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[[Image:Panoramic Monumental Peru.JPG|thumb|900px|center|Panoramic view of Universitario's 80,000-seater stadium on the day Universitario and Alianza Lima played in the Monumental for the second time.]] |
[[Image:Panoramic Monumental Peru.JPG|thumb|900px|center|Panoramic view of Universitario's 80,000-seater stadium on the day Universitario and Alianza Lima played in the Monumental for the second time.]] |
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==Supporters== |
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Universitario has one of the largest amount of supporters in Peru. Their biggest rival, [[Alianza Lima]], has also shown to have the largest amount of supporters in Peru. Several surveys over the past decade have showed that Universitario and Alianza Lima are at the top of the polls. Between 2001 and 2003 Apoyo Opinión y Mercado made several surveys. 76% of the respondents were a fan of some football team and 24% reported that it had no preference. According to the survey, Alianza Lima in 2001 were favored by 42% of the voters while 35% favored Universitario. In 2002, the numbers varied. Alianza Lima won 43% of the votes while Universitario won 37%. In 2003, Alianza Lima reached nearly 50% as Universitario went down to 31%. In socio-economic levels, Alianza Lima won in the A, C, D and E classes, while the Universitario de Deportes was the leader in the B class. The research found that Alianza’s supporters grow when voters were of lower-living standards. In the E class, Alianza Lima had 63%<ref name="encuestados">{{cite web|url = http://cal1901.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/encuesta-apoyo-2001-2003.pdf |
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Another study by the Compañía Peruana de Estudios de Mercado y Opinión Pública called ''Profile of Children and Adolescents'' for men and women between the ages of 11 and 17 in [[Lima]] indicated that Alianza won with 50%, followed by Universitario with 37%.<ref name="encuestatres">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.cpi.com.pe/descargas/Perfil%20Niño-Adoles.pdf|title = Perfil del niño y adolescente|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = Compañía Peruana de Estudios de Mercado y Opinión Pública|language = spanish}</ref> In 2004 Compañía Peruana de Investigación de Mercados (CPI) conducted a survey, too. 29.7% revealed that they are fans of Alianza Lima. The same poll indicated that 27.8% are fans of Universitario.<ref name="encuestacuatro">{{cite web|url = http://web.archive.org/web/20040727005555/http://www.perunoticias.net/modules/news/print.php?storyid=1152|title = Alianza Lima es el cuadro con mayor hinchada en Lima|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009 |
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Despite the continuing controversy over which team is the most popular between Alianza Lima and Universitario, a nationwide survey by Apoyo Opinión y Mercado in 2006 revealed that 54% of [[Peru]]vians were football fans, and shows that Alianza Lima is popular amongst 35%, followed by Universitario, with 32%<ref name="encuestacinco">{{cite web |
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|url = http://peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/FutbolPortada/2006/12/13/DetalleNoticia83408.asp|title = Alianza Lima es el más popular|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = Peru.com|year = 2006|language = spanish}}</ref> |
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In [[Trujillo]], another survey revealed that Alianza Lima only led with 1 point, as they reached 26% and Universitario reached 25%.<ref name="encuestaseis">{{cite web|url = http://www.noticiastrujillo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17050&Itemid=56|title = ¿Con cual de los siguientes equipos de fútbol profesional simpatiza?|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = UPAO|year = 2006|language = spanish}}</ref> |
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In 2007, a survey conducted by the Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima further reinforced the results. Alianza Lima led the polls with 31% followed by Universitario with 22.6%. In the socio-economic levels, Alianza Lima won in the B, C, D and E classes. Universitario, marked a clear difference in class A.<ref name="encuestasiete">{{cite web | url=http://www.ulima.edu.pe/webulima.nsf/default/1090CF4DC0FE8CB905256E630017BCEC/$file/barometro_feb_2007.pdf |title = ¿De qué equipo peruano de fútbol es hincha o simpatizante? (Página 20)|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = Grupo de opinión pública de la Universidad de Lima|year = 2007|language = spanish}}</ref> Another nationwide study in [[2007]] conducted by Arellano Márketing Investigación y Consultoría revealed that 5,300 Peruvians of various ages and socioeconomic backgrounds from 16 cities, gave first place to Alianza Lima with 38.3%, followed by Universitario and 34.3%.<ref name="encuestaocho">{{cite web |
