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{{Football club infobox|
| clubname = Defensor Lima
| image = Defensor Lima.svg
| nickname = ''Los Carasucias''<br> ''Los Tigres de Breña''<br> ''El Defensor''<br>''Los ágiles de Breña''<br> ''Los Palomillas de Breña''<br>''Los Carasucias de Breña''<br /> ''El defensor''
| fullname = Club Atlético Defensor Lima<br />''(Lima Defender Athletic Club)''
| owntitle      = President
| owner         = Roberto Flores 
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|1931|7|31}}
| ground = [[Estadio Nacional del Perú]]<br /> [[Lima]], Perú|
| manager = Carlos Suarez
| league = [[Ligas_Distritales_del_Peru#Liga_Distrital_de_Cercado_de_Lima|Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima]]
| season = [[Copa Perú|2018]]
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'''Club Atlético Defensor Lima''' is a Perúvian [[association football|football]] club located in the district of [[Breña]], [[Lima]]. The club was founded on July 31, 1931. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lostigresdebrena.blogspot.com/2012/04/acta-de-fundacion-del-club-atletico.html |title=Del barrio de Chacra Colorada |access-date=2022-05-18 |archive-date=2018-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501230435/http://lostigresdebrena.blogspot.com/2012/04/acta-de-fundacion-del-club-atletico.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Defensor Lima - Historia |url=https://clubatleticodefensorlima.leaguerepublic.com/index.html |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=clubatleticodefensorlima.leaguerepublic.com |archive-date=2022-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827064028/https://clubatleticodefensorlima.leaguerepublic.com/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club plays in the Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima, which is the seventh division of the Peruvian league.

== History ==
The club was the [[1973 Torneo Descentralizado]] champion.

The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on twenty three occasions, from [[1961 Peruvian Primera División]] until [[1978 Torneo Descentralizado]], and [[1989 Torneo Descentralizado]] until [[1994 Torneo Descentralizado]], when it was relegated.

The club played in the [[1974 Copa Libertadores]], but was eliminated by [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Millonarios]] and [[São Paulo FC]] in the semifinals.

== Data ==
* Foundation: July 31 1931
* Historical position among Peruvian teams in the Copa Libertadores de America: 11°
* Club Atlético Defensor Lima, Universitario, Alianza Lima and Sporting Cristal are the only Peruvian Clubs that have reached semi-finals. 
* Historical position in First Division: 16°. 

==Honours==
=== Senior titles ===
{{small div|
;Keys
* {{legend|gold|outline=#999999|Record}}
* {{sup|(s)}} Shared record
}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Type
! width=290px| Competition
! Titles
! Runner-up
! Winning years
! Runner-up years
|-
| rowspan=2 |'''National'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Peruvian Primera División|Primera División]]
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|[[1973 Torneo Descentralizado|1973]]
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
! scope=col|[[Peruvian Segunda División|Segunda División]]
|'''2'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|[[1960 Segunda División Peruana|1960]], 1988
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
| rowspan=1 |'''Half-year / Short<br />tournament'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Torneo Plácido Galindo]]
| bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| {{left|[[1989 Torneo Plácido Galindo|1989]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
| rowspan=7 | '''Regional'''<br />(League)
! scope=col|[[Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Lima]]
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|1
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|1980
|-
! scope=col|[[Liguilla de Ascenso a Segunda División (Perú)|Triangular de Ascenso a Segunda División]]
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|1957<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://clubatleticodefensorlima.leaguerepublic.com/index.html |title=Defensor Lima y su paso como animador de las ligas de Lima y Callao tiene frutos para el torneo de 1957 en el que enfrenta a los campeones de Lima, Callao y Balnearios (la precursora de los Interligas actuales) donde resulta campeón, obteniendo su ascenso a la Segunda División |access-date=2022-08-27 |archive-date=2022-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827064028/https://clubatleticodefensorlima.leaguerepublic.com/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
! scope=col|[[Ligas Provinciales del Peru|Liga Provincial de Lima]]
|'''2'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|1951, 1957
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
! scope=col|[[Liga_Regional_de_Lima_y_Callao_(1941–1950)#Segunda_División_Regional_de_Lima_y_Callao|Segunda División Regional de Lima y Callao]]
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|1949 Serie A
|-
! scope=col|[[Ligas_Provinciales_de_Lima_y_Callao#Segunda_División|Segunda División Provincial de Lima]]
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|1938 Zona Oeste
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
! scope=col|[[Ligas_Distritales_del_Peru#Liga_Distrital_de_Cercado_de_Lima|Liga Distrital del Cercado de Lima]]
|'''1'''
| 5
| align="left"|2003
| align="left"|1980, 1981, 2000, 2002, 2008
|-
! scope=col|[[Ligas_Distritales_del_Peru#Liga_Distrital_de_Breña|Liga Distrital de Breña]]
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| 1
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| align="left"|2022
|-
| rowspan=1 | '''International'''<br />(Cups)
! scope=col|[[Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)|Copa Simón Bolívar]] ([[Venezuelan Football Federation|FVF]])
| bgcolor="gold"|'''1'''{{sup|(s)}}
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| {{left|[[1974 Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)|1974]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|-
|}

==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions==
*'''[[Copa Libertadores]]: 1 appearance'''
::1974: Semi-Finals

*'''[[Copa Simón Bolívar (Venezuela)|Copa Simón Bolivar]]: 1 appearance'''
::1975: Winners

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Peruvian football league system]]

{{Copa Perú}} 
{{Football in Peru}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Peru]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1931]]
[[Category:Breña District]]

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