Real Garcilaso

Real Garcilaso
Full name Asociación Civil Real Atlético Garcilaso
Nickname(s) La Máquina Celeste
Celestes
La Raza Celeste
Founded July 28, 2009
Ground Inca Garcilaso de la Vega,
Cusco, Peru
Capacity 45,000
President Peru Julio Gerardo Vásquez Granilla
Manager Peru Freddy García
League Torneo Descentralizado
2012 Torneo Descentralizado, 2nd
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.

History

Beginnings

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 Ancash in the quarterfinals.

In the 2011 Copa Perú, the club defeated Pacífico in the finals and qualified to the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.

Primera División

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.

Copa Libertadores

In the 2013 Copa Libertadores, the club was eliminated by Santa Fe in the quarterfinals.

In the 2014 Copa Libertadores, according to Soccerly, Cruzeiro player Paulo César Fonseca do Nascimento (better known as Tinga) was subjected to racist abuse at the game against Real Garcilaso in Huancayo. The South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) tweeted that the incident would be “handle this situation and any pertinent sanctions.”

Rivalries

Real Atlético Garcilaso has a rivalry with Deportivo Garcilaso and Cienciano.

Stadium

Real Garcilaso play their home games in Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega which is in Cusco. It was named after the Peruvian Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. When first inaugurated in 1950, it had a spectator capacity of 22,000 and had a running track. In 2004, the stadium's capacity was expanded to 42,000, losing its running track, because of Cienciano's success in international tournaments and it would be a venue in the 2004 Copa América.

Current squad

As of 31 March 2013

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

No. Position Player
1 Argentina GK Diego Carranza
2 Peru DF Jhoel Herrera
3 Peru DF Jaime Huerta
4 Peru DF Jean Franco Rodriguez
5 Paraguay DF Rolando Bogado
6 Peru MF César Ortiz
7 Peru MF Edwin Retamoso
8 Peru MF Christian Vildoso
9 Paraguay FW Víctor Ferreira
10 Peru MF Fabio Ramos
11 Peru FW Ramón Rodríguez
12 Peru GK Miguel Tafur
13 Peru DF Juan Lojas
14 Peru FW Gustavo Stagnaro
No. Position Player
15 Peru MF Iván Camarino
16 Peru MF Juan Carlos Odar
17 Peru MF Ricardo Uribe
18 Peru MF Joyce Conde
19 Paraguay FW Digno González
20 Peru MF Anderson Cueto
21 Peru GK Juan Pretel
22 Argentina DF Ezequiel Brítez
23 Argentina MF Alfredo Ramúa
24 Peru DF Ricardo Ramos
26 Peru MF Yoshiro Salazar
27 Peru DF Iván Santillán
28 Peru DF Hugo Ángeles

Honours

National

Runner-up (2): 2012, 2013
Winners (1): 2011

Regional

Winners (1): 2011
Runner-up (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2010
Winners (1): 2010

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Competition A P W D L GF GA
Copa Libertadores 1 10 4 1 5 10 13
Copa Sudamericana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2013 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Colombia Santa Fe 1-1 0-2
Colombia Deportes Tolima 0-3 1-0
Paraguay Cerro Porteño 5-1 1-0
R2 Uruguay Nacional 1-0 0-1 (pen. 4-1)
QF Colombia Santa Fe 1-3 0-2
2014 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Brazil Cruzeiro 2-1
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 4-1
Chile Universidad de Chile

Managers

See also

References

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