Lima Cricket and Football Club

Multi-sports club in Peru

Football club

Lima Cricket & Football Club

Full name| Lima Cricket & Football Club
Founded| 1859; 166 years ago (1859)[1]
Ground| Lima, Peru
Chairman| Gustavo Zevallos Velarde [2]
League| Copa Perú
Website| https://www.clublimacricket.com/

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1912 football team, Primera División champion

Lima Cricket & Football Club is a Peruvian professional sports club based in the country's capital city of Lima. Lima Cricket claims to be both the oldest cricket club in South America, and the oldest association football-practising club in Peru and the Americas, having been founded in 1859 by the city's British community.[1] The football team currently participates in the local league of San Isidro District, Lima.

The club is the de facto home of the Peru Cricket Association, and hosts the National T20 Cricket League during the summer months of January to April. It has also hosted a number of international tournaments, featuring the Peru national cricket team. The most recent was the South American Championship in April 2014, with competing teams from Argentina (men & women), Brazil (men & women), Chile and Mexico (men only).[3]

Apart from football and cricket, nowadays the club hosts the practise of basketball, basque pelota, fencing, field hockey, squash, table tennis, tennis, swimming, volleyball, and water aerobics (rugby union is no longer practised). Other social activities include bocce, darts, pilates, snooker, and zumba.[4]

## History

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The club was founded by English immigrants as the "Lima Cricket Club".[5] From its start, the club hosted the practise of several sports such as cricket, rugby union, and football and tennis.[6]

Over time, other sports gained popularity within the club, and thus its name several times such as in 1865 to "Lima Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club" (when it merged with a local tennis club)[7] and to "Lima Cricket and Football Club" in 1906[5] (although another source dates this as 1900[7]).

Despite its members having played football since its origins, the first recorded football match was on August 7, 1892. Following on this event, the club now officially added a football-departement in 1893. It took on the current name on April 30, 1906.[8] Lima Cricket went on to inspire future football clubs in Peru, such as Union Cricket.[8]

As Lima C&FC was part of an elite football clubs composed entirely of high-society families, unlike other raising clubs that accepted members and players from popular sectors of Lima. This was notable since the beginning of the 1920s. As a result, Limas CFC would be relegated from the top ranks at the hands of clubs that recruited their players from a much larger pool.[9]

## Rivalries

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His first rivalry was with the Ciclista Lima who dispute the (Classic of Yesteryear).

## Honours

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### Senior titles

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Keys

* Record

* (s) Shared record

Type  | Competition  | Titles  | Runn. | Winning years  | Runner-up years

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National  | Primera División | 2 | 1  | 1912, 1914 | 1913
Regional  | Liga Distrital de San Isidro | 4 | 3  | 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016  | 2009, 2010, 2011

## See also

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* List of football clubs in Peru
* Peruvian football league system
* Genoa Cricket and Football Club

## Bibliography

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* Higgins, James (2005). Lima: A Cultural and Literary History. Oxford: Signal Books Limited. ISBN 1-902669-98-3.

## References

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1. ^ a b Eli Schmerler; Carlos Manuel Nieto Tarazona (14 March 2013). "Peru - Foundation Dates of Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
2. ^ Nosotros Archived 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, board of directors, 17 Jul 2020
3. ^ "11th South American Championship, Lima, 2014 « Cricket Peru". perucricket.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
4. ^ Deportes Archived 2020-07-17 at the Wayback Machine on club website
5. ^ a b "Lima Cricket & Football Club". clublimacricket.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
6. ^ Historia Archived 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine on club website
7. ^ a b William H. Beezley; Linda Curcio-Nagy; Linda Ann Curcio (2000). Latim American Popular Culture. ISBN 9780842027113. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
8. ^ a b Joseph Arbena; David Gerald LaFrance (2002). Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean. ISBN 9780842028219. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
9. ^ "The case of soccer in eartly 20th century in Lima" Archived 2023-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, from Fútbol, published by Ilan Stavans Library – Santa Barbara, CA (2011) – ISBN 978-0313375156

## External links

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* Official website
* La difusión del fútbol en Lima (Spanish)
* List of Peru football champions at RSSSF

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Copa Perú

Champions|

* ADA
* ADT
* Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín
* Atlético Grau
* Atlético Torino
* Atlético Universidad
* Aurich–Cañaña
* Bentín Tacna Heroica
* Binacional
* Carlos A. Mannucci
* Carlos Stein
* Coronel Bolognesi
* Defensor La Bocana
* Deportivo Cañaña
* Deportivo Garcilaso
* Deportivo UPAO
* Estudiantes de Medicina
* Hungaritos Agustinos
* I.M.I.
* José Gálvez
* Juan Aurich
* Juventud La Palma
* La Loretana
* Libertad
* León de Huánuco
* Los Espartanos
* Melgar
* Pirata
* Real Garcilaso
* San Simón
* Sport Áncash
* Sport Huancayo
* Sport Loreto
* Sport Pilsen
* Sport Rosario
* Sportivo Huracán
* Total Clean
* Unión Comercio
* Universidad César Vallejo
* UTC

