Colegio Nacional Iquitos is a Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team based in the city of Iquitos

Iquitos

Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean...

 which was founded in 1926. CNI is the biggest club in the city of Iquitos and currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División, which is the top flight of Peruvian football.

History

On May 20, 1926 there was a meeting of 47 alumni of the Colegio Nacional Iquitos, their principal, Pedro A. del Águila Hidalgo and Isabel Aguilar, with the purpose of establishing the Asociación Deportiva Colegio Nacional Iquitos.

This club represented Iquitos

Iquitos

Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean...

 in professional Peruvian football

Primera División Peruana

The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...

 for 20 years, between 1973 and 1992. Their best performance was achieved in 1977, when they tied for first with FBC Melgar at the end of the first stage of the national championship, after a win in Cusco

Cusco

Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...

 against Cienciano with a Henry Perales goal. In the subsequent phase for the national title and Copa Libertadores qualifiers, the team could not maintain their first place position and lost the opportunity to win the championship.

Notable football players played for CNI such as national team

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

 starters Otorino Sartor, Juan "Papelito" Caceres and Ramon Quiroga; notable defenders such as César Adriazola, Juan Manuel Toyco, Roberto Arrelucea, Ernesto Guillén, Florentino Bernaola and Israel Quijandría; in addition to forwards Juan Jose Oré, Bernabé Navarro, Ernesto Neyra, Juan Michael of the Eagle, Nehemías Mera, and Richard Vinatea.

In 1992, CNI had a surprising beginning under manager Henry Perales ranking second in the first half of the Decentralizado 1992. However, institutional problems arose and the team did not produce the same results that in the second half of the tournament and CNI was relegated after a 5–0 loss against León de Huánuco

León de Huánuco

León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and play in the Primera División Peruana .-History:...

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On December 11, 2008, CNI returned to the top flight through the Copa Perú

Copa Perú

The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...

. CNI was runner-up in the final stage of the 2008 Copa Perú in a decisive group stage match against Atlético Torino

Atlético Torino

Club Atlético Torino is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Talara.The club were founded 1946 and play in the Peruvian Segunda División which is the second division of the Peruvian league.-History:...

 which ended in a 1–1 draw. CNI defeated eventual champions Sport Huancayo

Sport Huancayo

Sport Huancayo is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Huancayo, Junín. The club was founded on February 7, 2007 and in 2008, they were promoted to the top tier of Peruvian football, the Peruvian Primera División.- History :...

 1-0 in the final round opener and also tied 2–2 with Cobresol F.B.C.

Cobresol F.B.C.

Cobresol FBC is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Moquegua, Peru. The club is the biggest of Moquegua city, and one of the biggest in Moquegua Province...

 of Moquegua

Moquegua

Moquegua is a city in southern Peru, located in the Moquegua Region, of which it is the regional capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Province and Moquegua District. It is located 1144 kilometers south from the capital city of Lima.-History:...

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Current squad

Notable players

Félix Marquaye Ramón Quiroga

Ramón Quiroga

Ramón Quiroga Arancibia was an Argentine-born Peruvian international football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "El Loco" in Peru and "Chupete" in Argentina. He obtained 40 caps playing for the Peru national football team. He began his career playing for the Argentine club Rosario Central...

 Ottorino Sartor

Ottorino Sartor

Ottorino Sartor Espinoza is a retired professional football goalkeeper from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and obtained a total number of 27 caps for his native country in the years 1966 to 1979. He played his club football for Colegio Nacional de...

National

• Torneo Regional:

Runner-up (1): 1985

• Copa Peru
  Copa Perú
  The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...
  
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Runner-up (1): 2008

• Liga Departamental de Loreto
  Ligas Departamentales del Peru
  The Ligas Departamentales are one of two leagues that form part of the Departamental Stage in the Copa Perú of the Peruvian Football Federation football league system...
  
  : 12

Winners (12): 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008

Runner-up (1): 2007