Peru - Primera Division

The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano (English: Professional Decentralized Football Tournament) or Campeonato Nacional (locally: [kampeoˈnato nasjoˈnal]; English: National Championship). It has been referred to as Descentralizado since 1966, when the first non-capital teams were invited to compete in the first national championship.