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Full name | Club Sport Huancayo | |||
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Nickname(s) | Rojo Matador | |||
Founded | February 7, 2008 | |||
Ground | Estadio Huancayo | |||
Capacity | 20,000 | |||
Chairman | Raúl Rojas | |||
Manager | Wilmar Valencia | |||
League | Liga 1 | |||
2023 | Liga 1, 5th of 19 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Club Sport Huancayo, more commonly known as Sport Huancayo, is a Peruvian professional football club based in Huancayo, Junín. It was founded in 2008 by Raúl Rojas and Édgar Araníbar. The club has been playing in the Peruvian Primera División. the top tier of the Peruvian football league system, since 2009, having gained promotion after winning the 2008 Copa Perú. Sport Huancayo plays their home games at Estadio Huancayo, which can seat 20,000 spectators.
History
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Founding
[edit]On February 7, 2007, Huancaína Sport Club was founded by the initiative of a beer company led by Raúl Rojas and Édgar Araníbar, which purchased the playing rights of Club Escuela de Fútbol Huancayo, who was at that time playing in the Liga Distrital de El Tambo. In 2008, the club changed its name to Sport Huancayo to better identify themselves with the city of Huancayo, where the club is based in.[1]
Copa Perú
[edit]In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado for the first time as Copa Perú champion, when it defeated Atlético Torino, Colegio Nacional Iquitos, and Cobresol in the Copa Perú's Final Stage.[2] It was also the first and only time the club won a national title.
Professional era
[edit]In the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado, the club was fourth place and qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, with the successful coach Cristóbal Cubilla. Sport Huancayo got eliminated in the Second Stage of the Copa Sudamericana.
In the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, the club was eliminated by Defensor Sporting in the Second Stage.
In the 2011 Torneo Descentralizado, the club finished in third place and qualified to its first Copa Libertadores for the 2012 season.
In the 2012 Copa Libertadores, the club was eliminated by Arsenal de Sarandí in the First Stage.[3][4] In the Peruvian tournament the club finished in sixth position, in this way, they managed to qualify for the 2013 Copa Sudamericana. In 2014, the club was saved from relegation after beating Caimanes 1-0.[5]
In 2016, the coach Diego Umaña took charge of the team.[6] In the Copa Sudamericana the club was eliminated in the second round, after losing to Sol de America.[7] Since 2016, the club qualified for every Copa Sudamericana edition up until 2021. In 2018, they eliminated Unión Española in the first stage of the Copa Sudamericana, then they were eliminated by Caracas FC. In the newly created, 2019 Copa Bicentenario, Sport Huancayo reached the final and lost to Atlético Grau on penalties. Their best result in the Sudamericana was in 2020, where they reached the Round of 16. In the 2022 Liga 1 the club placed fourth in the league and qualified for the Copa Libertadores for second time for the 2023 season. They got eliminated by Club Nacional of Paraguay in the qualifying stage.
Stadium
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Sport Huancayo's home stadium is Estadio Huancayo. The stadium is also home to Deportivo Junín. It was constructed in 1962 and owned by the Instituto Peruano de Deporte. It has a capacity of 20,000.
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 31 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
[edit]Honours
[edit]Senior titles
[edit]- Keys
- Record
- (s) Shared record
Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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Half-year / Short tournament (League) |
Torneo Apertura | — | 2 | — | 2020, 2022 |
Torneo de Verano | — | 1 | — | ||
National (Cups) |
Copa Bicentenario | — | 1 | — | |
National (League) |
Copa Perú | 1 | — | 2008 | — |
Regional (League) |
Liga Departamental de Junín | — | 1 | — | 2008 |
Liga Provincial de Huancayo | — | 1 | — | 2008 | |
Liga Distrital de El Tambo | 2 | — | 2007, 2008 | — |
Under-20 team
[edit]Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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National (League) |
Torneo de Promoción y Reserva | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2019 |
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
[edit]Competition | A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | DG | Pts |
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Copa Libertadores | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Copa Sudamericana | 8 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 29 |
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, DG = difference goals, Pts = points.
