FBC White Star

FBC White Star are a Peruvian football club based in Arequipa, Arequipa Region. The women's football department of the club won the national league in 2009, and competed in that season's Copa Libertadores.

White Star
Full nameFoot Ball Club White Star
Nickname(s)Estrella Solitaria
Tiznados
FoundedAugust 15, 1917
GroundEstadio Mariano Melgar,
Arequipa
Capacity20,000
LeagueCopa Perú

History

The club is recognized in Arequipa as one of the five "big" teams together with FBC Piérola, Sportivo Huracán, FBC Melgar and FBC Aurora, despite they being the only one of these that has failed to participate in the First Division.

The women's football department of the club won the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino in 2009, after beating Estudiantes Universitarios de Cusco 3-2 in the final,[1] and thus qualifying to compete in that year's Copa Libertadores.[2]

Rivalries

FBC White Star has had a long-standing rivalry with Melgar, Aurora, Piérola, and Sportivo Huracán.

Honours

National
Winners (1): 1953
Runner-up (3): 1963, 2011. 2019
Winners (3): 1987, 2011, 2013
Runner-up (4): 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019

Women's football
Winners (1): 2009

See also

References
  1. "White, campeón" (in Spanish). Correo Peru. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  2. "White Star en la Copa" (in Spanish). Correo Peru. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
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