Deportivo Municipal

Deportivo Municipal
Full name	Club Centro Deportivo Municipal; (Municipal Sports Center Club)
Nickname(s)	La Academia (The Academy); Muni; Echa Muni; Los Ediles; La Franja; El Cuadro de la Comuna
Founded	July 27, 1935; 89 years ago
Ground	Estadio Iván Elías Moreno
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Aldo Olcese
Manager	Víctor Rivera
League	Liga 2
2023	Liga 1, 18th of 19 (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success came a few years after the club was founded in 1935. The club was a top-flight contender during this period and won four Primera División titles. The club suffered relegation three times in their history: 1967, 2000, and 2007. They have also been champions of the Segunda División on three occasions: 1968, 2006, and 2014, granting them promotion to the first division. In 2014, they won the Segunda División and currently compete in the Primera División Peruana.

Deportivo Municipal was one of the first Peruvian clubs to participate in a South American international football competition. In 1948, they were invited to the South American Championship of Champions and finished fourth where clubs from seven of the then nine CONMEBOL football associations participated.^[1]

History

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal was founded upon the initiative of three municipal directors of Lima, who intended to have a football team representing the municipality of the city. Thus Círculo Deportivo Municipal was formed, which in 1934 merged with another team to create Centro Deportivo Municipal, participating in the promotion tournament in 1935.

The club was officially founded on 27 July 1935 in the Municipality of Lima. After finishing second in the promotion tournament, the team won the right to play in the Primera División in 1936, and obtained its first national title in 1938.

Deportivo Municipal was relegated in 1967, and promoted again in 1968. The club stayed in the top category until 2000, when it ended last in the season. The team was relegated to the Segunda División, where it played until 2006, when promotion was achieved by winning the title with 45 points in 22 matches. They were relegated again in 2007 after a troublesome season with failing to pay its players for several months.

In the 2011 Torneo Intermedio, the club was eliminated by José Gálvez in the quarter-finals. It reached the national stage of the 2012 Copa Perú and was invited to play in the Segunda División once again.

On 2014, the club gained promotion to the Primera División Peruana for the first time in 7 years after beating Unión Huaral.

Kits and crest

1935–1936

Uniform

It consists of a white jersey with a red stripe that goes from left to right, blue shorts and white socks. Its alternative uniform varies, it has 3 options. The first one has a red jersey and keeps the blue shorts and white socks. The second alternative uniform keeps the red stripe on the jersey but instead of being white, it is blue. The shorts and socks are also blue. The third alternative uniform uses black instead of blue (as the 2nd choice) but also keeps the red stripe on the jersey. The home shirt's colors are reminiscent of the Peruvian national team, and it refers to the fact that the day of its foundation in 1935 was the day before Peruvian Independence Day.

Kit evolution

1935–36
Old First kit

1936–present
Home

1935–present
Away

1998
3° Away

2007
3° Away

Stadium

Deportivo Municipal has employed the use of several stadiums throughout its history. Some of these grounds include the Estadio Nacional, Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos, Estadio Miguel Grau, Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Estadio Universidad San Marcos and the former Estadio San Martín de Porres. Most recently, the club has adopted the Estadio Iván Elías Moreno in Villa El Salvador for their home games.^[2]

Honours

Senior titles

Keys

Record
^(s) Shared record

Type	Competition	Titles	Runner-up	Winning years	Runner-up years
National (League)	Primera División	4	8	1938, 1940, 1943, 1950	1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1981
	División Intermedia (1984–1987)	1	—	1984 Intermedia A	—
	Segunda División	3	1	1968, 2006, 2014	2004
	Primera División Unificada de Lima y Callao	1	—	1936	—
	Copa Perú	—	1	—	2004
Half-year / Short Tournament (League)	Torneo Regional	1	—	1981	—
Half-year / Short Tournament (League)	Campeonato de Apertura (ANA)	3	2	1946, 1951, 1957	1948, 1950
National (Cups)	Torneo Intermedio	1	—	1993	—
Regional (League)	División Intermedia (1926–1940)	—	1	—	1935
	Región IV	—	1	—	2012
	Liga Departamental de Lima	1	—	2012	—
	Liga Provincial de Lima	1	—	2012	—
	Liga Distrital de Breña	1	—	2012	—
	Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima	1	—	2011	—

Friendlies

Type	Competition	Titles	Runner-up	Winning years	Runner-up years
National (Cup)	Copa Callao	1	—	2007	—

Under-20 team

Type	Competition	Titles	Runner-up	Winning years	Runner-up years
National (League)	Torneo Equipos de Reserva	1	—	1937	—

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

1982: Group Stage

2017: First Stage

Copa Sudamericana: 2 appearances

2016: First Stage

2019: First Stage

Copa de Campeones: 1 appearance

1948: Fourth Place

Copa Ganadores de Copa: 1 appearance

1970: First Stage

Current squad

As of 28 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	PER	Steven Rivadeneyra
2	DF	ARG	Fernando Evangelista
3	DF	PER	Leonardo Rugel
4	DF	PER	Rotceh Aguilar
5	MF	ARG	Emiliano Ciucci
6	MF	PER	Kevin Peña
7	FW	PER	Fernando Pacheco (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
8	MF	ARG	Sebastián Jaurena
9	FW	PER	Luis Ramos
10	MF	ARG	Matías Pérez García
12	GK	PER	Aarom Fuentes
14	MF	PER	Jhosep Núñez
15	DF	PER	Francesco Cavagna


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	PER	Diego Soto (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
18	FW	PER	Christian Flores
20	DF	PER	Anthony Quijano
22	DF	PER	Jair Céspedes
24	FW	PER	Christopher Olivares
25	DF	PER	Williams Guzmán
26	DF	PER	Jorge Toledo
27	FW	PER	Fabricio Rojas
28	MF	PER	Leonel Solís
30	GK	PER	Farihd Ortega
32	FW	ARG	Pablo Erustes
33	GK	PER	Carlos Solís