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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 a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 71 out of 107 Peruvian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions.
Location | Lima |
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Teams | Alianza Lima Sporting Cristal Universitario |
Stadiums | Alejandro Villanueva (Alianza Lima) Monumental (Universitario) |
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. Today, the chief competitors of the three are Melgar, Cienciano and Deportivo Municipal.[1][2][3]
Club | Total | Liga de Lima (1912–21) |
Amateur era Lima & Callao (1926–50) |
Professional era (1951–) | |||
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Lima & Callao (1951–65) | Descentralizado (1966–2018) | Liga 1 (2019–) | |||||
Universitario[C] | 27 | — | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | |
Alianza Lima[D] | 25 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |
Sporting Cristal[E] | 20 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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Universitario | 27 | 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 | 1928, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2020 |
Alianza Lima | 25 | 23 | 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 | 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 | 14 | 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 |
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | ||
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1987 | Universitario | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Nacional | ||
1988 | Sporting Cristal | 2–1 | Universitario | Estadio Nacional | ||
Year | Winner | Agg. | Runner-up | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
1998 | Universitario | 3–3 (penalty shootout 4–2) | Sporting Cristal | 1–2 | 2–1 | – |
1999 | Universitario | 3–1 | Alianza Lima | 3–0 | 0–1 | – |
2003 | Alianza Lima | 2–1† | Sporting Cristal | Single match | ||
2004 | Alianza Lima | 0–0 (penalty shootout 5–4) | Sporting Cristal | Single match | ||
2009 | Universitario | 2–0 | Alianza Lima | 1–0 | 1–0 | – |
2018 | Sporting Cristal | 7–1 | Alianza Lima | 4–1 | 3–0 | – |
2020 | Sporting Cristal | 3–2 | Universitario | 2–1 | 1–1 | – |
2021 | Alianza Lima | 1–0 | Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | 0–0 | – |
2023 | Universitario | 3–1 | Alianza Lima | 1–1 | 2–0 | – |
These matches were played when teams were tied for first in the general league or in a specific tournament.
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | In contention |
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1928 | Alianza Lima | 1–1 | Federación Universitaria | Stadium Nacional | 1928 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia |
Replay | Alianza Lima | 2–0 | Federación Universitaria | Stadium Nacional | |
1935 | Universitario | 2–1 | Alianza Lima | Stadium Nacional | 1934 Torneo de Primeros Equipos |
1955 | Alianza Lima | 2–1 | Universitario | Estadio Nacional | 1955 Campeonato Profesional de Lima |
1961 | Sporting Cristal | 2–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Nacional | 1961 Campeonato Profesional de Lima |
1990 | Universitario | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Nacional | 1990 Torneo Regional II |
1991 | Sporting Cristal | 1–1 (penalty shootout 7–6) | Universitario | Estadio Nacional | 1991 Torneo Regional II |
1998 | Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio Nacional | 1998 Torneo Clausura |
2001 | Alianza Lima | 2–1 | Sporting Cristal | Estadio Nacional | 2001 Torneo Apertura |
2002 | Universitario | 1–0 0–0 |
Alianza Lima | Estadio Monumental Estadio Mansiche |
2002 Torneo Apertura |
2014 | Sporting Cristal | 1–0 | Alianza Lima | Estadio UNSA | 2014 Torneo Clausura |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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Universitario | 4 | 3 | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–II | 1989–II, 1990–I, 1991–I |
Sporting Cristal | 3 | 0 | 1989–I, 1991–I, 1991–II | — |
Alianza Lima | 0 | 2 | — | 1986, 1990–II |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
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Alianza Lima | 2 | 0 | 1986, 1987 | — |
Universitario | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 1988 |
Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 1988 | — |
Club | Total | Half-year tournaments | ||||||
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Torneo Apertura (1997–) | Torneo Clausura (1997–) | Fase 1 (2020–2021) | Fase 2 (2020–2021) | Torneo Regional (1984–1991) | Torneo Descentralziado (1984–1988) | Torneo de Verano (2017–2018) | ||
Sporting Cristal | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Alianza Lima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Universitario | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alianza Lima | 3 | 1 | 1919 Copa de Campeones del Perú, 2014 Torneo del Inca, 2018 Supercopa Movistar | 2015 Torneo del Inca |
Universitario | 1 | 1 | 1970 Copa Presidente de la República | 1989 Torneo Plácido Galindo |
Sporting Cristal | 1 | 0 | 2021 Copa Bicentenario | — |
Club | Total | International Participations | ||||||
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Copa Libertadores (1961–) | Copa Sudamericana (2003–) | Recopa Sudamericana (1970–) | Copa CONMEBOL (1992–1999) | Copa Merconorte (1998–2001) | Copa de Campeones (1948) | Copa Ganadores de Copa (1970–1971) | ||
Sporting Cristal | 48 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Universitario | 48 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Alianza Lima | 39 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years lost |
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Universitario | 0 | 1 | — |
1972 |
Sporting Cristal | 0 | 1 | — |
1997 |
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