Cienciano del Cuzco - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Club Cienciano is a professional football club based in Cusco

Cusco

Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...

, 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....

. The club was founded in 1901 and was originally the team of the Faculty of Science of the University of Cusco (Ciencias meaning science in Spanish), from which it takes its name. It gained worldwide recognition after defeating River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

from Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

in the finals of the 2003 Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana

The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

and Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

in the Recopa Sudamericana 2004

Recopa Sudamericana 2004

The 2004 Recopa Sudamericana was the 12th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions....

Beginnings

Cienciano was founded in 1901 by a group of students from the National School of Science of Cusco (Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco). It participated in several leagues and tournaments of the region. In 1966 Hector Ladrón de Guevara (Cututtu) was the first Cienciano player to be named captain of the Peruvian national team. In 1972, it began to play in the Peruvian First Division. However, the club was relegated four years later.

In 1988, the FPF

Federación Peruana de Fútbol

The Peruvian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Peru. It was founded on August 23, 1922, and affiliated in 1924. A member of CONMEBOL since 1925, it directly oversees the Peru national football team, the Copa Federación, and the amateur leagues.It is indirectly involved in...

invited the club to play in a tournament of the southern region. In 1991, Cienciano won the tournament and in 1992 it once again played in the First Division. Although the club came close to relegation in 1994, the team remains in the First Division.

Copa Sudamericana

In 2003 Cienciano, led by their coach Freddy Ternero, made it for the first time to the Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana

, after beating the current Peruvian champion 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...

in an internal qualifying tournament. It went through every later knockout round arguably as the underdog defeating Peru's Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima

Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...

, Chile's Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

, Colombia's Atlético Nacional

Atlético Nacional

Corporación Deportiva Atlético Nacional is a Colombian football team based in Medellín. They play their home games at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot stadium which also serves as home to Deportivo Independiente Medellín...

(once Copa Libertadores champion) and Brazil's Santos

Santos Futebol Clube

Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Santos, São Paulo They play in the Campeonato Paulista and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the highest professional leagues in São Paulo state and Brazil, respectively....

(twice Copa Libertadores champion), to get to the finals. Once at the finals they faced one of the biggest teams in South American football, River Plate of Argentina

Argentina

(twice Copa Libertadores champion). After a 3-3 draw in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, Cienciano went on to win 1-0 on their home game in Peru with a goal from a free kick by Paraguayan defender Carlos Lugo

Carlos Lugo

Carlos Maria Lugo Aquino is a Paraguayan football defender. He currently plays for Sport Boys in Peru. Lugo started in the youth divisions of Olimpia Asunción he then had a spell with All Boys in Argentina before playing in the professional squad of Club Cerro Corá...

. The game was played in Arequipa

Arequipa

Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...

(home of Southern Peruvian rivals Melgar

Melgar

Foot Ball Club Melgar, known simply as FBC Melgar or Melgar, is a Peruvian soccer club based in Arequipa, Peru. It is one of Peru's oldest soccer teams, founded on March 25, 1915 by a group of soccer enthusiasts from Arequipa....

, some of whose fans actually attended the match to root for River Plate) because of the insufficient capacity for a CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

final of the Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega

Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega

Estadio Garcilaso is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugurated in 1960, with an initial capacity of 30,000...

(which has been expanded since then).

This was the first international championship for a Peruvian team in history, only two other Peruvian teams had advanced to the finals of an international tournament, the Copa Libertadores (Universitario de Deportes

Universitario de Deportes

Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. It is the most successful football club in Peru. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of...

in 1972, and Sporting Cristal

Sporting Cristal

in 1997) only to be defeated. However, Cienciano had never won the Peruvian national champion (they did win one half-year tournament in 2001 but lost the title of national champions by a penalty shootout to the winner of the second tournament, Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima

, in the year in which both celebrated their centenary. The situation was repeated in 2006 to the inverse: Cienciano won the second tournament but lost the final to Alianza Lima on aggregate).

Recopa Sudamericana

After winning the Copa Sudamericana, Cienciano went on to play against Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

of Argentina, another South American giant, for the 2004 Recopa Sudamericana

Recopa Sudamericana

The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....

, this being just one match, much like UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

's European Super Cup

European Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the two cup competitions organized by UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League...

, that faced the winner of both South American Cups of the previous season: the Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana

and the Copa Libertadores. After a 1-1 draw, Cienciano went on to win the title by penalty shootout. The match was played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...

Rivalries

Cienciano has had a long standing rivalry with FBC Melgar and Deportivo Garcilaso

Deportivo Garcilaso

Deportivo Garcilaso is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cuzco, Peru.The club is the biggest of Cuzco city, and one of the biggest in Cuzco Province....

Stadium

Cienciano play their home games in Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega which is in Cusco

Cusco

. It was named after the Peruvian Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. When first inaugurated in 1950, it had a spectator capacity of 22,000 and had a running track. In 2004, the stadium's capacity was expanded to 42,000, losing its running track, because of Cienciano's success in international tournaments and it would be a venue in the Copa America 2004

Copa América 2004

The Copa América 2004 was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time,...

