C.D. Universidad San Marcos
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Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, which plays in the Segunda División Peruana
Segunda División Peruana
The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...

. The club debuted in 2001 in the Second Division. Previously, the football team of the Universidad de San Marcos had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). Their 2006 season in the Second Division was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division
Primera División Peruana
The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...

. Unfortunately they finished second.

Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos usually plays its home games at Estadio Universidad San Marcos
Estadio Universidad San Marcos
The Estadio Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru, belonging to the National University of San Marcos. It was inaugurated on May 13, 1951, with a seating capacity of 70,000 and covers an area of 48,782 m². Safety measures have been taken and they...

 (own stadium), located in the center of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos main campus in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...

.

History

The football team of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, nicknamed The Lions, debuted in 2001. Previously, the football team had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). The football team inspired a the formation of a sports club (club deportivo) with its first president the teacher of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, César Díaz Lima, and its first manager Nicolás Nieri, former player of Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

. They were district champions and promoted to the Segunda División
Segunda División Peruana
The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...

.

In their first season, they placed fourth out of sixteen amongst reputable teams such as Deportivo Municipal, Unión Huaral
Unión Huaral
Club Sport Unión Huaral is a Peruvian football club, from the city of Huaral. It was founded in 1947 and currently plays in Peru's Copa Peru.The club were founded 1947 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...

, Sport Coopsol
Deportivo Coopsol
Deportivo Coopsol is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Chancay District, Huaral, Lima. The club was founded in 1964 under their original name Club Deportivo Seman-FAP ....

 and Sporting Cristal B
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...

. The performance of the football team in the following seasons were less notable. However, their 2006 season was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division
Primera División Peruana
The Peruvian Primera División is the top professional division of Peruvian football. It is known today as Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional Peruano...

. Unfortunately they finished second.

Current Squad 2010



National

  • Peruvian Second Division
    Segunda División Peruana
    The Segunda División of Peru is the second division of Peruvian football. It is not a professional division but was declared a promotional division by the Peruvian Football Federation . After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2011 the league includes 10 clubs...

    : 0
Runner-up (1): 2006

  • Liga Departamental de Lima
    Ligas Departamentales del Peru
    The Ligas Departamentales are one of two leagues that form part of the Departamental Stage in the Copa Perú of the Peruvian Football Federation football league system...

    : 1
2000

  • Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima
    Ligas Distritales del Peru
    The Ligas Distritales del Peru are the Peruvian football lower divisions. They are administered by the Local Federations. The level immediately above is the Provincial Stage . For example, The Ligas Distritales in Piura are:-External links:*...

    : 1
2001

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