Soccer Betting - Primera División Peruana

History - Facts - Teams - Winners

Important Facts

• The most popular Peruvian sport is football (soccer).

• Peruvian’s World Cup appearances: 1930, 1970 (quarterfinalists), 1978 (quarterfinalists), 1982 and two Copa America trophies.

• Soccer legends from Peru include Hugo Sotil, Cesar Cueto, Roberto Challe and Teofilo Cubillas, Peru's best striker in the World Cup Finals with 10 goals.

• Current renowned players include midfielder Nolberto Solano (Newcastle United), and strikers Claudio Pizarro, Jose Paolo Guerrero (SV Hamburg) and Jefferson Farfán (PSV Eindhoven).

• Universitario de Deportes, Alianza Lima, Sporting Cristal, and Cienciano are the biggest teams in Peru.

• In 2003, Cienciano won the Copa Sudamericana.