The Big Three ( es, Los Tres Grandes) is the nickname of the three most successful

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teams of

Alianza Lima Club Alianza Lima, popularly known as Alianza Lima or simply Alianza, is a Peruvian professional sports club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. It is widely known for having one of the most historical and successful football teams i ...

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, and

Universitario Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 71 out of 107 Peruvian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions. Several other clubs outside the big three have won the Peruvian league, with

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having the fourth most national titles behind the Big Three in Peru with 6 in total. Today, the chief competitors of the three are Melgar,

Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...

and

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

Titles by club

Title definitions

List of finals

Other definitions

These matches were played when teams were tied for first in the general league or in a specific tournament.

Half-year / Short tournaments

Apertura / Fase 1 seasons

Clausura / Fase 2 seasons

Regional seasons (1984–1991)

Descentralizado seasons (1984–1988)

Parallel tournaments

Total Half-year / Short tournaments by club

National Cups and Supercups

Total International Participations by club

Performances by club

References

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