Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UTC
Full nameClub Cultural y Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
Nickname(s)El Gavilán del Norte
La UTC
Cremas del Norte
FoundedJuly 14, 1964; 59 years ago (1964-07-14)
GroundEstadio Héroes de San Ramón
Capacity18,000
ChairmanJoaquín Ramírez
ManagerCarlos Ramacciotti
LeagueLiga 1
2023Liga 1, 13th of 19

Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca (usually referred to as UTC) is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cajamarca, Peru and is the largest in the city. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Peruvian Primera División, also known as the Liga 1, which is the top flight of the Peruvian football league system. They are nicknamed El Gavilán del Norte, The Sparrowhawk of the North. The clubs logo is very similar to another Peruvian club, Universitario de Deportes. The teams home ground is Estadio Héroes de San Ramón which has a capacity of 18,000.

UTC were Copa Perú champions twice in 1981 and 2012. They were runner-up in the 1985 Torneo Descentralizado, losing the title to Universitario and qualifying for the Copa Libertadores that same year where they were eliminated in the group stage with three points.

History[edit]

UTC was officially founded on 14 July 1964[1] by Oswaldo Silva Marín and Wílder Tejada Arribasplata, clerks at Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca,[1] known today as Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca (National University of Cajamarca),[2] with the aim of giving the university a place in the local soccer league.[1] Prior to that date, the club had been playing for three months in the local league alongside Club Juventud Victoria as one team, before the official foundation date.[1]

In 1970, UTC wins the local league of the District of Cajamarca and again in 1971 through 1974.[1] They would go on to also win the Liga Departamental de Cajamarca in that same time.

The club was 1981 Copa Perú champion, when it defeated Atlético Grau, Juventud La Palma, Deportivo Garcilaso, and Sportivo Huracán.

The club have played at the highest level of Peruvian football on twelve occasions, from 1982 Torneo Descentralizado until 1993 Torneo Descentralizado when was relegated. In the 1985 Torneo Descentralizado, they were Runners-up and fell short to Universitario in the Liguilla Final stage by four points. They qualified for the 1986 Copa Libertadores as a result and got eliminated in the Group Stage with three points.

In the 2011 Torneo Intermedio, the club was eliminated by Real Garcilaso in the Round of 16.

In the 2011 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Los Caimanes.[3]

UTC won the 2012 Copa Perú under manager Rafael Castillo after defeating Alfonso Ugarte in the final. The club won 2–0 at home in Cajamarca and lost 3–2 in Puno, but won due to a better goal difference. With the win, they qualified for the 2013 Torneo Descentralizado, the top flight of Peruvian football; they finished sixth and classified for the second international tournament in their history, the 2014 Copa Sudamericana. In 2018, 2019, and 2021 UTC qualified for the Copa Sudamericana and got eliminated in the First Stage in every edition.

Stadium[edit]

UTC's home stadium is Estadio Héroes de San Ramón which has a capacity of 18,000. For the 2024 season, the club plays at Estadio Germán Contreras Jara which has a capacity of 6,300.

Players[edit]

As of 10 April, 2023

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 Peru PER Patrick Zubczuk
2 DF Peru PER Erick Canales
3 GK Peru PER Jonathan Medina
4 DF Peru PER Gianmarco Gambetta
6 DF Peru PER Adrián Gutiérrez
8 MF Peru PER Joel Sánchez
9 FW Argentina ARG Óscar Belinetz
10 MF Peru PER Erinson Ramírez
11 FW Argentina ARG Gaspar Gentile
12 GK Peru PER Jorge Stucchi
13 FW Uruguay URU Facundo Peraza
14 MF Peru PER Carlo Diez
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Chile CHI Joao Ortiz
17 FW Peru PER Rely Fernández
18 MF Peru PER Cristian Mejía
19 DF Argentina ARG Juan Randazzo
20 MF Uruguay URU Matías Abisab
21 MF Peru PER Maycol Infante
24 FW Peru PER Yves Roach
25 DF Peru PER Pedro Requena
27 DF Peru PER Luis Trujillo
28 MF Peru PER Richard Guevara
29 FW Peru PER Luis Aliaga
30 DF Peru PER John Fajardo

Honours[edit]

National[edit]

League[edit]

Runner-up (1): 1985
Runner-up (1): 2017
Winners (2): 1981, 2012
Runner-up (1): 1996

Regional[edit]

Winners (4): 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012
Runner-up (1): 2003
Winners (13): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011
Runner-up (2):
Winners (1): 2011
Winners (3): 1971, 2002, 2003
Winners (11): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[edit]

Competition A P W D L GF GA
Copa Libertadores 1 6 1 1 4 7 13
Copa Sudamericana 3 6 1 2 3 4 11

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1986 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Peru Universitario 1–3 0–2
Bolivia Bolívar 2–2 1–2
Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 3–2 0–2
2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Colombia Deportivo Cali 0–0 0–3
2018 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Uruguay Rampla Juniors 2–0 0–4
2019 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Uruguay Cerro 1–1 1–3
2021 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Peru Sport Huancayo 0–1 0–4

Notable players[edit]

See also: Category:Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers

Managers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "El Club". UTC - Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca. Archive.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ^ "Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca - Reseña Histórica". Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ Copa Perú 2011

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universidad_Técnica_de_Cajamarca&oldid=1216232574"