Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927. They have won 6 national titles.
History
The club was founded on July 28, 1927 by a group of young enthusiasts from the city Callao who got together to fulfill the dream of Gualberto Lizarraga, form a football club. The day before Peru's independence day, July 27, they met. At midnight, the group sang the national anthem of Peru. Afterwards, they began forming the club and Gualberto Lizarraga became president. The group then unanimously voted for the club name to be Sport Boys Association.
The team's original uniform was not pink but striped red and yellow.
Sport Boys was the first Peruvian football club to feature cheerleaders. Many of them, including Anelhi Arias, Shirley Cherres, and others that have become famous Peruvian celebrities.
Stadium
Sport Boys play their home games at the Estadio Miguel Grau. It has a capacity of about 15,000. Before this stadium was built, they had to use the 5,000 spectator capacity Telmo Carbajo, a stadium that was in bad condition and unfit to host soccer matches. It was the first stadium in Callao. Sport Boys were forced to play there games in the Estadio Nacional, where they would be far away from their fans.
Current Squad
As of January 17, 2008
Notable players
Oswaldo Ramirez
"Campolo" Alcalde
Valeriano Lopez
Segundo Castillo
Juan Jose Munante
Julio Melendez
Johnnier Montano
Geronimo Barbadillo
Alfredo Carmona
Paolo de la Haza
Carlos Antonio Flores
Jhonny Vegas
Jose Chacon
Santiago Salazar
Achievements
Domestic
Primera Division Peruana:
*Winners (6): 1935, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1958, 1984
*Runner-ups (10): 1938, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1976, 1990, 1991
Segunda Division Peruana:
*Winners (1): 1989International
Copa Libertadores:
*Qualified (6): 1967, 1977, 1985, 1991, 1992, and 2001
Copa CONMEBOL:
*Qualified (1): 1999
External links
Vamos Boys.com Fan Website
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