Sport Huancayo
Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian football club based in Huancayo, Junín. The club play in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú.
Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Sport Huancayo | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rojo Matador | ||
Founded | February 7, 2007 | ||
Ground | Estadio Huancayo Huancayo, Perú | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
President | Raúl Rojas | ||
Head coach | Wilmar Valencia | ||
League | Liga 1 | ||
2019 | Liga 1, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
Founding
On February 7, 2007, Huancaína Sport Club was founded by the initiative of a beer company led by Raúl Rojas and Édgar Araníbar, which purchased the playing rights of Club Escuela de Fútbol Huancayo, who was at that time playing in the Liga Distrital de El Tambo. In 2008, the club changed its name to Sport Huancayo to better identify themselves with the city of Huancayo.[1]
Copa Perú
In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club classified to the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado as Copa Perú champion, when defeated Atlético Torino, Colegio Nacional Iquitos, and Cobresol in the Copa Perú's Final Stage.
Professional era
In the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado, the club was fourth place and classified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, with the big coach Cristóbal Cubilla.
In the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, the club was eliminated by Defensor Sporting in the Second Stage.
In the 2011 Torneo Descentralizado, the club finished in third place and classified to its first Copa Libertadores for the 2012 season.
In the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the club was eliminated by Arsenal de Sarandí in the First Stage.
Honours
National
Regional
- Runner-up (1): 2008
- Liga Departamental de Junín:
- Runner-up (1): 2008
- Winners (1): 2008
- Winners (2): 2007, 2008
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance
- 2012: First Stage
- Copa Sudamericana: 7 appearances
- U-20 Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance
- 2018: Group stage
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 March 2020[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
Managers
Below is a list of Sport Huancayo managers from 2009, the club's first season in the Peruvian first division, until the present day.
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References
- Romero, Kenny (7 February 2012). "Antes de ser matador" [Before being the Matador] (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "CD Sport Huancayo". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2020.