The club was founded in 1960 by a group of young men from Huaraz and Chacas in Ancash . The team was named Sport Áncash after the street where many of the players lived which disappeared after the 1970 Ancash earthquake . The club was re-established on April 22 , 1967 as '' Club Deportivo Comunitario Laboral Sport Áncash '' by one of the local labor unions . The club played for many years in the liga distrital de Huaraz . For many years after the earthquake the club was owned by various state and union organizations until 2004 when the future congressman José Mallqui took over as club president
1970 Ancash earthquake
1970 Ancash earthquake
Sport Áncash