The Liga Regional de Lima y Callao, the second division of Peruvian

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in 1941, and the third division of Peruvian

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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:

Structure

Primera División Regional de Lima y Callao

Segunda División Regional 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

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, Juventud White Star, Deportivo Olivos, Unión Lloque Yupanqui, Unión Estrella, Sportivo Palermo, Jorge Washington, Ciclista Alianza Miraflores and Atlético Barrio Frigorífico.

Tercera División Regional de Lima y Callao

Footnotes

:B. At the end of the 1942 Tercera División Regional season, the 10 best-placed teams qualified 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.

References

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