Primera División Peruana 1998
The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario. The national championship was divided into two half-year tournaments, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. Each was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each would play for the national title in a playoff. If the same club had won both tournaments, it would have won the national championship automatically. Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the winner of each tournament, while the runners-up played for a Copa CONMEBOL spot. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place held a relegation/promotion playoff against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division). Teams Team changes Stadia locations Torneo Apertura Results Torneo Clausura Results Clausura title play-off ---- Sporting Crist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1997 Peruvian Segunda División
The 1997 Peruvian Segunda División, the second division of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 14 teams. the tournament winner, Lawn Tennis was promoted to the 1998 Torneo Descentralizado The 1998 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 83rd season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario. The national championship was divided into two half-year tou .... The tournament was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. Teams Team changes Stadia and Locations League table Standings See also * 1997 Torneo Descentralizado * 1997 Copa Perú External links RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Peruvian Segunda Division Peruvian Segunda División seasons Peru2 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lawn Tennis FC
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's matches. The club's main sports are Tennis, along with swimming, volleyball, badminton, squash and Paleta Frontón. 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. 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. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FBC Melgar
Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peru, Peruvian professional Association football, football club based in Arequipa. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded in 1915 under the name Juventud Melgar by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa. The club currently competes in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football. The team first participated in the Peruvian Primera División, Peruvian football league in 1919 and later was invited to the first true National football league, the Torneo Descentralizado, in 1966 Torneo Descentralizado, 1966, when four teams from the Provinces were invited to join the league. Previously, only teams from Lima and Callao had been allowed to compete for the championship. Due to a low finish the first year, Melgar was dropped from the league after the first year. After winning the Copa Perú they returned to the Primera División where they have remained to this day. Melgar won the Pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cienciano
Club Cienciano, more commonly known as Cienciano, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club based in Cusco, that currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate in the finals of the 2003 Copa Sudamericana and Boca Juniors in the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana. The club is considered the largest and most successful in Cusco. Founded in 1901, the club is among the oldest in Peru and the oldest in Cusco. The club was founded on 8 July 1901 by a group of students of the ''National School of Sciences and Arts of Cuzco, Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco,'' the oldest school in Peru. They decided to give the club its name based on the word ''Ciencias'', which means "Science". The club is nicknamed ''El Papá de América'', the Father of America. It has a large, longstanding rivalry with FBC Melgar of Arequipa known as ''El Clasico del Sur''. Its mascot is a donkey. The club ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deportivo Wanka
Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1969 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero of Chimbote but its home city is still Huancayo. They play their home games at Estadio Huancayo. Their last First Division participation was in 2004. They protested against their relegation and were suspended from participating in any football tournament. History Deportivo Sipesa Club Ovacion Miraflores was founded in 1969 in Chimbote, which would later become ''Ovación Sipesa''. They played in the First Division of Chimbote and received sponsorship from the fishing trade union Sipesa. In 1992 they were promoted to the First Division and in 1993 they played in the Copa CONMEBOL. Deportivo Pesquero In 1996, the trade union ceased sponsoring the club and therefore changed their club n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unión Minas
Unión Minas is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cerro de Pasco. The club was founded 23 April 1974 and plays in the Copa Perú which is the fourth tier of the Peruvian football league system. History The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian football on sixteen occasions, from 1986 Torneo Descentralizado until 2001 Torneo Descentralizado when it was relegated to 2002 Copa Perú. In the 2002 Copa Perú, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by León de Huánuco, Sport Dos de Mayo, and Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión. In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Wanka and Alianza Universidad. In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by Asociación Deportiva Tarma and Alianza Universidad. Notable players Honours National * Liga Departamental de Pasco: **Winners (2): 1978, 1984 **Runners-up (2): 2008, 2010 * Liga Superior de Pasco: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alianza Atlético
Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peru, Peruvian professional association football, football club, located in the city of Sullana. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Primera División Peruana, Peruvian Primera División, where they currently participate, in 1988 and again in 2015. Alianza Atlético has a long-standing rivalry with Atlético Grau. They are one of the only Peruvian top-tier clubs not based in a state capital. History Founding A group of brave and enterprising citizens of Sullana met on January 18, 1920 at the home of Don José Taboada More, located on the fourth block of Grau Street in the heart of the Norte neighborhood of Sullana, and founded a sports institution that over time would become one of the best in all of Northern Peru, which they called Club Sport Alianza. The name was the initiative of Don Félix Peralta, who was in charge of calling the meeting. Fernando Herrera Agudo was named the first president of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Loretana
La Loretana is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Pucallpa. The club was founded 1 May 1971 and plays in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was 1995 Copa Perú champion, when it defeated Sportivo Huracán, Deportivo Marsa, Deportivo Municipal (Andahuaylas), Diablos Rojos (Huancavelica), and Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca. The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian football on two occasions, from 1996 Torneo Descentralizado until 1997 Torneo Descentralizado when it was relegated. US Players who played on team: Quinn O'Sullivan 1996, John Bragg 1997. In the 1998 Copa Perú, the club was eliminated by Colegio Nacional Iquitos in the regional stage's playoff. Honours National *Copa Perú: 1 ::Winners (1): 1995 Regional * Región III: 0 :: Runner-up (1): 1998 * Liga Departamental de Ucayali: 2 ::Winners (2): 1994, 1995 See also *List of football clubs in Peru *Peruvian football league system The Peru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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José Gálvez FBC
José Gálvez FBC is a Peruvian football club based in Chimbote, Ancash. The club was founded in 1951 under the name Manuel Rivera after the famous Chimbote born footballer Manuel Rivera. The club was forced to change its name because the FPF did not allow clubs to be named after living people. Then on 11 November 1963 the club decided the new name would be José Gálvez FBC. The club currently plays in the Copa Perú, the fourth tier of the Peruvian football league system. More recently the club played in the Peruvian Second Division and finished as champions in 2011. Thus they were promoted back to the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2012 season only to be relegated on the 2013 and become the Peruvian team with the most relegations from the Peruvian First Division. History The club was founded on 27 October 1951 as Club Deportivo Manuel Rivera in recognition of the famous Chimbote born footballer Manuel Rivera, who played for the Peru national team and at that time for De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Atlético Torino
Club Atlético Torino is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Talara. The club were founded 1957 and play in the Copa Perú which is the fourth division of the Peruvian league. They are the record holders for the Copa Perú, with 5 titles. History The club was the 1970, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1994 Copa Perú champion. The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian football on nineteen occasions, since its first participation in 1970 Torneo Descentralizado to the 1997 Torneo Descentralizado. In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the 2009 Segunda División Peruana as Copa Perú's third place. Rivalries Atlético Torino has had a long-standing rivalry with Atlético Grau and Alianza Atlético. Honours Senior titles Performance in CONMEBOL competitions *Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance ::1981: First Round Kit and badge Current Squad 2010 Notable players See also * List of football clubs in Peru * Peruvian football league ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alcides Vigo
Alcides Vigo is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Lima. History The club was 1996 and 2001 Segunda División Peruana champion. The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on one occasion, in the 1997 Torneo Descentralizado when it was relegated to the Peruvian Segunda División. In the 2004 Segunda División Peruana, the club was relegated to the Copa Perú. Notable players Honours National *Peruvian Segunda División: ::Winners (2): 1996, 2001 ::Runner-up (2): 1998, 2000 Regional * Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1991 * Liga Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1991 See also *List of football clubs in Peru *Peruvian football league system The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga 3 and Copa Perú. The Copa Perú is very large involving several stages and leagues within it. In addition, the Copa Perú is p ... Football clubs in Peru Associat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |