Club Deportivo Esther Grande de Bentín Tacna Heroica (sometimes referred as EGB Tacna Heroica or Bentín Tacna Heroica) is a Peruvian professional football club, playing in the city of Tacna.El "vendaval azul" apaga velitas: 10 años del Bentín Tacna Heroica y el ascenso asegurado a la LIGA 3 Founded in 2014, the club participates in the Peruvian Segunda División after winning the Copa Perú in 2024.
History Bentín Tacna Heroica was founded on 14 October 2014 in the Alto de la Alianza District, Tacna, with the intention of training new talents within the region. The same year it was founded, the club was the Segunda Division of the District of Alto de la Alianza.
In the 2016 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Hualgayoc in the quarterfinals.Copa Perú: Bentín recibe este domingo a Hualgayoc en el estadio Joel Gutiérrez
In 2023, the club won the Liga Departamental de Tacna for the first time, qualifying for the 2023 Copa Perú but was eliminated by Nacional FBC in the Round of 32.
The club won the Departamental League again in 2024, qualifying for the 2024 Copa Perú. The club reached the final and won the title for the first time after defeating FC Cajamarca. As a result, Bentín Tacna Heroica was promoted to the Liga 2.
Stadium
Bentín Tacna Heroica plays their home games at Estadio Jorge Basadre. Constructed in 2000, the stadium has a capacity of 19,850 and was a venue for the 2004 Copa América. Tacna Heroica's initial stadium was Estadio Alto de la Alianza, however it has been closed due to infrastructure defects.
Current squad
Honours Senior titles
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years National(League)Copa Perú1—2024— Regional(League)Liga Departamental de Tacna2 12023, 2024Copa Perú: Bentín es el campeón de TacnaA la etapa nacional como bicampeón departamental2016Liga Provincial de Tacna2 12023, 20242016Liga Distrital de Alto de la Alianza8—2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024—Segunda Distrital de Alto de la Alianza1—2014—
Managers ManagerYears Nilton Arnao2016 Leonardo Morales2023 Jesús Álvarez2024–2025 Sergio Castellanos2025–
See also List of football clubs in Peru Peruvian football league system
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