Universitario de Deportes
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Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as Universitario, or more popularly as [La] "U", is a Peru
vian 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 San Marcos
but was forced to rename in 1931. Since 1928, the club competes in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Torneo Descentralizado. In 2000, they opened the 80,000-capacity stadium Estadio Monumental, currently the largest stadium in Peru, retiring their smaller Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez
. Universitario and Alianza Lima
are involved in a derby called el clásico, which has its roots in the club's first participation in the Primera División in 1928. It has traditionally had other rivalries with Sporting Cristal
, Deportivo Municipal, and Sport Boys
.
Universitario has won twenty-five first division titles, more than any other club in Peru, and was the first Peruvian club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores. The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929, one year after its debut in the first division. The club won its first Bicampeonato in the seasons of 1945 and 1946 and won its only Tricampeonato after conquering the 2000 season. Universitario is one of the two most popular teams in Peru. Universitario's youth team is América Cochahuayco which currently participates in the Peruvian Segunda División. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an international organization recognized by FIFA
, Universitario was the best Peruvian club of the 20th century and the 28th most successful in South America
.
such as José Rubio, the first president, and Dr. Luis Málaga, the creator of the club crest. Others present during the foundation were Plácido Galindo, Eduardo Astengo, Mario de las Casas, Alberto Denegri, Luis de Souza Ferreyra and Andrés Rotta. At first, Federacion Universitaria was a small league that held tournaments between the faculty departments of the university.
The National Sports Committee (El Comité Nacional de Deportes)—the highest-ranking sports committee of Peru
at the time—recognized Federación Universitaria as an official league; along with other small leagues in Lima
and Callao
. They all joined the Peruvian Football Federation. Although there was no requirement to play a tournament in order to be promoted to the Primera División, the club did not play in it between 1924 and 1927. During this period it only played friendly matches with other teams.
, the defending champion of the season, and won 1–0. However, the team lost to Alianza in an end-of-season playoff for the league title after drawing 1–1 in the first leg and losing 2–0 in the second leg. The following year Universitario won its first season title and was crowned Peruvian champion, preventing Alianza Lima from winning a third consecutive title.
In 1931, the rector of the university, José Antonio Encinas, forbade the club to use the name Federación Universitaria in their team name. As a result, the club changed its name to Universitario de Deportes retaining the symbolic “U” in their name. In that same year, 18 year-old Teodoro Fernández
, historically known as "Lolo" Fernández, debuted as a regular player of the team in an international friendly against the Club Deportivo Magallanes
of Chile
.
Universitario's second title, in 1934 generated controversy because according to the season regulations, the season champion would be determined by the points earned by the senior teams and a fraction of the respective reserve teams. Under these regulations, Alianza Lima would be league champions; however, both senior teams had individually attained six wins, one draw, and one loss and the determining factor was the points obtained in the reserve league. Universitario's officials asked that a play-off between the first division teams be played in order to determine the season champion. Alianza Lima agreed to the play-off match and was subsequently won by Universitario with a score of 2–1. In 1938, [La] U won its third title by accumulating nine wins, three draws, and only two defeats, scoring 32 goals, and only receiving 14.
The 1941 championship included eight clubs and was played in 2 legs. However, by the twelfth round, the tournament was suspended due to participation of the national team
in the 1941 South American Championship. Once the season resumed, Universitario de Deportes reached the title after winning their last two games against Club Atlético Chalaco
and Alianza Lima, 1–0 and 3–1 respectively. Back-to-back titles in 1945 and 1946, led to the club's first bicampeonato thanks to the offensive trio formed by Victor Espinoza, Lolo Fernández and his brother Eduardo Fernández Meyzán; the three players accounted for 41 goals. The following season, in its worst performance in the amateur era, finished in a mediocre eighth place with Sporting Tabaco
and only staved off relegation because both teams refused to play a play-off match to determine the relegated team. Hence, the organizing association of the time decided to suspend relegation for the season. In 1949, the club celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by winning the championship after winning its last match against Atletico Chalaco by a score of 4–3.
In 1950 the last championship in the amateur era took place, where Universitario de Deportes finished fifth after nine wins, two draws and seven defeats. Universitario finished with seven league titles, one less than Alianza Lima which held the most titles at the end of the amateur era.
in 1951, when the Peruvian Football Federation adapted the championship according to the global guidelines for a professional league, but only with the participation of clubs located in the city of Lima
and Province of Callao
. The club debuted in the professional era with a win over Mariscal Sucre FBC with a score of 4–1. On July 20, 1952, the inauguration of Teodoro Lolo Fernandez stadium
took place, with sporting facilities and a spectator stand which previously belonged to the first national stadium
of the country. At the opening, Universitario beat Universidad de Chile by 4–2, with three goals scored by Teodoro Fernández himself. In 1954 Plácido Galindo took the club's presidency, in what was the first of his three administrations at the helm of the institution. Throughout this decade, the club conducted irregular campaigns in the newly professional league, which saw titles shared between Alianza Lima
, Sport Boys
, Mariscal Sucre
, Sporting Cristal
, and Centro Iqueño
. The title drought of the fifties ended in 1959 when they won their eighth crown, after tying 3–3 with Deportivo Municipal in the final match, totaling fifteen wins, three draws and four losses.
In the 1960s, the club's successes were the greatest yet after winning five more championships. The first of them in 1960 after a scoreless draw with Sport Boys
, totaling eleven wins, three draws and four defeats in eighteen games; hence achieving its second bicampeonato. As 1960 champion, Universitario was the first Peruvian club to qualify to the first Copa de Campeones de América, the first edition of the Copa Libertadores. On April 19, 1961, the club debuted in South America's premier competition in Montevideo
, Uruguay
against Peñarol
, which ended in a loss of 5–0. After finishing third place in two consecutive season, Universitario rose again with the title in 1964, nine points ahead of second place. At the end of 1965, the Peruvian Football Federation expanded the professional league to the entire country by creating the first national tournament as the Torneo Descentralizado, or Decentralized Tournament. In 1966, the first Descentralizado was played. Under the leadership of manager Marcos Calderón
, became the first national champion after nineteen wins, three draws and four defeats. In 1967, Universitario successfully defended its crown, winning its third bicampeonato. On February 27, 1968 in the Copa Libertadores, Universitario achieved its biggest win in Copa Libertadores against Always Ready of Bolivia
by 6–0. The club finished the decade with a third national title after drawing 1–1 with Atlético Grau
in the league final.
Roberto Scarone along with Alianza Lima who placed second that season. They were grouped with the Chilean teams Unión San Felipe
and Universidad de Chile in Group 4. Universitario's first game was the Peruvian Superclásico which it won 2–1. The following game was held in Santiago de Chile against Universidad de Chile where it lost 1–0. Universitario later tied with the other Chilean team in Santiago. Universitario returned to Lima to face Alianza Lima again where they tied 2–2. At that point Universitario and Universidad de Chile had accumulated 4 points while Alianza and Unión San Felipe had 3. Universitario won the remaining games against the Chilean teams in Lima, obtaining 8 points and qualifying for the next round.
Universitario was grouped with the Uruguayan clubs Peñarol—a three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores—and Nacional
—the previous edition's winner—in the semi-final group stage. La U started off losing their first match against Peñarol in Lima. In that match, La U did not play with five of their starting players because they were called to play for the Peru national football team
. However, they won the following game against Nacional 3–0. They then visited both teams in Montevideo tying both games, 3–3 against Nacional and 1–1 against Peñarol. Universitario had accumulated 4 points and there was only one game left between Peñarol and Nacional, which had 4 and 2 points respectively. All three teams had a chance of qualifying for the next round. Peñarol only needed a win but Nacional needed a win by 5 goals. The game ended 3–0 in favor of Nacional allowing Universitario to qualify for the final round where they would face Independiente
.
The first leg of the final was played in Lima where they tied 0–0. The game in Argentina ended 2–1 in favor of the Argentines; Percy Rojas
scored the late goal for Universitario. This was Percy Rojas' sixth goal in the tournament. He, along with Teófilo Cubillas
, Oswaldo Ramírez
, and Toninho
, were the top-scorers. Although Universitario lost, they had achieved something a Peruvian club had never before, reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious international competition in South America.
