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Melgar vs Sporting Cristal — Peruvian Primera Division

Melgar

Melgar

2:1

Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi

Sporting Cristal

Sporting Cristal

Match Facts

  • Venue: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi
  • Melgar home ground: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi
  • Sporting Cristal stadium: Estadio Alberto Gallardo
  • Melgar founded 1915
  • Sporting Cristal founded 1955
  • League country: Peru

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Melgar

Peruvian Primera Division

Stadium
Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi
Founded
1915
Country
Peru
Location
Arequipa, Peru

Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian football club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest football teams, founded on March 25, 1915 by a group of football enthusiasts from Arequipa. The team first participated in the Peruvian football league in 1919 in Lima and later was invited to the first true National football league, the Torneo Descentralizado, in 1966, when four teams from the provinces were invited to join the league. Joining them were Atlético Grau from Piura, Club Octavio Espinoza from Ica and Alfonso Ugarte (Ch) from Trujillo....

Sporting Cristal

Peruvian Primera Division

Stadium
Estadio Alberto Gallardo
Founded
1955
Country
Peru
Location
Lima, Peru

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. Sporting Cristal has won the league title 19 times, and it is the Peruvian team with the third most National titles. All its titles have been won in the professional era. It is one of the most popular football teams in Peru, along with Universitario and Alianza Lima; it is the youngest of the three. In 1997, it became the second Peruvian football club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, an internatio...

Official Kits

Sporting Cristal 1st kit

1st · 2020

Sporting Cristal 2nd kit

2nd · 2021

Peruvian Primera Division

The Peru First Division (Spanish pronunciation: ; known simply as First Division, and Liga 1 Te Apuesto for sponsorship reasons), officially known as Liga 1, is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when the first teams residing outside the Lima and Callao provinces were invited to compete in the inaugural league national competition. The main sponsor is the Spanish telecommunications brand Movistar. There are 18 teams...