The Peruvian Football Federation ( or ) is the body that governs

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Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It was founded on August 23, 1922, and affiliated with

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in 1924. It is a member of

CONMEBOL CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...

since 1925, and directly oversees the Peru national football team, futsal team youth teams,

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; known simply as ''First Division'', and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since ...

, and the amateur leagues. The Peruvian National football team has won two

Copa América The CONMEBOL Copa América (; known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship), often simply called the Copa America, is the top men's quadrennial association football, football tournament contested among list of men's national ass ...

s, six Bolivarian Games titles and qualified for the

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five times. It is indirectly involved in the organization of the Primera División (today Liga 1), the Liga Femenina, Liga 2, Liga 3,

Copa Perú The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...

, Copa LFP - FPF and others. It is headquartered in the Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA) on Aviación Avenue 2085 in San Luis,

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, which is also the training center of most Peruvian sports federations.

Association staff

Competitions

Men's football

The list of official competitions organized by the Peruvian Football Federation since its creation in 1922 are:

Women's football

Youth

Men's Futsal

Women's Futsal

List of Presidents

References

External links

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Federación Peruana de Fútbol Website
at FIFA site {{Authority control

Football in Peru

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Sports organizations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Peru Association football governing bodies in South America