Juan Aurich (1922–1992)

This article is about original and first Juan Aurich club. For its successors, see Juan Aurich (disambiguation).
Juan Aurich
Full name Club Deportivo Juan Aurich
Nickname(s) El Ciclón del Norte (The Northern Cyclone)
Founded September 3, 1922[1]
Dissolved 1992
Ground Estadio Elías Aguirre,
Chiclayo, Peru

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.

Honours

References

  1. Quispe, Juan. "Familia Aurich". dechalaca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2013.