The Copa LFP - FPF, also known as the Copa LFP, will be an annual

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cup competition in

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. The tournament will be contested between 36 teams of the Liga 1, Liga 2 and Liga 3. The winners will qualify for the following year's

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History

Peru has never had an official domestic cup competition. Multiple attempts were made but none were successful, with many competitions being made every few years and lasting only a couple seasons. The

Torneo del Inca The Torneo del Inca was a football competition in Peru played by the football clubs of the Primera División. 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

Copa Bicentenario The Copa Bicentenario was a football competition in Peru played by the Association football, football clubs of the Peruvian Primera División, Liga 1 and Peruvian Segunda División, Liga 2. It was organized by the Peruvian Football Federation and ...

were the two predecessors of the tournament but were dissolved after numerous cancellations by the

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. In 2024, the FPF announced that in 2025 there will be a new cup competition in Peru, initially called Copa de la Liga Peruana. The competition will be played with the teams of the Primera (Liga 1) and

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(Liga 2), with invited teams from the

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(Liga 3). It will have a similar format to the

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, being a knock-out round tournament and acting as an additional qualifier for the

. It will be played in between international FIFA dates. On 10 December 2024 the tournament was officially announced with a new name, Copa LFP - FPF. The tournament logo and trophy bears similar resemblance to the Copa Bicentenario, possibly implying that the old tournament has had a name rebrand. On 11 February 2025, it was announced the 2025 edition was cancelled and will be held in 2026.

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