Two years later, in 1974, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary, created a football school for minors and finished the year as champion under the leadership of Argentine
Juan Eduardo Hohberg.
. In 1985, José Luis Carranza, to become an important icon of the club, debuted on the first team. Universitario won the Torneo Regional, or Regional Tournament, of the early season successfully remained at the top of the league by advancing to the Liguilla by placing second in the Torneo Descentrlizado and conquering the Liguilla by winning all five matches played, the last of which was a 4–0 win over Los Espartanos de Pacasmayo
with goals by Miguel Seminario, Fidel Suárez, Eduardo Rey Muñoz and Jaime Drago. As Universitario won both tournaments of the season, they were automatically declared 1985 champions. Universitario de Deportes returned to the top of Peruvian football in 1987. As in 1985, Universitario began the season by winning the Regional Tournament, which put them in the season final to face off the winner of the Descentralizado for the national title. The Descentralizado went to their classic rival, Alianza Lima
which meant the season final would be contested as another edition of the Clásico. In addition, both Universitario and Alianza Lima reached the final with seventeen first division titles under their belts. The defining derby was won by Universitario with a single goal by Fidel Suárez, overcoming the tie they had in the most Peruvian titles. In 1990, with the arrival of Fernando Cuellar as coach, Universitario de Deportes won the First Regional Tournament of the season, automatically advancing to the season final where they faced Sport Boys
, winner of the Second Regional Tournament.
4–1, with goals two goals from Ronald Baroni and the remaining coming from César Charún
and José Luis Carranza. With Sergio Markarián
in charge of the first team, la U defended its title in 1993, achieving a new bicampeonato for the club. The defining match that gave Universitario its twenty-first title was a 3–0 over San Agustín; two goals were scored by Jorge Amado Nunes
and one by Roberto Martinez. This was the fourth time in the club's history that it won back-to-back titles.
, Miguel Company
and Roberto Challe
led the club to the other two titles. It was the third Peruvian team to do this; the first being in the amateur era won by Alianza Lima and the second in the early nineties by Sporting Cristal
. It was also during the 2000 season that they were the second Peruvian club to win an Apertura and Clausura in a single season; the first being Alianza Lima in 1997. In the Copa Libertadores, Universitario made it to the Round of 16 in 1998 but lost to Vélez Sársfield
. In 1999 and 2000 they failed to advance past the group stage. Universitario also participated in all four editions of the Copa Merconorte
between 1999 and 2001 but did not have a lot of success, being eliminated in the group stage all four times.
Universitario saw little success after its Tricampeonato. In 2002, Universitario beat Alianza Lima in the Apertura two-legged playoff but were unable to finish in the top four of the 2002 Clausura and were ineligible to dispute the national title. In 2005, Universitario placed first on the aggregate table and qualified for the 2006 Copa Libertadores, where they won on away goals
against Nacional in the first phase of the tournament however, they were eliminated in the group stage. Universitario continually failed to win a twenty-fifth national title but qualified to the Copa Sudamericana
in 2007 and 2008. In both editions, they were eliminated in the first stage.
Minor success came in 2008 when Ricardo Gareca
led Universitario to an Apertura tournament. The last time they won an Apertura title was in 2002. They won the tournament on their twenty-second game 10 points ahead of Sporting Cristal and four games away from the end of the Apertura. They defeated Cienciano 3–1 to secure first place and accumulated 50 points to win the title. They qualified for the 2009 Copa Libertadores but did not finish in the top seven of the Clausura and consequently could not contest the season final for the national title against Universidad San Martín
. In 2009, following the resignation of Ricardo Gareca the club hired Juan Reynoso
as the new manager, a former player of the club in the 90s and with a long history in the Mexican football. Much of the 2008 squad remained for the 2009 season, but with the departure of some notable players like Héctor Hurtado, Mayer Candelo
and Donny Neyra
. The most important signing prior to the 2009 season was Nolberto Solano
. Other players to arrive were Carlos Orejuela
, John Galliquio
, Piero Alva
, Francisco Bazán, Rodolfo Espinoza
, and Ronaille Calheira
. Reynoso intelligently led Universitario to the season final which would be a repeat of the 1987 final in which they would face arch-rival Alianza Lima
. Universitario won both legs; in the first leg they won 1–0 with a goal from Piero Alva in and in the second leg Nolberto Solano scored the defining goal from the penalty mark in the tenth minute of play. As of 2009, Universitario has twenty-five Primera División titles. The first seven titles won by Universitario were during the amateur era. The remaining eighteen titles were won during the professional era, the most any Peruvian club has.
The balance of the 2009 tournament could not be better, as the Universitario had the highest cumulative score is claimed victory in the four super clásicos of the year, and ensured their participation in the Copa Libertadores 2010.
In the continental tournament "la U" was part of Group 4 of the Copa Libertadores 2010 with Blooming
, Lanús
from Argentina and Libertad
. In the first game scored an awway victory to the Bolivian team 2:1. A week later defeated by a score of 2:0 to Lanús and then tied 0:0 with Libertad , this meeting was the number 200 in the history of the club in the Copa Libertadores.
Universitario ended his participation in the group stage with three more draws for a total of 10 points, and alongside Brazilian teams Sport Club Internacional
and São Paulo
became the best defenders in the tournament to receive only two goals against. Coincidentally, the São Paulo was the merengue's rival in the knockout stage, both matches ended 0:0 so the winner was decided by penalty penalty kicks resulting in the Brazilian club winning 3:1. La'U' left the Cup undefeated, having achieved 2 wins and 6 draws,
Meanwhile in the league the club had its worst season start in history after being defeated during the first three games of the season. The team quickly recovered with three straight wins and not again suffer defeat until the twelfth journey when they lost by 1:0 before the León de Huánuco
in visitor status. Once again a number of problems dirigenciales and constant technical changes not allowed the team to fulfill a good season. During the first part of the tournament the Chamber of Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Peruvian Football Federation took away two points for having an outstanding debt to Ricardo Gareca and finished in fifth place with 51 points product of 16 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In the second stage championship of the "U" joined the league odd in which it scored 5 wins and 6 ties for a total of 72 points and obtain the qualification for the Copa Sudamericana 2011.
Universitario's colors are cream (crema in Spanish), burgundy (granate in Spanish), and black. When playing a home game they use the cream-colored kit with black socks and when playing away they use the burgundy-colored kit with black socks.
The club's colors at first were not cream. They started out with a white kit which had the badge on the chest. During one of their early seasons, Universitario could not participate in an upcoming match because their uniforms had been sent to the laundry to be washed. The managers pleaded that they hurry with the laundry and they quickly washed them. However, when the club received the jerseys, they found that they were no longer white, but yellow. The laundry workers had forgotten to remove the badges from the jerseys and consequently the red color from the badges mixed with the white jerseys giving it a yellow tint. The club had no choice but to use the jersey to play. They managed to win that game and a few others as well and thus the club kept the new-colored kit as a good-luck charm.
The badge is a red U inside a deep-red circle drawn by Luis Malaga, one of the founders of the club.
, Universitario's most revered player.
Estadio Monumental is a stadium that was built by the Peruvian construction company Gremco throughout the 1990s and opened in 2000, replacing Estadio Lolo Fernandez and the Nacional
. The inauguration game was between Universitario and Sporting Cristal
; Universitario won 2–0. It was given to Universitario the same year it was opened and they now own the largest stadium in Peru with a capacity of 80,093. This stadium is the third largest in South America. Its eastern and western stands are all-seaters and its northern and southern stands have standing terraces. Exactly 1,251 luxury boxes, known as palcos, are above the stands.
The stadium was deemed not fit to host the classic derby between Universitario and Alianza Lima between 2002 and 2007 by the Peruvian Police. The first time this stadium hosted the derby was on 26 June 2002—the first leg of the Apertura playoff—where Universitario won 1–0. Alianza's fans, in the southern stand, reacted violently to the loss by vandalizing the premises and causing two reported stabbings. Consequently, La U was forced to play all future derbies at Estadio Nacional where the Instituto Peruano del Deporte installed artificial turf
which is constantly criticized by the First Division players. For the next five years this derby was not played at this stadium. On September 14, 2008, the derby returned to the Estadio Monumental with a loss for Universitario.
