Since the creation of the first league in 1912, several official cups have been played in Peru apart from the main competition, the Primera División championship. The first cup held in the country was the Copa de Campeones del Perú; launched in 1919.
List of cup competitions.
Throughout the history of Peruvian football, tournaments have been divided into a few stages or have employed filler tournaments played alongside the Descentralizado due to the Peru national football team's compromises, be it FIFA World Cup qualification, FIFA World Cup participation, or Copa América.