Full name | Asociación Civil Real Atlético Garcilaso |
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Nickname(s) | La Máquina celeste (The Light blue Machine) |
Founded | July 28, 2009 |
Ground |
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco, Peru |
Capacity | 45,000 |
President | Julio Gerardo Vásquez Granilla |
Manager | Jorge Espejo |
League | Torneo Descentralizado |
2016 | Torneo Descentralizado, 9th |
Website | Club home page |
Asociación Civil Real Atlético Garcilaso, commonly referred to as Real Garcilaso, is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, Peru.
The club was founded 2009 by students of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega school, 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.
In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Sportivo Huracán of 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 qualified to the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.
In the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado, the club had a successful campaign with Andy Pando who was the tournament's top goalscorer, and made it to the final where it was defeated by Sporting Cristal. It also qualified for the 2013 Copa Libertadores second round. 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 tournaments 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.