Club Centro Deportivo Municipal is a Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team. It won the Segunda División Peruana (Peruvian Second Division) during the 2006 season, and was promoted to the Primera División Peruana 2007

Primera División Peruana 2007

The 2007 Torneo Descentralizado is the ninety-first season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion...

. The club has won four First Division titles; 1938, 1940, 1943, and 1950. It is one of the traditional Peruvian teams. It has a minor derby with Universitario de Deportes

Universitario de Deportes

Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...

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History

Club Centro Deportivo Municipal was founded upon the initiative of three municipal directors of Lima

Lima

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the 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 Peruana

Primera División Peruana

The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...

 in 1936, and obtained its first national title in 1938.

Deportivo Municipal was relegated in 1967, and promoted again in 1969. The club stayed in the top category until 2000

Primera División Peruana 2000

The 2000 season of the Torneo Descentralizado was the 85th season of the top category of Peruvian football . It was played by 12 teams. The national champion was Universitario.-Competition modus:...

, 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

Primera División Peruana 2007

The 2007 Torneo Descentralizado is the ninety-first season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion...

 after a troublesome season with failing to pay its players for several months.

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

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

, and it refers to the fact that the day of its foundation in 1935 was the day before Peruvian Independence Day.

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Rivalries

Deportivo Municipal has had a long standing rivalry with Universitario

Universitario de Deportes

Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...

. They also have minor rivalries with Sporting Cristal

Sporting Cristal

Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

, Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima

Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...

, and Sport Boys

Sport Boys

Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....

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Stadium

Since 1993, Municipal played its games in the Estadio Municipal de Chorrillos, popularly known as The Field of the Dead (La Cancha de los Muertos) because of its proximity to a graveyard. The stadium holds up to 13,000 spectators. For the First Division, Municipal used the Estadio Nacional

Estadio Nacional (Lima)

The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...

, the Estadio Miguel Grau

Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao)

Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Callao, Peru. Its use is available to several football teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys and Deportivo Pesquero...

, and the Estadio San Martín de Porres

Estadio San Martin de Porres

Estadio San Martín de Porres is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. It is currently used by the football club Sporting Cristal and Club Deportivo San Martín...

. The club's headquarters are located in the San Borja district.

Current squad

As of August 31, 2007 http://www.echamuni.net/plantel.php

Noted players

Raúl Maradona Fernando Martinuzzi

Fernando Martinuzzi

Fernando Martinuzzi is an Argentinian/Italian soccer player. He is the Goalkeeper of US Latina .- Career :...

 (2007) Masakatsu Sawa

Masakatsu Sawa

is a Japanese football player. On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana, scoring 1 goal for Coronel Bolognesi against Chilean club Colo-Colo. After impressive performances for Coronel Bolognesi and Deportivo Municipal, he was offered to play for Peru...

 (2007) Roberto Drago Jefferson Farfán

Jefferson Farfán

Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...

 (1993-00) Caricho Guzmán Eduardo Malásquez

Eduardo Malásquez

Eduardo Malásquez, also known as the "Flaco" , is a former Peruvian footballer. He belonged to the club Deportivo Municipal and played with the Peruvian national team. He currently is 53 years old and resides in Lima....

Vides Mosquera Franco Navarro

Franco Navarro

Franco Enrique Navarro Monteiro is a former football striker and manager from Peru.-Career:Navarro played for Deportivo Municipal, Sporting Cristal, Alianza Lima, Independiente from Argentina and Grasshoppers from Switzerland among others...

 (1980-82) Juan Seminario

Juan Seminario

Juan Roberto Seminario Rodríguez is a retired Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important strikers...

 (1954-59) Nolberto Solano

Nolberto Solano

Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...

 Hugo Sotil

Hugo Sotil

Hugo Alejandro Sotil Yerén is a Peruvian former professional football player. Nicknamed El Cholo, he played as a striker or midfielder. Together with Teófilo Cubillas and Héctor Chumpitaz, he was one of Peru's most recognized football players of the 1970s...

 Jorge Soto

Jorge Soto

Jorge Antonio Soto is a retired Peruvian footballer.-Career:Soto is one of the all-time emblematic figures of Sporting Cristal...

 (1990-92) José Soto

National

• Peruvian Primera División
  Primera División Peruana
  The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...
  
  : 4

Winners (4): 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950

Runner-up (8): 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1981

• Torneo Intermedio
  Torneo Intermedio
  The Torneo Intermedio is a knockout competition played by 35 football teams.-1993:The Torneo Intermedio was played during the 1993 Copa América with only Peruvian Primera División teams. The 16 clubs were divided into 4 groups and the top two teams advanced to the quarterfinals...
  
  : 1

Winners (1): 1993

1993 Torneo Intermedio

The Torneo Intermedio was played during the 1993 Copa América. The 16 clubs were divided into 4 groups and the top two teams advanced to the quarterfinals...

• Torneo Regional: 1

Winners (1): 1981

• Peruvian Segunda División
  Segunda División Peruana
  The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...
  
  : 2

Winners (2): 1968, 2006

Runner-up (1): 2004

• Copa Peru
  Copa Perú
  The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
  
  : 0

Runner-up (1): 2004

• Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima
  Ligas Distritales del Peru
  The Ligas Distritales del Peru are the Peruvian football lower divisions. They are administered by the Local Federations. The level immediately above is the Provincial Stage . For example, The Ligas Distritales in Piura are:-External links:*...
  
  : 1

Winners (1): 2011

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

1982: First Round

• Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones: 1 appearance

1948:

External links

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