Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco, more commonly known as León de Huánuco, is a professional

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vian

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club based in the city of

Huánuco Huánuco (; ) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The met ...

. It is historically the biggest football club of Huánuco city. Founded in 1946, the club plays in the

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which is the fourth tier of Peruvian football.

History

León de Huánuco was founded on 29 June, 1946. The club occupies the position 14 in the accumulated table of championships of the

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. In the

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, León de Huánuco was runner-up and qualified to the

1973 Torneo Descentralizado The 1973 Torneo Descentralizado was the 57th season of the Peruvian Primera División and the ninth season of the Torneo Descentralizado. It was won for the first time by Defensor Lima. Sportivo Huracán, Atlético Torino, José Gálvez, and ...

. In the 1980 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the

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, when defeated Comercial Aguas Verdes. In the

2000 Copa Perú The 2000 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football. The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout ...

, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by

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in the semifinals. In the

2001 Copa Perú The 2001 Copa Perú season (), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football. The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout ...

, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Bolito in the semifinals. In the 2002 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Atlético Universidad in the semifinals. In the

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, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sport Huamanga in the round of 16. On December 12, 2010, at the Estadio Monumental, Leon de Huanuco was defeated by

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in Peru's two-legged final that gave USMP the domestic championship.

Kit and badge

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Stadium

León de Huánuco's home stadium is the

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. The club shares the stadium with city rivals

Alianza Universidad Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad de Huánuco, popularly known as Alianza Universidad or Alianza Huanuco, is a football in Peru, Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Huánuco. The club was founded in 1939 un ...

, who participate in the

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. The stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000. When León de Huánuco was the dominant team, the stadium featured the colors of the club. However, after the rise of Alianza Universidad, the stadium has since been changed to feature the colors of that club, which are blue and red.

Rivalries

León de Huánuco has had a long-standing rivalry with

. However, the rivalry is not played much, as the teams are in separate leagues.

Honours

Senior titles

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.

Managers

* Javier Chávez (1971-1972) * César Cubilla (1972) * Javier Chávez (1973-1974) * César Cubilla (1975) *

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(1975) * Raúl Gorriti (1975-1976) * Mario Gonzales (1976) * Carlos Chávez (1977) * José Lugo (1978) * Julio Meléndez (1978-1979) *

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(1979) * Julio Gómez (1980) Campeón Copa Perú * Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (1981) * José Fernández (1981) * Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (1983-1984) * César Ponce (1984-1986) * José Nicamor Chacaltana Ramos (1990) * Diego Agurto (1991-1992) * Roberto Chale (1992) * César Cubilla (1993) *

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(1994) * Rufino Bernales Francia (2006) * Mifflin Bermúdez (2009) * Oswaldo Araujo (2009). Campeón Copa Perú 2009 *

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(2010–2011) * Aníbal Ruiz (2012) * Jean Ferrari (2012) *

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(2012) * Édgar Ospina (2013) * José Soto (2013) * César Chacón (2013) * Wilmar Valencia (2014) * César Chacón (2014) *

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(2014–2015) * Fredy García (2015) * Carlos Cumapa (interim) (2015) * Carlos Ramacciotti (2015) * Juan Chumpitaz Rivera (2017) *

(2018) * Mifflin Bermúdez (2018) * Roberto Tristán (2018) * Carlos Cortijo (2020) * Roberto Tristán (2021) * Pedro Sandoval (2023) * Víctor Peña (interim) (2023) * Carlos Cortijo (2023–)

References

External links

Rugidos Reales

Liga Superior de Huánuco 2009 - Tiempo de rugir
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leon De Huanuco Football clubs in Peru Association football clubs established in 1946