Inside Peru There are many football teams with an incredible history and a large number of fans who follow every sporting event, as is the case every time Alianza Lima, Universitario de Deportes plays. Sporty Cristal and other squads. However, none of the above-mentioned clubs bear the title of being pioneers of football on the national territory, as the team, despite being over 160 years old, is not one of them League 1.
Except that it is first club in Peru, the team is the oldest in America, which is why it is known as the “Dean of America.” But that is not all. It is also one of the oldest complexes in the world, having been founded in 1859 and the first in 1957.
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What was the first football club in Peru?
It’s about Lima Cricket and Football Clubfounded on September 9, 1859 by the English community that lived in the city Peru. The team was created two years after Sheffield FC in England, which is considered the first team in the history of football worldwide; In addition, it received the title of “First in America.”
After seeing the light of day as a club, the teams Unión Cricket (1894) and Ciclista Lima (1896) were added. In 1897 they decided to merge and form the Association Football Club, now known as the First Division of Peru.
But it was not until 1912 that the first edition of the Peruvian League took place, a tournament in which 14 clubs took part, including Sport Alianza (Alianza Lima) and Lima Cricket and Football Club, who was crowned champion. However, the team only took part until 1916 – the year in which they won – because the institution gave priority to other disciplines.
The Lima Cricket and Football Club is the oldest in America. Photo: Lima Cricket FBC/Facebook
Although the first Peruvian football club was founded in 1859, there are books that confirm that football was already played in Callao; but that there was no team as such, as they only met to chat and add variety to their everyday lives.
“Peruvian football dates back to the War of Independence and flourished in the golden age of Callao, when the port was the main center of the British community. Little by little, Lima began to find its rhythm and the first recorded match was played in 1832,” says part of the book “Peruvian Pioneer of Football.”
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What league does Lima Cricket and Football Club play in?
In the 90s the team Lima Cricket and Football Club It was registered in the Peru Cup as part of the San Isidro District League and always fights to return to the first division, a goal it shares with other teams such as Circolo Sportivo Italiano and Regatas de Lima, which are also old football squads. Peruvian.