Deportivo Wanka

Deportivo Sipesa

Club Ovacion Miraflores was founded in 1969 in Chimbote, which would later become Ovación Sipesa. They played in the First Division of Chimbote and received sponsorship from the fishing trade union Sipesa. In 1992, they were promoted to the First Division and, in 1993, they played in the Copa CONMEBOL.

Deportivo Pesquero

In 1996, the trade union ceased sponsoring the club and therefore changed their club name to Deportivo Pesquero.

Deportivo Wanka

In 2000, Deportivo Pesquero and Deportivo Wanka merged, giving Huancayo access to the Primera División Peruana The team aroused controversy in 2004 when it moved its base to Cerro de Pasco, the highest city in the world and almost certainly the world's highest venue for professional football, at an altitude of 4,380 m (13,973 ft) above sea level, well above the point where altitude sickness becomes a problem. Its opponents criticised the move as an attempt to stave off relegation by playing in conditions that no other team could tolerate, including hail, rain, near-freezing temperatures and a lack of oxygen from the high altitude. The club was relegated that season anyway.

National

League

Torneo Zonal: Winners (1): 1992

National cups

Torneo Intermedio: Runner-up (1): 1993

Regional

Liga Departamental de Ancash: Winners (1): 1991 Liga Distrital de Chimbote: Runner-up (1): 1989