Big Three (Peru)

{{Short description|Nickname of the three biggest football clubs in Peru}}

{{for|the other groups of entities known as "Big Three" or "The Big Three"|Big Three (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox football derby

| name = Big Three

| team1logo = Escudo Alianza Lima.svg

| team2logo = Escudo de Sporting Cristal (version 2018).svg

| team3logo = Logo_oficial_de_Universitario.png

| team1 = Alianza Lima

| team2 = Sporting Cristal

| team3 = Universitario

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| image =

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| city or region = Lima

| first contested =

| teams involved = Universitario
Sporting Cristal
Alianza Lima

| total =

| most wins =

| most player appearances =

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| series =

| mostrecent =

| nextmeeting =

| stadiums = Monumental (Universitario)
Alejandro Villanueva (Alianza Lima)
Alberto Gallardo (Sporting Cristal)

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| direction = vertical

| width = 200

| image1 = Trinchera norte.jpg

| caption1 = Universitario, Estadio Monumental

| image2 = Extremo Celeste 2018 SCvsSR.jpg

| caption2 = Sporting Cristal, Alberto Gallardo

| image3 = Alianza vs León de Huanuco.jpg

| caption3 = Alianza Lima, Alejandro Villanueva

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The Big Three ({{langx|es|Los Tres Grandes}}) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Peru. The football teams of Universitario, Sporting Cristal, and Alianza Lima have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the title. The most successful club is Universitario with 28 domestic titles, and combined they share a total of 73 out of 108 Peruvian Football Championships ever played and generally end up sharing the top three positions.

{{Location map+|Peru Lima|width=300|float=center|caption=Location of the three clubs in Lima. Universitario is located further east.|places=

{{Location map~|Peru Lima|lat=-12.068542|long=-77.022886|label=Alianza Lima|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Peru Lima|lat=-12.038|long=-77.045|label=Sporting Cristal|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Peru Lima|lat=-12.055694|long=-76.96 |label=Universitario|position=left|mark= Red Arrow Right.svg}}

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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. In recent years, the chief competitors of the three are Melgar, Cienciano and Cusco.{{cite web|url=http://depor.com/futbol-peruano/universitario-deportes-alianza-lima-y-sporting-cristal-que-equipo-llevo-mas-publico-1064246/1|title=Universitario, Alianza Lima y Cristal: ¿qué equipo llevó más público en su presentación?|access-date=3 February 2016|date=27 July 2014|publisher=Depor.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624145349/http://depor.com/futbol-peruano/universitario-deportes-alianza-lima-y-sporting-cristal-que-equipo-llevo-mas-publico-1064246/1|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.la10.pe/futbol-peruano/descentralizado/alianza-lima-universitario-de-deportes-sporting-cristal-mas-hinchas-noticia-935366|title=Alianza, Universitario o Cristal: ¿Qué equipo llevó más hinchas a su presentación?|access-date=20 May 2016|date=4 February 2016|publisher=La10.pe}}{{cite web|url=http://rpp.pe/futbol/descentralizado/alianza-lima-universitario-y-sporting-cristal-los-mejores-graffitis-de-los-3-mas-grandes-fotos-noticia-932877|title=Alianza Lima, Universitario y Cristal: los mejores grafitis de los clubes capitalinos (FOTOS)|access-date=20 May 2016|date=26 January 2016|publisher=RPP.pe}}