Founded | 1926 (Lima) 1932 (Callao) 1956 (Balnearios) |
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Folded | 1975 (Lima) 1974 (Callao) 1973 (Balnearios) |
Country | Peru |
Confederation | CONMEBOL |
Level on pyramid | 1 (1926—1935) 2 (1936—1940) 3 (1951—1975) |
Promotion to | Primera División Segunda División |
The Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer) in 1935 until 1940. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.
This championship remained in force until 1940. Initially the Liga Provincial de Lima played the role of the first division. However, the 1936 season, it became the lower category of the honor division. In that same year, the Liga Provincial de Lima merged with the Liga Provincial del Callao to form the Primera División Unificada de Lima y Callao.[1] For the following years, Liga Provincial de Lima competed together with Liga Provincial del Callao to obtain promotion to the division of honor. Finally, the championship disappeared when the Liga Regional de Lima y Callao was formed in 1941.
For the years 1938 and 1939, the champions of each provincial league competed in a defining match for promotion.[2]
The championship disappeared in 1941, after the creation of the Liga Regional de Lima y Callao. However, when the Liga Regional disappeared in 1951, the Liga Provincial de Lima, Liga Provincial del Callao and Liga de los Balnearios del Sur returned until 1970s.
From 1954 to 1973, the champions of each league classified the Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División.