Sport Boys
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Sport Boys Association, commonly referred to as Sport Boys or simply Boys, is a Peruvian football club based in the port city of Callao. It was founded on 28 July 1927. Its classic and historic rival is the Atlético Chalaco against whom dispute the Clasico Porteño derby of Callao. They play their home games in Estadio Miguel Grau in Callao, which it also shares with two other clubs in Callao, Academia Cantolao, and Universidad de San Martín de Porres.
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; 96 years ago (1927-07-28) | ||
Ground | Estadio Miguel Grau | ||
Capacity | 17,000 | ||
Chairman | Johan Vasquez | ||
Manager | Fernando Gamboa | ||
League | Liga 1 | ||
2023 | Liga 1, 15th of 19 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Sport Boys is considered the fourth most important club in the history of Peruvian football as they have won 6 national titles and have the largest number of international appearances after the Big 3, Universitario, Sporting Cristal and Alianza Lima, teams of Lima. Its most recent title was in 1984, where it overtook Colegio Nacional Iquitos and qualified for the 1985 Copa Libertadores where it finished in the quarter-finals. They participate in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of the Peruvian football league system.
The team's original uniform was striped red and yellow, which was then changed to its current pink and black color scheme.