Overview

• Alianza Lima is ranked No. 102 worldwide with 149.75 points, the highest placement for a Peruvian club in the IFFHS 2025 table.
• Universitario de Deportes is Peru’s next-best representative at No. 187 with 110.25 points, trailing Alianza by 85 places.
• Six Liga 1 sides appear in the top 500: Alianza Lima, Universitario, Cienciano, Melgar, Sporting Cristal and Atlético Grau.
• Outlets attribute Alianza’s surge to its 2025 continental campaign, citing Libertadores group qualification and a run to the Sudamericana quarterfinals.
• Alianza hosts Universidad de Chile in the Sudamericana quarterfinal first leg on Thursday, September 18 at Estadio Alejandro Villanueva at 7:30 p.m. (Peru), with ESPN and Disney Plus carrying the match in Latin America according to Depor.