Universidad San Marcos
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| Full name |
Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos |
| Nickname(s) |
Los Leones |
| Founded |
2001 |
| Ground |
Estadio San Marcos
(Capacity: 67,500) |
| Club President |
 Víctor Neyra Garcia |
| Manager |
Roberto Challe |
| League |
Segunda División Peruana |
| 2008 |
5th |
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Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru, which plays in the Segunda División Peruana. The club debuted in 2001 in the Second Division. Previously, the football team of the Universidad de San Marcos had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). Their 2006 season in the Second Division was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division. Unfortunately they finished second.
Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos usually plays its home games at Estadio Universidad San Marcos (own stadium), located in the center of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos main campus in Lima.
[edit] History
The football team of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, nicknamed The Lions, debuted in 2001. Previously, the football team had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). The football team inspired a the formation of a sports club (club deportivo) with its first president the teacher of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, César Díaz Lima, and its first manager Nicolás Nieri, former player of Sporting Cristal. They were district champions and promoted to the Segunda División.
In their first season, they placed fourth out of sixteen amongst reputable teams such as Deportivo Municipal, Unión Huaral, Sport Coopsol and Sporting Cristal B. The performance of the football team in the following seasons were less notable. However, their 2006 season was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division. Unfortunately they finished second.
[edit] Current Squad 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[edit] Honours
[edit] National
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- Runner-up (1): 2006
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- Winners (1): 2000
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- Winners (1): 2001
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