Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo

Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo is a Peruvian professional football club based in Trujillo. The club was founded on January 6, 1996 and was promoted in 2003, through the Copa Perú, to the Peruvian First Division and relegated in 2005. In 2007, they were Segunda División champions and were promoted to the first division again. The team currently plays in the 2024 Liga 1.

UCV
Full nameClub Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo
Nickname(s)Los Poetas (The Poets)
FoundedJanuary 6, 1996; 28 years ago (January 6, 1996)
GroundEstadio Mansiche
Trujillo, Peru
Capacity25,036
PresidentCésar Acuña
ManagerRoberto Mosquera
LeagueLiga 1
2024Liga 1, 13th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History edit

The club was founded on January 6, 1996 representing Cesar Vallejo University and first participated in the championship of the third division of Trujillo at the end of 1996 and the team managed to crown champion of the tournament in 1997. In the year 1998, champion of the second division was crowned of Trujillo and won the privilege to participate, at the age of two years since foundation. Vallejo participated for the first time in the tournament of first division in the year 1999. They did quite well and even occupied the third position of the tournament. In its second year in first division, Vallejo had the respect of the large teams of the city was won of Trujillo, like the Carlos A. Mannucci, Deportivo UPAO, Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclín, among others. To surprise of many came, they fight the title with the Deportivo UPAO and achieved the subchampionship.

In its campaign 2001 came be Departamental, Provincial, and Local champion. In the regional phase of the Copa Perú, was faced to the traditional UTC and José Gálvez of Chimbote to whom was defeated. Then, in the encounters by the national phase left on the road to the Atlético Grau and in the great end the Poets fell for penalties and Coronel Bolognesi went on to win the Copa Peru.

The following year would repeat a great campaign but on the national phase Atlético Grau would leave it on the road. In the 2003 it achieved the desired title and its income increased after facing to worthy rival of different regions of the country and to conquer in the great end to the Deportivo Educación of Abancay in the National Stadium.

The club struggled during the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the first division and was relegated to 2nd division. During the 2007 season, the club participate in the Second Division of the Peruvian soccer, in which it obtained promotion back to top division, after participating against teams as Universidad San Marcos, Hijos de Acosvinchos, UTC and Atlético Minero. In November 2012 the club qualified for the edition 2013 of the Copa Libertadores where they were eliminated in the preliminary round.[1] During the 2013 season it qualified to the 2014 Copa Sudamericana. The team advanced to the quarter-finals and lost to Atlético Nacional 2-0 on aggregate. The club placed 5th in the tournament.

On 27 April 2015, they won the 2015 Torneo del Inca as they beat Alianza Lima 1–3 with goals of Mauricio Montes, Víctor Cedrón and Daniel Chávez. This is Universidad César Vallejo first major title.[2] From 2021 to the present, they qualified for every Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana, qualifying for the Copa Libertadores from 2021-2022 and Sudamericana in 2023 and 2024.

Stadium edit

 
Estadio Mansiche

César Vallejo's home stadium is Estadio Mansiche. The club shares the stadium with Carlos A. Mannucci, another club in Trujillo. The stadium was constructed in 1944 and hosted the 2004 Copa América, 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2013 Bolivarian Games. It is part of the greater Mansiche Sports Complex in the area. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000.

Colours and badge edit

The club's colors are blue, white and red just as the university's colours. Since its promotion to the first division, the club has used three badges. The first badge had the club's initials with the university's name along the oval-shaped outline and lasted until 2009. The second badge only modified the center of the badge by adding a book next to the initials of the club and was first used in 2010. The third badge was a complete change, taking the shape of shield with the red claws of a griffin placed on the top. The significance of the griffin is due to the city of Trujillo coat of arms displaying one.[3] Moreover, the badge employed by the football club displays the team name as Universidad César Vallejo Club de Fútbol to distinguish it from the club's other sports teams.

Honours edit

Senior titles edit

Keys
  •   Record
  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Winning years
National
(Cups)
Torneo del Inca 1

Other titles edit

Titles won in lower divisions:

Type Competition Titles Winning years
National
(League)
Segunda División 2 2007, 2018
Copa Perú 1 2003
Regional
(League)
Región II 3 2001, 2002, 2003
Liga Departamental de La Libertad 3 2001, 2002, 2003
Liga Provincial de Trujillo 1 2001
Liga Distrital de Trujillo 1 2001

Under-20 team edit

Type Competition Titles Winning years
National
(League)
Torneo de Promoción y Reserva 1 2010

Friendly International edit

  • Copa Sebastián Abreu:
Winners (1): 2023[4]
  • Copa Jorge Bava:
Winners (1): 2023[5]
Winners (1): 2011

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions edit

CD Universidad César Vallejo in South American football
ClubClub Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo
Seasons played7
Most appearancesRonald Quinteros (14)
Top scorerAndy Pando (4)
First entry2010 Copa Sudamericana
Latest entry2023 Copa Sudamericana
Competition A P W D L GF GA DG Pts
Copa Libertadores 4 8 0 3 5 2 9 -7 3
Copa Sudamericana 3 12 3 3 6 14 17 -3 12

