FBC Piérola

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FBC Piérola
Full nameFBC Piérola
Nickname(s)Las ardillas
Founded7 May 1922
GroundEstadio Mariano Melgar,
Arequipa
Capacity20,000
ChairmanOswaldo Cabrera
ManagerRichard Meza
LeagueCopa Perú

FBC Piérola is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Arequipa, Peru.

The club were founded 1922 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.

History[edit]

The club was founded on 7 May 1922.[1] They played at the highest level of Peruvian football on one occasion, in the 1974 Torneo Descentralizado, before being relegated.

Rivalries[edit]

FBC Piérola has had a long-standing rivalry with Melgar, Aurora, Sportivo Huracán, and White Star.

Honours[edit]

Regional[edit]

Winners (2): 1973, 1996
Runner-up (1): 1982
Winners (2): 1982, 1996
Winners (19): 1927, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1982, 1996, 2006, 2012
Runner-up (8): 1933, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pari, Wilder (7 May 2022). "Arequipa: tradicional FBC Piérola conmemora su centenario". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.