Big Three (Peru)
The Big Three is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Peru. The football teams of Universitario, Sporting Cristal, and Alianza Lima have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the title. The most successful club is Universitario with 28 domestic titles, and combined they share a total of 73 out of 108 Peruvian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions.
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 | 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
Other definitions
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 |
| 1928 | Alianza Lima | 1–1 | Federación Universitaria | Stadium Nacional | 1928 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia |
| Replay | Alianza Lima | 2–0 | Federación Universitaria | Stadium Nacional | 1928 Campeonato de Selección y Competencia |
| 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 | 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 |