Club Deportivo Asociación Estadio La Unión, commonly known as Deportivo AELU or simply AELU, is a
Peruvian
football
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club, playing in the city of
Lima,
Peru.
History
The Asociación Estadio La Unión was founded 1982 by the
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community of
Peru.
The AELU, as popularly is known, was the 1987
Segunda División Peruana champion.
The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on four occasions, from
1988 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1988 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 37 teams in the format of Regional Tournaments. The national champion was Sporting Cristal.
Torneo Regional Metropolitan Group A
Group B
North
Central
S ...
until
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 ...
when was relegated.
In the
1993 Segunda División Peruana
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, the club was relegated to
Copa Perú.
The club returned in the
1997 Segunda División Peruana
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until
2005
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.
Honours
National
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Peruvian Segunda División
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: 1
::Winners (1): 1987
::Runner-up (3): 1984, 1986,
2001
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Regional
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Liga Departamental de Lima:
::Winners (1): 1996
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Liga Provincial de Lima:
::Winners (1): 1996
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Liga Distrital de Pueblo Libre:
::Winners (11): 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
::Runner-up (2): 2011, 2013
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 ...
Football clubs in Peru
Association football clubs established in 1982
1982 establishments in Peru
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