Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian professional football club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa. The club currently participates in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football.
The Peru First Division, officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when the first teams residing outside the Lima and Callao provinces were invited to compete in the inaugural league national competition.
Club Sport Áncash is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Huaraz. Sport Áncash was founded on April 22, 1967. The team plays its home games at Rosas Pampa stadium.
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División.
The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The Boys currently participate in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of the Peruvian football league system, and are based in Estadio Miguel Grau alongside two other clubs in Callao, Academia Cantolao and Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Their biggest rivalry is with Atlético Chalaco, known among fans as the Clásico Porteño.
Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005. The club currently plays in the Peruvian Tercera División, the third tier of Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre in Chiclayo, which has a capacity of 24,500.
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru and the fourth tier of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but rather a series of league tournaments leading to an elimination tournament, with regional league clubs as participants. It guarantees its finalists promotion to the Peruvian Tercera División.
The 2007 Peruvian Segunda División season was the 62nd edition of the second tier of Federación Peruana de Futbol. There were 11 teams in play. Only 9 teams from the 2006 edition remained. Hijos de Acosvinchos, runner-up of the 2006 Copa Peru was promoted to the 2007 edition while Unión Huaral, which was relegated from the 2006 Peruvian first division, also participated in the tournament. The champion, Universidad César Vallejo, was promoted to the 2008 Torneo Descentralizado. The last place, Alfonso Ugarte of Puno, was relegated its respective regional league. The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis.
Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo is a Peruvian professional football club based in Trujillo. The club was founded on January 6, 1996 and was promoted in 2003, through the Copa Perú, to the Peruvian First Division and relegated in 2005. In 2007, they were Segunda División champions and were promoted to the first division again. The team currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. Universidad César Vallejo has a long-standing rivalry with Carlos A. Mannucci known a ''El Clásico Trujillano''.
The 1986 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1986 but ended in early 1987. The national champion was first-time winner San Agustín.
Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Perúvian football club located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cajamarca, Peru and is the largest in the city. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Peruvian Primera División which is the top flight of the Peruvian football league system. They are nicknamed El Gavilán del Norte, The Sparrowhawk of the North. The teams home ground is Estadio Héroes de San Ramón which has a capacity of 18,465.
Club Social Deportivo Octavio Espinosa is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ica, Peru.
The 1975 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 18 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. As the First Division was reduced to 16 teams for 1976, no team was promoted and two teams were relegated. The criteria for relegation: Grau as the last placed team; Unión Tumán as the worst team from a Department (Lambayeque) with two teams. This rule didn't apply for Lima clubs. A playoff match for 2nd place was necessary. The national champions were Alianza Lima.
Diablos Rojos is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Juliaca, Peru. The club was founded in 1965 and plays in Copa Perú, which is the fourth division of Peruvian league system.
The 1987 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1987 and ended in early 1988. The national champion was Universitario.
The 1985 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 30 teams. The national champion was Universitario.
The Torneo Descentralizado is the national Peruvian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Peruvian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The responsibility for its organization lies within the Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol Profesional. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and the Copa Peru. Seasons run from February to December but the competition format varies from season to season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Movistar TV and therefore commercially known as the Torneo Descentralizado Copa Movistar.
Deportivo Binacional Fútbol Club, formerly Escuela Municipal Deportivo Binacional, known as just Binacional, is a Peruvian football club from Desaguadero District in the Puno Region who currently plays its home games in the city of Juliaca. The team currently plays in the Liga 2.
Édgar de Jesús Ospina Echeverri is a Colombian football manager, currently in charge of Peruvian side Ayacucho.
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