The Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División was a championship of yesteryear that existed in Peru where the champion was promoted to play in the Segunda División the following year (except in its last edition where it was promoted to the Primera División).

It began to be played in 1954 with the champions of the Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao. In the following years, the champion of the Liga de los Balnearios del Sur, the Liga Distrital de San Isidro and, in its latest editions, other districts of Lima joined.

It was played until 1973 and after the inclusion of the teams from the province of Lima in the Copa Perú it was replaced by Liga Provincial de Lima (Interligas de Lima).

Champions Tournament names: 1954–1955: Liguilla de Ascenso 1956–1961: Triangular de Ascenso 1962–1963: Liguilla de Promoción 1964–1971: Cuadrangular de Ascenso 1972: Hexagonal de Ascenso 1973: Octagonal de Ascenso Ed. Season Champion Runner-up 1954 Unión AméricaEn 1954, Unión América campeonó en la Primera División Amateur -categoría a la que ascendió en 1949– y en la temporada siguiente hizo su debut en Segunda División Chim Pum Callao 1955 Unidad Vecinal Nº3 Mariscal Castilla 1956 Mariscal Castilla Sport Almagro 1957 Defensor LimaDefensor Lima y su paso como animador de las ligas de Lima y Callao tiene frutos para el torneo de 1957 en el que enfrenta a los campeones de Lima, Callao y Balnearios (la precursora de los Interligas actuales) donde resulta campeón, obteniendo su ascenso a la Segunda División Sport Dinámico 1958 San Antonio Miraflores Atlético Lusitania 1959 Alianza Chorrillos Sport Dinámico 1960 Association Chorrillos Telmo Carbajo 1961 Íntimos de la Legua Víctor Bielich 1962 Atlético Lusitania Deportivo Vigíl 1963 ADOSantiago Barranco en la Liguilla de Ascenso Santiago Barranco 1964 Atlético SicayaEn 1964, Atlético Sicaya obtuvo el título provincial chalaco y en abril de 1965, en el cuadrangular Interligas jugado en el estadio San Martín de Porres, campeonó de forma invicta y con puntaje perfecto tras derrotar a Asociación Chorrillos, Atlético Banfield de San Martín de Porres y Deportivo Bancoper de San Isidro, para así ascender a Segunda División. Atlético Banfield 1965 Racing San Isidro Atlético Banfield 1966 Independiente SacachispasIndependiente Sacachispas en la Liguilla de Ascenso 1966 Deportivo Bancoper 1967 Deportivo SIMA Deportivo Nacional 1968 Huracán San Isidro Centro Chupaca 1969 Estudiantes San Roberto Grumete Medina 1970 Atlético ChalacoAtlético Chalaco, Campaña 1970 Defensor San Borja 1971 Deportivo Bancoper CITSA 1972 CITSA Grumete Medina 1973 Atlético Barrio Frigorífico Deportivo Helvético Defunct Tournament(See: Región IX Metropolitana and Liga Provincial de Lima (Interligas de Lima))

1954 Liguilla de Ascenso Chim Pum Callao, as champions of the 1954 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Unión América, as champions of the 1954 Liga Provincial de Lima, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1955 Segunda División.

Unión América earned promotion to the 1955 Segunda División.

1955 Liguilla de Ascenso Unidad Vecinal No. 3, as champions of the 1955 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Mariscal Castilla, as champions of the 1955 Liga Provincial de Lima, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1956 Segunda División.

Unidad Vecinal No. 3 earned promotion to the 1956 Segunda División.

1956 Triangular de Ascenso Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1956 Liga Provincial del Callao, Mariscal Castilla, as champions of the 1956 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Sport Almagro, as champions of the 1956 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1957 Segunda División.

Standings

Mariscal Castilla earned promotion to the 1957 Segunda División.

1957 Triangular de Ascenso Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1957 Liga Provincial del Callao, Defensor Lima, as champions of the 1957 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Defensor Espinar, as champions of the 1957 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1958 Segunda División.

Standings

Defensor Lima earned promotion to the 1958 Segunda División.

1958 Triangular de Ascenso Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1958 Liga Provincial del Callao, Atlético Lusitania, as champions of the 1958 Liga Provincial de Lima, and San Antonio, as champions of the 1958 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1959 Segunda División.

Standings

San Antonio Miraflores earned promotion to the 1959 Segunda División.

1959 Triangular de Ascenso Sport Dinámico, as champions of the 1959 Liga Provincial del Callao, Combinado Rímac, as champions of the 1959 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Alianza Chorrillos, as champions of the 1959 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1960 Segunda División. Standings

Alianza Chorrillos earned promotion to the 1960 Segunda División.

