Defensor Arica was a Peruvian football club based in Breña, Lima. The club was founded in 1929 and reached the Peruvian Second Division in 1947. They were subsequently promoted to the first division in 1964. Their greatest achievement was second place in the national league in 1969 and consequently in 1970 they played in the Copa Libertadores. Two years later Defensor Arica were relegated.[citation needed]

Defensor Arica
Full nameDefensor Arica
Nickname(s)Los Celestes
El Equipo desmantelado
Founded18 December 1929; 95 years ago (1929-12-18)
GroundEstadio Nacional
Lima, Peru
Capacity45,000

Honours

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Senior titles

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Keys
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  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years
National
(League)
Primera División 1 1969
Segunda División 1 1964
Regional
(League)
Liga Regional de Lima y Callao 1 1947
Segunda División Regional de Lima y Callao 1 1944 Serie A
Tercera División Regional de Lima y Callao 1 1941
Segunda División Provincial de Lima 1 1940 Serie B
Tercera División Provincial de Lima 1 1936 Zona Este

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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1970: First Round

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Universitario 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9
  LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 7
  Defensor Arica 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 5
  América de Quito 6 1 1 4 4 14 -10 3

Statistics and results in First Division

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League history

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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Notes
1965 1st 3 22 11 4 7 36 27 26 3/10 Regular season
1966 1st 9 26 10 8 8 31 25 28 9/14 Regular season
1966 1st 10 26 7 7 12 30 40 21 10/14 Regular season
1967 1st 5 26 13 7 6 37 23 33 5/14 Regular season
1968 1st 10 26 5 11 10 31 44 21 10/14 Regular season
1969 1st 2 18 7 8 3 26 15 22 2/14 Regular season
1970 1st 3 32 15 9 8 43 30 65 3/14 Regular season
1971 1st 12 30 8 8 14 30 46 24 12/16 Regular season
1972 1st 16 30 4 8 18 24 61 16 16/16 Regular season

See also

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