The Liga Regional de Lima y Callao,[1] the second division of Peruvian football (soccer) in 1941, and the third division of Peruvian football (soccer) in 1942 until 1950. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.[2]
| Founded | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1950 |
| Country |  Peru |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| Level on pyramid | 2 (1941-1942) 3 (1943–1950) |
| Promotion to | Primera División Segunda División |
Structure
Since its inception in 1941 as "Liga Regional de Lima y Callao", the Liga Regional consisted of the First Division, Second Division and Third Division.
Division levels
Since its inception in 1941 as "Segunda División", the Liga Regional de Lima y Callao has changed levels (between 2 and 3). The table below shows them in details:
| Year | Level | Promotion to | Relegation to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–1942 | 2 | Primera División | Segunda División Regional |
| 1943–1950 | 3 | Segunda División | Segunda División Regional |
Structure
| Level | Liga Regional de Lima y Callao |
|---|---|
1 | Primera División Regional |
2 | Segunda División Regional |
3 | Tercera División Regional |
Primera División Regional de Lima y Callao
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1941 | Santiago Barranco[3] | Centro Iqueño[4] | |
| As Third Division tournament | ||||
2 | 1942 | Ciclista Lima | Progresista Apurímac | |
3 | 1943 | Jorge Chávez | Atlético Lusitania | |
4 | 1944 | Atlético Lusitania | Unión Callao | |
5 | 1945 | Unión Callao | Association Chorrillos | |
6 | 1946 | Carlos Concha | KDT Nacional | |
7 | 1947 | Defensor Arica | KDT Nacional | |
– | 1948 | No Tournament due to the 1948 Peruvian coup d'etat and Presidency. | ||
8 | 1949 | Unión Carbone | Porvenir Miraflores | |
9 | 1950 | KDT Nacional | Juventud Gloria | |
| Defunct Tournament (See: Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao) | ||||
Segunda División Regional de Lima y Callao
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1942 | Serie A | Association Chorrillos | Coronel León Velarde | |
| Serie B | KDT Nacional | Santiago Rossell | |||
2 | 1943 | Serie A | Juventud Gloria | Roberto Acevedo | |
| Serie B | Unión Callao | San Lorenzo de Almagro | |||
3 | 1944 | Serie A | Defensor Arica | Defensor Guido | |
| Serie B | San Lorenzo de Almagro | Jorge Washington | |||
4 | 1945 | Serie A | Defensor Guido | Pedro Icochea | |
| Serie B | Carlos Concha | Atletico Ucayali | |||
5 | 1946 | Serie A | Estudiantes San Roberto | Unión Buenos Aires | |
| Serie B | Deportivo Colonial | Sportivo Palermo | |||
6 | 1947 | Serie A | Combinado Rímac | Unión Lloque Yupanqui | |
| Serie B | White Star | Jorge Washington | |||
– | 1948 | No Tournament due to the 1948 Peruvian coup d'etat and Presidency. | |||
7 | 1949 | Serie A | Juventud Perú | Defensor Lima | |
| Serie B | Juventud Soledad | Atlético Barrio Frigorífico | |||
8 | 1950 | The 9 best-places teams were promoted.[A] | |||
| Defunct Tournament (See: Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao) | |||||
Footnotes
- A. ^ At the end of the season, the 9 best-placed teams were directly promoted to 1951 Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao. These teams were Defensor Lima, Juventud White Star, Deportivo Olivos, Unión Lloque Yupanqui, Unión Estrella, Sportivo Palermo, Jorge Washington, Ciclista Alianza Miraflores and Barrio Frigorífico.
Tercera División Regional de Lima y Callao
| Ed. | Season | Champion | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1941 | Defensor Arica | Association Chorrillos | |
2 | 1942 | The 10 best-places teams classified to Promotion Playoffs.[B] | ||
3 | 1943 | Atlético Ucayali | Jorge Washington | |
4 | 1944 | Atlético Excelsior | Unión Buenos Aires | |
5 | 1945 | The 12 best-places teams were promoted.[C] | ||
6 | 1946 | White Star | Villa Olímpica | |
7 | 1947 | Ciclista Alianza Miraflores | Deportivo Olivos | |
– | 1948 | No Tournament due to the 1948 Peruvian coup d'etat and Presidency. | ||
8 | 1949 | Alianza Libertad | Sport Almagro | |
9 | 1950 | Defensor Espinar | —[D] | |
| Defunct Tournament (See: Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao) | ||||
Footnotes
- B. ^ At the end of the 1942 Tercera División Regional season, the 10 best-placed teams classified to Promotion Playoffs. These teams were Defensor Arica, Juventud White Star, Roberto Acevedo, Atlético Peruano, Once Amigos Lobatón, Ciclista Alianza Miraflores, Sport Almagro, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Unión Callao and Nueve de Diciembre.
- C. ^ At the end of the 1945 Tercera División Regional season, the 12 best-placed teams were directly promoted to 1946 Segunda División Provincial de Lima y Callao). These teams were Unión Lloque Yupanqui and Unión Porvenir (Serie A), Estudiantes San Roberto and Barrio Obrero Caquetá (Serie B), Alianza Limoncillo and Combinado Rímac (Serie C), Victoria FBC and Once Amigos Lobatón (Serie D), Atlético Barrio Frigorífico and Deportivo Colonial (Serie E), and Fraternal Barranco and Unión Buenos Aires (Serie F).
- D. ^ At the end of the 1950 Tercera División Regional season, the 5 best-placed teams were directly promoted to 1951 Segunda División Provincial de Lima y Callao). These teams were Defensor Espinar as champion, Deportivo Huáscar, Defensor Breña, Roberto Acevedo and Silver Boys.