FBC White Star
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| Full name | Foot Ball Club White Star | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Estrella Solitaria Tiznados | ||
| Founded | August 15, 1917 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Mariano Melgar, Arequipa | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| League | Copa Perú | ||
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FBC White Starare aPeruvianfootballclub based inArequipa,Arequipa Region.The women's football department of the club won the national league in 2009, and competed in that season'sCopa Libertadores.
History
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The club is recognized inArequipaas one of the five "big" teams together withFBC Piérola,Sportivo Huracán,FBC MelgarandFBC Aurora,despite they being the only one of these that has failed to participate in the First Division.
The women's football department of the club won the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino in 2009, after beating Estudiantes Universitarios de Cusco 3–2 in the final,[1]and thus qualifying to compete inthat year'sCopa Libertadores.[2]
Rivalries
[edit]FBC White Star has had a long-standing rivalry withMelgar,Aurora,Piérola,andSportivo Huracán.
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- Winners (1):1953
- Runner-up (3): 1963, 2011. 2019
- Winners (3):1987, 2011, 2013
- Runner-up (4): 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
Women's football
[edit]- Winners (1):2009
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"White, campeón"(in Spanish). Correo Peru.RetrievedAugust 13,2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^"White Star en la Copa"(in Spanish). Correo Peru.RetrievedAugust 13,2009.[permanent dead link]
