Deportivo Municipal

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few years after the club was founded in 1935. The club was a top-flight contender during this period and won four Primera División titles. The club suffered relegation three times in their history: 1967, 2000, and 2007. They have also been champions of the Segunda División on three occasions: 1968, 2006, and 2014, granting them promotion to the first division. In 2014, they won the Segunda División and they currently compete in the Primera División Peruana.

For other uses, see Deportivo Municipal (disambiguation).
Deportivo Municipal
Full nameClub Centro Deportivo Municipal
(Municipal Sports Center Club)
Nickname(s)La Academia (The Academy),
Muni, Echa Muni, Los Ediles, La Franja, El Cuadro de la Comuna
FoundedJuly 27, 1935 (1935-07-27)
PresidentRenzo Reggiardo
ManagerVictor Rivera
LeagueLiga 1
2019Liga 1, 16th

Deportivo Municipal was one of the first Peruvian clubs to participate in a South American international football competition. In 1948, they were invited to the South American Championship of Champions and finished fourth where clubs from seven of the then nine CONMEBOL football associations participated.[1]

History

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal was founded upon the initiative of three municipal directors of Lima, who intended to have a football team representing the municipality of the city. Thus Círculo Deportivo Municipal was formed, which in 1934 merged with another team to create Centro Deportivo Municipal, participating in the promotion tournament in 1935.

The club was officially founded on 27 July 1935 in the Municipality of Lima. After finishing second in the promotion tournament, the team won the right to play in the Primera División in 1936, and obtained its first national title in 1938.

Deportivo Municipal was relegated in 1967, and promoted again in 1968. The club stayed in the top category until 2000, when it ended last in the season. The team was relegated to the Segunda División, where it played until 2006, when promotion was achieved by winning the title with 45 points in 22 matches. They were relegated again in 2007 after a troublesome season with failing to pay its players for several months.

In the 2011 Torneo Intermedio, the club was eliminated by José Gálvez in the quarter-finals. It reached the national stage of the 2012 Copa Perú and was invited to play in the Segunda División once again.

On 2014, the club gained promotion to the Primera División Peruana for the first time in 7 years after beating Unión Huaral.

Uniform

It consists of a white jersey with a red stripe that goes from left to right, blue shorts and white socks. Its alternative uniform varies, it has 3 options. The first one has a red jersey and keeps the blue shorts and white socks. The second alternative uniform keeps the red stripe on the jersey but instead of being white, it is blue. The shorts and socks are also blue. The third alternative uniform uses black instead of blue (as the 2nd choice) but also keeps the red stripe on the jersey. The home shirt's colors are reminiscent of the Peruvian national team, and it refers to the fact that the day of its foundation in 1935 was the day before Peruvian Independence Day.

Kit Evolution
1935–36
Old First kit
1936–present
Home
1935–present
Away
1998
3° Away
2007
3° Away

Stadium

Deportivo Municipal has employed the use of several stadiums throughout its history. Some of these grounds include the Estadio Nacional, Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos, Estadio Miguel Grau, Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Estadio Universidad San Marcos and the former Estadio San Martín de Porres. Most recently, the club has adopted the Estadio Iván Elías Moreno in Villa El Salvador for their home games.[2]

Honours

National

League
  • Peruvian Primera División:
Winners (4): 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950
Runner-up (8): 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1981
Winners (1): 1981
Winners (1): 1936
  • Peruvian Segunda División:
Winners (3): 1968, 2006, 2014
Runner-up (1): 2004
Runner-up (1): 2004

National cups
Winners (1): 1993

Regional
Runner-up (1): 2012
  • Liga Departamental de Lima:
Winners (1): 2012
Winners (1): 2012
Winners (1): 2012
Winners (1): 2011

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
1982: Group Stage
2017: First Stage
2016: First Stage
2019: First Stage
1948: Fourth Place
1970: First Stage

Current squad

As of 2019

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

No. Position Player
GK Hairo Camacho
GK Diego Melian
2 DF Renzo Alfani
3 DF Eduardo Caballero
DF David Díaz
MF Mario Velarde
7 MF José Murillo
8 MF Carlos Uribe
FW Andy Pando
10 MF Ricardo Buitrago
12 MF Aron Torres
DF Cristian Dávila
14 FW Ronaldo Huari
16 MF Carlos Flores
FW Junior Ross
No. Position Player
18 DF Jorge Torres
19 MF Jeremías Bogado
MF Matias Mansilla
21 GK Jorge Arteaga
22 DF Yordi Vilchez
23 MF Joao García
24 MF Andrés Rossi
26 GK Diego López
27 MF Eduardo Pita
30 FW Rafael Meza
31 DF Rotceh Aguilar

Noted players

Managers

See also

References
  1. Prais, Mauro. "South American Club Championship 1948". [RSSSF]. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. "Deportivo Municipal será local en el estadio de Villa El Salvador". [ Depor.pe] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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