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Club Sporting Cristal

Full name	Club Sporting Cristal
Nickname(s)	Los Cerveceros, Los Rimenses, Los Celestes, La Fuerza Vencedora, La Máquina Celeste
Founded	13 December 1955; 63 years ago (1955-12-13)
Ground	Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima
Capacity	18,000
President	Federico Cúneo
Manager	Claudio Vivas
League	Torneo Descentralizado
2018	Torneo Descentralizado, Champion
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Sporting Cristal has won the league title 18 times, and it is the Peruvian team with the third most National titles. All its titles have been won in the professional era.

It is one of the most popular football teams in Peru, along with Universitario and Alianza Lima; it is the youngest of the three. In 1997, it became the second Peruvian football club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, an international competition.

Sporting Cristal plays home games at the Estadio Alberto Gallardo, but they also play at the Estadio Nacional. They also use the Estadio Nacional when playing international competitions, such as Copa Libertadores.

History

Ricardo Bentín Mujica, with the support of his wife, co-owners of Backus and Johnston brewery, was the man who is credited with achieving the company's goal. A club from Rímac ward, known as Sporting Tabaco founded in 1926 and originally belonging to the tobacco growers' union, was already playing in the professional Peruvian First Division. Never having won a national championship, the club was in dire economic straits. Bentín decided to buy the club and search for a playing ground, so that the club could develop and be able to play better at the professional level. The club found a lot in the neighborhood of La Florida of 137,000 m².

On December 13, 1955 the club was founded as Sporting Cristal , after Backus' best-known beer brand, Cristal. The new club from Rímac ward debuted in 1956 in the professional Primera Division and won their first national title that same year. Journalists thus called them the club born a champion (nació campeon). The team managed to win more titles over the years and was known as one of the best football clubs in Peru after Universitario and Alianza Lima. A few years later, the club eliminated the word Backus from their name to demonstrate their economic independence.

Sporting Cristal changed its shirt color from blue to light blue. They are known as "Los Celestes". During a brief period between 1978 and 1981, they again used blue shirts. In 1982 they returned to light blue as the color of the club.

The 1990s was the most successful decade, 4 national titles (3 in a row) with coaches as Juan Carlos Oblitas, Cristal won 1991, 1994 and 1995 domestic league. And with Sergio Markarián head coach they won 1996 league. By 1997, the team, led by Uruguayan coach Sergio Markarián, reached the finals of the Copa Libertadores, where they faced the Brazilian club Cruzeiro. The first leg was a home game, in which they ended in a scoreless draw; in the second leg, they lost 1–0. This is the closest a Peruvian team has come to the Copa Libertadores Final since 1972, when Universitario had a similar fate playing against Independiente.

The club stayed on the top spots of the national tournament during most of the 2000s and gained qualification to the Copa Libertadores eight years in a row from 2000 to 2007. It would only win two titles during the decade which were obtain in 2002 and 2005 with many notable players as Sergio Leal, Jorge Soto and Luis Alberto Bonnet. During the 2007, Cristal would come four points away from relegation. It would make a comeback during the 2008 season and qualify to the Copa Libertadores once again.

In 2009, the Peruvian First Division would change the tournament structured which caused Sporting Cristal to have mediocre results for the next few years into the new decade. After a seven-year dry spell it would become the national champion once more during the 2012 season when it defeated Real Garcilaso in the finals. They qualified to the 2013 Copa Libertadores where they did not pass the tournament's group stage. In the 2013 season, they played on the same liguilla as Real Garcilaso and fought for a place in the final up to the last match of the season in which they finished third and qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores once more.

Rivalries

Sporting Cristal has had longstanding rivalries with Universitario, Alianza Lima, Deportivo Municipal, and Sport Boys.

Supporters

Cristal has three ultras or barra bravas known as Extremo Celeste, Fverza Oriente Gvardia Xtrema.
Fverza Oriente was the first ultra of Cristal, founded in 1975. They are located on eastern grandstand of the stadiums. Extremo Celeste was formed in 1991 when a group of young fans from Fuerza Oriente decided to form a new group for young energetic supporters. Extremo Celeste has become one of the biggest barras bravas in Peru. And in 2007 a smaller third ultra was created in the western grandstand to support the team. Sporting Cristal had supporters on every grandstand on Estadio Alberto Gallardo.

