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José Gálvez FBC is a Peruvian football club based in
Chimbote Chimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the List of cities in Peru, tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote Dist ...
,
Ancash Ancash (; ) is a department and region in western Peru. It is bordered by the departments of La Libertad on the north, Huánuco and Pasco on the east, Lima on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Its capital is the city of Huaraz, an ...
. 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 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 ...
, the fourth tier of the
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. More recently the club played in the Peruvian Second Division and finished as champions in
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. Thus they were promoted back to the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2012 season only to be relegated on the
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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 Chimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the List of cities in Peru, tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote Dist ...
born footballer Manuel Rivera, who played for the Peru national team and at that time for
Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...
. The club kept its original name for about the next eleven years, but then the
Peruvian Football Federation The Peruvian Football Federation ( or ) is the body that governs Association football in Peru. It was founded on August 23, 1922, and affiliated with FIFA in 1924. It is a member of CONMEBOL since 1925, and directly oversees the Peru national fo ...
decided against allowing clubs to be named after living people. As a result, the club changed its name on 11 November 1963 to José Gálvez Foot Ball Club. The club makes its season debut with its new name in 1964 in the First Division league of Chimbote. The club's first victory was a 2–0 win over Strong Boys on 18 October 1964, with goals from Gonzalo Ponce and Chiang. In 1971 José Gálvez managed to finish in third place of the 1971 Copa Perú which that season allowed promotion to the top three teams in the Final group stage. Consequently, the club's first ever appearance in the
Peruvian First Division Peruvians (''/peruanas'') are the citizens of Peru. What is now Peru has been inhabited for several millennia by cultures such as the Caral before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Peruvian population decreased from an estimated 5–9 m ...
was in the 1971 Torneo Descentralizado season. The club was
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
and
2005 Copa Perú The 2005 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified ...
champion, when it defeated Senati in the finals. The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on eleven occasions, since its first participation in 1971 Torneo Descentralizado to the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado. The club was
2011 Torneo Intermedio The 2011 Torneo Intermedio (known as the Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was played between June and July while the Peru national football team prepared for and competed in the 2011 Copa América. The tournament was played as a knockout com ...
champion, by defeating Sport Ancash in the finals. The club is also the Peruvian supercup 2012 Copa Federación champion.


Stadium

Jose Galvez plays their home games at Estadio Manuel Rivera Sánchez located in
Chimbote Chimbote ; ) is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the largest city in the Ancash Region and the List of cities in Peru, tenth most populous in Peru. With a population of 425,367 in 2017, it is the capital of both Santa Province and Chimbote Dist ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 32,000, making it one of the largest stadiums in Peru.


Rivalries

Jose Galvez FBC has had a long-standing rivalry with Sport Ancash.


Notable players


Historical list of coaches

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(1 March 2006 – 30 June 2006) * Rafael Castillo (1 Jan 2008 – 24 August 2009) *
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(20 Aug 2009 – 31 December 2009) *
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(Jan 2010 – June 2010) * Mario Flores (3 July 2010 – 29 November 2010) * Rafael Castillo (1 Jan 2011 – 10 January 2012) * Wilmar Valencia (10 Jan 2012 – 27 March 2012) * Javier Arce (27 March 2012 – 17 April 2013) * Nolberto Solano (18 April 2013 – 23 July 2013) *
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(23 July 2013–)


Honours


Senior titles


Friendlies


References


External links

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Galería Histórica José Galvez F.B.C.
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