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Alianza Atlético

Club Alianza Atlético de Sullana, shorted to Alianza Atlético, is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Sullana, Piura. The club was founded in 1920 and promoted to the Peruvian Primera División in 1988 and again in 2015. They are the only Peruvian top-tier club not based in a state capital.

Alianza Atlético
Full nameClub Sport Alianza Atlético de Sullana
Nickname(s)Alianza de Oro
El Más Grande del Norte
El Vendaval
Los Churres
FoundedJanuary 18, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-18)
GroundEstadio Campeones del 36
Capacity12,000
ChairmanLander Alemán
ManagerLuciano Theiler
LeagueLiga 1
2023Liga 1, 14th of 19
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was founded January 18, 1920. It been present for the first time in an end of Peru Cup in 1984 where obtained the subchampionship under Los Espartanos of Pacasmayo. Its income to the Professional Championship obtained it via the Intermediate Phase of 1987. The club has played in the Primera División Peruana since 1988. Alianza has never been national champions since they were promoted. In 1989 it was near to classify to the Copa Libertadores of America, falling 2–0 before Sporting Cristal in an extra match that defined the Regional Tournament.

The club has 3 appearances in three international cups. The first one was in the Copa Sudamericana 2004, in the first round they defeated Coronel Bolognesi but in the second round they were eliminated by Atlético Junior. Their second time that they played in an international cup was in the Copa Sudamericana 2005. In the first round they defeated Universitario and then they were eliminated by Universidad Católica. Their third time that they played in an international cup was in the Copa Sudamericana 2009. In the first round they defeated Deportivo Anzoátegui and then they were eliminated by Fluminense.

In 2011 they were relegated to the Peruvian Segunda División after 23 years.

In 2015, they gained promotion to the Primera División Peruana because of a FIFA Resolution where they still participate.[1][2]

Rivalries edit

Alianza Atlético has a long-standing rivalry with Atlético Grau and Atlético Torino, other clubs in the Piura department.

Stadium edit

Main article: Estadio Campeones del 36

The venue name, Champions of 1936, is misleading. No Peruvian League was actually played in 1936 as the national team was preparing itself to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany. Two main theories as of the origin of the name exist. The first is that Alianza Atlético won a special national tournament (representing their home state, Piura) governed by the Peruvian Football Federation, and the name stuck despite not being recognized officially as national champions thereafter. The second is that it was named as such for the heroic campaign of the Peru national football team at the 1936 Olympic football tournament over the controversial Peru vs. Austria quarterfinals match.

Estadio Campeones del 36 is currently undergoing renovations. Estadio Melanio Coloma which is found at the opposite end of the city of Sullana is the club's current stadium for matches during the 2017 season.

Current squad edit

As of 31 January, 2024.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   URU Diego Melián
2 DF   ARG Eric Tovo
3 DF   PER Christian Vásquez
4 DF   ARG José Villegas
5 MF   URU Santiago Arias
7 MF   ARG Rodrigo Castro
9 FW   PAR Adrián Fernández
10 MF   PER Christian Flores
12 GK   PER Daniel Prieto
13 DF   PER Horacio Benincasa
14 DF   PER Luiggi Alburqueque
15 DF   PER Jesús Mendieta
16 MF   PER Stefano Fernández
17 FW   PER Hideyoshi Arakaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   PER Santiago Rebagliati
19 FW   PER Leonardo de la Cruz
20 MF   PER Jeremy Canela
21 DF   PER Alessandro Milesi
22 FW   PER Guillermo Larios
23 FW   PER Roberto Siucho (on loan from Universitario Deportes)
30 DF   PER Aldair Perleche
55 DF   PER Francisco Duclós
80 FW   PER Mathías Carpio
— MF   ARG Federico Illanes (on loan from Rangers de Talca)
— GK   PER Sebastián Amasifuén (on loan from Alianza Lima)
— MF   PER Jorge del Castillo
— DF   PER Hernan Lupu

Honours edit

National edit

Regional edit

  • Liga Departamental de Piura:
    • Winners (4): 1966, 1968, 1983, 1986
    • Runner-up (4): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971
  • Liga Distrital de Sullana:
    • Winners (35): 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986.

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions edit

2004: Preliminary Round
2005: First Round
2009: Round of 16

Alianza Atlético in South America edit

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Leg Away Leg Aggregate
2004 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary phase: Colombia/Peru   Coronel Bolognesi 4–1 1–0 4–2
Preliminary phase: Colombia/Peru   Junior 0–2 4–1 1–6
2005 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary phase: Chile/Peru   Universitario 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4–1p)
Preliminary phase: Chile/Peru   Universidad Católica 2–0 5–0 2–5
2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage   Deportivo Anzoátegui 0–0 1–2 2–1
Round of 16   Fluminense 2–2 4–1 3–6

Notable players edit

For a list of all former and current Alianza Atlético players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Alianza Atlético footballers.

Managers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Alianza Atlético de Sullana jugará el torneo Descentralizado 2015". americadeportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  2. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA (3 December 2014). "En Alianza Atlético confirman su regreso a Primera División en el 2015". andina.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  3. ^ "Plantel 2009" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-04.

External links edit

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