Peruvian football clubs in international competitions

The participation of the Peruvian football clubs in official international tournaments in the competitions organized by the CONMEBOL began in 1948 with the participation of the Deportivo Municipal in the Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones, trophy recognized in 1996 as the first cup organized by the CONMEBOL.

After this contest, the dispute of the official international tournaments was interrupted until 1960, when the South American teams began to participate in the Copa Libertadores.

[1][2] It was played between 11 February and 17 March by clubs from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay.

The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico.

The name of the tournament is an homage to the Libertadores (Portuguese and Spanish for freedom fighters), the main leaders of the independence wars of South America.