Defensor Lima

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Defensor Lima

Full name	Club Atlético Defensor Lima (Lima Defender Athletic Club)
Nickname(s)	Los Carasucias Los Tigres de Breña El Defensor Los ágiles de Breña Los Palomillas de Breña
Founded	July 31, 1931; 90 years ago (1931-07-31)
Ground	Estadio Nacional del Perú Lima, Perú
Home colours Away colours

Club Atlético Defensor Lima is a Peruvian football club located in the district of Breña, Lima. The club was founded on July 31, 1931.

The club plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league.

History[]

The club was 1973 Torneo Descentralizado champion.

The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on twenty three occasions, from 1961 Peruvian Primera División until 1978 Torneo Descentralizado, and 1989 Torneo Descentralizado until 1994 Torneo Descentralizado when was relegated.

The club played in the 1974 Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated by Millonarios and São Paulo FC in the semifinals.

Data[]

• Foundation: July 31 1931
• Historical position among Peruvian teams in the Copa Libertadores de America: 11°
• Club Atlético Defensor Lima, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are the only Peruvian Clubs that have reached semi-finals.
• Historical position in First Division: 16°.

Honours[]

National[]

League[]

• Peruvian Primera División:

Winners (1): 1973

• Peruvian Segunda División:

Winners (2): 1960, 1988

Runner-up (1): 1980

National cups[]

• Torneo Plácido Galindo:

Winners (1): 1989

Regional[]

• Liga Provincial de Lima:

Winners (1): 1957

Runner-up (1): 1980

• Liga Distrital del Cercado de Lima:

Winners (1): 2003

Runner-up (3): 2000, 2002, 2008

• Liga Distrital de Breña:

Winners (1): 2018

Runner-up (1): 2017

International[]

• Copa Simón Bolivar:

Winners (1): 1975

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[]

• Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

1974: Semi-Finals

• Copa Simón Bolivar: 1 appearance

1975: Winners

See also[]

• Peruvian football league system