The Torneo de Promoción y Reserva was a youth football league in Peru for the Peruvian football teams in the Liga 1. The league made its debut in 2010.[1]
The league covers has certain rules involving under age players and benefits for the senior teams. Each team must have at least three players that are at the most 19 years old. The rest of the team can be made up of players that are at the most 21 years old; however, each team has the option to have up to three players that are over the age of 21. The winning reserve team awards their senior club 2 points while the runners-up awards its senior team 1 point.
Background
From 1931 to 1937 there was a Reserve Tournament that was part of the Campeonato de Selección y Competencia of the Peruvian First Division. The sum of points from this tournament plus that from the Primeros Equipos Tournament gave the title of First Division champion. These tournaments stopped being played because they entered into controversy due to the sum of points. The reserve tournament awarded: 3 points to the winner of a match, 2 to a draw, 1 to a defeat and 0 to the team that did not show up (walk over). The reserve tournament provided a bonus of 0.25 points for each point obtained.
