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Cusco
Full nameCusco Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Los cusqueños
Los dorados
El Imperio
Guerreros dorados
La máquina dorada
FoundedAugust 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08-28) as Real Garcilaso
GroundInca Garcilaso de la Vega,
Cusco, Peru
Capacity45,056
PresidentJulio Gerardo Vásquez Granilla
ManagerLuis Flores
LeagueLiga 1
2024Liga 1, 5th of 18
WebsiteClub website

Cusco Fútbol Club (known as Real Garcilaso until 2019), commonly known as Cusco, or Cusco FC, is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of Peruvian football. It was founded on 28 August 2008 as Real Garcilaso, changing their name to Cusco FC in 2019. The teams home stadium is Estadio Garcilaso, which is shares with city rivals Cienciano and Deportivo Garcilaso.

Cusco were runner-up of the First Division three times, won the Peruvian Segunda División in 2022 and Copa Perú in 2011. Cusco were one of the fastest clubs in Peru to reach the First Division, doing so in only two years since its founding.

History

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Beginnings

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The club was founded in 2008 by students of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega school as Real Garcilaso, in that year Real Garcilaso played the second division in Cusco. Real Garcilaso got to the finals where they defeated Cienciano and went up to first division of Cusco. They participated in the Copa Perú up until 2011, where they got promoted to the Peruvian Primera División, then known as the Torneo Descentralizado.

In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club qualified for the National Stage but was eliminated by Sportivo Huracán de Arequipa in the Round of 16.

In the 2011 Torneo Intermedio, the club was eliminated by Sport Áncash in the quarter-finals.

In the 2011 Copa Perú, the club defeated Pacífico in the finals and was promoted to the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado. for the first time.

Copa Libertadores

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Real Garcilaso qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores for the first time. The club was eliminated by Colombian team Santa Fe in the quarter-finals. The tournament was Real Garcilaso's best result in an international competition.

In the 2014 Copa Libertadores, according to Soccerly, Cruzeiro player Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (better known as Tinga) was subjected to racist abuse at the game against Real Garcilaso in Huancayo. The South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) tweeted that they would “handle this situation and any pertinent sanctions.” The club ended up getting eliminated in the Group Stage.

Primera División

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In the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado, the club had a successful campaign with Andy Pando who was the tournament's top goal scorer, and made it to the final where it was defeated by Sporting Cristal. It also qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores second round after being placed second on the aggregate table. In 2013, They reached the final for the second year in a row and qualified for the 2014 Copa Libertadores after finishing as the top club during the tournament's first stage. In the Liguilla A, the club fought against Sporting Cristal for a spot in the finals which they played against Universitario. After winning at home and losing away, a third match was played in which they lost the play-offs 4–5 on penalties.

On 23 December 2019, Real Garcilaso announced its name change to Cusco Fútbol Club.[1]

In the 2021 season, the team finished next to last and was relegated to the Liga 2. In the 2022 Liga 2 season, Cusco won the league and got promoted back to the Liga 1, where they currently still stand.

Kit and crest

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Cusco's home kit is a light brown shirt and shorts like the color of the club shield. The club's second kit is similar to the home kit but with white and black instead of brown. Cusco also has a third kit that is black and orange.

Cusco used to use a shield with a G in the middle and a crown on top from its foundation until 2020. The badge was very similar to that of Real Madrid CF. To avoid conflicts with Deportivo Garcilaso, another club from Cusco with a similar shield and name, it was decided to change the name and shield on January 19, 2020. The current shield has in the background the Incan Citadel Machu Picchu, the rising sun which was a deity of the Inca Empire and a gold ring where its name is found.

Stadium

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Estadio Garcilaso

Cusco FC play their home games in Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega which located in Cusco. It was named after the Peruvian writer Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. When first inaugurated in 1950, it had a spectator capacity of 22,000 and had a running track. In 2004, the stadium's capacity was expanded to 42,000, losing its running track. Because of Cienciano's success in international tournaments and it would be a venue in the 2004 Copa América. Cusco also plays some games at Estadio Túpac Amaru in Sicuani.

In June 2015, the club opened its sports complex in the Oropeza district, 25 km from the city of Cusco. The area has three football fields dedicated to training for the senior team and the minor divisions, and also has a covered area called Casa Dorada, which has gyms, a concentration area and a press and meeting area. With these works, the team joined the small number of clubs in Peru that have their own sports complex.

Rivalries

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Cusco FC has a rivalry with other Cusco clubs, Deportivo Garcilaso and Cienciano. This rivalry is known as the Clásico Cusqueño. The three clubs share the same home stadium, Estadio Garcilaso.

Current squad

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As of 28 August, 2024.

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 Rodolfo Anderson
2 DF Peru PER Jonathan Bilbao
3 DF Peru PER Franz Schmidt
5 MF Peru PER Miguel Aucca (captain)
6 MF Argentina ARG Alan Pérez
7 FW Peru PER James Morales
9 FW Peru PER Luis Ramos
10 MF Argentina ARG Iván Colman
11 FW Argentina ARG Juan Manuel Tévez
13 GK Peru PER Andy Vidal
14 DF Peru PER José Zevallos
15 MF Peru PER Sebastián Zarabia
16 MF Peru PER Oswaldo Valenzuela
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Chile CHI Pablo Cárdenas
18 FW Peru PER Jhosep Núñez
19 DF Peru PER Alonso Tamariz
20 MF Peru PER André Vasquez
22 FW Argentina ARG Lucas Colitto
23 DF Venezuela VEN Rubén Ramírez
24 MF Peru PER Stefano Olaya
26 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás Silva
27 FW Peru PER Rely Fernández
29 MF Peru PER Eslyn Correa
30 DF Peru PER Piero Guzmán
33 GK Peru PER Carlos Solís

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 3 2012, 2013, 2017
Segunda División 1 2022
Copa Perú 1 2011
Half-year / Short
tournament

(League)
Torneo Apertura 1 2017
Torneo Clausura 2 2015, 2017
Regional
(League)
Región VIII 1 1 2011 2010
Liga Departamental del Cusco 1 2010
Liga Provincial del Cusco 1 2010
Liga Distrital del Cusco 1 2010
Segunda Distrital del Cusco 1 2009

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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Competition A P W D L GF GA
Copa Libertadores 4 24 7 4 13 18 35
Copa Sudamericana 1 4 1 1 2 4 5

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2013 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Colombia Santa Fe 1–1 0–2
Colombia Deportes Tolima 0–3 1–0
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 5–1 1–0
R2 Uruguay Nacional 1–0 0–1 (pen. 4–1)
QF Colombia Santa Fe 1–3 0–2
2014 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Brazil Cruzeiro 2–1 3–0
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 0–2 4–1
Chile Universidad de Chile 1–2 1–0
2016 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Ecuador Aucas 1–0 1–2
Second Stage Chile Palestino 2–2 0–1
2018 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Brazil Santos 2–0 0–0
Argentina Estudiantes 0–0 0–3
Uruguay Nacional 0–0 0–4
2019 Copa Libertadores First Stage Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 1–0 2–1

Managers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). Real Garcilaso Facebook. 23 December 2019.
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