Miguel Grau is a
Peruvian football club based in the city of
Abancay
Abancay (from Quechuan languages, Quechua language: Hamanqay, Amanqay, or Amankay, meaning ''lily''), founded in 1572 as Santiago de los Reyes de Abancay, is a city in southern-central Peru. It is the capital of both the Apurímac Region and th ...
,
Apurímac,
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
.
The club is the biggest of Abancay city, and one of the biggest in the Apurímac Province.
The club was founded in 1955 and plays in the
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a association football, football tournament in Peru and the fourth-highest division of the Peruvian football league system. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition involving all Peruvian clubs, but ra ...
, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.
History
The club was founded with the name of Club Deportivo Miguel Grau in honor of the
Peru
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vian
naval officer
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.
Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...
Miguel Grau
Miguel María Grau Seminario (27 July 1834 – 8 October 1879) was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician best known for his actions during the War of the Pacific. He was nicknamed "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind and chivalrous treatment ...
. The club adopted the name of Club Unión Grauína Abancay until 2004.
In the
1976 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated.
In the
1980 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated.
In the
1998 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage as ''Unión Grauína'', but was eliminated by
Coronel Bolognesi.
In the
2004 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage as ''Unión Grauína'', but was eliminated by
Senati FBC.
Rivalries
Miguel Grau has had a long-standing rivalry with
Deportivo Educación
Club Deportivo Educación is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Abancay, Apurímac.
Rivalries
Deportivo Educación has had a long-standing rivalry with Miguel Grau.
Honours National
*Copa Perú: 0
::Runner-up (1): 2003
Regional
...
.
Honours
Regional
*
Región VI:
::Winners (1):
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
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Región VIII:
:: Runner-up (1):
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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Liga Departamental de Apurimac:
::Winners (13): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024
:: Runner-up (2): 2004,
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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Liga Provincial de Abancay:
::Winners (6): 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019
:: Runner-up (4): 2015, 2017, 2023, 2024
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Liga Distrital de Abancay:
::Winners (12): 1967, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1998, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2023, 2025
:: Runner-up (5): 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
See also
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List of football clubs in Peru
This is a non-exhaustive list of football (soccer), football clubs in Peru with the current 19 first division teams, 15 second division teams and 37 third division teams as of 2025. The Copa Perú has variable number of teams from the rest of the c ...
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Peruvian football league system
The Peruvian football league system is a complex system. Though the general outline includes the Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga 3 and Copa Perú. The Copa Perú is very large involving several stages and leagues within it. In addition, the Copa Perú is p ...
External links
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Football clubs in Peru
Association football clubs established in 1955
1955 establishments in Peru
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