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 ...

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. 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

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, 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

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

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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

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was in the 1971 Torneo Descentralizado season. The club was

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and

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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

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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

. 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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Honours

Senior titles

Friendlies

References

External links

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Galería Histórica José Galvez F.B.C.
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