Sportivo Huracán

Sportivo Huracán

Full name	Club Sportivo Huracán
Nickname(s)	Huracán, Furia verde, Funebreros, Verdolagas
Founded	January 12, 1927
Ground	Estadio Melgar, Arequipa
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Giovani Linares Rivera
Manager	Julio Alberto Zamora
League	Copa Perú
2018	Round of 16
Home colours Away colours

Sportivo Huracán is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Arequipa, Peru.

The club was founded on January 12, 1927. Sportivo Huracán now plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league after deciding to no longer participate in the Peruvian Segunda División.

History

Sportivo Huracán

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Location of Sportivo Huracán (Arequipa)

The club was the 1973 Copa Perú champion, defeating Cienciano, Colegio Nacional Iquitos, and Octavio Espinoza de Ica in the process.

The club once played in the Torneo Descentralizado, the highest level of Peruvian football league, until 1973 when the team opted to move down a division.

In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Alianza Unicachi of Puno in the quarterfinals.

In the 2011 Torneo Intermedio, the club was eliminated by Sport Áncash in the Round of 16.

In the 2011 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Real Garcilaso of Cuzco in the quarterfinals.

It was invited to play in the Peruvian Segunda División from the 2013 season on.

Rivalries

Sportivo Huracán has had a long-standing rivalry with Melgar, Aurora, and Piérola.

Honours

National

• Copa Perú:

Winners (1): 1973

Runner-up (2): 1975, 1995

Regional

• Región VII:

Winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2012

• Liga Departamental de Arequipa:

Winners (12): 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2018

Runner-up (3): 2010, 2015, 2017

• Liga Provincial de Arequipa:

Winners (3): 2003, 2015, 2023

Runner-up (2): 1967, 2017

• Liga Superior de Arequipa:

Winners (1): 2010

• Liga Distrital de Arequipa:

Winners (3): 2015, 2017, 2018

See also

• List of football clubs in Peru
• Peruvian football league system