2023 Club Universitario de Deportes season

Universitario de Deportes

2023 season
Universitario line up, 4 May 2023
Chairman	Jean Ferrari
Manager	Carlos Compagnucci [1] Jorge Araujo (interim) Jorge Fossati
Stadium	Estadio Monumental
Peruvian Primera División	3rd
Copa Sudamericana	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: Alex Valera (12) All: Alex Valera (13)
Biggest win	4–0 vs Cantolao vs Vallejo
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2023 season was Universitario de Deportes' 99th season since its founding in 1924. ^[2] The club played the Liga 1 and the Copa Sudamericana. ^[3]

Squad

Aldo Corzo, team captain

As of 26 June 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   PER José Carvallo 2 DF   PER Marco Saravia 3 DF   PAR Williams Riveros (on loan from Barcelona S.C.) 4 MF   PER Alfonso Barco 5 DF   ARG Matías Di Benedetto 7 FW   PER Alexander Succar 10 MF   PER Horacio Calcaterra 11 FW   URU Luis Urruti 12 GK   PER Aamet Calderón 14 DF   PER José Bolívar 15 FW   ARG Emanuel Herrera 16 MF   ARG Martín Pérez Guedes 17 FW   PER José Rivera 18 MF   CHI Rodrigo Ureña 19 MF   PER Edison Flores

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW   PER Alex Valera 21 GK   PER Diego Romero 23 MF   PER Jorge Murrugarra 24 FW   PER Andy Polo 25 FW   PER Roberto Siucho 26 DF   PER Hugo Ancajima 27 DF   PER Nelson Cabanillas 29 DF   PER Aldo Corzo (captain) 30 DF   PER Piero Guzmán 31 DF   PER Jerry Navarro 34 GK   PER Alejandro Alcalá 35 MF   PER Josué Oré 36 MF   PER Piero Quispe 37 MF   PER Álvaro Rojas 77 MF   PER Yuriel Celi (on loan from Hull City)

Technical staff

Universitario de Deportes began the season with Carlos Compagnucci as manager, but after poor results in the Liga 1 he was dismissed from his position and the experienced Jorge Fossati came to replace him. ^{[4] [5]}

Current

Position	Name
Manager	Jorge Fossati
Assistant manager	Leonardo Martins
Assistant manager	Enrique Gutiérrez
Physical trainer	Sebastián Avellino
Technical advisor	Héctor Chumpitaz
Goalkeeper manager	Ángel Venegas

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	From	Source
FW	José Rivera	Carlos A. Mannucci	[6]
MF	Martín Pérez Guedes	F. B. C. Melgar	[7]
DF	Hugo Ancajima	Asociación Deportiva Tarma	[8]
DF	José Bolívar	Sport Boys	[9]
DF	Matías Di Benedetto	Central Córdoba	[10]
DF	Marco Saravia	Deportivo Municipal	[11]
DF	Williams Riveros	Cerro Porteño	[12]
MF	Horacio Calcaterra	Sporting Cristal	[13]
MF	Yuriel Celi	Hull City	[14]
MF	Edison Flores	Atlas F. C.	[15]
MF	Rodrigo Ureña	Deportes Tolima	[16]
FW	Roberto Siucho	Kunshan F. C.	[17]
FW	Emanuel Herrera	Celaya F. C.	[18]
FW	Álex Valera	Al-Fateh	[19]

Out

Pos.	Player	From	Source
MF	Rafael Guarderas	Academia Cantolao	[20]
FW	Joao Villamarín	Carlos Mannucci	[21]
DF	Federico Alonso	Cusco FC	[22]
MF	Alfonso Barco	Defensor Sporting	[23]

Kits

Supplier: Marathon / Sponsor: apuesta total ^[24]

Home

Home alt. [25]

Away

Away alt. [26]

Third

Friendlies

Cesar Vallejo v Universitario

Noche Poeta	Cesar Vallejo	0–2	Universitario	Trujillo
		Report	Urruti 44' Polo 57'	Stadium: Mansiche

Universitario v Aucas

Noche Crema	Universitario	0–0	Aucas	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Monumental

Curico Unido v Universitario

Noche Albirroja	Curico Unido	1–0	Universitario	Curico
	Fritz 93'	Report		Stadium: La Granja

Ñublense v Universitario

	Ñublense	3–2	Universitario	Chillan
		Report		Stadium: Nelson Oyarzun

Competitions

Overall

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Liga 1	4 March 2023		Matchday 1	3rd	28	17	4	7	44	19	+25	060.71
Copa Sudamericana	9 March 2023	18 July 2023	First stage	Knockout round play-offs	9	4	1	4	9	8	+1	044.44
Total					37	21	5	11	53	27	+26	056.76

Last updated: 16 August 2023
Source: Competitions

Liga 1

Main article: 2023 Liga 1 (Peru)

Apertura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Universitario	18	11	1	6	29	14	+15	34