1960 Triangular de Ascenso Telmo Carbajo, as champions of the 1960 Liga Provincial del Callao, Alianza Libertad, as champions of the 1960 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Association Chorrillos, as champions of the 1960 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1961 Segunda División. Standings

Title Play-off

Association Chorrillos earned promotion to the 1961 Segunda División. 1961 Triangular de Ascenso Íntimos de La Legua, as champions of the 1961 Liga Provincial del Callao, Estudiantes San Roberto, as champions of the 1961 Liga Provincial de Lima, and Víctor Bielich, as champions of the 1961 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1962 Segunda División. Standings

Íntimos de La Legua earned promotion to the 1962 Segunda División.

1962 Liguilla de Promoción Deportivo Vigil, as champions of the 1961 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Atlético Lusitania, as champions of the 1962 Liga Provincial de Lima, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1963 Segunda División.

Defensor Espinar, as the champion of the 1962 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur, did not participate because the FPF annulled the tournament due to the clubs’ defiance in refusing to comply with the decision of the FPF’s Disciplinary Committee to play the suspended match between Víctor Bielich and Ciclista Alianza Miraflores.

Atlético Lusitania earned promotion to the 1963 Segunda División.

1963 Liguilla de Promoción ADO, as champions of the 1963 Liga Provincial del Callao, and Santiago Barranco, as champions of the 1963 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur, were supposed to play a final to determine promotion to the 1964 Segunda División.

The champion of the 1963 Liga Provincial de Lima did not take part in the tournament due to its disagreement with the decision of the Peruvian Football Federation to include the champion club of the Liga Distrital de San Isidro in the Liguilla de Promoción tournament to the 1964 Peruvian Segunda División.

As a result of this situation, the Peruvian Football Federation decided to annul the Lima First Division tournament.

ADO earned promotion to the 1964 Segunda División. 1964 Cuadrangular de Ascenso Atlético Sicaya, as champions of the 1964 Liga Provincial del Callao; Atlético Banfield, as champions of the 1964 Liga Provincial del Lima; Association Chorrillos, as champions of the 1964 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Deportivo Bancoper, as champions of the 1964 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1965 Segunda División. Standings

Atlético Sicaya earned promotion to the 1965 Segunda División.

1965 Cuadrangular de Ascenso Atlético Barrio Frigorífico, as champions of the 1965 Liga Provincial del Callao; Atlético Banfield, as champions of the 1965 Liga Provincial del Lima; Association Chorrillos, as champions of the 1965 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Racing San Isidro, as champions of the 1965 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1966 Segunda División.

Standings

Racing earned promotion to the 1966 Segunda División.

1966 Cuadrangular de Ascenso Atlético Chalaco, as champions of the 1966 Liga Provincial del Callao; Independiente Sacachispas, as champions of the 1966 Liga Provincial del Lima; Unión Buenos Aires, as champions of the 1966 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Deportivo Bancoper, as champions of the 1966 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1967 Segunda División.

Standings

Independiente Sacachispas earned promotion to the 1967 Segunda División.

1967 Cuadrangular de Ascenso Deportivo SIMA, as champions of the 1967 Liga Provincial del Callao; Estudiantes San Roberto, as champions of the 1967 Liga Provincial del Lima; Sport Huáscar Barranco, as champions of the 1967 Liga de los Balnearios del Sur; and Deportivo Nacional, as champions of the 1967 Liga Distrital de San Isidrio, were to compete in a final four (round-robin) to determine promotion to the 1968 Segunda División. Standings

Deportivo SIMA earned promotion to the 1968 Segunda División.

1972 Hexagonal de Ascenso The board of the Peruvian Football Federation ordered the elimination of the Segunda División promotion tournament.

It was also established that the champion of the Hexagonal de Ascenso would qualify for the Octogonal de Ascenso of Region 13 (Metropolitan Lima and Callao) of the 1973 Copa Perú, which granted promotion to the Primera División for the 1974 season.

This qualification would be granted only if the champion club of the hexagonal finished among the top six teams of the 1973 First Division tournament of its league of origin. Standings

Title playoff

CITSA earned qualification for the 1973 Copa Perú.

1973 Octogonal de Ascenso Standings

Title playoff

Atlético Barrio Frigorífico earned promotion to the 1974 Primera División.

Revalidación Metropolitana

Sport Boys remain in the Primera División.

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