2026 Liga Nacional Juvenil FPF

Liga Nacional Juvenil FPF
Season2026
Dates2026
Country Peru
Teams22
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The 2026 Liga Nacional Juvenil FPF will be the first edition under its current name (previously known as the Torneo Juvenil Sub-18) and is the official youth football competition in Peru for the under-18 and under-16 categories, featuring clubs from Liga 1 and Liga 2.[1][2]

On April 23, 2026, the Peruvian Football Federation officially launched the Liga Nacional Juvenil FPF, a new competition that integrates the under-18 and under-16 categories. The tournament will be played in three stages: Phase I, Phase II, and playoffs.[3]

Competition format

In its first stage (group phase), 22 clubs will participate (18 from Liga 1 and 4 from Liga 2) and will be divided into three regional groups (North, Central, and South), competing under a double round-robin format.

Qualification for second stage will be determined by the combined standings of both categories (under-18 and under-16), with the top four clubs from each group advancing.

The qualified teams will then be drawn into two groups of six clubs each, where they will again compete in a double round-robin format. At the end of this stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs.

The semifinals will be played over two legs, while the final will be a single match held at the hybrid pitch of the VIDENA.

The U-18 champion will qualify for the 2027 U-20 Copa Libertadores.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2026 Liga Nacional Juvenil teams – Lima.
Team City Stadium Capacity[4]
Academia CantolaoCallaoMiguel Grau17,000
ADT Tarma Unión Tarma 9,100
Alianza Atlético Sullana Campeones del 36 12,000
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,938
Atlético Grau Piura Miguel Grau 22,200
Cajamarca Cajamarca Cristo El Señor 20,000
Carlos A. MannucciTrujilloMansiche25,036
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 45,056
Comerciantes Unidos Cutervo Juan Maldonado Gamarra 13,680
Cusco Cusco Garcilaso 45,056
Deportivo Garcilaso Cusco Garcilaso 45,056
Deportivo Moquegua Moquegua 25 de Noviembre 21,073
Juan Pablo II College Chongoyape Complejo Juan Pablo II 3,000
Los Chankas Andahuaylas Los Chankas 10,000
Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 40,370
Sport Boys Callao Miguel Grau 17,000
Sport Huancayo Huancayo Huancayo 20,000
Sporting Cristal Lima Alberto Gallardo 11,600
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo César Acuña Peralta 2,000
Universidad San MartínLimaVilla Deportiva USMP1,249
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093
UTC Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 10,485

U-16 tournament

First stage

Group A (North)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UCV CAM JPA AAS CAG CAJ UTC COM
1 Universidad César Vallejo 14 11 1 2 53 14 +39 34 4–3 4–0 3–3 3–0 6–1 6–0 6–0
2 Carlos A. Mannucci 14 11 1 2 46 19 +27 34 1–2 2–1 5–1 4–2 4–1 1–0 10–1
3 Juan Pablo II College 14 8 2 4 34 18 +16 26 2–1 1–2 5–2 6–1 2–0 3–1 4–0
4 Alianza Atlético 14 7 2 5 29 36 −7 23 1–7 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–2
5 Atlético Grau 14 6 1 7 19 30 −11 19 0–7 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–2
6 Cajamarca 14 3 1 10 17 33 −16 10 0–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–1
7 UTC 14 3 0 11 16 36 −20 9 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–3 2–3 – 1–2
8 Comerciantes Unidos 14 2 2 10 20 49 −29 8 0–3 2–5 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 5–2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B (Center)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ALI CRI UNI CAN USM SBA ADT SHU
1 Alianza Lima 14 11 2 1 31 11 +20 35 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–0
2 Sporting Cristal 14 9 3 2 39 19 +20 30 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–2 7–2 2–1 4–1
3 Universitario 14 8 3 3 37 25 +12 27 2–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 2–2 5–0 4–0
4 Academia Cantolao 14 5 2 7 21 26 −5 17 1–2 0–5 1–3 – 1–0 3–1 5–0
5 Universidad San Martín 14 5 4 5 25 23 +2 19 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0
6 Sport Boys 14 4 2 8 22 32 −10 14 1–3 2–5 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 5–0
7 ADT 14 4 2 8 21 26 −5 14 0–3 2–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 5–1 –
8 Sport Huancayo 14 0 2 12 9 43 −34 2 2–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 2–5 1–1 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group C (South)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MEL CIE CUS MOQ CHA GAR
1 Melgar 10 10 0 0 37 6 +31 30 4–2 5–2 3–0 5–0 6–1
2 Cienciano 10 4 2 4 15 18 −3 14 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
3 Cusco 10 4 1 5 16 19 −3 13 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–2
4 Deportivo Moquegua 10 4 1 5 10 14 −4 13 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
5 Los Chankas 10 4 1 5 13 19 −6 13 0–4 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0
6 Deportivo Garcilaso 10 1 1 8 10 25 −15 4 0–4 0–2 4–2 1–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Second stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAG UCV ALI UNI CAM JPA
1 Atlético Grau 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 3 Advance to Semifinals – – – 4–3 –
2 Universidad César Vallejo 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 – – – – –
3 Alianza Lima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
4 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
5 Carlos A. Mannucci 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 0 – – – – –
6 Juan Pablo II College 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 – 1–2 – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 31 august 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAN MOQ MEL CUS CRI CIE
1 Academia Cantolao 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to Semifinals – – – – –
2 Deportivo Moquegua 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 – 2–2 – – –
3 Melgar 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 – – – – –
4 Cusco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
5 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
6 Cienciano 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0 2–3 – – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

