Sport Boys

Foundation

The Sport Boys was founded on 28 July 1927 by a group of young football fans in Callao, who wanted to help one Gualberto Lizárraga start his own club. The day before Independence Day in Peru, 27 July, the group held a meeting, sang the national anthem and at midnight proclaimed the club's foundation, with Lizárraga as president.

Golden age

The Sport Boys participated in the Provincial League of Lima and Callao from 1929 to 1932 (finishing third in 1930 and runners-up in both 1931 and the 1932 Intermediate Division), managing to ascend to the first category of national football, called the Honor Division at that time. A few years after being promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, they won their first national title, winning the 1935 Peruvian Primera División undefeated, eight points ahead of their closest competitor. Two years later, the club won the First Division again in 1937 and the year after became runners-up after losing to Universitario. They went trophyless until 1942 with yet another league title. In 1951, after having finished second the year before, the Sport Boys won their first national league title in the professional era and their fourth overall. In 1958, Marcos Calderón became their as head coach. He would bring the Boys to win their fifth title in 1958 and eventually led the Peruvian national team to win the 1975 Copa América. After finishing second place in the 1966 Torneo Descentralizado, the Sport Boys qualified for the…

Senior titles

Friendlies

Youth team