Full name | Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco |
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Nickname(s) |
"Los cremas del centro" (The central highlands cream-colored ones) |
Founded | 29 June 1946 |
Ground |
Estadio Heraclio Tapia, Huánuco, Peru |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Chairman | Luis Picón Quedo |
Manager | Carlos Ramacciotti |
League | Peruvian Segunda División |
2015 | Torneo Descentralizado, 17th |
Website | Club home page |
Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Primera División Peruana (Peruvian First Division).
The club occupies the position 14 in the board accumulated of championships of First Division.
In the 1972 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco was runner-up and classified to the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado.
In the 1980 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco classified to the 1981 Torneo Descentralizado, when defeated Comercial Aguas Verdes.
In the 2000 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the semifinals.
In the 2001 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Bolito in the semifinals.
In the 2002 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Atlético Universidad in the semifinals.
In the 2006 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sport Huamanga in the round of 16.
On December 12, 2010, at Estadio Monumental, Leon de Huanuco was defeated by Universidad San Martín de Porres in Peru's two-legged final that gave USMP the domestic championship.