club Universitario equaled that record by getting the 2001, 2002 and 2003 titles.«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».
Women's football national championship On 2008 the Peruvian Football Federation modified the competition scheme in order 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 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 stageDepartments 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. 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«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 ». On 2012 the team of JC Sport Girls became three-times champion, while on 2016 the team of Club Universitario de Deportes won the tri-championship for the second time. 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.
Liga de Ascenso Femenina The Copa Perú Femenina was renamed for 2023 as the Liga de Ascenso Femenina. This tournament will begin in Departmental Stage I and will end in National Stage III, in the month of November 2023. Another change to this competition is that it will only grant 2 places to the 2024 Liga Femenina.Liga de Ascenso Femenina 2023
Format In the current format, which was adopted in 2008, the champions of the 9 regional leagues meet each other over one week and play out a national champion. The nine teams are put into three groups of three. Each team then has two matches. The group winners and best runners-up meet in the semi-finals. Those as well as the final is contested over one leg only. In 2012 the final tournament consisted of eight regional champions and four teams from the capital. It is played around October of the year.
List of champions Below is the list of champions as the second division:
Ed.SeasonChampion Runner-upThirdWinning managerCopa Perú Femenina (2022) 2022 Melgar Defensores de Ilucán Sporting Victoria Lucy RodríguezLiga de Ascenso Femenina (2023–present) 2023 Biavo UNSAAC La Cantera Ruber Guerrero 2024 Real Áncash Flamengo Deportivo Yanapuma Celestino Huaranga 2025 Deportivo Yanapuma Atlético Andahuaylas Trujillanos Julius Rengifo 2026
Titles by club RankClubTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up1Biavo 1 — 2023 — Deportivo Yanapuma 1 — 2025 — Melgar 1 — 2022 — Real Áncash 1 — 2024 —
Titles by region RegionNº of titlesClubs Áncash1Real Áncash (1) Arequipa1Melgar (1) Loreto1Deportivo Yanapuma (1) San Martín1Biavo (1)
List of Regional champions +Season Champion Runner-up Copa Perú Femenina (2018–2019) 2018 Región I Juventus Ferreñafe Región II FC Barza Defensores del IlucánRegión III Amazon Sky Región IV JC Sport Girls La CanteraRegión V Nueva Sociedad Academia AucayacuRegión VI Ayacucho Soccer IcaRegión VII Municipalidad de Majes Sporting Unión ArequipaRegión VIII Real Unchiña 2019 Región I Juventus Ferreñafe UNPRegión II Juventud Talentos Queens UnitedRegión III Amazon Sky Soria & WongRegión IV Universitario Alianza LimaRegión V Flamengo Botica 24 HorasRegión VI Real Victoria Soccer IcaRegión VII Stella Maris Defensor UNTACRegión VIII Angelu Lucrecia Social MelgarLiga de Ascenso Femenina (2022) 2022 Región I Real Chachapoyas Alianza AtléticoRegión II Defensores del Ilucán Universitario de TrujilloRegión III Sporting Victoria Nuevo PucallpaRegión IV Colmillo Comas Aviar SoccerRegión V Ramiro Villaverde 2 de Enero (Acomayo)Región VI Diosdado Franco Luján Player VillafuerteRegión VII Melgar Virgen de la NatividadRegión VIII Atlético Andahuaylas San Francisco de Asís (Chincheros) Defunct tournament
List of Departmental Champions Liga Departamental de Amazonas Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Real Chachapoyas FC Utcubamba 2023 Real Chachapoyas 2024 Real Chachapoyas FC Utcubamba 2025 Real Chachapoyas Unión Vencedores 2026 No tournament
Liga Departamental de Áncash Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Real Áncash Santa Melania 2023 AD River Plate Deportivo Pachapaqui 2024 Real Áncash Santa Melania 2025 AD River Plate UNASAM 2026 Santa Melania Las Magnolias
Liga Departamental de Apurímac Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Atlético Andahuaylas Bustap FC 2023 Unión Panamericana Deportivo Listana 2024 Atlético Andahuaylas Sport Killa´s 2025 Atlético Andahuaylas Sport Killa´s 2026 Sport Killa´s FC Tambulla
Liga Departamental de Arequipa Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Melgar Stella Maris 2023 Melgar Junior Puerto Matarani 2024 Stella Maris Blue Star Arequipa 2025 FD Galaxy Team Zamácola 2026 Stella Maris Arequipa Sin Límites Liga Departamental de Ayacucho Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Player Villafuerte Strong Scalu 2023 Strong Scalu Aguerridas Morochucos 2024 Strong Scalu Deportivo Huáscar 2025 Deportivo Huáscar Bella Esmeralda 2026 Deportivo Huáscar Strong Scalu Liga Departamental de Cajamarca Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Defensores del Ilucán Queens United 2023 No tournament 2024 Real Millennium Estrella Roja 2025 Deportivo Rayma Real Millennium 2026 EF Chasqui Deportivo Magdalena LR
