 | ||
The Big Three (Spanish: Los Tres Grandes) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Peru. The football teams of Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 65 out of 100 Peruvian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the Primera División either, having been participants in all editions since 1912.
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 FBC Melgar Juan Aurich and Municipal.