Ayacucho FC

Ayacucho Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores, Olímpico San Luis, Olímpico Somos Peru, Olímpico Aurora Miraflores, Loreto and Inti Gas. As Olímpico Somos Peru, the club won a Second Division title in 2006, and as Inti Gas, the club finished as runner-up in 2008.

Ayacucho
Full nameAyacucho Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los Ñes, Los Gasíferos, La Fuerza de los Andes, Los Libertadores
FoundedJuly 1972 (1972-07)
(as Olímpico San Luis)
GroundEstadio Ciudad de Cumaná
Ayacucho, Peru
Capacity17,000
President Rofilio Neyra
Manager Gerardo Pablo Ameli
LeagueLiga 1
2019Liga 1, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

Olímpico

Olímpico San Luis was promoted to the Second Division in 2000. The following year they changed the club name to Olímpico Somos Peru. In 2004 they won the Second Division and played in the finals of the Copa Perú to gain promotion, however they lost to Deportivo Municipal in the quarter-finals. Beginning in 2006, they officially changed their name to Olímpico Aurora Miraflores.[1]

Real Loreto

In 2007, the club moved their home ground to Iquitos and renamed as Real Loreto FC in order to increase their fanbase. They failed to gain a large amount of support from Iquitos and for 2008 they returned to Lima.[1]

Inti Gas
Inti Gas Deportes, 2009 main team at San Martín de Porres Stadium, before playing against Sporting Cristal.

In 2008, the club received sponsorship from the gas provider Inti Gas. They relocated to Huamanga, Ayacucho but they decided to play their home games in Ica because another Second Division team already had their home ground in Ayacucho and security issues that have risen. They were runners-up of the 2008 Second Division and were promoted to the 2009 First Division. Ayacucho has recently sought to permanently keep the club in its city.[1]

Ayacucho

In 2014, they officially changed their name to Ayacucho FC.

Stadiums

Ayacucho mainly plays their home matches in the Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná located in Ayacucho, Huamanga, Peru. The club's second stadium for home matches is the Estadio Municipal de Huanta (capacity: 10,000) located in Huanta, Peru.

Honours

National

League
  • Peruvian Segunda División: 2
Winners (2): 2004, 2005[2]
Runner-up (1): 2008

Regional
Winners (1): 1999 [2]
Winners (1): 1999 [3]

Results

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
2012: First Stage
2013: First Stage
2014: First Stage

Current squad
As of 11 May 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Exar Rosales
2 DF Alexis Cossio
3 DF Diego Minaya
4 DF Fabio Rojas (on loan from Alianza Lima)
5 DF Erick Canales
6 MF Jorge Murrugarra
7 FW Luis Carranza (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
9 FW Carlos Olascuaga (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
10 MF Robert Ardiles
11 MF Leandro Sosa
12 GK Ángel Zamudio
13 GK Andy Vidal
No. Position Player
14 MF Luis Álvarez
15 DF Jesús Mendieta (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
17 FW Joao Villamarín
18 MF Diego Espinoza (on loan from Alianza Lima)
19 DF Roberto Villamarín
20 DF Nelinho Quina
21 FW Mauricio Montes
22 DF Hugo Souza
25 FW Maximiliano Callorda
27 MF Pedro Casique
33 MF Gonzalo Papa

Notable players

Managers
  • Edgar Ospina (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009)
  • José Torres (Jan 1, 2010 – April 19, 2010)
  • Edgar Ospina (July 19, 2010 – Dec 31, 2012)
  • César Tabárez (Jan 1, 2013 – April 14, 2013)
  • Rolando Chilavert (April 15, 2013–14)
  • Carlos Fabián Leeb (2014–15)
  • Freddy García (2015–)

References
  1. "Empresas de Primera". dechalaca.com. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. As Olímpico Somos Peru
  3. As Olímpico San Luis
  4. "Expediente DeChalaca: Inti Gas". Dechalaca.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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