Alianza Universidad is a
Peruvian association football club, playing in the city of
Huánuco
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
.
History
The club was founded as Alianza Huánuco on January 1, 1939.
The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on one occasion, in the
1991 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1991 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tournament of Peruvian football, was played by 41 teams in the format of Regional Tournaments, whose winner advanced to national finals. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
Regional I Metropol ...
, but was relegated to the
1992 Torneo Zonal.
In the
2011 Copa Perú
The 2011 Copa Perú season ( es, Copa Perú 2011), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February.
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage ...
, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by
Real Garcilaso
Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 2, the top flight of Peruvian football.
History
Beginnings
The club was founded in ...
in the semifinals. It was invited to play in the
2012 Peruvian Segunda Division. Alianza Universidad played in the Segunda División tournament five seasons from 2012 until 2016. After not much success with gaining promotion the team decided to retire from the tournament and return to the Copa Perú system in 2017 where it will play from the Departamental Stage.
Rivalries
Alianza Universidad has had a long-standing rivalry with
León de Huánuco
Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football (soccer), football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Copa Peru (''Peruvian ...
.
Current squad
Honours
National
League
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Cuadrangular de Ascenso:
::''Runner-up (1):''
2018
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Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. 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 leagu ...
:
::''Runner-up (1):''
2018
Regional
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Región V:
::Winners (3):
2008,
2009,
2011
*
Región VI:
::''Runner-up (1):''
2007
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Liga Departamental de Huánuco:
:: Winners (8): 1989, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018
::''Runner-up (1):'' 2007
*
Liga Superior de Huánuco:
:: Winners (2): 2008, 2009
::''Runner-up (1):'' 2010
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Liga Provincial de Huánuco:
:: Winners (1): 2018
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Liga Distrital de Huánuco:
:: Winners (1): 2018
See also
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List of football clubs in Peru
This is a non-exhaustive list of football (soccer), football clubs in Peru with the current 19 first division teams, and 13 second division teams. The Copa Perú has variable number of teams from the rest of the country. In 2016, more than 33,000 t ...
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Peruvian football league system The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Liga 1, Liga 2 and Copa Perú. The Copa Perú is very large involving several stages and leagues within it. In addition, the Copa Perú is played wit ...
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Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. 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 leagu ...
References
Football clubs in Peru
Association football clubs established in 1939
Sport in Huánuco Region
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