The Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao, the second division of Peruvian
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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. 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.
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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.
Structure
Liga Provincial de Lima
Primera División
Liga Provincial del Callao
Primera División
Liga de los Balnearios del Sur
Primera División
References
External links
Campeonatos de 1936, 1939 y 1940
Cambios de Ligas Provinciales a Liga Regional de Lima y Callao
Santiago Barrranco, Liga Provincial de Lima 1940
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Defunct sports competitions in Peru