Unión Deportivo Ascensión is a

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club, located in the city of

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. The club is the largest in Ascensión city and one of the largest in Huancavelica Province. The club was founded in 1959 and plays in the Liga 3, the third tier of Peruvian football.

History

The club was founded July 18, 1959 in the city of Ascensión in the

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. In the 1980 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by and

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and Atlético Centenario. In the 2002 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage but was eliminated by

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, the club qualified to the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by and Cultural Joe Gutiérrez and

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. In the 2024 Copa Perú, UDA placed 38th in the national stage and was the best ranked team of the Huancavelica department, gaining promotion to the

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(Liga 3).

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