José Gálvez FBC
José Gálvez FBC is a Peruvian football club based in Chimbote, Ancash. The club was founded in 1951 under the name Manuel Rivera after the famous Chimbote born footballer Manuel Rivera. The club was forced to change its name because the FPF did not allow clubs to be named after living people. Then on 11 November 1963 the club decided the new name would be José Gálvez FBC.
| Full name | José Gálvez Foot Ball Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Franja, Pesqueros | ||
| Founded | 27 October 1951 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Manuel Rivera Sánchez, Chimbote, Peru | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| President | Romel Velásquez | ||
| Manager | Favio Campana | ||
| League | Copa Perú | ||
| 2019 | National Stage | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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More recently the club played in the Peruvian Second Division and finished as champions in 2011. Thus they were promoted back to the Torneo Descentralizado in the 2012 season only to be relegated on the 2013 and become the Peruvian team with the most relegations from the Peruvian First Division.
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