Honours

National

• Peruvian Primera División:

Winners (19): 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018

Runner-up (13): 1962, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2015

• Torneo Apertura:

Winners (4): 1994, 2003, 2015, 2018

Runner-up (5): 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2016

• Torneo Clausura:

Winners (6): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2016

Runner-up (2): 2000, 2008

• Torneo de Verano:

Winners (1): 2018

• Torneo Regional:

Winners (3): 1989-I, 1991-I, 1991-II

• Torneo Interzonal:

Winners (1): 1982

International

• Copa Libertadores:

Runner-up (1): 1997

Friendly International

• Copa El Gráfico-Perú:

Winners (2): 2001, 2006

Runner-up (1): 2002-II

• Copa Marlboro:

Winners (1): 1988

Under-20 team

• Torneo de Promoción y Reserva:

Winners (2): 2016, 2018

Runner-up (3): 2014-I, 2015-III, 2017

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 34 appearances

Runners-up (1): 1997

1962, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

• Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance

2018: First Stage

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1994: Quarter-finals

• Copa Merconorte: 4 appearances

1998: First Round

1999: First Round

2000: First Round

2001: First Round

• U-20 Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

2012: Group Stage

Players

Current squad

As of 25 February 2019.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Patricio Alvarez 2 DF Johan Madrid 3 DF Benjamin Villalta 4 DF Gianfranco Chavez 5 DF Omar Merlo 6 DF Jesus Pretell 7 MF Horacio Calcaterra 8 MF Christian Ortiz 9 FW Emanuel Herrera 10 MF Patricio Arce 11 FW Alexander Succar 12 GK Renato Solis

No. Position Player 13 DF Renzo Revoredo 17 MF Gerard Tavara 18 MF Christofer Gonzalez 21 MF Anthony Aoki 22 DF Jair Céspedes 23 MF Jorge Cazulo 24 FW Fernando Pacheco 26 GK Emile Franco 27 MF Carlos Lobatón (Captain) 28 DF Edinson Chávez 28 FW Cristian Palacios

Top Scorers

#	Name	Goals
1°	Jorge Soto	175
2°	Alberto Gallardo	148
3°	Luis Bonnet	140
4°	Julinho	134
5°	Flavio Maestri	117

Presidential history

^[2]==Managerial History==

Years Nationality Name 1956–58 Luis Tirado 1958–59 César Viccino 1960 Carlos Peucelle 1960 Víctor Pasache 1961–62 Juan Honores 1962 Víctor Pasache 1962–64 Waldir Pereira "Didí" 1964–66 Alberto "Toto" Terry 1966 Yaldo Barbalho 1967–69 Waldir Pereira "Didí" 1969 Víctor Pasache 1969–70 Vito Andrés "Sabino" Bártoli 1971 Rudi Gutendorf 1972–74 Marcos Calderón 1974 Rafael Asca 1974–75 Eloy Campos 1976 Juan Honores 1976 Víctor Pasache 1976–77 Diego Agurto 1977 Alberto Gallardo 1977–78 Roque Máspoli 1978 Alberto Gallardo 1978–79 José Fernández 1979–81 Marcos Calderón 1981–82 Alberto Gallardo 1982–83 César Cubilla 1984 José Chiarella 1985 Alberto Gallardo 1985 José del Castillo 1985–86 Héctor Chumpitaz 1987–88 Miguel Company 1988 Óscar Montalvo 1988–89 Alberto Gallardo 1989–90 Oscar López Oscar Cavallero

Years Nationality Name 1990 Fernando Mellán 1990 Eugenio Jara 1990–92 Juan Carlos Oblitas 1993 José Carlos Amaral 1993–95 Juan Carlos Oblitas 1996 José Luis Carbone 1996 Roberto Mosquera 1996–97 Sergio Markarián 1997–98 Miguel Ángel Arrué 1998 Luis García 1998–99 Franco Navarro 1999 Rodolfo Motta 1999–01 Juan Carlos Oblitas 2001 Horacio Magalhaes Jan 1, 2002 – Dec 31, 2002 Paulo Autuori 2003 Renê Weber 2003–04 Wilmar Valencia 2004 Eduardo Asca 2004–05 Edgardo Bauza May 22, 2005 – Dec 17, 2006 José del Solar Jan 1, 2007 – May 5, 2007 Jorge Sampaoli 2007 Walter Fiori July 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2009 Juan Carlos Oblitas Jan 1, 2010 – Dec 9, 2010 Víctor Rivera Dec 21, 2010 – April 19, 2011 Guillermo Rivarola April 20, 2011 – Nov 23, 2011 Juan Reynoso Nov 23, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011 Francisco Melgar Jan 1, 2012 – Aug 7, 2013 Roberto Mosquera Aug 7, 2013 – Aug 18, 2013 Francisco Melgar (int.) Aug 18, 2013 – Dec 19, 2013 Claudio Vivas Jan 1, 2014–15 Daniel Ahmed Jan 4, 2016 – Dec 19, 2016 Mariano Soso Jan 4, 2017 – Jun 25, 2017 José del Solar Jun 25, 2017 – Dic 3, 2017 Pablo Zegarra Jan 4, 2018 – Dic 18, 2018 Mario Salas Jan 7, 2019 – Feb 5, 2019 Mario Salas Feb 8, 2019 – Claudio Vivas

References

External links

• 
  Sporting Cristal Official Club Website


• 
  Sporting Cristal's channel on YouTube