It is interesting to note that this stadium was rejected as a venue for the Copa América 2004
because of problems with Alfredo Gonzalez, President of Universitario de Deportes, and the stadium's owners. Many saw this as a typical bullying behavior on the part of the president since this stadium would have been the perfect venue to host the 2004 Copa América intro as well as final games.
groups are known as Barra Oriente and Trinchera Norte. Asociación Barra Dale U, the official name of the Barra Oriente, started in 1968 that notably grew over the years. Trinchera Norte is a barra brava
that was formed in 1988.
The two most popular teams in Peru are Universitario and Alianza Lima. They are at the top of the polls conducted by many different groups. The group Apoyo, Opinion y Mercado in 2006 revealed that Alianza Lima was popular amongst 35%, followed by Universitario, with 32%. In 2005, a study by Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima showed that Universitario was the most popular team in Lima and Callao with 31.7% followed by Alianza Lima with 29.3%. However, in 2006 and 2007 Alianza Lima appeared first in their polls. There was a narrow margin in 2007 as Alianza Lima reached 29.6% and Universitario followed with 29.5% under a margin of error of ±4.16% In 2009, the university's results varied because Alianza reached first with 40% and Universitario second with 35.5% under a margin of error of ±4.47%. Another group known as CPI, revealed in May 2008 that Universitario was favored by 32% whilst Alianza Lima was favored by 33.5% under a margen of error of 2.7% at the national level. This report was divided into two parts. In the metropolitan capital, Universitario led with 42.8 % and Alianza tailed behind with 39.9%. In the rest of the country, Universitario had a larger lead with 31.5% opposed to Aliana's 24.1%. In 2009, CPI released another poll indicating the Universitario was still the most popular team in Peru with 38.6% while Alianza reached 33.1%. A survey conducted by Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima in February, 2009, said that Alianza Lima ranked first in popularity with 27.2%; Universitario second with 26.6%. However, a second poll released by the same university group in September of the same year ranked Universitario first with 37.9% and Alianza second with 36.6%. The most recent report from the group indicates that Universitario has more sympathizers than Alianza with 40.6% over 36.% in the Province of Lima and Callao. On 2010, South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) stated that Universitario is the most popular team in Perú.
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Peru
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vian football club located 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...
. 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 San Marcos
National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...
but was forced to rename in 1931. Since 1928, the club competes in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Torneo Descentralizado. In 2000, they opened the 80,000-capacity stadium Estadio Monumental, currently the largest stadium in Peru, retiring their smaller Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez
Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez
Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernández is a stadium in Lima, Peru, built in the 1950s and opened on July 20, 1952. It is owned by the football club, Universitario de Deportes being their first stadium; one stand in the west for 4,000 spectators brought from the Estadio Nacional...
. Universitario and 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...
are involved in a derby called el clásico, which has its roots in the club's first participation in the Primera División in 1928. It has traditionally had other rivalries with 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...
, Deportivo Municipal, and Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
.
Universitario has won twenty-five first division titles, more than any other club in Peru, and was the first Peruvian club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores. The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929, one year after its debut in the first division. The club won its first Bicampeonato in the seasons of 1945 and 1946 and won its only Tricampeonato after conquering the 2000 season. Universitario is one of the two most popular teams in Peru. Universitario's youth team is América Cochahuayco which currently participates in the Peruvian Segunda División. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an international organization recognized by FIFA
FIFA
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, Universitario was the best Peruvian club of the 20th century and the 28th most successful in South America
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Foundation & Early years (1924–1927)
The club was founded on August 7, 1924 as Federación Universitaria by students and professors of the National University of San MarcosNational University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...
such as José Rubio, the first president, and Dr. Luis Málaga, the creator of the club crest. Others present during the foundation were Plácido Galindo, Eduardo Astengo, Mario de las Casas, Alberto Denegri, Luis de Souza Ferreyra and Andrés Rotta. At first, Federacion Universitaria was a small league that held tournaments between the faculty departments of the university.
The National Sports Committee (El Comité Nacional de Deportes)—the highest-ranking sports committee of Peru
Peru
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at the time—recognized Federación Universitaria as an official league; along with other small leagues 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...
and Callao
Callao
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
. They all joined the Peruvian Football Federation. Although there was no requirement to play a tournament in order to be promoted to the Primera División, the club did not play in it between 1924 and 1927. During this period it only played friendly matches with other teams.
The amateur era (1928–1950)
In 1928, the Peruvian Football Federation allowed the club to enter the Peruvian Primera División, the country's premier division. The club surprised opposing and supporting fans that year because they were the runners-up of the season. During that season, on September 23, 1928, Universitario played the first clásico with Alianza LimaAlianza 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...
, the defending champion of the season, and won 1–0. However, the team lost to Alianza in an end-of-season playoff for the league title after drawing 1–1 in the first leg and losing 2–0 in the second leg. The following year Universitario won its first season title and was crowned Peruvian champion, preventing Alianza Lima from winning a third consecutive title.
In 1931, the rector of the university, José Antonio Encinas, forbade the club to use the name Federación Universitaria in their team name. As a result, the club changed its name to Universitario de Deportes retaining the symbolic “U” in their name. In that same year, 18 year-old Teodoro Fernández
Teodoro Fernández
Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...
, historically known as "Lolo" Fernández, debuted as a regular player of the team in an international friendly against the Club Deportivo Magallanes
Club Deportivo Magallanes
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of Chile
Chile
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Universitario's second title, in 1934 generated controversy because according to the season regulations, the season champion would be determined by the points earned by the senior teams and a fraction of the respective reserve teams. Under these regulations, Alianza Lima would be league champions; however, both senior teams had individually attained six wins, one draw, and one loss and the determining factor was the points obtained in the reserve league. Universitario's officials asked that a play-off between the first division teams be played in order to determine the season champion. Alianza Lima agreed to the play-off match and was subsequently won by Universitario with a score of 2–1. In 1938, [La] U won its third title by accumulating nine wins, three draws, and only two defeats, scoring 32 goals, and only receiving 14.
The 1941 championship included eight clubs and was played in 2 legs. However, by the twelfth round, the tournament was suspended due to participation of the national team
Peru national football team
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in the 1941 South American Championship. Once the season resumed, Universitario de Deportes reached the title after winning their last two games against Club Atlético Chalaco
Club Atlético Chalaco
-History:The club was founded on June 9, 1899 that young students of the Instituto Chalaco founded this centennial institution in the Marco Polo Nº 19 street, house of the captain Mr. Federico Rincón, father of one of the students founders...
and Alianza Lima, 1–0 and 3–1 respectively. Back-to-back titles in 1945 and 1946, led to the club's first bicampeonato thanks to the offensive trio formed by Victor Espinoza, Lolo Fernández and his brother Eduardo Fernández Meyzán; the three players accounted for 41 goals. The following season, in its worst performance in the amateur era, finished in a mediocre eighth place with Sporting Tabaco
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...
and only staved off relegation because both teams refused to play a play-off match to determine the relegated team. Hence, the organizing association of the time decided to suspend relegation for the season. In 1949, the club celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by winning the championship after winning its last match against Atletico Chalaco by a score of 4–3.
In 1950 the last championship in the amateur era took place, where Universitario de Deportes finished fifth after nine wins, two draws and seven defeats. Universitario finished with seven league titles, one less than Alianza Lima which held the most titles at the end of the amateur era.
The professional era (1951–present)
Professional football came to PeruPeru
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....
in 1951, when the Peruvian Football Federation adapted the championship according to the global guidelines for a professional league, but only with the participation of clubs located in the city of 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...
and Province of Callao
Callao
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
. The club debuted in the professional era with a win over Mariscal Sucre FBC with a score of 4–1. On July 20, 1952, the inauguration of Teodoro Lolo Fernandez stadium
Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez
Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernández is a stadium in Lima, Peru, built in the 1950s and opened on July 20, 1952. It is owned by the football club, Universitario de Deportes being their first stadium; one stand in the west for 4,000 spectators brought from the Estadio Nacional...
took place, with sporting facilities and a spectator stand which previously belonged to the first national stadium
Estadio Nacional (1897)
The original Estadio Nacional de Peru, originally known as Estadio Guadalupe, was a stadium that existed from July 18, 1897 until 1951 when it began, on the same land, the construction of Peru's current National Stadium...
of the country. At the opening, Universitario beat Universidad de Chile by 4–2, with three goals scored by Teodoro Fernández himself. In 1954 Plácido Galindo took the club's presidency, in what was the first of his three administrations at the helm of the institution. Throughout this decade, the club conducted irregular campaigns in the newly professional league, which saw titles shared between 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...
, Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
, Mariscal Sucre
Mariscal Sucre FC
Mariscal Sucre was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded with the name of Sucre FC and was promoted to Primera Division Peruana in 1933, later was renamed Mariscal Sucre de Deportes in 1951. The club won the national tournament in 1944 and 1953...
, 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...
, and Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño
Centro Iqueño was a Peruvian football, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on October 12, 1935.The club were founded 1935 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.- History :...
. The title drought of the fifties ended in 1959 when they won their eighth crown, after tying 3–3 with Deportivo Municipal in the final match, totaling fifteen wins, three draws and four losses.
In the 1960s, the club's successes were the greatest yet after winning five more championships. The first of them in 1960 after a scoreless draw with Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
, totaling eleven wins, three draws and four defeats in eighteen games; hence achieving its second bicampeonato. As 1960 champion, Universitario was the first Peruvian club to qualify to the first Copa de Campeones de América, the first edition of the Copa Libertadores. On April 19, 1961, the club debuted in South America's premier competition in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
against Peñarol
C.A. Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...
, which ended in a loss of 5–0. After finishing third place in two consecutive season, Universitario rose again with the title in 1964, nine points ahead of second place. At the end of 1965, the Peruvian Football Federation expanded the professional league to the entire country by creating the first national tournament as the Torneo Descentralizado, or Decentralized Tournament. In 1966, the first Descentralizado was played. Under the leadership of manager Marcos Calderón
Marcos Calderón
Marcos Calderón was a Peruvian football coach. He led the Peru national football team to win the Copa América 1975 and led the team to the second round of the 1978 World Cup...
, became the first national champion after nineteen wins, three draws and four defeats. In 1967, Universitario successfully defended its crown, winning its third bicampeonato. On February 27, 1968 in the Copa Libertadores, Universitario achieved its biggest win in Copa Libertadores against Always Ready of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
by 6–0. The club finished the decade with a third national title after drawing 1–1 with Atlético Grau
Atlético Grau
Club Atlético Grau is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Piura, Peru.The club were founded 1919 and play in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league.-History:...
in the league final.
1972 Copa Libertadores
In 1971, Universitario won its fourteenth First División title and qualified for the 1972 edition of the Copa Libertadores under the Uruguayan head coachHead coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Roberto Scarone along with Alianza Lima who placed second that season. They were grouped with the Chilean teams Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe
Unión San Felipe is a Chilean Football club, their hometown is San Felipe in the V Región of Valparaíso. They are playing in top level of the Chilean football league, the Primera División....
and Universidad de Chile in Group 4. Universitario's first game was the Peruvian Superclásico which it won 2–1. The following game was held in Santiago de Chile against Universidad de Chile where it lost 1–0. Universitario later tied with the other Chilean team in Santiago. Universitario returned to Lima to face Alianza Lima again where they tied 2–2. At that point Universitario and Universidad de Chile had accumulated 4 points while Alianza and Unión San Felipe had 3. Universitario won the remaining games against the Chilean teams in Lima, obtaining 8 points and qualifying for the next round.
Universitario was grouped with the Uruguayan clubs Peñarol—a three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores—and Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
—the previous edition's winner—in the semi-final group stage. La U started off losing their first match against Peñarol in Lima. In that match, La U did not play with five of their starting players because they were called to play for the Peru national football team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
. However, they won the following game against Nacional 3–0. They then visited both teams in Montevideo tying both games, 3–3 against Nacional and 1–1 against Peñarol. Universitario had accumulated 4 points and there was only one game left between Peñarol and Nacional, which had 4 and 2 points respectively. All three teams had a chance of qualifying for the next round. Peñarol only needed a win but Nacional needed a win by 5 goals. The game ended 3–0 in favor of Nacional allowing Universitario to qualify for the final round where they would face Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente is an Argentine athletic, sports and social club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province. The club is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División....
.
The first leg of the final was played in Lima where they tied 0–0. The game in Argentina ended 2–1 in favor of the Argentines; Percy Rojas
Percy Rojas
Percy Rojas Montero is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won the Copa America with the Peru National football team in 1975....
scored the late goal for Universitario. This was Percy Rojas' sixth goal in the tournament. He, along with Teófilo Cubillas
Teófilo Cubillas
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50...
, Oswaldo Ramírez
Oswaldo Ramírez
Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru to win the Copa América in 1975.-Club career:...
, and Toninho
Toninho
Toninho is a Portuguese diminutive nickname for Antônio or António, loosely equivalent to Little Tony in English.It may can be refer to these Brazilian footballers:* Antônio Dias dos Santos , defender played at 1978 FIFA World Cup;...
, were the top-scorers. Although Universitario lost, they had achieved something a Peruvian club had never before, reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious international competition in South America.
Two years later, in 1974, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary, created a football school for minors and finished the year as champion under the leadership of Argentine
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...
Juan Eduardo Hohberg.
The regional tournaments (1980–1991)
The 1980s of Peruvian football began to see notable changes in the competition format. The 1982 season saw the tournament played in group stages. Universitario advanced from its Metropolitan Group to Group B of the second stage and finally to the four-team group final, known as the Liguilla. Universitario successfully defeated all of its opponents in the Liguilla and reached its sixteenth first division title. The decisive victory was against Deportivo Municipal after a lone goal by Hugo GastuloHugo Gastulo
Alejandro Hugo Gastulo Ramírez is a retired Peruvian professional football defender.-Career:Gastulo made 21 appearances for the Peru national football team, including participation at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. At club level, he played for Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima in...
. In 1985, José Luis Carranza, to become an important icon of the club, debuted on the first team. Universitario won the Torneo Regional, or Regional Tournament, of the early season successfully remained at the top of the league by advancing to the Liguilla by placing second in the Torneo Descentrlizado and conquering the Liguilla by winning all five matches played, the last of which was a 4–0 win over Los Espartanos de Pacasmayo
Los Espartanos de Pacasmayo
Los Espartanos is a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Pacasmayo, La Libertad. The club was founded with the name of club Los Espartanos de Pacasmayo.-History:...
with goals by Miguel Seminario, Fidel Suárez, Eduardo Rey Muñoz and Jaime Drago. As Universitario won both tournaments of the season, they were automatically declared 1985 champions. Universitario de Deportes returned to the top of Peruvian football in 1987. As in 1985, Universitario began the season by winning the Regional Tournament, which put them in the season final to face off the winner of the Descentralizado for the national title. The Descentralizado went to their classic rival, 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...
which meant the season final would be contested as another edition of the Clásico. In addition, both Universitario and Alianza Lima reached the final with seventeen first division titles under their belts. The defining derby was won by Universitario with a single goal by Fidel Suárez, overcoming the tie they had in the most Peruvian titles. In 1990, with the arrival of Fernando Cuellar as coach, Universitario de Deportes won the First Regional Tournament of the season, automatically advancing to the season final where they faced Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
, winner of the Second Regional Tournament.
The mid-nineties (1992–1997)
In the year 1992, the national championship regulations were generally amended again by dropping the regional tournaments and returning to a similar system prior to the 1980s where the clubs would first play in a league and subsequently advance to the Liguilla. The club won the title a week before the final round, after defeating C.D. San AgustínC.D. San Agustín
San Agustín was a Peruvian football club, located in the city of Lima. The club was founded on August 9, 1970 with the name of club San Francisco, later was renamed Huracán San Isidro and finally San Agustín.-History:...
