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
Capacity12,000
President Rofilio Neyra
Manager Gerardo Pablo Ameli
LeagueLiga 1
2020Liga 1, 3rd
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

League
Winners (1): 2020
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
2021:

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

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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