Club Deportivo Boca Juniors (sometimes referred to as Boca Juniors de Chiclayo) is a
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
vian
football
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club, founded in the city of
Chiclayo
Chiclayo (; mochica language, Mochica: ''Cɥiclaiæp'') is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located from the Pacific coast, from the city of Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, and from ...
,
Lambayeque,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.
History
The Club Deportivo Boca Juniors was founded on December 31,
1926
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...
. The club was named in honor of the Argentine
sports club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...
.
Rivalries
Boca Juniors has had a long-standing rivalry with the local club
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Boedo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Primera División, the first tier of the Argentine foot ...
.
Honours
Regional
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Liga Departamental de Lambayeque:
::Winners (2): 1976, 1994
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Liga Provincial de Chiclayo:
::Winners (3): 1976, 1994, 2022
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Liga Distrital de Chiclayo:
::Winners (20): 1935, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965,
1976, 1983, 1994, 2022, 2023, 2024
::Runner-up (2): 1960, 1966
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, 15 second division teams and 37 third division teams as of 2025. The Copa Perú has variable number of teams from the rest of the c ...
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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, 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 ...
References
{{Football in Peru
Football clubs in Peru
Association football clubs established in 1926
1926 establishments in Peru