4–1, with goals two goals from Ronald Baroni and the remaining coming from César Charún
César Charún
César Charún is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a center back. He currently plays for Club Atlético Torino.-Club career:Charún played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Universitario and Cienciano...
and José Luis Carranza. With Sergio Markarián
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:...
in charge of the first team, la U defended its title in 1993, achieving a new bicampeonato for the club. The defining match that gave Universitario its twenty-first title was a 3–0 over San Agustín; two goals were scored by Jorge Amado Nunes
Jorge Amado Nunes
Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán is a former Paraguayan football midfielder that currently works as a coach....
and one by Roberto Martinez. This was the fourth time in the club's history that it won back-to-back titles.
The trichampionship (1998–2000)
By winning in 1998, 1999, and 2000, Universitario won their first Tri-championship (Tricampeonato). The 1998 title was won under Oswaldo PiazzaOswaldo Piazza
Osvaldo José Piazza is a former Argentine football defender, now a manager.-Biography:He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position.He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively.He won lots of titles with AS...
, Miguel Company
Miguel Company
Miguel Alejandro Company Chumpitazi is a Peruvian football coach, ex-football player , and sports reporter....
and Roberto Challe
Roberto Challe
Roberto Federico Chale Olarte, "Roberto Challe" is a former Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders....
led the club to the other two titles. It was the third Peruvian team to do this; the first being in the amateur era won by Alianza Lima and the second in the early nineties by 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...
. It was also during the 2000 season that they were the second Peruvian club to win an Apertura and Clausura in a single season; the first being Alianza Lima in 1997. In the Copa Libertadores, Universitario made it to the Round of 16 in 1998 but lost to Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
. In 1999 and 2000 they failed to advance past the group stage. Universitario also participated in all four editions of the Copa Merconorte
Copa Merconorte
The Copa Merconorte was an international football competition played from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and later the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico...
between 1999 and 2001 but did not have a lot of success, being eliminated in the group stage all four times.
Recent decade (2001–2010)
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
against Nacional in the first phase of the tournament however, they were eliminated in the group stage. Universitario continually failed to win a twenty-fifth national title but qualified to the 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...
in 2007 and 2008. In both editions, they were eliminated in the first stage.
Minor success came in 2008 when Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....
led Universitario to an Apertura tournament. The last time they won an Apertura title was in 2002. They won the tournament on their twenty-second game 10 points ahead of Sporting Cristal and four games away from the end of the Apertura. They defeated Cienciano 3–1 to secure first place and accumulated 50 points to win the title. They qualified for the 2009 Copa Libertadores but did not finish in the top seven of the Clausura and consequently could not contest the season final for the national title against Universidad San Martín
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
. In 2009, following the resignation of Ricardo Gareca the club hired Juan Reynoso
Juan Reynoso Guzmán
Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán is a retired Peruvian footballer, and a current coach.- International career :Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. He made his debut on January 28, 1986 against PR China , when he was aged sixteen...
as the new manager, a former player of the club in the 90s and with a long history in the Mexican football. Much of the 2008 squad remained for the 2009 season, but with the departure of some notable players like Héctor Hurtado, Mayer Candelo
Mayer Candelo
Mayer Andrés Candelo García is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios.- Career :...
and Donny Neyra
Donny Neyra
Donny Neyra is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Cobresol FBC in the Peruvian First Division.-Club career:*Universitario de Deportes Statistics: 2008 Apertura...
. The most important signing prior to the 2009 season was Nolberto Solano
Nolberto Solano
Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...
. Other players to arrive were Carlos Orejuela
Carlos Orejuela
Carlos Alberto Orejuela Pita is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for León de Huánuco in the Peruvian First Division.Orejuela made seven appearances for the Peru national football team from 2003 to 2004....
, John Galliquio
John Galliquio
John Christian Galliquio Castro is a stout Peruvian football defender. He currently plays for Universitario de Deportes. He was called to play for the Peru national football team for the Copa America 2007, where he played 4 games with a regular performance.Galliquio has made 30 appearances for the...
, Piero Alva
Piero Alva
Piero Alva is a Peruvian international football striker. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana.-Playing Style:...
, Francisco Bazán, Rodolfo Espinoza
Rodolfo Espinoza
Rodolfo Espinoza is a Mexican footballer.-Universitario de Deportes:* Torneo Descentralizado : 2009-External links:*...
, and Ronaille Calheira
Ronaille Calheira
Ronaille Calheira is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for América de Cali in the Colombian Copa Mustang.-AAttributes:...
. Reynoso intelligently led Universitario to the season final which would be a repeat of the 1987 final in which they would face arch-rival 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...
. Universitario won both legs; in the first leg they won 1–0 with a goal from Piero Alva in and in the second leg Nolberto Solano scored the defining goal from the penalty mark in the tenth minute of play. As of 2009, Universitario has twenty-five Primera División titles. The first seven titles won by Universitario were during the amateur era. The remaining eighteen titles were won during the professional era, the most any Peruvian club has.
The balance of the 2009 tournament could not be better, as the Universitario had the highest cumulative score is claimed victory in the four super clásicos of the year, and ensured their participation in the Copa Libertadores 2010.
In the continental tournament "la U" was part of Group 4 of the Copa Libertadores 2010 with Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...
, Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
from Argentina and Libertad
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División...
. In the first game scored an awway victory to the Bolivian team 2:1. A week later defeated by a score of 2:0 to Lanús and then tied 0:0 with Libertad , this meeting was the number 200 in the history of the club in the Copa Libertadores.
Universitario ended his participation in the group stage with three more draws for a total of 10 points, and alongside Brazilian teams Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
and São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
became the best defenders in the tournament to receive only two goals against. Coincidentally, the São Paulo was the merengue's rival in the knockout stage, both matches ended 0:0 so the winner was decided by penalty penalty kicks resulting in the Brazilian club winning 3:1. La'U' left the Cup undefeated, having achieved 2 wins and 6 draws,
Meanwhile in the league the club had its worst season start in history after being defeated during the first three games of the season. The team quickly recovered with three straight wins and not again suffer defeat until the twelfth journey when they lost by 1:0 before the León de Huánuco
León de Huánuco
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 play in the Primera División Peruana .-History:...
in visitor status. Once again a number of problems dirigenciales and constant technical changes not allowed the team to fulfill a good season. During the first part of the tournament the Chamber of Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Peruvian Football Federation took away two points for having an outstanding debt to Ricardo Gareca and finished in fifth place with 51 points product of 16 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In the second stage championship of the "U" joined the league odd in which it scored 5 wins and 6 ties for a total of 72 points and obtain the qualification for the Copa Sudamericana 2011.
Colors and badge
The club's colors at first were not cream. They started out with a white kit which had the badge on the chest. During one of their early seasons, Universitario could not participate in an upcoming match because their uniforms had been sent to the laundry to be washed. The managers pleaded that they hurry with the laundry and they quickly washed them. However, when the club received the jerseys, they found that they were no longer white, but yellow. The laundry workers had forgotten to remove the badges from the jerseys and consequently the red color from the badges mixed with the white jerseys giving it a yellow tint. The club had no choice but to use the jersey to play. They managed to win that game and a few others as well and thus the club kept the new-colored kit as a good-luck charm.
The badge is a red U inside a deep-red circle drawn by Luis Malaga, one of the founders of the club.
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Stadium
Universitario's first stadium was Estadio Lolo Fernandez. It had a capacity of 15,000. Its capacity was reduced to 4,000 and now serves as a football academy for its club members and hosts football games for the Segunda División reserve team América Cochahuayco and youth teams in the youth divisions. It was built in honor of Teodoro “Lolo” FernandezTeodoro Fernández
Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...
, Universitario's most revered player.
Estadio Monumental is a stadium that was built by the Peruvian construction company Gremco throughout the 1990s and opened in 2000, replacing Estadio Lolo Fernandez and the Nacional
Estadio Nacional (Lima)
The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...
. The inauguration game was between Universitario and 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...
; Universitario won 2–0. It was given to Universitario the same year it was opened and they now own the largest stadium in Peru with a capacity of 80,093. This stadium is the third largest in South America. Its eastern and western stands are all-seaters and its northern and southern stands have standing terraces. Exactly 1,251 luxury boxes, known as palcos, are above the stands.
