Full name | Club Deportivo Wanka | |||
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Nickname(s) | Wanka/Los Wankas | |||
Founded | October 26, 1969 | |||
Ground | Estadio Huancayo, Huancayo | |||
Capacity | 20,000 | |||
Chairman | Alfonso Miranda | |||
League | Copa Perú | |||
2008 | Eliminated in Regional Stage | |||
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Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1969 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named.[1] The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero of Chimbote but its home city is still Huancayo. They play their home games at Estadio Huancayo. Their last First Division participation was in 2004. They protested against their relegation and were suspended from participating in any football tournament.