The Torneo del Inca was a football competition in Peru played by the

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clubs of the

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. It was founded in 2011 under the name Torneo Intermedio and was played as a domestic football cup competition between clubs of the first and second division in addition to amateur clubs from smaller leagues that compete in the Copa Perú. It was on hiatus until 2014 when it was reorganized under the name Torneo del Inca and played only between first division teams; its format was modified to feature a group stage and a final. Subsequent editions followed a similar format with a group stage and subsequent knockout rounds.

History

2011

Due to the

2011 Copa América The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South Americ ...

, at the end of the

2011 Torneo Descentralizado The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2011 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the ninety-fifth season of Association Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament, with Universidad de S ...

's first round, the Torneo Intermedio was played, with the participation of the 16 teams of the

, 5 teams of the

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, and 14 teams of the Copa Perú. The winners qualified for the

2012 Copa Federación The 2012 Copa Federación was the 1st Peruvian football championship contested by the winners of Primera División and the Copa Inca The Torneo del Inca was a football competition in Peru played by the football clubs of the Primera División. ...

against the

champion.

2014

For the 2014 season, the 16 teams from the

2014 Torneo Descentralizado The 2014 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2014 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 98th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. The Torneo Descentr ...

were divided in two groups of eight from which the first place teams in each respective group played a in the competition's final. The champion qualified to the

2015 Copa Libertadores The 2015 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2015 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL ...

as ''Peru 3'' and the runner-up qualified to the

2015 Copa Sudamericana The 2015 Copa Sudamericana ( pt, Copa Sul-Americana 2015) was the 14th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. Colombian team Santa Fe qualified to play in the 2016 Copa Libert ...

as ''Peru 4'' if they maintained a position above ninth place in the

2015

The 2015 season featured the first division teams again but dividing them in 3 groups. The winners of each group advanced to the semifinals in addition to the best second-placed team.

Champions

Titles by club

Topscorers

External links

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