Current squad

Notable players

Sergio Ibarra

Sergio Ramón Ibarra is a football striker.- Career :Although born in Argentina, Ibarra has played during almost all of his career in Peru, where he first moved at age 21 to join the ranks of Ciclista Lima in the first division, in 1992.His biggest claim to fame was in 2004 when he won the Copa...

Óscar Olvera Carlos Lugo

Carlos Lugo

Santiago Acasiete

Wilmer Santiago Acasiete Ariadela is a Peruvian footballer who plays for UD Almería in Spain, as a central defender.He also holds a Spanish passport, due to the many years he spent in the country.-Club career:...

Juan Carlos Bazalar

Juan Carlos Bazalar Cruzado is a football midfield player from Peru.Bazalar developed as part of the youth system of Universitario de Deportes, and played his first professional game by Universitario to continue his development as a player.Despite his age he is still periodically called up for...

Germán Carty

Germán Luis Carty is a Peruvian professional football player, played currently for Deportivo Coopsol. Who most prominently played for Cienciano. He was the top goalscorer as Cienciano won the 2003 Copa Sudamericana. He played for the Peru national football team...

Paolo de la Haza

Paolo Giancarlo de la Haza Urquiza is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for Chinese club Jiangsu Sainty who previously played for Alianza Lima. He was a member of Peru national football team at 2007 Copa America...

Julio García

Julio Garcia

Julio García or Julio Garcia may refer to:* Julio Acosta García , a president of Costa Rica* Julio A. Garcia , American attorney Julio Arnoldo Garcia* Julio César García, Mexican boxerThe name may also refer to:...

Óscar Ibáñez

Óscar Manuel Ibáñez Holzmann is a Peruvian football goalkeeper, who made his debut for the national team on April 18, 1998. Since then he obtained 50 caps, with the last match being on March 30, 2005. He has been one of the four to have played at least 500 games in the Peruvian First Division...

Carlos Lobatón

Carlos Lobaton is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays as a center midfielder for Sporting Cristal and the Peruvian national team.-Club career:...

Alessandro Morán Ramón Rodríguez

Ramón Rodríguez

Ramón Rodríguez was President of El Salvador 1–4 February 1850....

National

Peruvian Primera División: 0

Runner-up (3): 2001, 2005, 2006

Torneo Apertura: 1

Winners (1): 2005

Runner-up (2): 2004, 2007

Torneo Clausura: 2

Winners (2): 2001, 2006

Copa Peru
Copa Perú
The Copa Perú is a football tournament in Peru. Despite its name, it is not entirely an elimination-cup competition, but rather a series of league tournaments done within a year whose ultimate level is an elimination round...

: 0

Runner-up (3): 1973

Liga Departamental del Cusco
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...

: 29

Winners (29): 1903, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1981, 1983

International

Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

: 1

Winners (1): 2003

Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....

: 1

Winners (1): 2004

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 6 appearances

2002: Round of 16

2004: First Round

2005: Preliminary Round

2006: Second Round

2007: Second Round

2008: Second Round

Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...

: 3 appearances

2003: Winner

2004: Preliminary Round

2009: Round of 16

Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....

: 1 appearance

2004: Winner

Copa Sudamericana 2003 Players

(enter in Quarter-Finals)
(left in Quarter-Finals)

Copa Sudamericana 2003 History

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Copa Sudamericana 2003

The 2003 Copa Nissan Sudamericana was the second edition of CONMEBOL's new international club tournament. It was won by Peruvian club Cienciano, who won the first international trophy for their club and the country...

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Cienciano 1 – 0 Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima

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Cienciano 1 – 0 Alianza Lima

Alianza Lima

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Cienciano 4 – 0 U.Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

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Cienciano 1 – 3 U.Católica

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica

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Cienciano 1 – 1 Santos FC

Santos Futebol Clube

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Cienciano 2 – 1 Santos FC

Santos Futebol Clube

||Win
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Cienciano 2 – 1 Atl.Nacional

Atlético Nacional

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Cienciano 1 – 0 Atl.Nacional

Atlético Nacional

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Cienciano 3 – 3 River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

||Draw
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Cienciano 1 – 0 River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate

||Win
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Recopa Sudamericana 2004 Players

Recopa Sudamericana 2004 History

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!Year!!Score!!Result
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Recopa Sudamericana 2004

The 2004 Recopa Sudamericana was the 12th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions....

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Cienciano 1 (4) – 1 (2) Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

||Draw
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First Team from 1901
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Miguel del Castillo
Bonifacio Monteagudo
Augusto Ochoa
Mateo Moran
Luis Alberto Arguedas
Humberto de la Soto

Eduardo Cáceres
William Newell
Juan Samanez
Luis Alberto Aranibar
Juan J. Loayza Sivirichi

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