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|title = Distribución por Nivel Socioeconómico|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = Grupo de opinión pública de la Universidad de Lima|year = 2007|language = spanish}}</ref> |
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In February 2008, the [[University of Lima]] gave Alianza Lima first place in popularity, although this time by very narrow margin. They won with the 29.6% against 29.5% of Universitario. It must be said that the survey was conducted at the Metropolitan [[Lima]] and Callao. In 2008 also, according to a nationwide survey conducted by ICC Universitario won with the 38.3%, and Alianza with 33.5%.<ref name="encuestanueve">{{cite web |
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|author = Grupo de opinión pública de la Universidad de Lima|year = 2008|language = spanish}}</ref> In October Alianza led again with 40% Lima and Callao, according to a study by the Grupo de Opinión Pública de la Universidad de Lima. The survey also revealed that 4 of 10 [[Peru]]vians sympathizes with Alianza. Universitario was 5 points below with 35.5%.<ref name="encuestadiez">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.rpp.com.pe/2008/11/18/alianza_lima_es_el_club_con_mas_hinchas_en_lima_y_callao__segun_encuesta/nid_146728.html|title = Alianza Lima es el club con más hinchas en Lima y Callao, según encuesta|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = RPP|year = 2008|language = spanish}}</ref> |
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According to CPI's polls, Universitario ranked first in Peru.<ref name="CPI 2008"/> A total of 801 people were interviewed and both in the capital and the rest of the country, Universitario was the favorite team. 42% favored Universitario in Lima and 31% in the rest of the country. In total, 32% favored Universitario as the most popular team in Peru. Alianza Lima claimed second in this poll. |
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A poll from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru between [[November]] and [[December]] of [[2008]] confirmed that Alianza is the most popular team with the 27% preference in [[Lima]] and Callao. Universitario de Deportes has the 21%, and [[Sporting Cristal]] 8%. The remaining teams joined for a total 3%. The poll was made in 15 major urban provinces of Peru. In that sense, Alianza led again with a total 24%, followed by Universitario de Deportes (20%),[[Sporting Cristal]] (9%) Cienciano (3%), FBC Melgar (2%) and Sport Boys (1%). 35% of those questioned claimed to have no sympathy with any team.<ref name="encuestaonce">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2008-12-29/alianza-lima-equipo-mas-seguidores-lima-y-callao.html|title = Alianza Lima es el equipo con más seguidores en Lima y Callao|accessdate = 26 de febrero de 2009|author = Elcomercio.com.pe|year = 2008|language = spanish}}</ref> |
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The main [[ultras|ultra]] supporters groups are La Trinchera Norte (''The Northern Trench''), also known as a [[barra brava]], and La Barra U Oriente. The former has a reputation for the more violent and aggressive. Members of both groups regularly travel across Peru to support the club and can always be seen arriving early for each game. A founding member of ''La Trinchera Norte'', known as “Misterio”, is well known in Peru for killing himself playing [[Russian roulette]]. A local mini-series, called Misterio, was made based on his life. |
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==Current squad== |
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| Full name | Club Universitario de Deportes | ||
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| Nickname(s) | La U Los de Odriozola Los Merengues Los Cremas | ||
| Founded | August 7, 1924 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental | ||
| Capacity | 80,093 | ||
| Chairman |  Gino Pinasco | ||
| Manager | Juan Reynoso | ||
| League | Torneo Descentralizado | ||
| 2009 | 2nd | ||
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Universitario de Deportes is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. Also referred to as Universitario or La U. It is the most successful football club in Peru. It was founded in 1924 as Federación Universitaria by professors and students of the National University of San Marcos but was forced to re-name it in 1931. Since 1928, the club has always played in the top tier of Peruvian football, the First Peruvian Division (Primera División Peruana). Since 2000, its home games have been played at the Estadio Monumental, the largest in Peru. Universitario and Alianza Lima are involved in a derby called the Peruvian Super Classic (Superclásico Peruano), which started in 1928.
