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| Full name | Sport Boys Association | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Rosados Los Porteños La Misilera Los Olímpicos de Berlín La Academia Porteña La Nube Rosada | ||
| Founded | 28 July 1927 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Miguel Grau | ||
| Capacity | 17,000 | ||
| Chairman | Johan Vásquez | ||
| Manager | Fernando Gamboa | ||
| League | Liga 1 | ||
| 2023 | Liga 1, 15th of 19 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as the Sport Boys or simply the Boys, is a Peruvian association football club based in the port city of Callao, founded on 28 July 1927. The Boys currently participate in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of the Peruvian football league system, and are based in Estadio Miguel Grau alongside two other clubs in Callao, Academia Cantolao and Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Their biggest rivalry is with Atlético Chalaco, known among fans as the Clásico Porteño.
The Sport Boys are considered the fourth most prominent club in the history of Peruvian football with 6 national titles and the most continental appearances after Lima's big three clubs, Universitario, Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima. Their most recent title was in 1984, where they beat Colegio Nacional Iquitos to qualify for the 1985 Copa Libertadores. This was the first title in the professional era of Peru's top flight.[1]
The Boys' original uniform had red and yellow stripes before they switched to the current pink and black color scheme. They are also the first football club in Peru to feature cheerleading.
- ^ Perú, El Comercio (15 November 2011). "Huellas digitales | Blog". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2024.