Club Universitario de Deportes
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| Full name | Club Universitario de Deportes |
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| Nickname(s) | Los Cremas, Los Merengues, La U, El Cuadro Estudiantil, Los de Odriozola, Garra Crema |
| Founded | 7 August 1924 |
| Ground | Estadio Monumental "U" |
| Capacity | 80,093 |
| Chairman | Vacant |
| Manager | Roberto Challe |
| League | Torneo Descentralizado |
| 2016 | Torneo Descentralizado, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
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| Capacity | 80,093 |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 16 January 1991 |
| Opened | 2 July 2000 |
| Architect | Walter Lavalleja |
Club Universitario de Deportes, also popularly known as Universitario and La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of San Marcos but was forced to rename in 1931. Since 1928, the club competes in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Torneo Descentralizado. In 2000, they opened the 80,000-capacity stadium Estadio Monumental, currently the largest stadium in Peru, retiring their smaller Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez. Universitario and Alianza Lima are involved in the derby el Clásico, which has its roots in the club's first participation in the Primera División in 1928. It also has rivalries with Sporting Cristal, Deportivo Municipal, and Sport Boys.
Universitario has won twenty-six first division titles, it was the first Peruvian club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores. The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929, one year after its debut in the first division. The club won its first double in the seasons of 1945 and 1946 and won its only treble after conquering the 2000 season. Universitario is one of the two most popular teams in Peru. Universitario's youth team is U América FC which currently participates in the Copa Perú. According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an international organization recognized by FIFA, Universitario was the best Peruvian club of the 20th century and the 28th most successful in South America.
The club was founded on 7 August 1924 as Federación Universitaria by students and professors of the National University of San Marcos such as José Rubio, the first president, and Dr. Luis Málaga, the creator of the club crest. Others present during the foundation were Plácido Galindo, Eduardo Astengo, Mario de las Casas, Alberto Denegri, Luis de Souza Ferreyra and Andrés Rotta. At first, Federacion Universitaria was a small league that held tournaments between the faculty departments of the university.
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