Deportivo Garcilaso

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Deportivo Garcilaso
Full nameClub Deportivo Garcilaso
Nickname(s)El Garci
El Vendaval Celeste
El Pedacito de Cielo[1][2]
Rico Garci[3]
El Depor
Los Gatos
La G
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
GroundEstadio Garcilaso de la Vega,
Cuzco
Capacity45,056
ChairmanEdgar Catunta
ManagerBernardo Redín
LeagueLiga 1
2023Liga 1, 7th of 19

Deportivo Garcilaso is a Peruvian professional football club, based in the city of Cusco. Founded in 1957, the club competes in the Peruvian Primera División after being promoted by winning the 2022 Copa Perú.

Garcilaso plays the derby of the city of Cusco against Cienciano known as the Clásico Cusqueño, Cusco Classic. The two clubs split the majority of preferences among the population of Cusco. It also has a rivalry with Cusco FC.

History[edit]

Deportivo Garcilaso was founded on 13 April 1957 as Deportivo Lucre by the Garmendia brothers.[4] It was then sold to a church pastor, Monsignor Publio B. Prada Torres, who promoted football at the Great Inca Garcilaso de la Vega school. The club was invited to participate in the Copa Presidente de la República in 1970. Since then, the club participated in the Copa Perú until 2023, when they got promoted to the Liga 1 after winning the Copa Peru in 2022.

In 1979, Deportivo Garcilaso reached the final stage of the 1979 Copa Perú and placed fourth.

In the 2000 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the Quarterfinals. In the 2003 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Enersur in the Quarterfinals. In the 2007 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Unión Minas (Orcopampa) in the Round of 16.

In 2022, they qualified for the national stage of the Copa Peru and reached the semi-finals, where they were then put in the final group stage with clubs, Atlético Bruces, Comerciantes, and Defensor La Bocana. After having a goalless draw with Comerciantes, they were able to pull out a win in the next two rounds, placing first on the table and being promoted to the Peruvian Primera División for the first time for the 2023 season. The club did very well in the season, placing 7th on the aggregate table and qualified for the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, making their first international appearance.

Rivalries[edit]

Deportivo Garcilaso has had a long-standing rivalry with local club Cienciano. Upstart Real Garcilaso (now known as Cusco FC), founded in 2009, has outperformed Deportivo in recent years and now plays in the Peruvian Primera Division. All three clubs share the same home stadium, Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

Stadium[edit]

Deportivo Garcilaso play their home games in Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega in downtown Cusco. It was named after the Peruvian 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 Copa America 2004.

Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

Current squad[edit]

As of 31 January, 2024[5]

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 Diego Penny (captain)
2 DF Peru PER Aldair Salazar
4 DF Ecuador ECU Luis Caicedo
6 MF Colombia COL José Cuero
7 FW Peru PER Alexi Gómez
8 MF Peru PER Farik Ventura
9 FW Peru PER Adrián Ugarriza
10 MF Ecuador ECU Andrés Chicaiza
11 FW Argentina ARG Gaspar Gentile
12 GK Peru PER Josue Vargas
13 DF Peru PER Juan Diego Lojas
14 MF Peru PER Carlo Diez
15 DF Peru PER Joaquin Molina
16 DF Argentina ARG Carlos Beltrán
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Peru PER Paulo Rodríguez
18 MF Peru PER Erinson Ramírez
20 MF Peru PER Diego Ramírez
21 DF Peru PER Erick Perleche
22 DF Peru PER Erick Canales
24 DF Peru PER Anthony Gordillo
25 GK Chile CHI Miguel Vargas
27 FW Peru PER Jorge Bazán
28 MF Peru PER Jean Franco Valer
29 DF Peru PER Gustavo Ramos
30 FW Ecuador ECU Renny Simisterra
31 MF Peru PER Erick Gonzales
32 FW Argentina ARG Pablo Erustes
34 GK Peru PER Mallki Marmanillo

Honours[edit]

National[edit]

Winners (1): 2022

Regional[edit]

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[edit]

2024: TBD

Presidents[edit]

President Period
Peru Elvis Candia 2005-2006
Peru Danilo Villavicencio 2007
Peru Elvis Candia 2008-2010
Peru Mario Yépez 2011
Peru Manuel del Carpio 2011
Peru Edgar Echegaray 2012
Peru Evert Salas 2013
Peru Marco Baca 2014
Peru Carlos Turpo Valles 2015
Peru Hugo Macedo 2016
Peru Arturo Licona 2016
Peru Néstor Candia Torres 2017
Peru Edgar Catunta Guillén 2018-2019
Peru Pedro Auccacusi Quispe 2021
Peru Verioska Zúñiga 2022
Peru Alfredo Santos Huaranca 2022
Peru Edgar Catunta Guillén 2023-

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Real Garcilaso – Deportivo Garcilaso: Celeste hay uno solo". dechalaca.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Deportivo Garcilaso vs. Sporting Cristal: batalla sin cuartel". La República. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Orígenes del gato garcilasiano". dechalaca.com. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ Deportivo Garcilaso (Cusco)
  5. ^ "Plantilla en la web oficial".

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