The stadium was deemed not fit to host the classic derby between Universitario and Alianza Lima between 2002 and 2007 by the Peruvian Police. The first time this stadium hosted the derby was on 26 June 2002—the first leg of the Apertura playoff—where Universitario won 1–0. Alianza's fans, in the southern stand, reacted violently to the loss by vandalizing the premises and causing two reported stabbings. Consequently, La U was forced to play all future derbies at Estadio Nacional where the Instituto Peruano del Deporte installed artificial turf
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
which is constantly criticized by the First Division players. For the next five years this derby was not played at this stadium. On September 14, 2008, the derby returned to the Estadio Monumental with a loss for Universitario.
It is interesting to note that this stadium was rejected as a venue for the Copa América 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,...
because of problems with Alfredo Gonzalez, President of Universitario de Deportes, and the stadium's owners. Many saw this as a typical bullying behavior on the part of the president since this stadium would have been the perfect venue to host the 2004 Copa América intro as well as final games.
Supporters
Universitario's supporters are one of largest in Peru, only rivaled by Alianza Lima's supporters. Universitario's ultraUltras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
groups are known as Barra Oriente and Trinchera Norte. Asociación Barra Dale U, the official name of the Barra Oriente, started in 1968 that notably grew over the years. Trinchera Norte is a barra brava
Barra Brava
Barra brava is a name for organized supporter groups of football teams in Latin America. This style of supporting is very similar to European ultras. It includes standing throughout the match, singing and other enthusiastic behavior. Some barras bravas have developed reputations for hooliganism...
that was formed in 1988.
The two most popular teams in Peru are Universitario and Alianza Lima. They are at the top of the polls conducted by many different groups. The group Apoyo, Opinion y Mercado in 2006 revealed that Alianza Lima was popular amongst 35%, followed by Universitario, with 32%. In 2005, a study by Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima showed that Universitario was the most popular team in Lima and Callao with 31.7% followed by Alianza Lima with 29.3%. However, in 2006 and 2007 Alianza Lima appeared first in their polls. There was a narrow margin in 2007 as Alianza Lima reached 29.6% and Universitario followed with 29.5% under a margin of error of ±4.16% In 2009, the university's results varied because Alianza reached first with 40% and Universitario second with 35.5% under a margin of error of ±4.47%. Another group known as CPI, revealed in May 2008 that Universitario was favored by 32% whilst Alianza Lima was favored by 33.5% under a margen of error of 2.7% at the national level. This report was divided into two parts. In the metropolitan capital, Universitario led with 42.8 % and Alianza tailed behind with 39.9%. In the rest of the country, Universitario had a larger lead with 31.5% opposed to Aliana's 24.1%. In 2009, CPI released another poll indicating the Universitario was still the most popular team in Peru with 38.6% while Alianza reached 33.1%. A survey conducted by Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima in February, 2009, said that Alianza Lima ranked first in popularity with 27.2%; Universitario second with 26.6%. However, a second poll released by the same university group in September of the same year ranked Universitario first with 37.9% and Alianza second with 36.6%. The most recent report from the group indicates that Universitario has more sympathizers than Alianza with 40.6% over 36.% in the Province of Lima and Callao. On 2010, South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) stated that Universitario is the most popular team in Perú.
First-team
As of 24 September 2011Retired numbers
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | José Guillermo del Solar José del Solar José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach.... |
| Assistant Manager | Marcelo Asteggiano |
| Assistant Manager | José Luis Carranza |
| First-team Coach | William Romero |
| Physiotherapist | Luis Sihuay |
| Physiotherapist | Luis Yupanqui |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Juan Carlos Zubczuk Juan Carlos Zubczuk Juan Carlos Zubzuck is a former Argentine professional football goalkeeper. He is of Ukrainian descent.... |
| Fitness and Conditioning Coach | Alejandro Richino |
Notable players
Peru
- Eusebio AcasuzoEusebio AcasuzoEusebio Alfredo Acasuzo Colán is a retired Peruvian professional football goalkeeper. He was a non-playing member of Peru's squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. At club level, he played for Universitario de Deportes in Peru....
- Jorge AlcaldeJorge AlcaldeJorge "Campolo" Alcalde Millos was a Peruvian professional footballer. He played as a striker, and was especially noted for his time spent with the Peru national team.-Biography:...
- Hector Bailetti
- Ronald Pablo BaroniRonald Pablo BaroniRonald Pablo Baroni was a Peruvian international footballer who played most successfully for Universitario de Deportes where he was a prolific goalscorer.-Club career:...
- Víctor Calatayud
- José Luis Carranza (1986–04)
- José CarvalloJosé CarvalloJosé Carvallo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FBC Melgar in the Peruvian First Division.-Club career:...
- Enrique Cassaretto (1965–71)
- Segundo CastilloSegundo Castillo VarelaSegundo Castillo Varela was a former Peruvian footballer who played for Peru, Chile, Argentina and Colombia and the Peru national football team....
(1948–49, 1951–52) - Roberto ChalleRoberto ChalleRoberto Federico Chale Olarte, "Roberto Challe" is a former Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders....
(1966–72, 1978, 1980) - Cesar Chávez-Riva
- Héctor ChumpitazHéctor ChumpitazHéctor Eduardo Chumpitaz González is a former footballer from Peru...
(1966–75) - Luis CruzadoLuis CruzadoLuis Cruzado is a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universitario de Deportes.-External links:*...
(1959–73) - Fernando CuellarFernando CuellarFernando Cuéllar was a Peruvian football player.-International career:Cuéllar made nine appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1971 to 1975.-Career as manager:...
(1968–76) - Andrés da Silva (1944–55)
- José del SolarJosé del SolarJosé Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach....
- Rubén Toribio Díaz (1974–76)
- Jaime Drago
- Cesar Echeandia
- Arturo Fernández (1930–40)
- Eduardo FernándezEduardo Fernández MeyzánEduardo Fernández Meyzán was a Peruvian footballer....
- José FernándezJosé Fernández (footballer born 1939)José Fernández is a former Peruvian football defender, who played for the Peru national team between 1959 and 1973, gaining 37 caps and scoring 2 goals. He was part of the Peru squad for the 1970 World Cup....
(1965–70) - Lolo FernándezTeodoro FernándezTeodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker...
(1930–53) - Raúl FernandezRaúl Fernández ValverdeRaúl Fernández Valverde is a professional Peruvian football goalkeeper. He started to play for the youth team of Universitario de Deportes and made his way to the first-team. He is currently the second-choice goalkeeper for OGC Nice...
- Nicolás FuentesNicolás FuentesNicolás Fuentes Fuentes is a retired Peruvian football player.-Playing career:Fuentes made 17 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1965 to 1971, including playing at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.- Honors:-References:...
(1964–72) - Pedro Gonzalez
- René Gutiérrez
- Alejandro Guzmán
- Luis La FuenteLuis La FuenteLuis La Fuente, nicknamed "El Principe" Luis La Fuente, nicknamed "El Principe" Luis La Fuente, nicknamed "El Principe" (June 8, 1947 in Callaowas a football Defender player from Peru who played for Universitario de Deportes....
(1965–71) - Germán LeguíaGermán LeguíaGermán Carlos Leguía Dragó A.K.A. "Cocoliche" is a retired professional football striker and midfielder from Peru...
(1978–83, 1990) - Roberto Martínez
- Juan José MuñanteJuan José MuñanteJuan José Muñante López is a former Peruvian footballer. He played in a right winger role.-Biography:Nicknamed The Jet in Peru and The Cobra in Mexico...
(1969–73, 1983) - Eduardo Rey Muñoz
- Juan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos Oblitas Saba is a former Peruvian football player and currently a football manager, who is nicknamed El Ciego...
(1968–75, 1984–85) - Juan José OréJuan José OréJuan José Oré is a Peruvian football manager and a former striker.-Career:Oré played professional football in Peru, Greece and Chile. He won league titles in Peru with Universitario de Deportes and in Greece with Panathinaikos....
(1974–79, 1991–92) - Oswaldo RamírezOswaldo RamírezOswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and he helped Peru to win the Copa América in 1975.-Club career:...
