Club Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian professional football club based in Huancayo, Peru. It was founded in 2007 by Raúl Rojas and Édgar Araníbar. The club has been playing in the Peruvian Primera División since 2009, having gained promotion from winning the 2008 Copa Perú.
History Founding 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.
Copa Perú
Sport Huancayo participated in the Copa Perú, after being promoted from the Liga Distrital de El Tambo and Liga Departamental de Junín in 2008.
In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club got promoted to the 2009 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football, 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. It was also the first and only time the club won a national title.
Professional era 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 by Defensor Sporting of Uruguay.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. 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 in the relegation play-off.
In 2016, the coach Diego Umaña took charge of the team. In the Copa Sudamericana the club was eliminated in the second round, after losing to Sol de America. 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 season the club placed fourth in the league and qualified for the Copa Libertadores for second time. They got eliminated by Club Nacional of Paraguay in the qualifying stage.
Kit and crest The teams home colours primarily consisted of red and orange shirt and shorts with socks usually being the same colour. It's away colours are mostly green. The club also has a third kit, which is white and gold.
The current club badge is a lion with the club name above. It was changed from the old badge in 2023, which was a crest with two lions facing each other and Huancayo above. The club mascot is a lion.
Stadium
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 and is the largest stadium in Huancayo. The stadium is part of a larger sports complex, which features numerous practice fields for futsal, football, volleyball and handball, along with a gym. A renovation project was planned in 2019, which planned to increase the stadium to 40,000. The project is still in development and construction has not yet begun.
Players
Current squad
Former players
Honours
Senior titles
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years National(League)Copa Perú1—2008— Half-year / Shorttournament(League)Torneo Apertura—2—2020, 2022Torneo de Verano— 1— National(Cups)Copa Bicentenario—1— Regional(League)Región II—1—2008Liga Departamental de Junín—1—2008Liga Provincial de Huancayo—1—2008Liga Distrital de El Tambo2—2007, 2008—
Youth Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up yearsNational(League)Liga 31—2025—Torneo de Promoción y Reservas1120172019Half-year / Shorttournament(League)Torneo de Verano (Reservas)—1—2017Torneo Apertura (Reservas)—2—2017, 2018Torneo Clausura (Reservas)1—2017—
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions CompetitionAPWDLGFGADGPtsCopa Libertadores1201114 -31Copa Sudamericana83078152855 -2729 A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, DG = difference goals, Pts = points.
Copa Libertadores SeasonRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate 2012First StageArsenal1–10–31–32023First StageNacional2–11-33-4
Copa Sudamericana SeasonRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate2010Second StageDefensor Sporting2–00–92–92013First StageEmelec1–30–41–72016First StageDeportivo Anzoátegui1–01–22–2Second StageSol de América1–10–11–22017First StageNacional Potosí2–11–33–42018First StageUnión Española3–00–03–0Second StageCaracas3–40–23–62019First StageMontevideo Wanderers1–10–21–32020First StageArgentinos Juniors0–01–11–1Second StageLiverpool1-12-13-2Round of 16Coquimbo Unido0-20-00-22021First StageUTC4-01-05-0Group StagePeñarol0-01-5River Plate1-21-2Corinthians0-30-5
U-20 Copa Libertadores SeasonRoundCountryClubScoreAggregate2018Group stageIndependiente del Valle1-6Nacional0-8Colo-Colo0-2
Records Year-by-year
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.
SeasonLeaguePositionNational CupsContinental / OtherTournament Top goalscorer(s)Div CompetitionPlay-offsName(s)Goals20171Torneo de Verano145361923185thDNQCopa SudamericanaR1 Mauricio Montes17Torneo Apertura157532316264thDNQTorneo Clausura155552222207th2018Torneo de Verano148332920271st2ndCopa SudamericanaR2 Carlos Neumann27Torneo Apertura1546516151810thDNQTorneo Clausura1537519221615th2019Torneo Apertura1766522232410thDNQCopa BicentenarioRUCopa SudamericanaR1 Carlos Neumann14Torneo Clausura177552421268th2020Torneo Apertura1910542315352ndDNQCopa BicentenarioCopa SudamericanaRo16 Marcio Valverde11Torneo Clausura923491599th2021Fase 1933389124thDNQCopa BicentenarioR1Copa SudamericanaGSFase 21739518211813th
Top goalscorers
International competitions RankPlayerCLCSTotalRef.1Liliu332Manuel Corrales223Marcio Valverde224Sergio Ibarra115Ronal Huaccha11
Managers Below is a list of Sport Huancayo managers from 2009, the club's first season in the Peruvian first division, until the present day.
NamePeriod José Ramírez CubasJan 1, 2009 – May 4, 2009 Luis VenturaMay 4, 2009 – Oct 21, 2010 Cristóbal CubillaSep 5, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009 Rafael CastilloJan 1, 2010 – Jun 16, 2010 Cristóbal CubillaJun 18, 2010 – Sep 19, 2010 Roberto MosqueraJul 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2011 Miguel CompanyJan 1, 2012 – Apr 19, 2012 Wilmar ValenciaJul 1, 2012 – Dec 11, 2012 Moisés BarackJan 8, 2013 – Feb 12, 2013 Marcelo TrobbianiFeb 14, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013NamePeriod Daniel CórdobaDec 28, 2013 – Jul 20, 2014 Marcelo MessinaJul 20, 2014 – Nov 4, 2014 Walter LizárragaNov 5, 2014 – May 31, 2015 Wilmar ValenciaJun 1, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015 Diego UmañaJan 5, 2016 – May 12, 2017 Rolando ChilavertMay 12, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017 Marcelo GrioniJan 10, 2018 – Mar 26, 2019 Carlos RamacciottiMar 31, 2019 – Nov 18, 2019 Wilmar ValenciaFeb 1, 2020 –
Notes
References
External links Official site Sport Huancayo en Cuestiones de la Polis