Club Sporting Tabaco was a Peruvian football club located in the district of Rímac, Lima. The club was founded on 16 November 1926.
History Sporting Tabaco was founded on November 16, 1926, made up mainly of workers and employees of the Estanco de Tabaco, a state entity that monopolized the tobacco trade in Peru. Founded in the Rímac neighborhood, its first president was Mr. Cristóbal Jiménez, general manager of the tobacconist. The club was registered in the Segunda División Provincial de Lima (third category) in which it participated in 1927.
From 1929 to 1955, Tabaco played in the Peruvian Primera División, only descending in category in the 1934 championship to the 1935 Primera B, returning to the Division of Honor for the 1937 tournament, it was one of the cheering teams, although it did not achieve any championship. In 1944 he finished in last place but maintained the category after defeating Ciclista Lima (1944 Segunda División champion) in the Promotion/Relegation playoff, popularly called "Rueda Trágica", since there was no direct relegation.
According to some journalistic sources, critics and fans considered Tabaco a "big" club in Peruvian football,Club Sporting Cristal. 50 años de historia celeste. Lima: Backus, 2006. página 15 although quite far from the classic teams such as Universitario, Alianza Lima, Deportivo Municipal and Sport Boys. In 1931, Sporting Tabaco achieved the national runner-up position behind Alianza Lima and repeated in 1954.
In 1955, Tabaco faced a difficult situation both in terms of sporting results and economic management. Since 1951, the football championship had stopped being amateur and became professional and that change destabilized the institution. Furthermore, the change in the country's economic situation (paradoxically) had weakened the strength of the Tobacco Store, which no longer had the same strength as before, as imported cigarettes had entered the country. As early as late 1954, it was rumored that the new administrators of the Backus and Johnston Brewing Company (which had just been acquired by Peruvian businessmen) had the idea of a professional football team representing the company. Because the brewery factory was also located in Rímac District, it began to be rumored that Backus was planning to acquire Sporting Tabaco.
Sporting Cristal
Ricardo Bentín Mujica, with the support of his wife, co-owners of Backus and Johnston brewery, was the man who is credited with achieving the company's goal. A club from Rímac ward, known as Sporting Tabaco founded in 1926 and originally belonging to the tobacco growers' union, was already playing in the professional Peruvian First Division. Never having won a national championship, the club was in dire economic straits. Bentín decided to buy the club and search for a playing ground, so that the club could develop and be able to play better at the professional level. The club found a lot in the neighborhood of La Florida of 137,000 m2.
On December 13, 1955, the club was founded as Sporting Cristal , after Backus' best-known beer brand, Cristal. The new club from the Rímac ward debuted in 1956 in the professional Primera Division and won their first national title that same year. Journalists thus called them the club born a champion (nació campeon). The team managed to win more titles over the years and was known as one of the best football clubs in Peru after Universitario and Alianza Lima.
Honours Senior titles
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up yearsNational(League)Primera División—2—1931, 1954 Half-year / Shorttournament(League)Torneo de Primeros Equipos—1—1931Campeonato de Apertura (ANA) 12 Regional(League)Primera B1— 1935—División Intermedia1—1928—Segunda División Amateur de Lima—1—1927 A.D. Barrios Altos
Statistics and results in First Division League history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA P Notes19291st6113532316116/12 Regular season19301st332016442/4 Group 3 / Group Stage19311st2118123519342/12 Absolute table19321st3741220919.753/8 Absolute table19331st79234182020.507/10 Absolute table19341st68323131420.256/9 Absolute table19371st79324101119.507/10 Absolute table19381st482421612164/9 Regular season19391st4145452726284/8 Regular season19401st6145362523276/8 Regular season19411st4146261718284/8 Regular season19421st794051719177/10 Regular season19431st4147252624164/8 Regular season19441st814248184188/8 Regular season19451st6144372846116/8 Regular season19461st72173115571177/8 Regular season19471st72173114551177/8 Regular season19481st32411764734293/9 Regular season19491st32161053629223/8 Regular season19501st3188554537213/10 Regular season19511st8184683343148/10 Regular season19521st3189453834223/10 Regular season19531st3187654034203/10 Regular season19541st21811254132242/10 Regular season19551st91823133444119/10 Regular season
References
See also Peruvian football league system