Unión Minas is a

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 ...

vian

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club, playing in the city of

Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean Mountains. It is the capital of both the Pasco Province and the Department of Pasco, and an important mining center of silver, copper, zinc and lead. At an elevation of ...

. The club was founded 23 April 1974 and plays in the

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which is the fourth tier of the

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History

The club has played at the highest level of Peruvian football on sixteen occasions, from 1986 Torneo Descentralizado until

2001 Torneo Descentralizado The 2001 Torneo Descentralizado, was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football (soccer). It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Alianza Lima. Competition modus The national championship was divided into two half-year ...

when it was relegated to 2002 Copa Perú. In the 2002 Copa Perú, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by

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, Sport Dos de Mayo, and Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión. In the 2008 Copa Perú, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by

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and

Alianza Universidad Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad de Huánuco, popularly known as Alianza Universidad or Alianza Huanuco, is a football in Peru, Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Huánuco. The club was founded in 1939 un ...

. In the

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, the club reached the Regional Stage, but was eliminated by

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and

Notable players

Honours

National

* Liga Departamental de Pasco: **Winners (2): 1978, 1984 **Runners-up (2): 2008, 2010 * Liga Superior de Pasco: **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2009 * Liga Distrital de Atacocha-La Quinua: **Winners (1): 2022 * Liga Distrital de Cerro de Pasco: **Winners (4): 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 * Liga Distrital de Chaupimarca: **Winners (4): 1976, 1981

References

Football clubs in Peru Association football clubs established in 1974 {{Peru-footyclub-stub

History

Notable players

Honours

National

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References