Ciclista Lima Association is a

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vian

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club, playing in the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

. It is the second oldest club in Peru. The club was founded 1896 and plays in the

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, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.

History

The club was the

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, and 1993 Segunda División Peruana champion. The club played at the highest level of Peruvian football on several occasions since

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. However, they only played Torneo Descentralizado on three occasions, from

1994 Torneo Descentralizado The 1994 Torneo Descentralizado was the 79th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). A total of 16 teams competed. The national champion was Sporting Cristal, beginning a run of three consecutive titles. Changes from 1993 *The ...

until

1996 Torneo Descentralizado The 1996 Torneo Descentralizado was the 81st season of the top category of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Sporting Cristal won its 13th first division title, completing a string of 3 consecutive titles starting ...

when the club was relegated to the

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. In the

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, the club was relegated to the

Notable players

Honours

National

* Torneo Apertura: ::Runner-up (1):

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: ::Winners (3):

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::Runner-up (2):

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Regional

* Liga Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1937 * Liga Regional de Lima y Callao: ::Winners (1): 1942 * Liga Distrital de Chorrillos - Tercera División: ::Winners (2): 2011, 2013

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 1 appearance ::1995: First Round

References

Association football clubs established in 1896 Football clubs in Lima {{Peru-footyclub-stub