Club Social Deportivo León de Huánuco is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Huánuco. It is the biggest football club of Huánuco city. The club was founded in 1946 and plays in the Copa Peru (Peruvian Third Division).
The club occupies the position 14 in the accumulated table of championships of the First Division.
In the 1972 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco was runner-up and qualified to the 1973 Torneo Descentralizado.
In the 1980 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the 1981 Torneo Descentralizado, when defeated Comercial Aguas Verdes.
In the 2000 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the semifinals.
In the 2001 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Bolito in the semifinals.
In the 2002 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Atlético Universidad in the semifinals.
In the 2006 Copa Perú, León de Huánuco qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sport Huamanga in the round of 16.
On December 12, 2010, at Estadio Monumental, Leon de Huanuco was defeated by Universidad San Martín de Porres in Peru's two-legged final that gave USMP the domestic championship.
León de Huánuco has had a long-standing rivalry with Alianza Universidad.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Franco Navarro (2010–2011)
Aníbal Ruiz (2012) Jean Ferrari (2012) Teddy Cardama (2012)
Édgar Ospina (2013) José Soto (2013) César Chacón (2013) Wilmar Valencia (2014) César Chacón (2014)
Rolando Chilavert (2014–2015) Fredy García (2015) Carlos Cumapa (interim) (2015)
Carlos Ramacciotti (2015) Juan Chumpitaz Rivera (2017) Teddy Cardama (2018) Mifflin Bermúdez (2018) Roberto Tristán (2018) Carlos Cortijo (2020) Roberto Tristán (2021) Pedro Sandoval (2023) Víctor Peña (interim) (2023) Carlos Cortijo (2023–)A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