Liga Departamental del Callao Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Juventud Callao Girls Aviar Soccer 2023 No tournament 2024 Sport Boys Escuela Municipal Ventanilla 2025 Sport Boys Academia Cantolao 2026 Academia Cantolao Escuela Municipal Ventanilla Liga Departamental del Cusco Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 San Francisco de Asís Cienciano 2023 UNSAAC Social Melgar 2024 Real Unión Coporaque San Francisco de Asís 2025 Deportivo Garcilaso Cienciano 2026 Deportivo Garcilaso Unión Social Pallpata
Liga Departamental de Huánuco Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Botica 24 Horas 2 de Enero (Acomayo) 2023 Academia Aucayacu Deportivo Municipal (Huarichaca) 2024 Botica 24 Horas León de Huánuco 2025 Pillko City Sporting Grafima 2026 Deportivo Torres FC Sporting Grafima
Liga Departamental de Ica Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Diosdado Franco Luján Soccer Ica 2023 Soccer Ica Claucato 2024 Diosdado Franco Luján Defensor Lima (Pisco) 2025 Soccer Ica Nacional de San Joaquín 2026
Liga Departamental de Junín Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Flamengo Ramiro Villaverde 2023 Ramiro Villaverde INTEC 2024 Flamengo Ramiro Villaverde 2025 Deportivo Fénix ADT 2026 Tigres Santa Rosa ADT
Liga Departamental de La Libertad Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Universitario de Trujillo Gloriosa Cantuta 2023 Gloriosa Cantuta Carlos Tenaud 2024 Atlético Trujillo Gloriosa Cantuta 2025 Trujillanos Carlos Tenaud 2026 Trujillanos Gloriosa Cantuta
Liga Departamental de Lambayeque Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Fuerza Leonardina Real Ferreñafe 2023 Doradas FC Real Ferreñafe 2024 Real Ferreñafe Real Chiclayo 2025 Zafra FC Quimeras FC 2026 Zafra FC Deportivo Yeyluz
Liga Departamental de Lima Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Colmillo Comas Cultural Lima 2023 La Cantera Cultural Lima 2024 Colmillo Comas Valencia Deport 2025 Colmillo Comas Deportivo Partizán 2026 Colmillo Comas Deportivo Partizán
Liga Departamental de Loreto Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Sporting Victoria Real Lobas 2023 Real Yurimaguas 2024 Deportivo Yanapuma Loretanas de Oro 2025 Deportivo Yanapuma Loretanas de Oro 2026 Real Amazonas
Liga Departamental de Moquegua Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Bolívar Academia UJCM 2023 Bolívar Academia UJCM 2024 Bolívar Academia UJCM AD Simón Bolívar 2025 Bolívar Academia UJCM Estrellas del Balón 2026 AD Simón Bolívar Bolívar Academia UJCM
Liga Departamental de Pasco Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Deportivo Municipal (Villa Rica) Peñarol Huarautambo 2023 No tournament 2024 Deportivo Municipal (Villa Rica) 2025 No tournament 2026 Deportivo Villa Rica
Liga Departamental de Piura Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Alianza Atlético UNP 2023 Real Piura AD Manglares de Vice 2024 Sporting Piura AD Manglares de Vice 2025 Sporting Piura AD Manglares de Vice 2026 Sporting Piura AD Manglares de Vice
Liga Departamental de Puno Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 FST Barza San Román Deportivo Universitario 2023 FST Barza San Román Antenor Escudero 2024 Leonas Doradas Retto Hungaritos 2025 FST Barza San Román Deportivo Universitario 2026
Liga Departamental de San Martín Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Real Juanjuí — 2023 Biavo Atlético Dorado 2024 Chacal FC Deportivo Evenecer 2025 Tomodachi Alianza Santa Rosa 2026 Tomodachi Alianza Rioja
Liga Departamental de Tacna Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Virgen de la Natividad Bentín Saetas 2023 Coronel Bolognesi Team Takana 2024 Team Takana Saetas Tacna 2025 Glorioso Zepita Bentín Tacna Heroica 2026 Bentín Tacna Heroica Glorioso Zepita
Liga Departamental de Tumbes Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 UNT AD Nacional Zarumilla 2023 ET El Triunfo Super Liga Zarumilla 2024 Super Liga Zarumilla Sport Pampas 2025 ET El Triunfo Super Liga Zarumilla 2026
Liga Departamental de Ucayali Ed. SeasonChampionRunner-up 2022 Nuevo Pucallpa Real Manco Cápac 2023 Nuevo Pucallpa Racing Manantay 2024 Force Cruzeiro Nuevo Pucallpa 2025 Shipibo FC Force Cruzeiro 2026 Shipibo FC Vasquez FC
References
External links Peruvian Football Federation