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Sporting Astoria SC (a.k.a. "Sporting SC" or "Sporting") is a semi-pro mens amateur soccer club from Astoria, Queens, New York City, United States. The club was founded in 2002 by The Romero Family of Astoria - a family of Peruvian American immigrants. The team currently plays in Region I of the United States Adult Soccer Association. The club's history originates from Rimac, Lima, Peru. The club proudly wear the same colors as Sporting Cristal, a professional club from Rimac, Lima, Peru who play in the Peruvian Primera Division.

Over the years Sporting has spread their brand throughout western Queens and the southern parts of The Bronx. The club have a partnership with youth soccer academy, South Bronx United, NISA's Bronx based club, New Amsterdam Football Club, and in the Fall of 2020, the club will operate an amateur local Bronx-based club named Bronx River FC.