Ayacucho Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...

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. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores, Loreto and Inti Gas. As Olímpico Somos Peru, the club won a

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

title in 2006, and as Inti Gas, the club finished as runner-up in 2008.

History

Olímpico

Olímpico San Luis was promoted to the Second Division in 2000. The following year they changed the club name to Olímpico Somos Peru. In 2004 they won the Second Division and played in the finals of the Copa Perú to gain promotion, however they lost to

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

in the quarter-finals. Beginning in 2006, they officially changed their name to Olímpico Aurora Miraflores.

Real Loreto

In 2007, the club moved their home ground to Iquitos and renamed as Real Loreto FC in order to increase their fanbase. They failed to gain a large amount of support from Iquitos and for 2008 they returned to Lima.

Inti Gas

In 2008, the club received sponsorship from the gas provider Inti Gas. They relocated to

Huamanga Ayacucho (, qu, Ayak'uchu) is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. During the Inca Empire and Viceroyalty of Peru periods the city was known by the name of Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga), and it c ...

but they decided to play their home games in Ica because another Second Division team already had their home ground in Ayacucho and security issues that have risen. They were runners-up of the 2008 Second Division and were promoted to the 2009 First Division.

has recently sought to permanently keep the club in its city.

Ayacucho

In 2014, they officially changed their name to Ayacucho FC.

Stadiums

Ayacucho mainly plays their home matches in the

Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná is a multi-purpose stadium in Ayacucho, Huamanga Province, Huamanga, Peru. It is currently used mostly for Association football, football matches and is the home stadium of Ayacucho FC of the Peruvian Primera División a ...

located in

. The club's second stadium for home matches is the Estadio Municipal de Huanta (capacity: 10,000) located in

Huanta Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho. History In the era of the Spanish American wars of independence, Huanta remained loyal to the Spanish mo ...

, Peru.

Honours

National

League

* Torneo Clausura: ::Winners (1): 2020 Fase 2 *

Peruvian Segunda División The Liga 2 (Ligue 2) of Peru is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2021 t ...

: ::Winners (2): 2004,

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As Olímpico Somos Peru ::''Runner-up (1):''

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Regional

* Liga Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1999 * Liga Distrital de San Luis: ::Winners (1): 1999 As Olímpico San Luis

Under-20 team

* Torneo de Promoción y Reserva: ::Runner-up (1):

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Results

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 4 appearances ::

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: First Stage ::

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: First Stage ::

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: First Stage ::

: ''Ongoing'' *

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: 1 appearance ::

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: Second Stage

Current squad

Notable players

Managers

* Edgar Ospina (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009) *

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(Jan 1, 2010 – April 19, 2010) * Edgar Ospina (July 19, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012) * César Tabárez (Jan 1, 2013 – April 14, 2013) * Rolando Chilavert (April 15, 2013–14) *

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(2014–15) *

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(2015–)

References

External links

Club website
{{Peruvian Primera División Association football clubs established in 2008 Football clubs in Peru 2008 establishments in Peru