Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Perúvian football club located in the district of Breña,

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 t ...

. The club was founded on July 31, 1931. The club plays in the

Copa Perú The Copa Perú is a association football, 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 ...

, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.

History

The club was

1973 Torneo Descentralizado The 1973 Torneo Descentralizado was the 57th season of the Peruvian Primera División and the ninth season of the Torneo Descentralizado. It was won for the first time by Defensor Lima. Sportivo Huracán, Atlético Torino, José Gálvez, and De ...

champion. The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on twenty three occasions, from

1961 Peruvian Primera División The 1961 season of the Primera División Peruana, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 10 teams. The national champions were Sporting Cristal. Results Standings National title play-off ---- ---- External links Peru 1 ...

until 1978 Torneo Descentralizado, and 1989 Torneo Descentralizado until

1994 Torneo Descentralizado The 1994 Torneo Descentralizado was the 79th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). A total of 16 teams competed. The national champion was Sporting Cristal, beginning a run of three consecutive titles. Changes from 1993 *The ...

when was relegated. The club played in the

1974 Copa Libertadores The Copa Libertadores 1974 was the 15th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Independiente won the competition. Group stage Group 1 First place play-off: Huracan won 4–0 over Rosario Centra ...

, but was eliminated by Millonarios and

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in the semifinals.

Data

* Foundation: July 31 1931 * Historical position among Peruvian teams in the Copa Libertadores de America: 11° * Club Atlético Defensor Lima, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are the only Peruvian Clubs that have reached semi-finals. * Historical position in First Division: 16°.

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, when ...

: ::Winners (1):

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

Peruvian Segunda División The Liga 2 (Ligue 2) of Peru is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2021 t ...

: ::Winners (2):

1960 It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * J ...

, 1988 ::Runner-up (1): 1980

National cups

* Torneo Plácido Galindo: ::Winners (1):

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Regional

* Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima: ::Runner-up (1): 1980 * Triangular de Ascenso a Segunda División: ::Winners (1): 1957Defensor Lima y su paso como animador de las ligas de Lima y Callao tiene frutos para el torneo de 1957 en el que enfrenta a los campeones de Lima, Callao y Balnearios (la precursora de los Interligas actuales) donde resulta campeón, obteniendo su ascenso a la Segunda División
/ref> * Liga Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1957 ::Runner-up (2): 1980, 1981 * Segunda División Provincial de Lima: ::Winners (1): 1938 Zona Oeste * Liga Distrital del Cercado de Lima: ::Winners (1): 2003 ::Runner-up (3): 2000, 2002, 2008 * Liga Distrital de Breña: ::Runner-up (1): 2022

International

* Copa Simón Bolivar: ::Winners (1):

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

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 ...

: 1 appearance ::1974: Semi-Finals * Copa Simón Bolivar: 1 appearance ::1975: Winners