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Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca

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UTC
Full nameClub Cultural y Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
Nickname(s)El Gavilán del Norte
La UTC
Cremas del Norte
FoundedJuly 14, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-07-14)
GroundEstadio Héroes de San Ramón
Capacity18,000
ChairmanJoaquín Ramírez
ManagerGuillermo Sanguinetti
LeagueLiga 1
2024Liga 1, 15th of 18

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

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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 it 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 qualified 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

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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

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As of 12 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Peru PER Patrick Zubczuk
3 GK Peru PER Jonathan Medina
4 DF Peru PER Koichi Aparicio
5 DF Colombia COL Jonathan Segura
6 DF Peru PER Jefferson Portales (on loan from Cienciano)
7 FW Peru PER Jose Cuero
8 MF Peru PER Ángel Ojeda
9 FW Colombia COL Victor Perlaza
10 MF Peru PER Joel Sanchez
11 FW Colombia COL Jarlín Quintero
12 GK Peru PER Jorge Stucchi
13 DF Peru PER Luis Cano
14 FW Peru PER Kevin Ruiz
15 MF Argentina ARG Cristian Ojeda
16 MF Peru PER Jimmy Pérez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Peru PER Carlos Fernández
18 DF Peru PER Jean Pierre Sánchez
19 MF Peru PER Neil Marcos
20 MF Peru PER Ángel Romero
21 MF Peru PER Maycol Infante
22 DF Peru PER Diego Acosta
24 DF Peru PER Darwin Tapia
25 DF Peru PER Pedro Requena
26 DF Peru PER Branco Serrano
27 MF Paraguay PAR Mario Otazu
28 MF Peru PER Richard Guevara
29 FW Peru PER Luis Aliaga
30 FW Peru PER Tiago Cantoro
DF Peru PER Flavio Alcedo (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
GK Peru PER Antony Cabanillas

Honours

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Senior titles

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Keys
  •   Record
  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years
National
(League)
Primera División 1 1985
Copa Perú 2 1 1981, 2012 1996
Half-year / Short
tournament

(League)
Torneo de Verano 1 2017
Torneo Descentralizado 1
Regional
(League)
Región I 2 1995, 1996
Región II 4 1 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012 2003
Liga Departamental de Cajamarca 13 2 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011 2004, 2005
Liga Superior de Cajamarca 1
Liga Provincial de Cajamarca 4
1971, 2001, 2002, 2003
Liga Distrital de Cajamarca 11
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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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

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Managers

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Name Dates
Peru Javier Arce 2015
Peru Rafael Castillo 2015-2016
Peru Franco Navarro 2016-2019
ArgentinaItaly Gerardo Ameli 2019
Peru Franco Navarro 2020
Argentina Pablo Garabello 2021
Uruguay Mario Viera 2021
Peru Franco Navarro 2022
Argentina Marcelo Grioni 2022-2023
Peru José Infante 2023
Peru Francisco Pizarro 2023
Argentina Carlos Ramacciotti 2023-

References

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  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). Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  3. ^ "Copa Perú 2011". Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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