Universitario has won twenty-four first division titles, more than any other club in Peru, and was the first Peruvian club to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores. The club won its first national title in 1929, one year after its debut in the first division. Its first Bi-Championship (bicampeonato) title was won in the seasons of 1945 and 1946. Its last title, won in 2000, was also its Tri-Championship title. Universitario is one of the two most popular teams in Peru.[1][2] Universitario's youth team is America Cochahuayco which currently participates in the Peruvian Second Division.
History
Early years
The club was founded on August 7, 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 badge. Other people present during the foundation were Plácido Galindo, Eduardo Astengo, Mario de las Casas, Alberto Denegri, Luis de Souza Ferreyra (the first peruvian to score a goal on a World Cup) and Andrés Rotta. At first, Federacion Universitaria was a small league that held tournaments between the faculty departments of the university.[3]
The National Sports Committee (El Comité Nacional de Deportes)—the highest-ranking sports committee of Peru at the time—recognized Federación Universitaria as an official league; along with other small leagues in Lima and Callao. They all joined the Peruvian Football Federation (Federación Peruana de Fútbol, FPF). Although there was no requirement to play a tournament in order to be promoted to the Peruvian First Division, the club did not play in it between 1924 and 1927 as it only played friendly matches with other teams during this period.[4]
In 1928, the FPF finally allowed the club to enter the First Division. The club surprised its own fans and others that year because they ended as runner-ups of that season. During that season, on September 23 1928, Universitario played the first superclásico with Alianza Lima (the champion of the 1927 season) and won 1-0. However, it lost to Alianza in the finals 2-0. The following year Universitario won its first tournament and was crowned as Peruvian champion, preventing Alianza Lima from winning a third consecutive title.[3]
In 1931, the rector of the university, José Antonio Encinas, forbade the club to use the name Federación Universitaria in their team name. As a result, the club changed its name to Universitario de Deportes retaining the symbolic “U” in their name.[3]
Copa Libertadores 1972
In 1971, Universitario won its fourteenth first division title and qualified for the 1972 edition of the Copa Libertadores under the Uruguayan head coach Roberto Scarone along with Alianza Lima who placed second that season. They were grouped with the Chilean teams Unión San Felipe and Universidad de Chile in Group 4. Universitario's first game was the Peruvian superclásico which it won 2-1. The following game was held in Santiago de Chile against Universidad de Chile where it lost 1-0. Universitario later tied with the other Chilean team in Santiago. Universitario returned to Lima to face Alianza Lima again where they tied 2-2. At that point Universitario and Universidad de Chile had accumulated 4 points while Alianza and Unión San Felipe had 3. Universitario won the remaining games against the Chilean teams in Lima, obtaining 8 points and qualifying for the next round.[5][6]
Universitario was grouped with the Uruguayan clubs Peñarol—a three-time winner of the Copa Libertadores—and Nacional—the previous edition's winner—in the semi-final group stage. La U started off losing their first match against Peñarol in Lima. In that match, La U did not play with five of their starting players because they were called to play for the Peru national football team. However, they won the following game against Nacional 3-0. They then visited both teams in Montevideo tieing both games, 3-3 against Nacional and 1-1 against Peñarol. Universitario had accumulated 4 points and there was only one game left between Peñarol and Nacional, which had 4 and 2 points respectively. All three teams had a chance of qualifying for the next round. Peñarol only needed a win but Nacional needed a win by 5 goals. The game ended 3-0 in favor of Nacional allowing Universitario to qualify for the final round where they would face Independiente.[5]
The first leg of the final was played in Lima where they tied 0-0. The game in Argentina ended 2-1 in favor of the Argentines; Percy Rojas scored the late goal for Universitario. This was Percy Rojas' sixth goal in the tournament. He, along with Teófilo Cubillas, Oswaldo Ramírez, and Toninho, were the top-scorers.[7] Although Universitario lost, they had achieved something a Peruvian club had never before, reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious international competition in South America.[5][6]
Trichampionship
By winning in 1998, 1999, and 2000, Universitario won their first Tri-Championship (Tricampeonato, or three consecutive titles). The 1998 title was won under Oswaldo Piazza and Roberto Challe led the club to the other two titles. It was the third Peruvian team to do this; the first being Alianza Lima and the second Sporting Cristal. Universitario has not won another league title since 2000. It was also during the 2000 season that they were the second Peruvian club to win an Apertura and Clausura in a single season; the first being Alianza Lima in 1997. In the Copa Libertadores, Universitario made it to the Round of 16 in 1998 only to lose to Velez Sarsfield. In 1999 and 2000 they failed to get past the group stage. Universitario also qualified for all four editions of the Copa Merconorte between 1999 and 2001 but did not have a lot of success due to being eliminated in the group stage.