Other teams|

* ADO
* Alfonso Ugarte
* Alfonso Ugarte de Tacna
* Alfredo Salinas
* Alianza Pisco
* Atlético Chalaco
* Atlético Mollendo
* Atlético Pilsen Callao
* Aurora
* Bagua Grande
* Barrio Frigorífico
* Boca Juniors
* Centro Social Pariacoto
* Colegio Comercio
* Comercial Aguas Verdes
* Comerciantes
* Credicoop San Cristóbal
* Cristal Tumbes
* Cultural Casma
* Cultural Huracán
* Cultural Juanjuí
* Cultural Volante
* Defensor Laure Sur
* Defensor Porvenir
* Defensor San Alejandro
* Defensor Zarumilla
* Deportivo Bancos
* Deportivo Camaná
* Deportivo Curibamba
* Deportivo Educación
* Deportivo Hospital
* Deportivo Hualgayoc
* Deportivo Municipal (Huamanga)
* Deportivo Pucallpa
* Diablos Rojos
* Diablos Rojos (HV)
* DIM
* Ecosem Pasco
* El Inca
* Esther Grande de Bentín
* Estrella Azul
* Estudiantil CNI
* Ferrocarril
* Froebel Deportes
* Futuro Majes
* IDUNSA
* Inclán Sport
* Independiente
* José María Arguedas
* Juan Pablo II College
* Juventud Ticlacayán
* Juventus Corazón
* La Victoria
* Las Palmas
* Leoncio Prado
* Mariano Santos
* Mariscal Miller
* Miguel Grau
* MINSA
* Nacional
* Olimpia
* Piérola
* Player Villafuerte
* Racing
* Racing FBC
* Real Independiente
* Sachapuyos
* Saetas de Oro
* San Lorenzo
* San Marcos
* Santiago Barranco
* Senati
* Sport Águila
* Sport Dos de Mayo
* Sport Estrella
* Sport Huamanga
* Sport Huanta
* Sport Pampas
* Sport Victoria
* Sporting Pizarro
* Sporting Victoria
* Tecnológico
* UCV Moquegua
* UDA
* UDP
* Unión Alfonso Ugarte
* Unión Fuerza Minera
* Unión Juventud
* Unión Minas
* Unión Minas de Orcopampa
* Unión Salaverry
* Unión San Martín
* Unión Santo Domingo
* Unión Supe
* Unión Tarapoto
* UNAP
* UNU
* Venus
* White Star

League system|

* Ligas Departamentales
* Ligas Provinciales
* Ligas Distritales

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Football in Peru

Federación Peruana de Fútbol

National teams|

* National team
* Women's team
* Under-15 team
* Under-17 team
* Under-20 team
* Olympic (Under-23) team
* Beach soccer team
* Futsal team

League system|

| Current|

* Liga 1 (History)
* Liga 2
* Liga 3
* Copa Perú
* Ligas Departamentales
* Ligas Provinciales
* Ligas Distritales

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Defunct|

* Segunda División (1912–1925)
* División Intermedia (1926–1940)
* Ligas Provinciales de Lima y Callao (1926–1975)
* Liga Regional de Lima y Callao (1941–1950)
* Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División
* Etapa Regional (1967–2014)
* Reclasificatorio Regional (1974)
* Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima
* Región IX Metropolitana
* Región Promocional de Lima y Callao
* Intermedia (1984–1987)
* Torneo Zonal (1992)
* Ligas Superiores
* Cuadrangular de Ascenso (2018, 2019)

Domestic cups|

| Defunct|

* Copa de Campeones del Perú (1919)
* Torneo Interligas (1928)
* Copa Uruguay
* Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol
* Campeonato de Apertura (ANA)
* Copa Presidente de la República (1970)
* Torneo Intermedio (1993)
* Torneo del Inca
* Copa Federación (2012)
* Copa Bicentenario
* Supercopa Peruana
* Copa LFP - FPF

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Friendly cups|

| Defunct|

* Torneo Extraoficial (1936)
* Cuadrangular de Campeones Provincianos
* Copa El Gráfico-Perú
* Copa Callao
* Copa Ciudad de Trujillo
* Supercopa Movistar

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Youth|

| Current|

* Torneo Juvenil Sub-18

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Defunct|

* Torneo de Promoción y Reserva
* Copa Generación (2021)

Women's|

| Current|

* Liga Femenina
* Liga de Ascenso Femenina

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Defunct|

* Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino (2000)

Related articles|

* Big Three
* El Clásico Peruano
* Rivalry with Chile
* Peruvian football clubs in International Competitions
* ADFP
* Estadio Nacional disaster
* 1936 Peru v Austria football match

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* Referees
* Clubs
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* League System

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Original Liga Peruana de Football clubs, 1912

* Association FBC
* Escuela Militar de Chorrillos
* Jorge Chávez No. 1
* Lima Cricket and Football Club
* Miraflores Sporting
* Sport Alianza
* Sport Inca
* Sport Vitarte

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