Deportivo Junín is a
Peru
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vian
football
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club, playing in the city of
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 ...
,
Junín,
Peru
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.
The club is the biggest of Huancayo city.
The club plays in the
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...
which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
In the
1972 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the Final Stage, but remained in the third-place.
The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian football on seventeen occasions, from
1974 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1974 season of the Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 22 teams. The top six qualified to the final group stage. The relegation system was as follows: The last-placed team was relegated, the worst Lima ...
until
1990 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1990 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 44 teams in the format of Regional Tournament. The national champion was Universitario.
Teams Team changes
Stadia locations
Regional I Región Metropolitan ...
, when it was relegated to the
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...
.
Honours
Regional
*
Liga Distrital de Huancayo
**Winners (1): 1971
**Runners-up (3): 1968, 1969, 1970
See also
*
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 ...
*
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
External links
Los naranjas del Deportivo Junín
Football clubs in Peru
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