Recent years
In 2002, Universitario beat Alianza Lima in the Apertura playoff but failed to finish in the top four of the 2002 Clausura and were not able to dispute the national title. With the Apertura title they qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2003 and again failed to get past the group stage. In 2005, Universitario placed first on the aggregate table and qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2006, where they won on away goals against Nacional in the preliminary round—2-2 in Paraguay and 0-0 in Peru. Despite entering the group stage with high hopes, their group-stage campaign did not go well, finishing last with 2 points.
Universitario qualified for was the Copa Sudamericana 2007 under Jorge Amado Nunes by finishing fifth on the aggregate table in the 2006 season. They came close to qualify for the Copa Libertadores 2007 by tying with Cienciano in the Clausura and losing to them in the playoff. Before the start of the 2007 season, Nunes was dismissed from the team as manager and temporarily replaced by the Colombian Edgar Ospina. However, after the newly-elected president Gino Pinasco took charge, Nunes was re-hired and dismissed again. His assistant manager Julio Gomez took over and led them in the Copa Sudamericana 2007 but were eliminated in the preliminary round by Atletico Nacional—0-1 in Peru and 1-0 in Colombia. During the 2007 season, Julio Gomez produced poor results for the club which led the club to replace him with the Argentine Ricardo Gareca. Under Gareca, Universitario once again almost came close to qualify for the Copa Libertadores but fell short one point to Coronel Bolognesi. They finished 4th on the aggregate table and qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2008.
Ricardo Gareca continued to be the manager of Universitario in 2008 and won the Apertura tournament after 6 years. The last time they won a title was in 2002 and it was also an Apertura. They won the tournament on their twenty-second game 10 points ahead of Sporting Cristal and four games away from the end of the Apertura. They defeated Cienciano 3-1 to obtain the title and accumulated 50 points to win the title. They qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2009.
As of 2008, Universitario has twenty-four first division titles. The first seven titles won by Universitario were during the amateur era. The remaining seventeen titles were won during the professional era, the most any Peruvian club has. In 2000, Universitario became the second Peruvian club to have won an Apertura and Clausura in the same year; the first being Alianza Lima in 1997. Universitario won the 2008 Apertura but failed to finish in the top seven of the Clausura and consequently could not constest the playoff for the national championship. This is the eighth time that Universitario has been unable to win its twenty-fifth national title.
Colors and badge
Universitario's colors are cream (crema in Spanish), red, burgundy (guinda in Spanish), and black. When playing a home game they use the crema-colored kit with black socks and when playing away they use the burgundy-colored kit with black socks.
The club's colors at first were not crema. They started out with a white kit which had the badge on the chest. During one of their early seasons, Universitario could not participate in an upcoming match because their uniforms had been sent to the laundry to be washed. The managers pleaded that they hurry with the laundry and they quickly washed them. However, when the club received the jerseys, they found that they were no longer white, but yellow. The laundry workers had forgotten to remove the badges from the jerseys and consequently the red color from the badges mixed with the white jerseys giving it a yellow tint. The club had no choice but to use the jersey to play. They managed to win that game and a few others as well and thus the club kept the new-colored kit as a good-luck charm.[8]
The badge is a red U inside a red circle drawn by Luis Malaga, one of the founders of the club.
Stadium
Universitario's first stadium was the Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez. It had a capacity of 15,000. Its capacity was reduced to 4,000 and now serves as a soccer academy for its club members and hosts soccer games for the reserve team America Cochahuayco and youth teams in the youth divisions. It was built in honor of Teodoro “Lolo” Fernandez, Universitario's most famous player. For more important high-risk games, the club used the Estadio Nacional.
The Estadio Monumental is a stadium that was built by the Peruvian construction company GREMCO throughout the 1990s and opened in 2000, replacing the Lolo Fernandez and the Nacional. The inauguration game was between Universitario and Sporting Cristal; Universitario won 2-0. It was given to Universitario the same year it was opened and they now own the largest stadium in Peru with a capacity of 80,093. This stadium is one of the most modern stadiums of South America and the third largest.[9] Its eastern and western stands are all-seaters and its northern and southern stands have standing terraces. Exactly 1,251 luxury boxes, known as palcos, are above the stands.