Results

Home \ Away	ADT	AAS	ALI	CAG	BIN	CAN	CAM	CIE	CUS	GAR	MUN	MEL	SBA	SHU	CRI	UCO	UCV	UNI	UTC
ADT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Alianza Atlético	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1	—
Alianza Lima	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Atlético Grau	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Binacional	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2	—
Cantolao	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carlos A. Mannucci	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–0	—
Cienciano	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cusco	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Deportivo Garcilaso	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–0	—
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2	—
Melgar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sport Boys	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3	—
Sport Huancayo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—
Sporting Cristal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Unión Comercio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—
Universidad César Vallejo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Universitario	3–1	—	1–2	2–1	—	4–0	—	3–0	1–0	—	—	1–0	—	—	2–0	—	4–0	—	—
UTC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–0	—

Source: Liga 1, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clausura

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Universitario	9	6	3	0	15	3	+12	21

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2023.

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Cienciano v Universitario

22 June 2023 (2023-06-22)1	Cienciano	1–1	Universitario	Cusco
	Garces 82'	Report	Perez Guedes 21'	Stadium: Garcilaso

Universitario v Alianza Atlético

4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)2	Universitario	2–0	Alianza Atlético	Lima
	Urruti 26' Ureña 41'	Report		Stadium: Monumental

Cantolao v Universitario

7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)3	Cantolao	1–4	Universitario	Lima
	Herrera (o.g.)	Report	Di Benedetto 24' Saravia 40' Valera 47' Quispe 71'	Stadium: Nacional

Universitario v Unión Comercio

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)4	Universitario	2–0	Unión Comercio	Lima
	Herrera 37' Rivera 60'	Report		Stadium: Monumental

Alianza Lima v Universitario

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22)5	Alianza Lima	0–0	Universitario	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Alejandro Villanueva

Universitario v Carlos Manucci

31 July 2023 (2023-07-31)6	Universitario	3–0	Carlos Manucci	Lima
	Quispe 26' Flores 33' Urruti 89'	Report		Stadium: Monumental

Melgar v Universitario

6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)7	Melgar	0–1	Universitario	Arequipa
		Report	Valera 17'	Stadium: Monumental UNSA

Universitario v Binacional

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)8	Universitario	1–0	Binacional	Lima
	Riveros 25'			Stadium: Monumental

ADT v Universitario

16 August 2023 (2023-08-16)9	ADT	2–0	Universitario	Tarma
		Report		Stadium: Unión Tarma

Universitario v Deportivo Garcilaso

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)10	Universitario	1–1	Deportivo Garcilaso	Lima
	Quispe 46'	Report	Quevedo 45'	Stadium: Monumental

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2023 Copa Sudamericana

Universitario vs Cienciano, 9 March

First stage

Universitario v Cienciano

9 March 2023 (2023-03-09)	Universitario	2–0	Cienciano	Estadio Monumental, Lima
21:00  UTC−5	Quispe 10' Herrera 70'	Report		Attendance: 38,572 [27] Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Universitario	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10	Knockout round play-offs

Gimnasia y Esgrima v Universitario

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)1	Gimnasia y Esgrima	0–1	Universitario	Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo, La Plata
21:00  UTC−3		Report	Succar 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,193 [28] Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Universitario v Goiás

20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)2	Universitario	2–2	Goiás	Estadio Monumental, Lima
21:00  UTC−5	Riveros 87' Valera 90+6'	Report	Morelli 57' Maguinho 65'	Attendance: 47,132 [29] Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Universitario v Santa Fe

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)3	Universitario	2–0	Santa Fe	Estadio Monumental, Lima
21:00  UTC−5	Herrera 11' Di Benedetto 66'	Report		Attendance: 48,391 [30] Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Goiás v Universitario

23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)4	Goiás	1–0	Universitario	Estádio da Serrinha, Goiânia
19:00  UTC−3	Apodi 89'	Report		Attendance: 9,435 [31] Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Santa Fe v Universitario

8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)5	Santa Fe	2–0	Universitario	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
21:00  UTC−5	Rodallega 27' N. Moreno 78'	Report		Attendance: 9,863 [32] Referee: Felipe González (Chile)

Universitario v Gimnasia y Esgrima

28 June 2023 (2023-06-28)6	Universitario	1–0	Gimnasia y Esgrima	Estadio Monumental, Lima
21:00  UTC−5	Quispe 40'	Report		Attendance: 50,056 [33] Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Knockout round play-offs

Corinthians v Universitario

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)1st leg	Corinthians	1–0	Universitario	Neo Química Arena, São Paulo
21:30  UTC−3	Felipe Augusto 79'	Report		Attendance: 36,807 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Universitario v Corinthians

18 July 2023 (2023-07-18)2nd leg	Universitario	1–2	Corinthians	Estadio Monumental, Lima
19:30  UTC−5	Flores 77' (pen.)	Report	Maycon 70' Ryan 90+2'	Attendance: 46,811 [34] Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Statistics

As of 6 August 2023

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. ^[35]

