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León de Huánuco

Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco, more commonly known as León de Huánuco, is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is historically the biggest football club of Huánuco city. Founded in 1946, the club plays in the Copa Peru which is the fourth tier of Peruvian football.

León de Huánuco
Full nameClub Social Deportivo León de Huánuco
Nickname(s)Las Fieras
Los Cremas del Centro
El Ídolo de la Ciudad
Founded29 June 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06-29)
GroundEstadio Heraclio Tapia
Capacity25,000
ChairmanEdison Díaz Esquivel
ManagerCarlos Cortijo
LeagueCopa Perú
2018National Stage
Websitehttp://leondehuanuco.net/

History

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León de Huánuco was founded on 29 June, 1946.

The club occupies the position 14 in the accumulated table of championships of the First Division.

In the 1972 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco was runner-up and qualified to the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado.

In the 1980 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the 1981 Torneo Descentralizado, when defeated Comercial Aguas Verdes.

In the 2000 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the semifinals.

In the 2001 Copa Perú, 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 2006 Copa Perú, 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 Universidad San Martín de Porres in Peru's two-legged final that gave USMP the domestic championship.

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Stadium

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Estadio Heraclio Tapia

León de Huánuco's home stadium is the Estadio Heraclio Tapia. The club shares the stadium with city rivals Alianza Universidad, who participate in the Peruvian Primera División. 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

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León de Huánuco has had a long-standing rivalry with Alianza Universidad. However, the rivalry is not played much, as the teams are in separate leagues.

Honours

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Senior titles

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  •   Record
  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years
National
(League) 		Primera División — 1 — 2010
Intermedia (1984–1987) 2 1 1984 Zona Centro, 1985 Zona Centro 1987 Zona Centro
Copa Perú 2 1 1980, 2009 1972
Regional
(League) 		Región Norte B 1 2 1972 1968, 1969
Región IV 1 — 1996 —
Región V 3 1 2000, 2001, 2002 2009
Región VI 1 — 2006 —
Liga Departamental de Huánuco 12 5 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018
Liga Superior de Huánuco — 2 — 2008, 2009
Liga Provincial del Huánuco 2 1 2002, 2003 2018
Liga Distrital del Huánuco 6 2 1954, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 2018, 2022

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2011 Copa Libertadores Group Stage   Oriente Petrolero 1–0 0–2
  Grêmio 1–1 0–2
  Junior 1–2 1–1
2012 Copa Sudamericana Q1   Deportivo Quito 0–1 2–3

Managers

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See also

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References

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