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Primera División Peruana 2000
The 2000 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario. Competition modus The national championship was divided into two 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 play-off, but since the same club had won both tournaments, it automatically won the national championship. Following-season Copa Libertadores berths went to the champion, as well as to each of the half-year tournament's runners-up, who held a play-off as a formality to decide the overall season runners-up. The bottom team on the aggregate table was relegated, while the eleventh place team held a promotion play-off against the winner of the Segunda División (Second Division). Teams Before the start of the season, Deportivo Pesquero relocated from Chimbote to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huancayo
Huancayo (; in , '(place) with a (sacred) rock', ) is the capital of the Junín Region and Huancayo Province, in the central highlands of Peru, in the Mantaro Valley and is crossed by the Shullcas, Chilca and Mantaro rivers. It was founded as a reduction by the name Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo on 1 June 1572, by Don Jerónimo de Silva, a Spanish conquistador. It is the fifth largest city in Peru, with a population of 500,000 and is among the highest cities in Peru, with an altitude of 3,256 meters (10,692 feet) above sea level. It is considered the economic and social center of central Peru The Huanca people largely inhabited the area even before the Inca Empire at around 500 BC. They would later form the so-called Huanca kingdom.They were incorporated into the Inca Empire, becoming a stopping point along the Qhapaq Ñan, the section that runs through the city, which today is called Calle Real. Upon the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors notably Francisco Pizarro, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
The Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, popularly known as Matute, is a football stadium located in the Matute neighborhood of the La Victoria district in Lima, Peru. The venue is owned by Club Alianza Lima, and it is here that the club plays at home in the Peruvian Primera División, and in international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores or the Copa Sudamericana. With a capacity of 33,938, it is often nicknamed ''La Caldera'', ''the Boiler'', for its intense atmosphere during home games. It is named after one of Alianza Lima's greatest ever players, Alejandro Villanueva. The stadium was registered as an alternate venue of the Peru national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and was also considered as a possible venue for the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima. It was designed by Uruguayan engineer, Walter Lavalleja, who also participated in the construction in seven other stadiums in South America. History In 1951, the President of Peru donated the lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and 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 the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Campeones Del 36
The Estadio Campeones del 36 is a multi-use stadium in Sullana, Peru. It is used by the football team Alianza Atlético. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 2000. It is a small stadium which was expanded. The venue name, ''Champions of 1936'', is misleading. No Peruvian League was actually played in 1936, as the national team was preparing itself to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany. Alianza Atlético did, however, win a Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol (representing their home region, Piura) governed by the Peruvian Football Federation, and the name stuck despite not being recognized officially as national champions thereafter. The venue was remodeled and re-inaugurated in 2018 with an enlarged capacity of 12,000. History Old ground The land located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood has existed since 1917, when it was only an esplanade for the practice of various sports. Within it, wooden stands were built that were part of the Gerónimo Seminario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullana
SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 people and is one of the most important cities in the Department of Piura. Geography Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region. Climate The province has a Hot Desert climate and an average temperature of 27 °C degrees. The minimum temperature is 16 °C and the maximum temperature is 38 °C (can go over 42 °C mark if the El Niño phenomenon is present). The city is irrigated by the Chira River, the area around the capital city of Sullana is very fertile and there is much lush, tropical vegetation: Coconut palm trees, banana trees, paddy fields, etc. Sullana is an important commercial centre in one of Peru's major cotton-growing ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universitario De Deportes
Club Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian sports club based in Lima, which has Association football, soccer as its main activity. It also has women's football, volleyball and basketball sections. The football team, popularly known as Universitario, has competed in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División (Liga 1), since 1928. They are the most successful team in Peruvian football with 28 titles and have List of unrelegated association football clubs, never been relegated. The club was founded in August 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of San Marcos but was forced to rename it in 1931. The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929 Peruvian Primera División, 1929, one year after 1928 Peruvian Primera División, its debut in the first division. The club won its first double in the 1945 Peruvian Primera División, 1945 and 1946 Peruvian Primera División, 1946 seasons and won its only treble after conque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Juan Aurich
Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a Peru, Peruvian association football, football club based in Chiclayo. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005. The club currently plays in the Peruvian Tercera División, the third tier of Peruvian football. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre in Chiclayo, which has a capacity of 24,500. Although the current Juan Aurich has played for only a few years in the top-flight, three other football clubs named Juan Aurich (other), Juan Aurich have played in the Torneo Descentralizado. The first Juan Aurich (1922–1992), Juan Aurich was founded in 1922 and played in the first division between 1967 and 1983 and again between 1988 and 1991. Between 1994 and 1996 the merged football club Aurich–Cañaña had a brief spell in the Primera División after they achieved promotion through the 1993 Copa Perú. Finally, a third Juan Aurich (1996–2004), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