- Hernán RengifoHernán RengifoHernán Rengifo Trigoso is a Peruvian football player, who plays for Omonia Nicosia. He is currently 27 years old.- Career :...
- Luis ReynaLuis ReynaLuis Reyna is a Peruvian football midfielder who played for Peru in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Sporting Cristal.-External links:*...
- Juan ReynosoJuan Reynoso GuzmánJuan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán is a retired Peruvian footballer, and a current coach.- International career :Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. He made his debut on January 28, 1986 against PR China , when he was aged sixteen...
(1993–94) - Enrique Rodriguez
- Percy RojasPercy RojasPercy Rojas Montero is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won the Copa America with the Peru National football team in 1975....
(1967–75, 1982–84) - Daniel Ruiz (1955–63)
- Ottorino SartorOttorino SartorOttorino Sartor Espinoza is a retired professional football goalkeeper from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and obtained a total number of 27 caps for his native country in the years 1966 to 1979. He played his club football for Colegio Nacional de...
- Nolberto SolanoNolberto SolanoNolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...
- Eleazar SoriaEleazar SoriaEleazar Soria Ibarra is a lawyer and retired football midfielder from Peru. He won the Copa America with the Peru National football team in 1975....
- Ismael Soria
- Alberto TerryAlberto TerryAlberto "Toto" Terry Arias-Schreiber was a former Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes and the Peruvian national team, is recognized as Peru's most important midfielders....
(1946–59) - Gilberto Torres
- Rainer TorresRainer TorresRainer Torres is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Universitario de Deportes as a midfielder in the Peruvian First Division.-Playing style:...
- Carlos Tovar (1932–43)
- Angel UribeÁngel UribeAngel Uribe Sánchez, was a retired football forward player from Peru who played his entire club career for Universitario de Deportes....
(1959–73) - Juan Manuel VargasJuan Manuel VargasJuan Manuel Vargas Risco , is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a wing-back for Italian Serie A club A.C.F. Fiorentina, and the Peru national team and is currently the team's captain...
(2002–04) - Percy Vilchez
- Dimas Zegarra (1953–68)
Argentina
- Marcelo Asteggiano
- Juan Manuel AzconzábalJuan Manuel AzconzábalJuan Manuel Azconzábal is an Argentine football defender who plays for Club Atlético Tucumán of the Argentine Primera División...
- Humberto BallesterosHumberto Horacio BallesterosHumberto Horacio Ballesteros is an Argentine goalkeeper.-External links:...
NaturalizedNaturalizationNaturalization is the acquisition of citizenship and nationality by somebody who was not a citizen of that country at the time of birth....
Peruvians (1971–74) - Mauro Cantoro (1998–99)
- Beto Carranza
- Adrián CzornomazAdrián CzornomazAdrián Czornomaz is a former Argentine football player. It played of forward in several equipment. He is the maximum historical goleador of the Argentine Primera B Nacional, with 160 so many...
(1996) - Carlos GalvánCarlos GalvánCarlos Alberto Galván is an Argentine football who plays as a defender for Universitario de Deportes and is currently the team's captain.-Club career:...
- Gustavo GrondonaGustavo GrondonaGustavo Grondona is an Argentine football midfielder.Gustavo Grondona is the son of Héctor Grodona, brother of Julio Humberto Grondona...
(1998–01) - Oscar IbáñezÓscar IbáñezÓscar 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...
(1996–02, 2008) - Ramón QuirogaRamón QuirogaRamón Quiroga Arancibia was an Argentine-born Peruvian international football goalkeeper, who was nicknamed "El Loco" in Peru and "Chupete" in Argentina. He obtained 40 caps playing for the Peru national football team. He began his career playing for the Argentine club Rosario Central...
(1985–86) - Gastón SangoyGastón SangoyGastón Sangoy is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Sporting de Gijón, in the Spanish first division, as a striker.-Career:...
- Martín VilallongaMartín VilallongaMartin Vilallonga is a former Argentine footballer.He played the majority of his career in Argentina, where he played for the two Avellaneda rivals Independiente and Racing Club....
- Juan Carlos ZubczukJuan Carlos ZubczukJuan Carlos Zubzuck is a former Argentine professional football goalkeeper. He is of Ukrainian descent....
Brazil
- Alex RossiAlex RossiAlex Rossi is a Brazilian footballer who first appeared in the top level league with Internacional Porto Alegre.In 1992 Rossi moved to Cerro Porteño and, a year later, played in Argentina for Rosario Central and Banfield. In 1995 he went to Universitario but was in bad physical condition so he...
(1995–96) - Eduardo EsidioEduardo EsidioJosé Eduardo Esidio is a Brazilian footballer born on November 17, 1970 in São Paulo.He was the South American Top scorer in the year 2000 with 37 goals in 38 matches when playing for one of Peru’s top teams, Universitario de Deportes. He is also known for being the first professional footballer in...
(1998–00, 2002)
Chile
- Juan Carlos Letelier (1992)
Colombia
- Mayer CandeloMayer CandeloMayer Andrés Candelo García is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios.- Career :...
Honduras
- Dolmo Flores
Mexico
- Rodolfo EspinozaRodolfo EspinozaRodolfo Espinoza is a Mexican footballer.-Universitario de Deportes:* Torneo Descentralizado : 2009-External links:*...
(2009–10)
Paraguay
- Guido Alvarenga
- Miguel Angel Benítez
- Gabriel GonzálezGabriel González (footballer)Gabriel González Chaves is a former football player from Paraguay that used to play as a forward or attacking midfielder....
- Jorge Amado NunesJorge Amado NunesJorge Amado Nunes Infrán is a former Paraguayan football midfielder that currently works as a coach....
Uruguay
- Tomás SilvaTomás SilvaTomás Silva is an ex-Uruguayan football former player.He played in 2 championship winning teams for Universitario de Deportes in 1992 and 1993-References:...
- Ruben Techera
Noted managers
Peru
- Marcos CalderónMarcos CalderónMarcos Calderón was a Peruvian football coach. He led the Peru national football team to win the Copa América 1975 and led the team to the second round of the 1978 World Cup...
- Segundo CastilloSegundo Castillo VarelaSegundo Castillo Varela was a former Peruvian footballer who played for Peru, Chile, Argentina and Colombia and the Peru national football team....
- Roberto ChalleRoberto ChalleRoberto Federico Chale Olarte, "Roberto Challe" is a former Peruvian football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders....
- Miguel CompanyMiguel CompanyMiguel Alejandro Company Chumpitazi is a Peruvian football coach, ex-football player , and sports reporter....
- Fernando CuellarFernando CuellarFernando Cuéllar was a Peruvian football player.-International career:Cuéllar made nine appearances for the senior Peru national football team from 1971 to 1975.-Career as manager:...
- Mario de las CasasMario de las CasasMario de las Casas Ramírez was a Peruvian football defender who played for Peru in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Lawn Tennis.-External links:*...
- Arturo Fernández
- Alonso Málaga Zamora
- Juan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos Oblitas Saba is a former Peruvian football player and currently a football manager, who is nicknamed El Ciego...
- Juan ReynosoJuan Reynoso GuzmánJuan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán is a retired Peruvian footballer, and a current coach.- International career :Reynoso obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. He made his debut on January 28, 1986 against PR China , when he was aged sixteen...
- Andrés Rotta
- Freddy TerneroFreddy TerneroFreddy Ternero is a former Peruvian football player and football manager. Ternero has been and currently is the Mayor of the District Municipality of San Martin de Porres in Lima, Peru for the periods of 2007 - 2010 and 2011 - 2014.During his playing career Ternero played for several clubs in...
Argentina
- Ángel Cappa
- Carlos Compagnucci
- Ricardo GarecaRicardo GarecaRicardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....
- Eduardo Luján ManeraEduardo Luján ManeraEduardo Luján Manera was an Argentine football defender, and a manager who won the Argentine Primera with Estudiantes de La Plata as player and manager.-Titles:As a player...
- Oscar MalbernatOscar MalbernatOscar Miguel Malbernat is a retired Argentine footballer, who was the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata between 1967 and 1972, when the team won a local championship in 1967, three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles and one Intercontinental Cup , where he marked Manchester United's George...