The stadium was not fit to host the classic derby between Universitario and Alianza Lima between 2002 and 2007. The first time this stadium hosted the derby was on June 26, 2002—the first round of the Apertura play-off—where Universitario won 1 to 0. Alianza's fans, in the southern stand, reacted violently to the loss by vandalizing the bathrooms and breaking handrails. Once outside the stadium, the fans broke the windows of nearby houses and destroyed cars. It was reported that two people in the stadium were stabbed.[10] Consequently, La U was forced to play the clásico at the Estadio Nacional where the Instituto Peruano del Deporte installed artificial turf which is constantly criticized by the First Division players.[11] For the next five years this derby was not played at this stadium. On September 14, 2008, the derby returned to the Estadio Monumental but with a 2-1 loss for Universitario.[12]
It is interesting to note that this stadium was rejected as a venue for the Copa América 2004 because of problems with Alfredo Gonzalez, President of Universitario de Deportes, and the stadium's owners. Many saw this as a typical bullying behavior on the part of the president since this stadium would have been the perfect venue to host the 2004 Copa América intro as well as final games.[13]
Current squad
First-team
As of January 29, 2009[14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
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| Manager | Juan Reynoso
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| Assistant Manager |  Ricardo Ortega
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| Assistant Manager | Eusebio Flores
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| First-team Coach | William Romero
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| Physiotherapist | Luis Sihuay
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| Physiotherapist | Luis Yupanqui
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Miguel Miranda
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| Fitness and Conditioning Coach |  Mario Mendaña
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Notable players
*Naturalized Peruvians
22 – José Luis Carranza, midfielder (1986-2004)
Noted managers
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Achievements
Honors
- Primera División Peruana:
- Apertura:
- Winners (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008.
- Runner-up (1): 2005.
- Clausura:
- Winners (1): 2000.
- Runner-ups (4): 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007.
- Copa Libertadores: 26 appearances
- Runner-up (1): 1972.
- Semifinalist (3): 1967, 1971, 1975.
- Copa CONMEBOL: 2 appearances
- Semifinalist (1): 1997.
Ranking
Club Ranking for 2007-08 (Previous year rank in italics, IFFHS Club Coefficients in parentheses)[15]
- 106 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (110)
Palmeiras (112.0) - 107
(81) 
Everton F.C. (112.0) - 108 File:GreenUpArrow.svg (146)
Universitario de Deportes (111.5) - 109 (80) Universidad San Martín de Porres (110.0)
- 110 (99)
Racing de Santander (110.0)
Records
- Top Strikers
1Bold scores indicate season's top scorer.[16]
2Naturalized Peruvian
References
- ^ Peralta Liñan, Norka. "Nuestras aspiraciones y verdades". Retrieved 28 de junio de 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Compañía Peruana de Estudios de Mercado y Opinión Pública S.A.C. (CPI). "Estudio de Opinión Pública a Nivel Perú Urbano" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b c "History of Club Universitario de Deportes". dalecrema.4t.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-20.
- ^ "History of Universitario". elbocon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Universitario subcampeon de America 1972". ahunet.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ a b "Universitario finalista de la Copa Libertadores de 1972". futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ "Copa Libertadores - Topscorers". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ "History of Club Universitario de Deportes". daleucampeon.4t.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-01-10.
- ^ "Estadio Monumental". FPF.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Autoridades enfrentadas por desmanes del partido "U" - Alianza". futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Vuelven las quejas por el sintético del Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Alianza Lima no respetó Ate y se llevó el triunfo". futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Monumental, Copa América 2004". futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Plantel 2008". universitario.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ IFFHS Team Ranking Retrieved on 1 March 2008
- ^ "Peru - List of First Division Topscorers". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
External links
- Template:Es icon Club Universitario de Deportes Official Website
- Template:Es icon AHUNET Asociación de hinchas de la U en internet
- Template:Es icon Unidad Crema Club members group website
- Template:Es icon Dale U Campeon Fan Website
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