Alianza Lima
| Full name | Club Alianza Lima (Lima Alliance Club) |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Aliancistas, Blanquiazules (The White & Blue Ones), Grones (Black Coloured Ones) , Intimos (The intimates), El Equipo del Pueblo (The People's Team) |
| Founded | 15 February 1901 |
| Ground |
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| President |
 Andrés Urbano |
| Manager |
 Millcom Jimenez |
| League | Torneo Gatuno |
| 2016 | Descentralizado, 100th |
| Website | Club home page |
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Chris Robinson
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| 2–3–5 line-up that won the first title for Alianza Lima in 1918. |
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are the most famous and best supported club in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.
Alianza enjoyed success throughout the first decades of their professional era. In 1987, tragedy struck Alianza when the entire squad and coaching staff were killed in an airplane crash as the team was returning from an away fixture. Alianza moved to its current stadium, named for Alejandro Villanueva, a player who is considered one of the most important Alianza strikers in the 1920s and 1930s.
The club is one of the most successful teams of Peru along with its archrival Universitario de Deportes and powerhouse Sporting Cristal. It has won a total of 22 League titles of the Peruvian First Division. The club is the most popular side in Peru, a distinction shared with Universitario. Alianza last won the League championship in 2006 and came in as runner-up in the 2009 and 2011 editions of the tournament.
The club was founded with the name Sport Alianza on 15 February 1901 by workers in the Alianza Racing Horse Stud, then property of twice President of Peru Augusto B. Leguía. The stud was located in downtown Lima at the time.
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