Lawn Tennis is a
Peruvian sports club, playing in the city of
Lima,
Peru.
History
Lawn Tennis was founded on June 27, 1884, by a group of English immigrants, and had Juan P. Gallagher Gibbs as their first chairman. Its original headquarters were in the
Parque de la Exposición, but it later moved to the
Jesús María district in the early 20th century. The club is the usual ground for the
Peru Davis Cup team
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's matches. The club's main sports are Tennis, along with swimming, volleyball, badminton, squash and
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.
Football
Lawn Tennis' footballing section was active in the early days of Peruvian football, but it only entered official competitions for the first time in 1927, when it won the División Intermedia, attaining promotion to the 1928
Primera División
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. The team was relegated in that championship, but won the División Intermedia in the following year again; after two years in the first level, Lawn Tennis broke away from the
Peruvian Football Federation
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.
The team returned to football in 1983, playing in the
Segunda División
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, where it finished in last; the team returned to the Segunda División in 1986, and continued disputing that championship until it was relegated in 1991; However, after the relegation,
Meteor merged with it, allowing it to continue participating in the Segunda División; the fusion stood until 1994, when Meteor broke away, and at the same time, Lawn Tennis' football section also split from the main club. The club was champion of the
1997 Segunda División Peruana
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, attaining promotion to the
Torneo Descentralizado, where it remained for only one season before being relegated.
The team eventually was relegated from the Segunda División in
2002
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, returning to the
Jesús María district league, where it has remained ever since.
Achievements
*
Segunda Division Peruana: 1
::1997
See also
*
List of football clubs in Peru
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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 ...
External links
Segunda División en los 90´s
Football clubs in Peru
Association football clubs established in 1884
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