U-18 tournament

First stage

Group A (North)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts JPA UCV CAG AAS CAJ CAM COM UTC
1 Juan Pablo II College 14 9 3 2 32 16 +16 30 3–4 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
2 Universidad César Vallejo 14 8 4 2 27 14 +13 28 1–0 5–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–0
3 Atlético Grau 14 8 3 3 28 24 +4 27 0–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 6–1
4 Alianza Atlético 14 6 1 7 36 25 +11 19 3–5 2–1 3–4 2–1 4–0 7–1 8–1
5 Cajamarca 14 5 3 6 26 26 0 18 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 4–1
6 Carlos A. Mannucci 14 5 1 8 15 18 −3 16 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–0
7 Comerciantes Unidos 14 4 3 7 13 26 −13 15 2–2 0–4 0–0 2–0 1–4 0–1 3–0
8 UTC 14 1 2 11 11 36 −25 5 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 – 1–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B (Center)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts ALI CRI UNI CAN SHU SBA USM ADT
1 Alianza Lima 14 10 3 1 34 12 +22 33 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 4–0
2 Sporting Cristal 14 10 1 3 34 13 +21 31 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 2–1 3–1 3–0
3 Universitario 14 9 1 4 28 15 +13 28 2–1 0–3 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 5–1
4 Academia Cantolao 14 4 4 6 17 21 −4 16 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 – 4–1
5 Sport Huancayo 14 4 3 7 18 33 −15 15 3–3 1–3 1–3 1–0 3–2 3–1 3–2
6 Sport Boys 14 3 4 7 19 23 −4 13 1–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1
7 Universidad San Martín 14 3 4 7 18 29 −11 13 0–2 1–5 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0
8 ADT 14 1 4 9 11 33 −22 7 0–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 – 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 august 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group C (South)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts MEL MOQ CUS CIE CHA GAR
1 Melgar 10 7 2 1 37 12 +25 23 3–6 3–1 9–0 4–1 4–0
2 Deportivo Moquegua 10 5 2 3 25 15 +10 17 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1
3 Cusco 10 5 2 3 15 11 +4 17 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–1
4 Cienciano 10 3 2 5 12 30 −18 11 0–6 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1
5 Los Chankas 10 2 2 6 11 25 −14 8 1–4 1–5 2–1 0–0 2–1
6 Deportivo Garcilaso 10 1 4 5 14 21 −7 7 1–1 3–2 0–0 3–3 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Second stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UCV CAM ALI UNI CAG JPA
1 Universidad César Vallejo 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to Semifinals – – – – –
2 Carlos A. Mannucci 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 – – – – –
3 Alianza Lima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
4 Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
5 Atlético Grau 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0 – 2–3 – – –
6 Juan Pablo II College 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 1–3 – – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 31 august 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOQ CAN CUS CRI MEL CIE
1 Deportivo Moquegua 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Semifinals – – – 2–1 –
2 Academia Cantolao 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 – – – – –
3 Cusco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
4 Sporting Cristal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
5 Melgar 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 – – – – –
6 Cienciano 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 – 0–1 – – –
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Aggregate tables (U-16 and U-18)

Group A (North)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Universidad César Vallejo 28 19 5 4 80 28 +52 62 Advance to Second stage
2 Juan Pablo II College 28 17 5 6 66 34 +32 56
3 Carlos A. Mannucci 28 16 2 10 61 37 +24 50
4 Atlético Grau 28 14 4 10 47 54 −7 46
5 Alianza Atlético 28 13 3 12 65 63 +2 42
6 Cajamarca 28 8 4 16 43 63 −20 28
7 Comerciantes Unidos 28 6 5 17 22 75 −53 23
8 UTC 28 4 2 22 27 72 −45 14
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group B (Center)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alianza Lima 28 21 5 2 66 24 +42 68 Advance to Second stage
2 Sporting Cristal 28 19 4 5 73 32 +41 61
3 Universitario 28 17 4 7 65 40 +25 55
4 Academia Cantolao 28 9 6 13 38 47 −9 33
5 Universidad San Martín 28 8 8 12 43 52 −9 32
6 Sport Boys 28 7 6 15 41 55 −14 27
7 ADT 28 5 6 17 32 59 −27 21
8 Sport Huancayo 28 4 5 19 27 76 −49 17
Updated to match(es) played on 20 august 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Group C (South)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melgar 20 17 2 1 74 18 +56 53 Advance to Second stage
2 Deportivo Moquegua 20 9 3 8 35 29 +6 30
3 Cusco 20 9 3 8 31 30 +1 30
4 Cienciano 20 7 4 9 27 48 −21 25
5 Los Chankas 20 6 3 11 24 44 −20 21
6 Deportivo Garcilaso 20 2 5 13 24 46 −22 11
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2026. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

References

  1. ↑ Lozano: "La Liga Nacional Juvenil es el inicio de una nueva etapa en el fútbol formativo"
  2. ↑ Barreto: “Para cosechar resultados distintos necesitamos hacer cosas distintas”
  3. ↑ Conoce cómo se jugará la Liga Nacional Juvenil
  4. ↑ Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.

See also

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