FBC Melgar

This article is about a Peruvian football club. For a town in Colombia, see Melgar, Colombia.

FBC Melgar

Full name	Foot Ball Club Melgar
Nickname(s)	El Dominó, Los Rojinegros, El León del Sur, El Sangre y Luto
Founded	March 25, 1915
Ground	Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa (Capacity: 40,217)
Chairman	Henry Bustinza Vera
Manager	Wilmar Valencia
League	Primera División Peruana
2010	Primera División Peruana, 12th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian soccer club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest soccer teams, founded on March 25, 1915 by a group of soccer enthusiasts from Arequipa.

The team first participated in the Peruvian football league (Campeonato Descentralizado) in 1919 in Lima and later was invited to the first true National soccer league in 1966, when four teams from the provinces were invited to join the league. Joining them were Atletico Grau from Piura, Club Octavio Espinoza from Ica and Alfonso Ugarte from Trujillo. Previously, only teams from Lima and Callao had been allowed to compete for the National Championship. Due to a low finish the first year, Melgar was dropped from the league after the first year. After winning the Copa Peru they returned to the First Division where they have remained to this day. Melgar won the Campeonato Descentralizado for the first time in 1981 and again in 1983. In that latter year, the top six teams played a playoff tournament to determine the year's champion and Melgar finished second.

FBC Melgar plays its home games at the Estadio Mariano Melgar, but since the Estadio de la UNSA was built in 1990 with a capacity of 40,000, it has used both.

History

The club won nine cups in the departament of Arequipa, and won the Copa Perú in 1971. This championship allowed them to return to the First Division Campeonato Descentralizado where they currently remain.

Melgar won the National Championship in 1981, and Melgar was the runner-up of the National Championship in 1983. In both these years this qualified them to play in the Copa Libertadores.

Current squad

As of 15 August 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK José Carvallo 3 DF Miguel Villalta 4 DF Marlon García 5 MF Tomás Zambrano 6 MF Charles Castro 7 MF Ángel Ojeda 8 MF Sergio Ortega 9 FW Juan Quiñónez 10 MF Gary Correa 11 FW Antonio Meza Cuadra (Captain) 12 GK Juan Pablo Begazo 13 FW Leonardo Rivero 14 DF Guillermo Díaz 15 FW Renzo Valdéz

No. Position Player 16 MF Christian Zúñiga 17 DF Jean Pierre Araníbar 18 MF Jesús Arismendi 19 FW Erwin Carrillo 20 MF Edson Aubert 21 GK Daniel Schürholz 22 DF Manuel Contreras 23 MF Karlo Calcina 24 FW Juan José Barros 25 DF Néstor Asprilla 26 MF Juan Castellanos 27 MF Carlos Valdivia 28 MF Fernando del Solar 30 DF Renzo Reaños

Rivalries

FBC Melgar has had a long standing rivalry with Cienciano, Sportivo Huracán, FBC Aurora, FBC Pierola, and FBC White Star.

Honours

National

• Peruvian Primera División: 1

Winners (1): 1981

Runner-up (1): 1983

• Copa Peru: 1

Winners (1): 1971

Runner up (1): 1969, 1970

• Liga Departamental de Arequipa: 6

Winners (6): 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

• Liga Distrital de Arequipa: 9

Winners (9): 1928, 1929, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

1982: First Round

1984: First Round

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1998: First Round

See also

• Arequipa
• Mariano Melgar
• List of Peruvian Stadiums
• Peru national football team

External links

• Official FBC Melgar site (in Spanish)
• Official Melgar fans site (in Spanish)