Peruvian Segunda División

The format of the Second Division has changed over the years. For decades after it was first formed in 1936, only clubs from the Department of Lima participated in the annual tournament. The winner was promoted to the Primera Division Peruana (First Division), the professional league.

• 1988-1990, the winner was promoted to the Regional Metropolitan League (Torneo Metropolitano Regional).
• 1991, there was no promotion because the First Division was undergoing major changes.
• 1992, the format changed again. This time the winner of the tournament would play against the winners of the northern, southern and central regions in order to be promoted.
• 1993-1997, the former system, in which the winner was directly promoted to the first division, was used.
• 1998, the winner of the Second Division played a game against the second-to-last placed club of the First Division, to determine which would be in the First Division.
• 1999-2003, the former system of promotion and relegation was used.
• 2004-2008, a new format was adopted, in which the winner and runner-up of the Second Division would play in the Round of 16 of the Copa Perú.
• 2009, the winner of the tournament was promoted to the First Division, while the last team was relegated from the tournament and played in the 2010 edition of the Copa Perú. Their places were taken by the two relegated clubs of the First Division, and the team that finished in third place in the 2009 Copa Perú.
• 2010, the former system, in which the winner was directly promoted to the first division, was used. Two teams left the tournament before its start which reduced the number of teams participating back to ten.
• 2011, Ten teams played a home and way tournament and split the second half into two groups, the top five teams from the previous stage decided the Champion while the bottom five fought against relegation.
• 2012, the former system, in which the winner was directly promoted to the first division, was used. Two teams left the tournament before its start which reduced the number of teams to ten and automatically relegated them to the 2013 edition of the Copa Peru.
• 2013, the leagues was expanded to 16 teams. A rigorous financial stability check was implemented which only 14 teams passed. Two teams were relegated to the 2014 edition of the Copa Peru.

Logo for ADFP Segunda División

Since 2006, the winner of the tournament is promoted to the First Division, while the last two teams are relegated from the tournament to the Departamental Stage of the Copa Perú. Their places are taken by the two relegated clubs from the First Division, and the team that finishes second place in the Copa Perú.

The Segunda División has received numerous criticisms, chiefly due to the lack of stability in the process of competition and promotion, and the lack of professionalism.[1]

Currently, 10 clubs participate in the Segunda División. There are currently no teams from the Lima Metropolitan area with all clubs representing cities from the country's interior. The number of clubs has fluctuated season by season from 10 to 16 teams participating in the tournament.

Ciclista Lima, Unión Huaral, Deportivo Municipal, Guardia Republicana, Mariscal Sucre, Unión Callao, Telmo Carbajo, Sport Boys, Unión Gonzáles Prada, and Carlos Concha trail behind with 3 titles. Universidad César Vallejo, Total Clean, Cobresol, José Gálvez, Los Caimanes, and Comerciantes Unidos are the only clubs outside the metropolitan area of Lima to have won a Segunda Division championship. In addition, Alianza Lima, Atlético Chalaco, Centro Iqueño, Defensor Lima, Municipal, Mariscal Sucre, San Agustín, Sport Boys, and Unión Huaral are the only teams that have been champions of the First and Second Division.

Since the Second Division began at the national level in 2006, 20 of the 25 regions have had representative teams in the Second Division. The only five regions to never had a representative are Amazonas, Huancavelica, Madre de Dios, Pasco, and Tumbes.

Stadia and Locations

Santa Rosa

Chavelines

Santos

Comerciantes Unidos

Unión Comercio

Alianza Atlético

Coopsol
Unión Huaral

Juan Aurich
Pirata

Locations of the 2020 Liga 2 teams

Team	City	Stadium[4]	Capacity[5]
Alianza Atlético	Sullana	Campeones del 36	5,000
Chavelines Juniors	Pacasmayo	Carlos A. Olivares	2,000
Comerciantes Unidos	Cutervo	Juan Maldonado Gamarra	12,000
Cultural Santa Rosa	Andahuaylas	Monumental de Condebamba	10,000
Deportivo Coopsol	San Vicente de Cañete	Roberto Yáñez	5,000
Juan Aurich	Chiclayo	Municipal de la Juventud	2,000
Pirata	Olmos	Francisco Mendoza Pizarro	5,000
Santos	Nasca	José Picasso Peratta	8,000
Unión Comercio	Nueva Cajamarca	IPD de Moyobamba	12,000
Unión Huaral	Huaral	Julio Lores Colan	10,000

Peruvian Segunda División had amateur status since its foundation until 1987. In the course of this era, Telmo Carbajo, Ciclista Lima, Unión Callao, Carlos Concha and Mariscal Sucre shared the most titles. The first run from 1936 to 1987 featured clubs only from Lima and Callao. In 1988 the league obtained professional status and in 2006 expanded the league to the entire nation, beginning the Segunda División Nacional.

• Peruvian football league system
• Copa Perú
• Ligas Superiores del Peru
• Ligas Distritales del Peru

• FPF Official Federation Website