2026 Liga 3 (Peru)
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 May – November 2026 |
| Relegated | Deportivo Municipal Corazón de León – AR Defensor José María Arguedas |
← 2025 2027 → | |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] However, the club later reversed its decision and confirmed its participation in Liga 3.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On April 23, 2026, Construcción Civil officially changed its name to Asociación Deportiva Ucayali FC.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Team changes
| Promoted from 2025 Copa Perú |
Qualified from 2025 Torneo Juvenil Sub-18 |
Relegated from 2025 Liga 2 |
Promoted to 2026 Liga 2 | Relegated to 2026 Copa Perú |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ANBA Perú (2nd) Juventud Huracán (3rd) ASA (4th) AD Tahuishco (7th) |
Sporting Cristal II (1st) |
 Deportivo Coopsol (15th) |
Sport Huancayo II (1st) Estudiantil CNI (2nd) |
Sport Bolognesi (Group 1 - 9th) Rauker (Disqualified) Diablos Rojos (Disqualified) |
Stadia and locations
Torneo Regional
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USD | AUR | CAU | VOL | UCV | JSD | JUV | LUT | STE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unión Santo Domingo | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 29 | Advance to Second Stage | – | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | Juan Aurich | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 23 | 1–1 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Juventud Cautivo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 21 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | – | 3–1 | – | 7–1 | |||
| 4 | Cultural Volante | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 16 | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | Universidad César Vallejo II | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 6 | Juventud Santo Domingo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 11 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 7 | Juventus | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 8 | 0–1 | 3–0 | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | |||
| 8 | Deportivo Lute | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | Relegation to Copa Perú | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | – | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | ||
| 9 | Carlos Stein | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | – |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ALI | HUA | CRI | PAR | UNI | PAC | HUR | SBA | COO | AMA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza Lima II | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | Advance to Second Stage | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | Unión Huaral | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | |||
| 3 | Sporting Cristal II | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 19 | – | 4–3 | 5–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 4 | Centro Gálvez Pariacoto | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 19 | – | 0–3 | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | Universitario II | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | – | |||
| 6 | Pacífico | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | – | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | – | |||
| 7 | Juventud Huracán | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 16 | 2–3 | – | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | – | 7–2 | 1–0 | – | |||
| 8 | Sport Boys II | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 12 | 3–0 | 0–1 | – | – | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||
| 9 | Deportivo Coopsol | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 | Relegation to Copa Perú | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 1–1 | ||
| 10 | Amazon Callao | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 8 | 0–2 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | – | 1–2 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASA | MUN | ECO | CRI | UCR | TAH | UDA | UCA | ADT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 26 | Advance to Second Stage | 2–1 | 4–2 | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Deportivo Municipal (Pangoa) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 19 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Ecosem Pasco | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 19 | – | 4–3 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Nuevo San Cristóbal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 14 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | – | – | |||
| 5 | Deportivo Ucrania | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 13 | 1–1 | – | – | 3–0 | 2–0 | – | – | 2–1 | |||
| 6 | AD Tahuishco | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | – | |||
| 7 | UDA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 4–2 | – | 2–1 | 4–3 | |||
| 8 | Ucayali | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to Copa Perú | – | – | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| 9 | ADT II | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 6 | – | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | – |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MEL | NAC | VAL | ANB | COM | ALT | PAT | CIE | DEF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melgar II | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 21 | Advance to Second Stage | 4–1 | 3–4 | – | – | – | – | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
| 2 | Nacional | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | – | 4–0 | – | – | |||
| 3 | Valle Sagrado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | – | 4–1 | 2–1 | – | |||
| 4 | ANBA Perú | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 11 | 0–2 | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | 4–1 | – | |||
| 5 | Sporting Company[a] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 7 | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 6–0 | 2–2 | |||
| 6 | Corazón de León – AR (D, R) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | Relegation to Copa Perú | 0–3 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–0 | – | ||
| 7 | Patriotas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| 8 | Cienciano II | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 4 | Relegation to Copa Perú | 1–2 | 1–3 | – | – | – | – | 5–0 | – | ||
| 9 | Defensor José María Arguedas[b] (D, R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | Relegation to Copa Perú | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
See also
References
- ↑ Sporting Company de Arequipa apunta a la Liga 1 con un proyecto sólido
- ↑ Liga 3: otros dos clubes se fusionan para poder jugar la temporada 2026
- ↑ Uno de los equipos llamados a ser protagonista de la Liga, anunció su sorpresivo retiro
- ↑ Se retracta: José María Arguedas sorprende a sus hinchas de cara a la Liga 3 2026
- ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (2026-03-26). "Deportivo Municipal fue descalificado de Liga 3, pero el club ya presentó apelación". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ↑ Deportivo Municipal jugará la Copa Perú: LINFA rechazó apelación de ediles y pierden su lugar en la Liga 3
- ↑ Juventud Santo Domingo vuelve a la Liga 3
- ↑ Liga 3: el Club Construcción Civil deja de existir para dar pase a Ucayali FC
- ↑ Popular club peruano administrará a equipo de la Liga 3 con el objetivo de ascenderlo a Liga 2
- ↑ Conmoción en Andahuaylas: José María Arguedas queda excluido de la Liga 3
- ↑ Most stadiums are owned by the Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD).
- ↑ "Peru". fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Peruvian Segunda División news at Peru.com (in Spanish)
- Peruvian Segunda División statistics and news at Dechalaca.com (in Spanish)
- Peruvian Segunda División news at SegundaPerú.com (in Spanish)
- RSSSF
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