| Full name | Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Las Fieras Los Cremas del Centro El Ídolo de la Ciudad | ||
| Founded | 29 June 1946; 79 years ago (1946-06-29) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Heraclio Tapia | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman | Edison Díaz Esquivel | ||
| Manager | Carlos Cortijo | ||
| League | Copa Perú | ||
| 2018 | National Stage | ||
| Website | http://leondehuanuco.net/ | ||
Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco, more commonly known asLeón de Huánuco, is a professional Peruvianfootball club based in the city ofHuánuco. It is historically the biggest football club of Huánuco city. Founded in 1946, the club plays in theCopa Peru which is the fourth tier of Peruvian football.
León de Huánuco was founded on 29 June, 1946.
The club occupies the position 14 in the accumulated table of championships of theFirst Division.
In the1972 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco was runner-up and qualified to the1973 Torneo Descentralizado.
In the1980 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the1981 Torneo Descentralizado, when defeated Comercial Aguas Verdes.
In the2000 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated byCoronel Bolognesi in the semifinals.
In the2001 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated byDeportivo Bolito in the semifinals.
In the2002 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated byAtlético Universidad in the semifinals.
In the2006 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sport Huamanga in the round of 16.
On December 12, 2010, at the Estadio Monumental, Leon de Huanuco was defeated byUniversidad San Martín de Porres in Peru's two-legged final that gave USMP the domestic championship.
     1946–08 Home |    2010 Home |     2011 Home | 2012–Present Home |
1946–08 Away |     2009–10 Away |   2011 Away | 2012–Present Away |
León de Huánuco's home stadium is theEstadio Heraclio Tapia. The club shares the stadium with city rivalsAlianza Universidad, who participate in thePeruvian Primera División. The stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000. When León de Huánuco was the dominant team, the stadium featured the colors of the club. However, after the rise of Alianza Universidad, the stadium has since been changed to feature the colors of that club, which are blue and red.
León de Huánuco has had a long-standing rivalry withAlianza Universidad. However, the rivalry is not played much, as the teams are in separate leagues.
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National (League) | Primera División | — | 1 | — | 2010 |
| Intermedia (1984–1987) | 2 | 1 | 1984 Zona Centro,1985 Zona Centro | 1987 Zona Centro | |
| Copa Perú | 2 | 1 | 1980,2009 | 1972 | |
| Half-year / Short tournament (League) | Torneo Regional – Región Centro | 1 | 2 | 1991–II | 1991–I |
| Regional (League) | Región Norte B | 1 | 2 | 1972 | 1968,1969 |
| Región IV | 1 | — | 1996 | — | |
| Región V | 3 | 1 | 2000,2001,2002 | 2009 | |
| Región VI | 1 | — | 2006 | — | |
| Liga Departamental de Huánuco | 12 | 6 | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 | 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2025 | |
| Liga Superior de Huánuco | — | 2 | — | 2008,2009 | |
| Liga Provincial del Huánuco | 3 | 1 | 2002, 2003, 2025 | 2018 | |
| Liga Distrital del Huánuco | 6 | 3 | 1954, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 | 2018, 2022, 2025 |
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Copa Libertadores | Group Stage |  | Oriente Petrolero | 1–0 | 0–2 |
 | Grêmio | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||
 | Junior | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||
| 2012 | Copa Sudamericana | Q1 |  | Deportivo Quito | 0–1 | 2–3 |
Javier Chávez (1971-1972)
César Cubilla (1972) Javier Chávez (1973-1974)César Cubilla (1975)
Vito Andrés Bártoli (1975)Raúl Gorriti (1975-1976)Mario Gonzales (1976) Carlos Chávez (1977) José Lugo (1978)Julio Meléndez (1978-1979)José Pérez Figueiras (1979) Julio Gómez (1980) Campeón Copa PerúFernando Cuéllar Ávalos (1981)José Fernández (1981)Fernando Cuéllar Ávalos (1983-1984) César Ponce (1984-1986) José Nicamor Chacaltana Ramos (1990)Diego Agurto (1991-1992)Roberto Chale (1992)César Cubilla (1993)Ramón Quiroga (1994) Rufino Bernales Francia (2006)Mifflin Bermúdez (2009)Oswaldo Araujo (2009). Campeón Copa Perú 2009Franco Navarro (2010–2011)
Aníbal Ruiz (2012)Jean Ferrari (2012)Teddy Cardama (2012)Édgar Ospina (2013)José Soto (2013)César Chacón (2013)Wilmar Valencia (2014)César Chacón (2014)Rolando Chilavert (2014–2015)Fredy García (2015) Carlos Cumapa (interim) (2015)Carlos Ramacciotti (2015) Juan Chumpitaz Rivera (2017)Teddy Cardama (2018)Mifflin Bermúdez (2018)Roberto Tristán (2018)Carlos Cortijo (2020)Roberto Tristán (2021) Pedro Sandoval (2023)Víctor Peña (interim) (2023)Carlos Cortijo (2023–)
