The 2026 Liga 3 (known as the Liga 3 Joma 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 2nd edition of the third tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol.
Teams In January 2026, the club administrator, Ángel Gustavo Medina Arias, confirmed that for the current season, Sporting Company of Arequipa will take over the full management of Real San Antonio of Moquegua, the team set to compete in Liga 3.Sporting Company de Arequipa apunta a la Liga 1 con un proyecto sólido
In February 2026, Alto Rendimiento agreed to merge with Club Corazón de León of Cusco, which in 2022 earned promotion to the Liga Distrital del Cusco of the Copa Perú. One of the first decisions resulting from this merger is that the newly rebranded Corazón de León – Alto Rendimiento will no longer play in Madre de Dios and will instead host its home matches in the city of Cusco.Liga 3: otros dos clubes se fusionan para poder jugar la temporada 2026
On March 10, 2026, it was announced that Defensor José María Arguedas decided to withdraw from the tournament due to the lack of commitment and appreciation shown by some players toward the human, financial, and institutional efforts made by the club’s management.Uno de los equipos llamados a ser protagonista de la Liga, anunció su sorpresivo retiro However, the club later reversed its decision and confirmed its participation in Liga 3.Se retracta: José María Arguedas sorprende a sus hinchas de cara a la Liga 3 2026
On March 27 2026, Deportivo Municipal was officially relegated from the professional ranks (Liga 3) to the Copa Perú as of March 2026 due to severe, unresolved financial problems. Likewise, on May 7, 2026, Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado ratified the decision and confirmed the relegation of Club Centro Deportivo Municipal to the immediately lower category from Liga 3.Deportivo Municipal jugará la Copa Perú: LINFA rechazó apelación de ediles y pierden su lugar en la Liga 3 LINFA decided to reinstate Juventud Santo Domingo to Liga 3 through Resolution No. 003-2026-CA-LINFA, despite the club having been relegated the previous season.Juventud Santo Domingo vuelve a la Liga 3
On April 23, 2026, Construcción Civil officially changed its name to Asociación Deportiva Ucayali FC.Liga 3: el Club Construcción Civil deja de existir para dar pase a Ucayali FC
In May 2026, Centro Social Pariacoto officially announced that it would come under the administration of the traditional club José Gálvez of Chimbote, in accordance with the strategic guidelines agreed upon by both institutions. As part of this process, the club will adopt the name Centro Gálvez Pariacoto.Popular club peruano administrará a equipo de la Liga 3 con el objetivo de ascenderlo a Liga 2 However, in September, Centro Social Pariacoto announced that its strategic partnership with the traditional Chimbote-based club José Gálvez had come to an end. ¿Para preocuparse? Centro Social Pariacoto tomó drástica decisión de cara a su participación en la Liga 3
On June 27, 2026, Defensor José María Arguedas announced in an official statement that the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado (LINFA) had decided to exclude the club from the 2026 Liga 3. Following the announcement, the Andahuaylas-based club expressed its regret over the decision, which it considers arbitrary, lacking legal and factual grounds, and contrary to the principles of sporting justice.Conmoción en Andahuaylas: José María Arguedas queda excluido de la Liga 3
In August 2026, Corazón de León was retirated from the tournament after receiving its second walkover for failing to play against Sporting Company on matchday 9, resulting in its automatic relegation. The first walkover occurred against Melgar on matchday 6, when the club failed to provide an ambulance for the match.
Team changes Promoted from2025 Copa PerúQualified from2025 Torneo Juvenil Sub-18Relegated from2025 Liga 2Promoted to 2026 Liga 2 Relegated to2026 Copa Perú ANBA Perú Juventud Huracán ASA AD Tahuishco Sporting Cristal II Deportivo Coopsol Sport Huancayo II Estudiantil CNI Sport Bolognesi Deportivo Municipal Rauker Diablos Rojos
Stadia and locations
Team City StadiumMost stadiums are owned by the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD). CapacityADT II Tarma Unión Tarma 9,100 AD Tahuishco Moyobamba IPD de Moyobamba 8,000Alianza Lima II Lima Hugo Sotil13,773 Amazon Callao Callao Campolo Alcalde3,000 ANBA Perú Juliaca Guillermo Briceño Rosamedina20,030 ASA Chancay Rómulo Shaw Cisneros3,000 Carlos Stein Negritos Wilberto Herrera Carlín3,000 Centro Gálvez Pariacoto Chimbote Manuel Rivera Sánchez32,000Cienciano II Calca Thomas Ernesto Payne8,000 Corazón de León – AR Yauri Municipal de Espinar16,000Cultural Volante Bambamarca Municipal El Frutillo 5,000 Defensor José María Arguedas Andahuaylas Municipal de Talavera6,500 Deportivo Coopsol Chancay Rómulo Shaw Cisneros3,000 Deportivo Lute Lambayeque César Flores Marigorda7,000 Deportivo Municipal (Pangoa) Satipo Municipal de Mazamari5,000 Deportivo Ucrania Nueva Cajamarca IPD de Nueva Cajamarca12,000 Ecosem Pasco Cerro de Pasco Daniel Alcides Carrión12,000Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre24,000 Juventud Cautivo Sullana Campeones del 3612,000 Juventud Huracán Supe Edgardo Reyes Bolívar 2,000Juventud Santo DomingoNazcaMunicipal de Nasca10,000 Juventus Huamachuco Municipal de Huamachuco5,000Melgar II Arequipa CAR - FBC Melgar–Nacional Mollendo Municipal de Mollendo 5,000 Nuevo San Cristóbal Kimbiri Municipal de Kimbiri5,000 Pacífico Huacho Segundo Aranda Torres11,500 Patriotas Tacna Jorge Basadre 19,850Sport Boys II Callao Campolo Alcalde2,000 Sporting Company Arequipa 25 de Noviembre–Sporting Cristal IILimaLa Florida– Ucayali Pucallpa Aliardo Soria Pérez25,848 UDA Huancavelica IPD de Huancavelica8,500 Unión Huaral Huaral Julio Lores Colán6,000 Unión Santo Domingo Chachapoyas Gran Kuélap1,000Universidad César Vallejo II Trujillo César Acuña Peralta2,000Universitario II Lima Campo Mar - U– Valle Sagrado Calca Thomas Ernesto Payne8,000
Torneo Regional Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Second Stage In the Second Stage, teams ranked 1st and 2nd in the Regional stage started with 2 and 1 extra points respectively. Points earned during the Regional Stage do not carry over during the Second Stage. Group A
Group C
Group D
See also 2026 Liga 1 2026 Liga 2 2026 Copa Perú 2026 Ligas Departamentales del Perú 2026 Liga Femenina 2026 Liga Nacional Juvenil FPF
References
External links
Peruvian Segunda División news at Peru.com Peruvian Segunda División statistics and news at Dechalaca.com Peruvian Segunda División news at SegundaPerú.com RSSSF