Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

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. 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

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. 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 that participated.

History

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal was founded upon the initiative of three municipal directors of

, 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 2011 Torneo Intermedio (known as the Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was played between June and July while the Peru national football team prepared for and competed in the 2011 Copa América. The tournament was played as a knockout com ...

, the club was eliminated by José Gálvez in the quarter-finals. It reached the national stage of the

2012 Copa Perú The 2012 Copa Perú season ( es, Copa Perú 2012), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football, started on February. The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage ...

and was invited to play in the Segunda División once again. On 2014, the club gained promotion to the

for the first time in 7 years after beating

Unión Huaral Club Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and plays in Peru's Segunda División. History The club was the 1976 and 1989 Peruvian Primera División champion. They were the first club to take ...

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

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 Municipal de Chorrillos is a municipal stadium in Lima, Peru. It opened in 1993, and holds 15,000 people. The stadium's nickname is Cancha de los Muertos (''Field of the Dead'') because the stadium was built over a cemetery. In the 1990s, ...

, Estadio Miguel Grau, Estadio Alejandro Villanueva,

Estadio Universidad San Marcos The Estadio de la UNMSM is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, belonging to the National University of San Marcos. It was inaugurated on May 13, 1951, with a seating capacity of 32,000 and covers an area of 48,782 m². Safety measures ...

and the former Estadio San Martín de Porres. Most recently, the club has adopted the

Estadio Iván Elías Moreno Estadio Iván Elías Moreno is a multi-purpose stadium in the Villa El Salvador District, Lima, Peru. It is currently used by football team Club Deportivo Municipal. The stadium holds 10,000 people. History The plot turf where the stadium now ...

in Villa El Salvador for their home games.

Honours

National

League

Peruvian Primera División The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, whe ...

: ::Winners (4): 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950 ::''Runner-up (8):'' 1941, 1942,

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1981 * Torneo Regional: ::Winners (1): 1981 * Peruvian Primera División Unificada de Lima y Callao: ::Winners (1): 1936 * Peruvian Segunda División: ::Winners (3):

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

, 2006,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

::''Runner-up (1):'' 2004 * División Intermedia: ::Runner-up (1): 1935 *

Copa Perú The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but rather a series of league tournaments leading to an elimination tournament, with regional league ...

: ::''Runner-up (1):'' 2004

National cups

Torneo Intermedio The Torneo Intermedio was a knockout competition played by 16 football teams. History 1993 The Torneo Intermedio was played during the 1993 Copa América with only Peruvian Primera División teams. The 16 clubs were divided into 4 groups and the ...

: ::Winners (1): 1993

Regional

* Región IV: ::''Runner-up (1):'' 2012 * Liga Departamental de Lima: ::Winners (1): 2012 * Liga Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 2012 * Liga Distrital de Breña: ::Winners (1): 2012 * Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima: ::Winners (1): 2011

Friendly National

Copa Callao The Copa Callao, was an exhibition game, exhibition association football, football competition hosted in Callao, Peru in the 2007. It features four Peruvian Primera División teams: Callao's major team Sport Boys as host, and guest teams, Club Dep ...

: ::Winners (1): 2007

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

: 2 appearances ::1982: Group Stage ::2017: First Stage *

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

: 2 appearances ::2016: First Stage ::2019: First Stage * Copa de Campeones: 1 appearance ::1948: Fourth Place * Copa Ganadores de Copa: 1 appearance ::1970: First Stage

Current squad

Notable players

* Fernando Martinuzzi (2007) *

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(1972–73) *

Masakatsu Sawa is a Japanese nationalized Peruvian football player. He plays for Deportivo Municipal. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder. Career On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana, scoring 1 g ...

(2007), (2014–2017) *

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(1994–96) * César Cueto (1974) *

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(1993–00) * Raul Geller (1956-59) * Eduardo Malásquez (1976–82), (1985) * Máximo "Vides" Mosquera * Franco Navarro (1980–82) * Juan Seminario (1954–59) *

Nolberto Solano Nolberto Albino "Ñol" Solano Todco (born 12 December 1974), commonly known as Nobby Solano, is a retired Peruvian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of the Peru national football team, as ...

(1993) * Hugo Sotil (1968–73), (1981–82) * Jorge Soto (1990–92) * José Soto (1987–92) * Jerry Tamashiro (1994–96)

Managers

* Juan Valdivieso (19??–??) *

Zózimo Zózimo Alves Calazaes, best known as Zózimo (19 June 1932 – 21 July 1977) was a Brazilian footballer whose career as a defender and midfielder lasted from 1948 to 1967. Born in Plataforma, a bairro of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, Zó ...

(1976) *

Juan Hohberg Juan Eduardo Hohberg (8 October 1926 – 30 April 1996) was an Argentine-born Uruguayan football player and coach. He is best remembered as a player for Peñarol (1949-59) where he won 6 Uruguayan Primera División title wins (1949, 1951, 1953, 1 ...

(1983) * Ramón Quiroga (1990–92) *

Julio César Uribe Julio César Uribe Flores (born May 9, 1958 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is the current manager of Alianza Universidad. Playing career Club Uri ...

(1995) * Agustín Castillo (1997–99) * Ramón Quiroga (1998) * Hugo Sotil (1999) *

Horacio Raúl Baldessari Horacio Raúl "Pepa" Baldessari (born 21 November 1958 in Córdoba) is a former Argentine football striker who played professionally in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru during the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. He also managed some clubs after h ...

(2000) *

Roberto Mosquera Roberto Orlando Mosquera Vera (born 21 June 1956) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Universidad César Vallejo. Mosquera played for the Peru national team in the 1978 FIFA ...

(2007) * Héctor Chumpitaz (2012) *

Roberto Pompei Roberto Fabián Pompei (born 14 March 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former footballer and is currently the manager of Oriente Petrolero. Pompei previously worked as Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports ...

(2015) * (2015–)

References

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