Copa Libertadores
[edit]Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Ref | |
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2012 | First Stage | ![]() |
Arsenal | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | ![]() |
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2023 | First Stage | ![]() |
Nacional | 2–1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ![]() |
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Copa Sudamericana
[edit]Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Ref | |
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2010 | Second Stage | ![]() |
Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | 0–9 | 2–9 | ![]() |
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2013 | First Stage | ![]() |
Emelec | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 | ![]() |
[10] |
2016 | First Stage | ![]() |
Deportivo Anzoátegui | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | ![]() |
[11] |
Second Stage | ![]() |
Sol de América | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ![]() |
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2017 | First Stage | ![]() |
Nacional Potosí | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | ![]() |
[13] |
2018 | First Stage | ![]() |
Unión Española | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ![]() |
[14] |
Second Stage | ![]() |
Caracas | 3–4 | 0–2 | 3–6 | ![]() |
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2019 | First Stage | ![]() |
Montevideo Wanderers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ![]() |
[16] |
2020 | First Stage | ![]() |
Argentinos Juniors | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Second Stage | ![]() |
Liverpool | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ![]() |
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Round of 16 | ![]() |
Coquimbo Unido | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ![]() |
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2021 | First Stage | ![]() |
UTC | 4-0 | 1-0 | 5-0 | ![]() |
[20] |
Group Stage | ![]() |
Peñarol | 0-0 | 1-5 | ![]() |
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River Plate | 1-2 | 1-2 | |||||
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Corinthians | 0-3 | 0-5 |
U-20 Copa Libertadores
[edit]Season | Round | Country | Club | Score | Aggregate | Ref | |
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2018 | Group stage | ![]() |
Independiente del Valle | 1-6 | ![]() |
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Nacional | 0-8 | |||||
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Colo-Colo | 0-2 |
Records
[edit]Year-by-year
[edit]This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by Sport Huancayo. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Sport Huancayo seasons.
Season | League | Position | National Cups | Continental / Other | Tournament Top goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||||
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Div | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Play-offs[a] | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
2017 | 1 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 5th | DNQ | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | ![]() |
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Torneo Apertura | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 4th | DNQ | ||||||||
Torneo Clausura | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 7th[b] | |||||||||
2018 | Torneo de Verano | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 1st | 2nd [c] | — | — | Copa Sudamericana | R2 | ![]() |
27 | |
Torneo Apertura | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 10th | DNQ | ||||||||
Torneo Clausura | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15th | |||||||||
2019 | Torneo Apertura | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 10th | DNQ | Copa Bicentenario | RU | Copa Sudamericana | R1 | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 8th | |||||||||
2020 | Torneo Apertura | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 2nd | DNQ | Copa Bicentenario | —[d] | Copa Sudamericana | Ro16 | ![]() |
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Torneo Clausura | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9th | |||||||||
2021 | Fase 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4th | DNQ | Copa Bicentenario | R1 | Copa Sudamericana | GS | — | — | |
Fase 2 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 13th |
Top goalscorers
[edit]International competitions
[edit]Rank | Player | Nat | CL | CS | Total | Ref. |
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1 | Liliu | ![]() |
3 | 3 | [23] | |
2 | Manuel Corrales | ![]() |
2 | 2 | [24] | |
3 | Marcio Valverde | ![]() |
2 | 2 | [25] | |
4 | Sergio Ibarra | ![]() |
1 | 1 | [26] | |
5 | Ronal Huaccha | ![]() |
1 | 1 |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 31 January, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
[edit]Managers
[edit]Below is a list of Sport Huancayo managers from 2009, the club's first season in the Peruvian first division, until the present day.
- As of 3 November 2020
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Since 1966, play-off games have been used as a tie breaker between teams tie on points for promotion or relegation or as a post-season stage to decide the national championship. Whenever they have occurred, the club's position on that stage is shown in this column.
- ^ Sport Huancayo was awarded 2 points for winning the 2017 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva.
- ^ Sport Huancayo lost to Sporting Cristal in the Torneo de Verano finals.
- ^ The Copa Bicentenario was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
[edit]- ^ Romero, Kenny (7 February 2012). "Antes de ser matador" [Before being the Matador] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Castro, Roberto. "Sport Huancayo es el campeón de la Copa Perú 2008, y asciende a Primera junto al CNI; Torino y Cobre". dechalaca.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ a b "Sport Huancayo 1 - Arsenal 1 - Copa Libertadores 2012 - Futbolpasion.com". www.futbolpasion.com. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ a b "Arsenal goleó 3-0 al Sport Huancayo en primera fase de la Libertadores". futbolred.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Sport Huancayo venció a Los Caimanes y se queda en Primera División". americadeportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Sport Huancayo: Diego Umaña es el nuevo técnico del 'Rojo Matador'". Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Sport Huancayo empató 1-1 con Sol de América y quedó eliminado de la Copa Sudamericana". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Victoria agónica: Sport Huancayo derrotó 2-1 al Nacional de Paraguay por ida de la Fase 1 de Copa Libertadores". RPP (in Spanish). 2023-02-07. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2010 - 2. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2013 - 1. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2016 - 1. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2016 - 2. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2017 - 1. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2018 - 1. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2018 - 2. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2019 - 1. Round". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2020 - Primera ronda". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2020 - Segunda ronda". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2020 - Octavos de final". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2021 - Eliminatoria previa". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana 2021 - Grupo E". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Copa Libertadores Sub-20 2018 Grupo C". Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Brazil - Liliu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "MANUEL ALEJANDRO CORRALES". www.bdfa.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "MARCIO ANDRE VALVERDE". www.bdfa.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "SERGIO RAMON IBARRA". www.bdfa.com.ar. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.