Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca explained

Clubname:UTC
Fullname:Club Cultural y Deportivo Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca
Nickname:El Gavilán del Norte
La UTC
Cremas del Norte
Ground:Estadio Héroes de San Ramón
Capacity:18,000
Chairman:Joaquín Ramírez
Manager:Carlos Ramacciotti
League:Liga 1
Season:2023
Position:Liga 1, 13th of 19
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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

UTC was officially founded on 14 July 1964[1] by Oswaldo Silva Marín and Wílder Tejada Arribasplata, clerks at Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, 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. 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.

In 1970, UTC wins the local league of the District of Cajamarca and again in 1971 through 1974. 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

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.

Honours

National

League

Runner-up (1): 1985

Runner-up (1): 2017

Winners (2): 1981, 2012

Runner-up (1): 1996

Regional

Winners (4): 1998, 2005, 2011, 2012

Runner-up (1): 2003

Winners (13): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011

Runner-up (2):

Winners (1): 2011

Winners (3): 1971, 2002, 2003

Winners (11): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

CompetitionAPWDLGFGA
Copa Libertadores16114713
Copa Sudamericana36123411

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

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAway
1986Copa LibertadoresGroup StageUniversitario1–30–2
Bolívar2–21–2
Jorge Wilstermann3–20–2
2014Copa SudamericanaFirst StageDeportivo Cali0–00–3
2018Copa SudamericanaFirst StageRampla Juniors2–00–4
2019Copa SudamericanaFirst StageCerro1–11–3
2021Copa SudamericanaFirst StageSport Huancayo0–10–4

Managers

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NameDates
Javier Arce2015
Rafael Castillo2015-2016
Franco Navarro2016-2019
Gerardo Ameli2019
Franco Navarro2020
Pablo Garabello2021
Mario Viera2021
Franco Navarro2022
Marcelo Grioni2022-2023
José Infante 2023
Francisco Pizarro2023
2023-

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Club. UTC - Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca. Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205135202/http://clubutc.pe/index.php/el-club. dead. 2015-02-05. 2016-09-29.
  2. Web site: Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca - Reseña Histórica. Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca. es. 2016-09-29. 2016-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421091950/http://www.unc.edu.pe/universidad/informacion-general/resena-historica. dead.
  3. Web site: Copa Perú 2011 . 2023-02-24 . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224220924/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/peru2011.html#copa . live .