2026 Liga 3 (Peru)
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The 2026 Liga 3 (known as the Liga 3 Joma 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 2nd edition of the third tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol.
Team changes
In January 2026, the club administrator, Ángel Gustavo Medina Arias, confirmed that for the current season, Sporting Company of Arequipa will take over the full management of Real San Antonio of Moquegua, the team set to compete in Liga 3.[1]
In February 2026, Alto Rendimiento agreed to merge with Club Corazón de León of Cusco, which in 2022 earned promotion to the Liga Distrital del Cusco of the Copa Perú. One of the first decisions resulting from this merger is that the newly rebranded Corazón de León – Alto Rendimiento will no longer play in Madre de Dios and will instead host its home matches in the city of Cusco.[2]
On March 10, 2026, it was announced that Defensor José María Arguedas decided to withdraw from the tournament due to the lack of commitment and appreciation shown by some players toward the human, financial, and institutional efforts made by the club’s management.[3]
On March 27 2026 Deportivo Municipal was officially relegated from the professional ranks (Liga 3) to the Copa Perú as of March 2026 due to severe, unresolved financial problems.[4]
On April 23, 2026, Construcción Civil officially changed its name to Asociación Deportiva Ucayali FC.[5]
| Promoted from 2025 Copa Perú |
Qualified from 2025 Torneo Juvenil Sub-18 |
Relegated from 2025 Liga 2 |
Promoted to 2026 Liga 2 | Relegated to 2026 Copa Perú |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 ANBA Perú (2nd) Juventud Huracán (3rd) ASA (4th) ADT Tahuishco (7th) |
Sporting Cristal II (1st) |
 Deportivo Coopsol (15th) |
Sport Huancayo II (1st) Estudiantil CNI (2nd) |
Sport Bolognesi (Group 1 - 9th) Juventud Santo Domingo (Group 2 - 10th) Rauker (Disqualified) Diablos Rojos (Disqualified) |
Stadia and locations