Rank	Pos.	Player	Liga 1	Copa Sudamericana	Total
1	FW	Alex Valera	12	1	13
2	FW	Emanuel Herrera	6	2	8
3	FW	Luis Urruti	7		7
4	MF	Piero Quispe	3	2	5
5	MF	Martín Pérez Guedes	3		3

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. ^[35]

No.	Pos.	Player	Liga 1	Copa Sudamericana	Total
1	FW	Andy Polo	6	3	9
2	FW	Luis Urruti	4		4
3	DF	Nelson Cabanillas	3		3
4	DF	José Bolivar	2	1	3

Women’s football

Liga femenina

Main article: 2023 Liga Femenina (Peru)

Regular stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universitario	13	13	0	0	62	4	+58	39	Advance to Championship play-offs

Source: FPF ^[36]

Campo Mar, where the women's team regularly plays their matches

Results

Home \ Away	ALI	ATR	AYA	CAN	CAM	DEF	MUN	KIL	MEL	SCR	VIC	UCV	USM	UNI
Alianza Lima	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Atlético Trujillo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ayacucho	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cantolao	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	0–2
Carlos A. Mannucci	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Defensores del Ilucán	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–7
Deportivo Municipal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
Killas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Melgar	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–8
Sporting Cristal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1
Sporting Victoria	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2
Universidad César Vallejo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–5
Universidad San Martín	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Universitario	1–0	10–0	7–0	—	3–1	—	3–1	3–0	—	—	—	—	10–0	—

Source: FPF, ADFP
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universitario	5	4	0	1	13	4	+9	14	Advance to semi-finals

Source: FPF

Results

  Win  Draw  Loss

Carlos Mannucci v Universitario

1	Carlos Mannucci	0–1	Universitario	Trujillo
		Report		Stadium: Florencia de Mora

Universitario v Sporting Cristal

2	Universitario	2–0	Sporting Cristal	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Campo Mar

Universitario v Cantolao

3	Universitario	3–0	Cantolao	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Campo Mar

Alianza Lima v Universitario

4	Alianza Lima	4–1	Universitario	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Alejandro Villanueva

Universitario v Deportivo Municipal

5	Universitario	6–0	Deportivo Municipal	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Campo Mar

Semi-finals

Sporting Cristal v Universitario

13 August 2023 (2023-08-13)1st leg	Sporting Cristal	1–4	Universitario	Lima
				Stadium: La Florida

Universitario v Sporting Cristal

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)2nd leg	Universitario	3–0	Sporting Cristal	Lima
				Stadium: Monumental

Final

Alianza Lima v Universitario

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)1st leg	Alianza Lima	v	Universitario	Lima
				Stadium: Alejandro Villanueva

Universitario v Alianza Lima

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02)2nd leg	Universitario	v	Alianza Lima	Lima
				Stadium: Monumental

Under-20 team

Torneo de Promoción y Reserva

Main article: 2023 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universitario	12	9	0	3	39	16	+23	27	Advance to the Playoffs
2	Sporting Cristal	10	8	1	1	34	5	+29	25
3	Melgar	11	7	1	3	23	14	+9	22

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2023. Source: Liga 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Fair play points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Results

Universitario v UCV

1	Universitario	2–0	UCV	Lima
				Stadium: Campo Mar

UTC v Universitario

2	UTC	1–8	Universitario	Cajamarca
				Stadium: Heroes de San Ramon

Universitario v Cusco fc

3	Universitario	4–0	Cusco fc	Lima
				Stadium: Campo Mar

Sport Huancayo v Universitario

4	Sport Huancayo	2–1	Universitario	Huancayo
				Stadium: Monumental de Jauja

Cienciano v Universitario

5

Cienciano

3–4

Universitario

Cusco

Universitario v Alianza Lima

6	Universitario	5–1	Alianza Lima	Lima
				Stadium: Campo Mar

Cantolao v Universitario

7	Cantolao	0–2	Universitario	Lima
				Stadium: Adelfo Magallanes

Universitario v Union Comercio

8	Universitario	3–1	Union Comercio	Lima
				Stadium: Campo Mar

Alianza Lima v Universitario

9

Alianza Lima

2–1

Universitario

Lima

Universitario v Carlos Manucci

10	Universitario	4–3	Carlos Manucci	Lima
				Stadium: Campo Mar

Melgar v Universitario

11

Melgar

3–1

Universitario

Arequipa

Universitario v Binacional

12	Universitario	4–0	Binacional	Lima
		Report		Stadium: Campo Mar

ADT v Universitario

13

ADT

2–1

Universitario

Tarma

Under-18 team

Copa Mitad del Mundo

This tournament organized by Independiente del Valle is intended to promote the development and competition of those young footballers who make up the youth ranks of South American clubs. ^[37] Universitario de Deportes is one of the 16 participants.

Group stage

  Win  Draw  Loss

Universitario v Fluminense

1	Universitario	0–1	Fluminense	Quito
		Report

Universitario v Montevideo City

2	Universitario	0–0	Montevideo City	Quito
		Report

Universitario v Independiente del Valle

3	Universitario	0–0	Independiente del Valle	Quito
		Report

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