Juan Aurich

Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentralizado where they have been playing since attaining promotion when they won the 2007 Copa Perú. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre.

Although the current Juan Aurich has played for only a few years in the top-flight, three other football clubs named Juan Aurich have played in the Torneo Descentralizado. The first Juan Aurich was founded in 1922 and played in the first division between 1967 and 1983 and again between 1988 and 1991. Between 1994 and 1996 the merged football club Aurich–Cañaña had a brief spell in the Primera División after they achieved promotion through the 1993 Copa Perú. Finally, a third Juan Aurich football club achieved promotion in 1997 by winning the 1997 Copa Perú. This spell in the first division lasted from 1998 to 2002.

Juan Aurich (disambiguation)

Juan Aurich is the name of several football clubs from Chiclayo, Peru.

Juan Aurich (1922–1992)

Club Deportivo Juan Aurich, commonly known as Juan Aurich, was a Peruvian football club based in the city of Chiclayo. They were founded on 3 September 1922 and played in the Primera División between 1967 and 1983 and again between 1988 and 1991. They dissolved shortly after losing their place in the top flight.

The club is the predecessor to other clubs that played under the name Juan Aurich and currently Juan Aurich de La Victoria plays in the top division and achieved a national title in 2011.

History

The football club was founded on 3 September 1922 as Club Deportivo Juan Aurich. The club played two spells in the first division, the first between 1967 and 1983 and the second between 1988 and 1991. Following their relegation at the end of the 1991 Torneo Descentralizado and the dissolution of the club, a new football club was formed, albeit a merge, between the remaining Juan Aurich club and Deportivo Cañaña.

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