C.D. Universidad San Marcos

Universidad San Marcos

Full name	Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos
Nickname(s)	Los Leones
Founded	2001
Ground	Estadio San Marcos (Capacity: 67,500)
Club President	Víctor Neyra Garcia
Manager	Roberto Challe
League	Segunda División Peruana
2008	5th
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru, which plays in the Segunda División Peruana. The club debuted in 2001 in the Second Division. Previously, the football team of the Universidad de San Marcos had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). Their 2006 season in the Second Division was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division. Unfortunately they finished second.

Club Deportivo Universidad San Marcos usually plays its home games at Estadio Universidad San Marcos (own stadium), located in the center of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos main campus in Lima.

History

The football team of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, nicknamed The Lions, debuted in 2001. Previously, the football team had won five editions of the National Sporting University Games (Juegos Deportivos Universitarios Nacionales). The football team inspired a the formation of a sports club (club deportivo) with its first president the teacher of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, César Díaz Lima, and its first manager Nicolás Nieri, former player of Sporting Cristal. They were district champions and promoted to the Segunda División.

In their first season, they placed fourth out of sixteen amongst reputable teams such as Deportivo Municipal, Unión Huaral, Sport Coopsol and Sporting Cristal B. The performance of the football team in the following seasons were less notable. However, their 2006 season was the most notable as they fought Deportivo Municipal for promotion to the first division. Unfortunately they finished second.

Current Squad 2010

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Alexis Mora 2 DF Martín Monserrate 4 MF Roberto Rengifo 6 MF Giuseppi Ramos 7 MF Anthony Marcos 8 DF Eder Villavicencio 9 FW Pedro Bautista 10 FW Christopher Buitrón 11 FW Adhemir Villavicencio 12 MF Mitchel Lagos 13 DF Miguel Garay 15 FW Roberto Dolorier 14 MF Javier Cueto 16 DF Richard Oncoy

No. Position Player 17 MF Álvaro Motta 19 FW Renato Galli 20 DF Israel Chávez GK Francisco Naquira GK César Rojas DF Juan Saavedra DF Javier Chirinos DF Camilo Leyva DF Raúl Maguiña MF Brett De La Cruz MF Juan Colchado MF Raúl Robles FW Fabián Solís

Honours

National

• Peruvian Second Division: 0

Runner-up (1): 2006

• Liga Departamental de Lima: 1

2000

• Liga Distrital de Cercado de Lima: 1

2001

See also

• List of football clubs in Peru
• Peruvian football league system

External links

• Club website