Atlético Chalaco

Atlético Chalaco
Full nameClub Atlético Chalaco
Nickname(s)La Furia Chalaca
El León Porteño
El Decano del fútbol Porteño
La Garra Porteña
El Ballet Porteño
El Viejo León
Founded9 June 1902 (1902-06-09)
GroundEstadio Telmo Carbajo, Callao
Capacity8,000
Chairman Pedro Morante Yarleque
Manager Jorge La Rosa
LeagueCopa Perú
2021Eliminated in the Regional Phase
Websitehttps://facebook.com/ClubAtleticoChalaco.Oficial/

Club Atlético Chalaco, commonly known as Atlético Chalaco, is a Peruvian football club based in Callao, Peru. The club was founded on 9 June, 1902 by a group of students from the school, becoming the first football representative of Callao, which laid the foundations for future clubs. Atlético Chalaco currently plays in the Copa Perú, the fourth tier of the Peruvian football league system. They play their home games at Estadio Telmo Carbajo, which has a capacity of 5,000.

Atlético Chalaco has won several championships won at the district, regional and national level. In 1918, the club obtained recognition as a national champion when he beat the team of the nascent Peruvian Football League, which he defeated by 2 to 1. They has been champion of the Peruvian Primera División on two occasions: 1930 and 1947 and also has been runners-up four times in 1948, 1957, 1958 and 1979.

The clubs classic and historic rival is Sport Boys, with whom they play the Clásico Porteño, as both clubs are from Callao. It also had rivalries with the Lima clubs, with which the Lima-Callao classics were born. However these rivalries are no longer played as these clubs are in separate divisions.

The club also participates in junior and youth football tournaments.