AD Comerciantes FC
| Full name | Asociación Deportiva Comerciantes Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La Fuerza Emprendedora Fuerza Loretana | ||
| Founded | 20 August 2017 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Max Augustín | ||
| Capacity | 24,576 | ||
| Chairman | Héctor Becerra | ||
| Manager | Juan Carlos Bazalar | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2024 | Liga 2, 3rd of 18 | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/people/Comerciantes-FC-de-Loreto/100063331024207/ | ||
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Asociación Deportiva Comerciantes Fútbol Club commonly known as Comerciantes, is a Peruvian professional football club, playing in the city of Belén, Loreto. Founded in 2017, they currently participate in the Liga 2, after gaining promotion from the 2022 Copa Perú.
History
The Comerciantes FC was founded on 20 August 2017.[1] Comerciantes would rise to be the new largest football club in the city of Iquitos and the whole department of Loreto, after the downfall of Colegio Nacional Iquitos.
In 2018 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the Departamental Stage, but was eliminated by Estudiantil CNI and Caballococha in the Cuadrangular Final.[2]
In 2019, Comerciantes won the Liga Departamental de Loreto for the first time and qualified for the 2019 Copa Perú. The club was eliminated by Sport Estrella in the Quarter-finals.[3][4]
In Comerciantes qualified for the 2022 Copa Perú after being runner-up in the Liga Departamental de Loreto. Despite not winning the championship, they were promoted to Liga 2 for the 2023 season.[5][6] In the 2023 season, Comerciantes qualified for the Ligiulla stage of the tournament, reaching the semi-finals, but were eliminated by Los Chankas.
Stadium
While Comerciantes is based in Belén, in the outskirts of Iquitos, they play their home games at Estadio Max Augustín, the largest stadium in the Peruvian rainforest. It has a capacity of 24,576 spectators.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Senior titles
- Keys
- Record
- (s) Shared record
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) |
Copa Perú | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Regional (League) |
Liga Departamental de Loreto | 1 | 1 | 2019
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2022
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| Liga Provincial de Maynas | 2 | 1 | 2018, 2019
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2022
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| Liga Distrital de Belén | 3 | — | 2018, 2019, 2022
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