Big Three
Stadiums Alejandro Villanueva (Alianza Lima) Alberto Gallardo (Sporting Cristal)Sporting Cristal, Alberto Gallardo The Big Three (Spanish : Los Tres Grandes ) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Peru . The football teams of Alianza Lima , Sporting Cristal , and Universitario have historical rivalries and usually are the main contenders for the title.
Location of the three clubs in Lima. Universitario is located further east. Several other clubs outside the big three have won the Peruvian league, with Sport Boys having the fourth most national titles behind the Big Three in Peru with 6 in total. In recent years, the chief competitors of the three are Melgar , Cienciano and Cusco .
Titles by club Club Total Liga de Lima (1912–21) Amateur era Lima & Callao (1926–50) Professional era (1951–) Lima & Callao (1951–65) Descentralizado (1966–2018) Liga 1 (2019–) Universitario 29 — 7 3 16 3 Alianza Lima 25 2 6 6 9 2 Sporting Cristal 20 — — 2 17 1
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Universitario 29 15 1929 , 1934 , 1939 , 1941 , 1945 , 1946 , 1949 , 1959 , 1960 , 1964 , 1966 , 1967 , 1969 , 1971 , 1974 , 1982 , 1985 , 1987 , 1990 , 1992 , 1993 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2009 , 2013 , 2023 , 2024 , 2025 1928 , 1932 , 1933 , 1940 , 1955 , 1965 , 1970 , 1972 , 1978 , 1984 , 1988 , 1995 , 2002 , 2008 , 2020 Alianza Lima 25 25 1918 , 1919 , 1927 , 1928 , 1931 , 1932 , 1933 , 1948 , 1952 , 1954 , 1955 , 1962 , 1963 , 1965 , 1975 , 1977 , 1978 , 1997 , 2001 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006 , 2017 , 2021 , 2022 1914 , 1917 , 1926 , 1930 , 1934 , 1935 , 1937 , 1943 , 1953 , 1956 , 1961 , 1964 , 1971 , 1982 , 1986 , 1987 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 , 1999 , 2009 , 2011 , 2018 , 2019 , 2023 Sporting Cristal 20 15 1956 , 1961 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1979 , 1980 , 1983 , 1988 , 1991 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 2002 , 2005 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 , 2020 1962 , 1963 , 1967 , 1973 , 1977 , 1989 , 1992 , 1997 , 1998 , 2000 , 2003 , 2004 , 2015 , 2021 , 2024
Title definitions List of finals Other definitions These matches were played when teams were tied for first in the general league or in a specific tournament.
Half-year / Short tournaments Torneo Apertura / Fase 1 seasons Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Universitario 9 2 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2025 1969, 2005 Alianza Lima 6 5 1997, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2017, 2023 1999, 2002, 2003, 2018, 2025 Sporting Cristal 4 8 2003, 2015, 2018, 2021 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024
Torneo Clausura / Fase 2 seasons Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Alianza Lima 7 5 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2024 Sporting Cristal 6 4 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016 2000, 2008, 2020, 2021 Universitario 4 6 2000, 2023, 2024, 2025 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2019
Torneo Regional seasons (1984–1991) Torneo Descentralizado seasons (1984–1988) Torneo Zona Metropolitana seasons (1984–1991) Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Universitario 6 0 1984, 1987, 1988 Grupo A, 1989–II, 1990–I, 1991–II — Alianza Lima 3 3 1985, 1989–I, 1990–II 1984, 1986, 1990–I Sporting Cristal 2 2 1986, 1991–I 1989–I, 1989–II
Parallel tournaments Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Sporting Cristal 4 1 1992 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 1994 Apertura, 1997 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 2018 Torneo de Verano 1993 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores Alianza Lima 3 0 1993 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 1994 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 1996 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores — Universitario 0 5 — 1969 Apertura, 1981 Regional, 1989 Torneo Plácido Galindo , 1996 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, 1997 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores
Total Half-year / Short tournaments by club Club Total Half-year tournaments Torneo Apertura (1997–) Torneo Clausura (1997–) Torneo Regional (1984–1991) Torneo Descentralizado (1984–1988) Torneo Zona Metropolitana (1984–1991) Torneo de Verano (2017–2018) Liguilla Pre-Libertadores (1992–1997) Apertura (1994) Universitario 24 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 Alianza Lima 23 7 7 2 2 5 0 3 0 Sporting Cristal 20 4 6 3 1 2 1 2 1
National Cups and Supercups Total International Participations by club As of 23 November 2025
Performances by club Performance in international cups by club Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years lost Universitario 0 1 — 1972 Sporting Cristal 0 1 — 1997
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