- Oswaldo PiazzaOswaldo PiazzaOsvaldo José Piazza is a former Argentine football defender, now a manager.-Biography:He arrived at AS Saint-Étienne, in 1972, replacing new coach Robert Herbin at fullback position.He was associated with Christian Lopez and had the habit to help the team offensively.He won lots of titles with AS...
- Marcelo TrobbianiMarcelo TrobbianiMarcelo Antonio Trobbiani Ughetto is an Argentine football coach and a former player, he works as the manager of Cienciano in Peru.-Playing career:...
England
Serbia
- Ivan Brzic
Uruguay
- Juan Eduardo Hohberg
- Sergio MarkariánSergio MarkariánSergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:...
- Roberto ScaroneRoberto ScaroneRoberto Scarone was an Uruguayan football player and manager. He is mainly known for his successful managing spell at the helm of the Uruguayan powerhouse Peñarol in the early 1960s.-Career:...
Presidents
Twenty-two individuals have served as president of the club. The current president is Jaime León Pallete, which is currently the 23rd president of Universitario de Deportes. Only two presidents have served as president on non-consecutive terms. All presidents were Peruvian.| Term | President | Term | President | Term | President | Term | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924–28 | José Rubio | 1950–54 | Carlos Cilloniz | 1995–00 | Alfredo Gonzáles | 2011– | Julio Pacheco | |||
| 1928–30 | Mario De las Casas | 1954–63 | Plácido Galindo | 2000–01 | William Flores | |||||
| 1930–31 | Andres Rotta | 1963–73 | Rafael Quiroz | 2001–03 | Javier Aspauza | |||||
| 1931–39 | Andres Echevarria | 1973–76 | Carlos Melzi | 2003–05 | Alfredo Gonzáles | |||||
| 1939–41 | José Merino | 1976–78 | Cecil Griffiths | 2005–06 | Julio Gamarra | |||||
| 1941–44 | Alfredo Hohagen | 1978–83 | Miguel Pellny | 2006–07 | Fausto Miranda | |||||
| 1944–46 | Jorge Alva | 1983–86 | Rafael Quiroz | 2007–10 | Gino Pinasco | |||||
| 1946–50 | Eduardo Astengo | 1986–95 | Jorge Nicolini | 2010–11 | Jaime León Pallete |
National
- Peruvian Primera División: 25
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- Winners (25): 1929, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009
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- Runner-up (15): 1928, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2002, 2008
- Torneo Apertura: 5
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- Winners (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008
- Runner-up (1): 2005
- Torneo Clausura: 1
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- Winners (1): 2000
- Runner-up (4): 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007
- Torneo Regional: 4
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- Winners (4): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990-II
- Runner-up (2): 1989-II, 1990-I
International
- Copa Libertadores: 27 appearances
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- Runner-up (1): 1972
- U-20 Copa LibertadoresU-20 Copa LibertadoresThe Under-20 Copa Libertadores is the international association football club competition for teams that play in CONMEBOL nations. The competition started in the 2011 season in response to the increased interest in youth's football.-History:...
: 1
- U-20 Copa Libertadores
- Winners (1): 20112011 U-20 Copa LibertadoresThe 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores was the first edition of this U-20 club competition. Players born on or after January 1, 1990 were eligible to compete...
- Runner-up (1): 1972
Ranking
Club Ranking for 2010–11 (Previous year rank in italics, IFFHS Club Coefficients in parentheses)- 57
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Records
Top StrikersBold scores indicate season's top scorer.| Year | Player | Nationality | GF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Piero Alva Piero Alva Piero Alva is a Peruvian international football striker. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana.-Playing Style:... |
13 | |
| 2009 | Gianfranco Labarthe Gianfranco Labarthe Tome Gianfranco Alberto Labarthe Tome , is a striker who currently plays for Universidad San Martín.-Career:... |
12 | |
| 2008 | Héctor Hurtado Héctor Hurtado Héctor Hurtado is a Colombian football striker playing for Universidad Cesar Vallejo.- Career :On April 13, 2008, he scored his first career hat-trick against Sport Boys... |
16 | |
| 2007 | Johan Fano Johan Fano Johan Javier Fano Espinoza is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Universitario de Deportes in the Peruvian First Division.-Career:... |
19 | |
| 2006 | Piero Alva Piero Alva Piero Alva is a Peruvian international football striker. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana.-Playing Style:... |
16 | |
| 2005 | Piero Alva Piero Alva Piero Alva is a Peruvian international football striker. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana.-Playing Style:... |
12 | |
| 2004 | Ysrael Zúñiga Ysrael Zúñiga Herlyn Ysrael Zúñiga Yañez is a Peruvian footballer who currently plays for Club Juan Aurich as a striker in the Peruvian First Division.- Career :... |
11 | |
| 2003 | Paul Cominges Paul Cominges Paul Manuel Cominges Mayorca is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. His last season as a footballer was in 2010 in the Peruvian First Division for José Gálvez FBC... |
15 | |
| 2002 | Martín Vilallonga Martín Vilallonga Martin Vilallonga is a former Argentine footballer.He played the majority of his career in Argentina, where he played for the two Avellaneda rivals Independiente and Racing Club.... |
10 | |
| 2001 | Sergio Ibarra 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... |
15 | |
| 2000 | Eduardo Esidio Eduardo Esidio José Eduardo Esidio is a Brazilian footballer born on November 17, 1970 in São Paulo.He was the South American Top scorer in the year 2000 with 37 goals in 38 matches when playing for one of Peru’s top teams, Universitario de Deportes. He is also known for being the first professional footballer in... |
37 | |
| 1999 | Roberto Farfán | 23 | |
| 1998 | Roberto Farfán | 17 | |
| 1997 | César Charún César Charún César Charún is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a center back. He currently plays for Club Atlético Torino.-Club career:Charún played for a number of clubs in Peru, including Universitario and Cienciano... |
12 | |
| 1996 | Adrián Czornomaz Adrián Czornomaz Adrián Czornomaz is a former Argentine football player. It played of forward in several equipment. He is the maximum historical goleador of the Argentine Primera B Nacional, with 160 so many... |
20 | |
| 1995 | Germán Carty 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... |
17 | |
| 1994 | Andrés Gonzáles | ||
| 1993 | Andrés Gonzáles | ||
| 1992 | Ronald Baroni | ||
| 1990 | Juan Carlos Letelier | ||
| 1988 | Juvenal Briceño |
| Year | Player | Nationality | GF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fidel Suarez | 20 | |
| 1986 | Juvenal Briceño | 16 | |
| 1984 | Jaime Drago | 13 | |
| 1982 | Percy Rojas Percy Rojas Percy Rojas Montero is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won the Copa America with the Peru National football team in 1975.... |
19 | |
| 1978 | Juan José Oré Juan José Oré Juan José Oré is a Peruvian football manager and a former striker.-Career:Oré played professional football in Peru, Greece and Chile. He won league titles in Peru with Universitario de Deportes and in Greece with Panathinaikos.... |
19 | |
| 1964 | Angel Uribe Ángel Uribe Angel Uribe Sánchez, was a retired football forward player from Peru who played his entire club career for Universitario de Deportes.... |
15 | |
| 1959 | Daniel Ruiz | 28 | |
| 1957 | Daniel Ruiz | 20 | |
| 1956 | Daniel Ruiz | 16 | |
| 1951 | Alberto Terry Alberto Terry Alberto "Toto" Terry Arias-Schreiber was a former Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes and the Peruvian national team, is recognized as Peru's most important midfielders.... |
13 | |
| 1950 | Alberto Terry Alberto Terry Alberto "Toto" Terry Arias-Schreiber was a former Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes and the Peruvian national team, is recognized as Peru's most important midfielders.... |
16 | |
| 1945 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
16 | |
| 1944 | Victor Espinoza | 6 | |
| 1943 | Germán Cerro | 9 | |
| 1942 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
11 | |
| 1940 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
15 | |
| 1939 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
15 | |
| 1934 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
9 | |
| 1933 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
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| 1932 | Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Teodoro Fernández Meyzán , nicknamed "Lolo", was a Peruvian football striker... |
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| 1929 | Carlos Cillóniz | 8 |