The creation of the competition was announced on 14 October 2025, following an agreement reached by the ANFP and
Warner Bros. Discovery (owners of broadcaster
TNT Sports), after the former was sentenced to pay
USD 37 million to the latter in 2024 for breach of contract, owing to a decrease in the number of first division matches played as a result of the
2019 social outburst and later the
COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, that same year TNT Sports (formerly known as
Canal del Fútbol) was fined USD 28 million by the Court for the Defense of Free Competition for "abuse of dominant position" starting from 2006, when the channel was still owned by the ANFP. Since the clubs were unable to pay the sum of both debts, the ANFP offered to increase the number of matches played per season by creating an additional competition starting from 2026. == Format ==