A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against, DG = difference goals, Pts = points.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate Ref
2010 Copa Sudamericana First Round   Barcelona SC 1–2 1–3 2–5   [6][7]
2011 Copa Sudamericana First Round   Santa Fe 1–1 0–2 1–3   [8][9]
2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage   Deportes Tolima 1–1 0–1 1–2   [10][11]
2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage   Millonarios 2–2 2–1 4–3   [12][13]
Second Stage   Universitario de Sucre 3–0 2–2 5–2   [14][15]
Round 16   Bahia 2–0 0–2 2–2 (7–6 p)   [16][17]
Quarter-finals   Atlético Nacional 0–1 0–1 0–2   [18][19]
2016 Copa Libertadores First Stage   São Paulo 1–1 0–1 1–2   [20][21]
2021 Copa Libertadores First Stage   Caracas FC 0–0 0–2 0–2   [22][23]
2022 Copa Libertadores First Stage   Olimpia 0–1 0–2 0–3   [24][25]
2023 Copa Sudamericana First Stage   Binacional 3–1   [26]

Current squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   PER Carlos Grados
2 DF   PER Juan Quiñones
5 DF   PER Alec Deneumostier
6 DF   COL Geisson Perea
7 MF   COL Oscar Barreto
8 MF   PER Frank Ysique
9 FW   PER Paolo Guerrero
10 MF   ECU Jairo Vélez
11 FW   URU Facundo Rodríguez
12 GK   PER Máximo Rabines
13 MF   PER Gerson Barreto
14 DF   PER Carlos Cabello
17 FW   COL Yorleys Mena
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   PER Osnar Noronha
21 GK   PER José Carvallo
22 MF   PER Franchesco Flores
23 FW   USA Pierre da Silva
24 MF   PER Stefano Olaya
27 MF   PER Alejandro Ramírez
28 DF   PER Sais Santibañez
29 DF   PER Nilson Loyola
32 DF   PER Johan Madrid
33 MF   PAR Edgar Benítez
44 MF   PER Cristian Benavente
88 MF   PER Josepmir Ballón

Notable players edit

Managers edit

Name From To Honours
  Andres Esquerre 2001 2003 1 Copa Perú
  Juan Caballero 2004 2005
  Franco Navarro 2005 2005
  Benjamín Navarro 2006 2006
  Roberto Arrelucea 2007 2008 1 Segunda División
  Mario Viera 2009 2010
  Víctor Rivera 2011 2013 1 Copa Ciudad de Trujillo
  Franco Navarro 2014 2016 1 Torneo del Inca
  Ángel Comizzo 2016 2016
  Francisco Cortez 2017 2017
  José del Solar December 2017 October 2022 1 Segunda División
  Sebastián Abreu November 2022 1 Copa Sebastián Abreu,[4] 1 Copa Jorge Bava[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "César Vallejo clasificó a la Copa Libertadores". Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "César Vallejo campeón del Torneo del Inca: ganó 3-1 a Alianza". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "¿Sabes qué hizo el club César Vallejo con su insignia?". depor.pe (in Spanish). December 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "¡César Vallejo ganó la Copa Sebastián Abreu! Derrotó 2-1 a Atlético Tucumán en Uruguay". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "César Vallejo venció por penales a Liverpool en la Serie Río de La Plata y ganó la Copa Jorge Bava". RPP (in Spanish). January 13, 2023. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Barcelona 1:2 (Copa Sudamericana 2010, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Barcelona - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 3:1 (Copa Sudamericana 2010, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Santa Fe 1:1 (Copa Sudamericana 2011, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Santa Fe - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 2:0 (Copa Sudamericana 2011, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Vallejo empató 1-1 con Tolima y quedó eliminado de Copa Libertadores". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). January 31, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "César Vallejo perdió 1-0 con Tolima en su debut en la Copa Libertadores". www.ebvindustrial.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Millonarios - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 1:2". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  13. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Millonarios 2:2". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Universitario de Sucre - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 2:2". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Universitario de Sucre 3:0". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Bahia - BA - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 2:0". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  17. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Bahia - BA 7:6". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  18. ^ "Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Atlético Nacional 0:1". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  19. ^ "Atlético Nacional - Universidad Cesar Vallejo 1:0". Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "César Vallejo empató 1-1 con Sao Paulo en la Copa Libertadores". El Comercio (in Spanish). February 3, 2016. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Vallejo cayó 1-0 ante Sao Paulo y fue eliminado de la Copa". El Comercio (in Spanish). February 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  22. ^ "No pudo el 'poeta': César Vallejo empató 0-0 con Caracas por la ida de la primera fase de la Copa Libertadores". RPP (in Spanish). February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  23. ^ "Adiós al sueño: Cesar Vallejo perdió 2-0 ante Caracas FC y fue eliminado de la Copa Libertadores 2021". RPP (in Spanish). March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  24. ^ "César Vallejo vs Olimpia: Resumen y goles de la derrota 2-0 y eliminación del 'Poeta' de la Copa Libertadores 2022". infobae (in European Spanish). February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  25. ^ "Con el pie izquierdo: César Vallejo cayó por 1-0 ante Olimpia por la Fase 1 de la Copa Libertadores". RPP (in Spanish). February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "César Vallejo vs Binacional 3-1: goles y resumen del triunfo 'poeta' y clasificación en Copa Sudamericana". infobae (in European Spanish). March 8, 2023. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

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