Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a
Peru
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Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
,
Peru
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. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded on 25 March 1915 by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa.
The team first participated in the Peruvian football league in 1919 in
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 ...
and later was invited to the first true National football league, the Torneo Descentralizado, in 1966, when four teams from the provinces were invited to join the league. Joining them were
Atlético Grau
Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru. The club was founded in 1919 and play in the Liga 1 tournament.
History Founding
The club was founded on June 5, 1919 as Club Miguel Grau by Guillermo Herrera ...
Club Octavio Espinoza
Club Social Deportivo Octavio Espinosa is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Ica, Peru.
The club were founded 1923 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
In the 1967 Copa Perú, t ...
from Ica and Alfonso Ugarte (Ch) from Trujillo. Previously, only teams from Lima and Callao had been allowed to compete for the national championship. Due to a low finish the first year, Melgar was dropped from the league after the first year. After winning the
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 ...
they returned to the First Division where they have remained to this day. Melgar won the Torneo Descentralizado for the first time in 1981. In the 1983 season the club finished first in the First Stage and at the end the top six teams played a play-off tournament to determine the year's champion, which Melgar finished in second.
FBC Melgar plays its home games at the
Estadio Mariano Melgar
The Estadio Melgar is a multi-use stadium in Arequipa, Peru. Its primary use is to host football (soccer), football games for Peruvian First Division team FBC Melgar and Peruvian Segunda Division team Sportivo Huracán and Copa Perú teams Senat ...
, but since the Estadio de la UNSA was built in 1990 with a capacity of 40,000, it has used both.
History
The club won nine cups in the departament of
Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
, and won the
Copa Perú
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Copa Libertadores
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México
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, was appointed as the new manager. He signed players like
Piero Alva
Piero Alva (born 14 February 1979 in Lima) is a Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal ...
,
Nelinho Quina
Nelinho Minzún Quina Asín (born 11 May 1987) is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Cusco FC in the Torneo Descentralizado, as a left back. He is the twin brother of Minzum Quina.
Club career
Nelinho Quina made his debut in the Torneo Des ...
Alejandro Hohberg
Alejandro Hohberg González (born 1991 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for Club Sporting Cristal.
Hoberg is considered to be an important player in Peruvian domestic football, having played for some of the bigg ...
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Lampros Kontogiannis
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Club career
Kontogiannis began his career with Segunda División sid ...
and
Edgar Villamarín
Edgar Villamarín Arguedas (born 1 April 1982) is a Peruvian Association football, footballer who plays as a Centre back (association football), centre back.
International career
Villamarín also featured four times for the Peru national footba ...
to make an impressive campaign where Melgar was the best team during the whole season finishing 1st in the accumulated table, but due to some bad results in the final matches and the poor organization of the tournament they weren't able to dispute the Play-off for the championship and only qualified for the
Copa Sudamericana
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.
In 2015, year of Melgar's centenary, and still with Reynoso as the manager, the team signed important players like
Raúl Ruidíaz
Raúl Mario Ruidíaz Misitich (, Croatian: ''Misitić''; born 25 July 1990) is a Peruvian professional footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders and the Peru national team, as a striker.
He is of maternal ...
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Carlos Ascues
Carlos Antonio Ascues Ávila (born 19 June 1992), also known as Pogbascues, due to his physical and technical similarities to Paul Pogba, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or as a striker on occasion for Pe ...
Rainer Torres
Rainer Torres Salas (born 12 January 1980) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who most recently managed Serrato Pacasmayo.
Career
Torres began in Academia Cantolao and Sport Boys. He moved to Europe to play for the German club ...
and Daniel Ferreyra to make an impressive team and fight for the title. Then, Melgar won the national championship, besting
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Bentín Mujica ...
with a score in the final minute by Bernardo Cuesta.
In 2022, Melgar took part of
Copa Sudamericana
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, where they finished 1st in their group. They took on Deportivo Cali, where they drew 0-0 in Cali, and then Melgar took the victory in a 2-1 win in Arequipa, with Bernardo Cuesta scoring both 2. In the Quarter-Finals, they took on
Sport Club Internacional
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, where they drew 0-0 in Arequipa, and then they drew 0-0 in Beira Rio. They beat Internacional on penalties, 3-1, with Carlos Cáceda, Melgar’s goalie, saving 3 shots and only conceding 1 with
Luis Iberico
Luis Enrique Iberico Robalino (born 6 February 1998) is a Peruvian professional Association football, footballer who plays for FBC Melgar as a Forward (association football), forward.
International career
He made his debut for Peru national footb ...
making the last penalty shot to take Melgar to the Semi-Finals against
C.S.D. Independiente del Valle
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Founded in 1958, the club play ...
. The Ecuadorian side would prove too strong for Melgar over the two legs, winning both games 3-0, thus bringing the historic continental adventure to an end.
Rivalries
FBC Melgar has had a long-standing rivalry with
Cienciano
Club Sportivo Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco, Peru that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División.
The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...
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Sportivo Huracán
Sportivo Huracán is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Arequipa, Peru.
The club was founded on January 12, 1927. Sportivo Huracán now plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league after deciding to n ...
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Aurora
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Peruvian Primera División
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Copa Perú
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::Winners (1): 1971
::''Runner up (2):'' 1969, 1970
Ysrael Zúñiga
Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yáñez (born August 27, 1976) is a Peruvian former footballer who has played as a striker for Peru and for clubs including Coventry City, Estudiantes and Melgar. Since retirement, Zúñiga has reverted to dentistry in ...
Freddy Ternero
Freddy Santos Ternero Corrales (March 26, 1962 – September 18, 2015) was a Peruvian football player and football manager. Ternero was the Mayor of District of San Martín de Porres in Lima, Peru for the periods of 2007 - 2010 and 2011 - 2014.
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(1998)
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Roberto Mosquera
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(2004–05)
* Teddy Cardama (1 January 2006 – 31 December 2006)
* Rafael Castillo (2006–07)
* Gustavo Bobadilla (1 January 2008 – 24 September 2008)
* (26 August 2008 – 30 August 2009)
* Ernesto Vera (1 August 2009 – 31 December 2009)
* Luis Flores (1 September 2009 – 20 February 2010)
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Carlos Manta
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* (1 January 2011 – 16 May 2011)
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Wilmar Valencia
Wilmar Elar Valencia Pacheco (born 27 October 1961) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a central defender.
Playing career
Born Camaná, Valencia started playing for Coronel Bolognesi. In 1982, he moved to Alianza Li ...
Franco Navarro
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Club career
Navarro played for Independiente from Argentina , Deportivo Mu ...
Néstor Lorenzo
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Lorenzo played for Argentinos Juniors, A.S. Bari, Swindon To ...
(16 December 2020– 7 July 2022)
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Pablo Lavallén
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(3 July 2022–)
See also
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Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...
Peru national football team
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