Universitario de Deportes
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| Full name | Universitario de Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | La U, Los cremas, Los merengues |
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| Founded | August 7 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 80.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Gino Pinasco |
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| Manager |  Jorge Amado Nunes |
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| League | Primera División Peruana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Web = http://www.ahunet.com.pe/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian football club based in Lima. Also referred to as Universitario or La U, together with their local rivals Alianza Lima, they are one of most successful football clubs in Peru. Since 2000 they play their home games at the Estadio Monumental. The club has won the national championship 24 times, more than any other club in Peru.
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[edit] History
The club was founded in 1924 as Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of San Marcos. The early Universitario teams were made up of university students, who came from the middle and lower middle classes.
The National Sports Committee (El Comité Nacional de Deportes), the highest-ranking sports committee of Peru at the time, recognized the club. The club didn't have to play a tournament to be promoted to the Peruvian First Division but the club didn't play in it between the years of 1924 and 1927. It would only play friendly matches with other teams. In 1928, the FPF recognized them as a club of the First Division. The club surprised its own fans and others that year because they were Runner-ups of that season. The following year they won their first tournament and were crowned champions of Peru.
In 1931, the Federación Universitario changed its name to Universitario de Deportes and it has been known like that up to this date.
[edit] Colors and Badge
Universitario's colors are light yellow, burgundy, and black. When playing a home game, they use the light yellow jersey with black socks and when playing away, they use a burgundy jersey with black socks.
When the club first started playing, its jersey was white and contained a large, red U on its chest. After a while, a very strange and unexpected event occurred. 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 jersey.
The badge is a red U inside a red circle.
[edit] Stadium
Universitario's first stadium was the Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez. It has a capacity of 15,000. It was built in honor of Teodoro Lolo Fernandez, a famous player of Universitario.
In 2000, Universitario obtained a new stadium with a capacity of 80,000, now called Estadio Monumental U. This stadium is considered to be one of the most modern stadiums of South America.
[edit] Supporters
The main ultra supporters groups include "La Trinchera Norte" and "La Barra Oriente". The former has a reputation for the more violent and aggressive. Members of both groups regularly travel across Peru to support the club. A founding member of "La Trinchera Norte" known as "Misterio", is well known in Peru for killing himself playing Russian roulette. A local mini-series, called Misterio, was made based on his life.
[edit] Current Squad
As of February 21, 2007[1] [2]
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- Coaching Staff
- Jorge Amado Nunes - Head Coach
- Juan Carlos Gomez - Assistant Coach
- Ramon Vasquez - Fitness Coach
- Juan Carlos Zubzuck - Goalkeeping Coach
[edit] Noted Players
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- Retired numbers
22 – José Luis Carranza, midfielder, 1986-2004
[edit] Noted Managers
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[edit] Achievements
- Primera División Peruana:
- Winners (24): 1929, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Runner-ups (13): 1928, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1994, 2002
- Copa Libertadores:
- Runner-up (1): 1972
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Universitario Deportes Official Website (Spanish)
- Asociación de Hinchas de la U en Internet AHUNET Fan Website (Spanish)
- Dale U Campeon Fan Website (Spanish)
- Peruvian Football League News (Spanish)
- Club Hymn (Spanish)
[edit] References
- History of Club Universitario de Deportes. daleucampeon.4t.com. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
- History of Universitario. elbocon.com. Retrieved on February 21, 2007.
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