Full name | Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad | |||
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Nickname(s) | Aliancistas Azulgranas | |||
Founded | January 1, 1939 | |||
Ground | Estadio Heraclio Tapia | |||
Capacity | 25,000 | |||
Chairman | Fernando Corcino | |||
Manager | Paul Cominges | |||
League | Liga 1 | |||
2024 | Liga 2, 1st (Promoted) | |||
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Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Alianza Universidad de Huánuco, popularly known as Alianza Universidad or Alianza Huanuco, is a Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Huánuco.[1][2][3] The club was founded in 1939 under a merger between Sport Grau and Jorge Chávez in Huánuco. They currently play in the Peruvian Primera División, the top tier of Peruvian football, after gaining promotion from winning the 2024 Liga 2 for the first time.
Alianza Universidad are 8 time Liga Departamental de Huánuco winners, 2 time Districal and Provincial winners, and 3 time Region V winners. They were also runner-up of the 2018 Copa Perú and won the Peruvian Segunda División for the first time in 2024. Alianza Universidad has a longstanding rivalry with León de Huánuco