Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca

The Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca (usually referred to as UTC) is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cajamarca, Peru. It was founded in 1964 and play in the Peruvian Primera División which is the top tier of Peruvian football. The team plays its home games at the Estadio Héroes de San Ramón.

Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca

Nickname(s)	El Gavilán del Norte La UTC Cremas del Norte
Founded	1964
Stadium	Estadio Héroes de San Ramón
Chairman	Joaquín Ramírez
Manager	Guillermo Sanguinetti
League	Liga 1
2024	Liga 1, 15th of 18
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

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

In 1970, UTC wins the local league of the District of Cajamarca and again in 1971 through 1974.^[1] 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.

UTC squad in 1986

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 fans at Estadio Héroes de San Ramón

UTC's home stadium is Estadio Héroes de San Ramón located in Cajamarca. Opened in 1942, the stadium has a capacity of 10,495. The name comes from the battle of San Pablo, where 3 students from the Colegio San Ramón de Cajamarca offered their lives during the War of the Pacific, in which the Peruvian army defeated the Chilean army. For the 2024 season, the club played at Estadio Germán Contreras Jara which has a capacity of 6,300.

Players

As of September 12, 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PER Patrick Zubczuk 3 GK  PER Jonathan Medina 4 DF  PER Koichi Aparicio 5 DF  COL Jonathan Segura 6 DF  PER Jefferson Portales (on loan from Cienciano) 7 FW  PER Jose Cuero 8 MF  PER Ángel Ojeda 9 FW  COL Victor Perlaza 10 MF  PER Joel Sanchez 11 FW  COL Jarlín Quintero 12 GK  PER Jorge Stucchi 13 DF  PER Luis Cano 14 FW  PER Kevin Ruiz 15 MF  ARG Cristian Ojeda 16 MF  PER Jimmy Pérez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  PER Carlos Fernández 18 DF  PER Jean Pierre Sánchez 19 MF  PER Neil Marcos 20 MF  PER Ángel Romero 21 MF  PER Maycol Infante 22 DF  PER Diego Acosta 24 DF  PER Darwin Tapia 25 DF  PER Pedro Requena 26 DF  PER Branco Serrano 27 MF  PAR Mario Otazu 28 MF  PER Richard Guevara 29 FW  PER Luis Aliaga 30 FW  PER Tiago Cantoro — DF  PER Flavio Alcedo (on loan from Sporting Cristal) — GK  PER Antony Cabanillas

Honours

Senior titles

Keys

•   Record
• ^(s) Shared record

Type	Competition	Titles	Runner-up	Winning years	Runner-up years
National (League)	Primera División	—	1	—	1985
	Copa Perú	2	1	1981, 2012	1996
Half-year / Short tournament (League)	Torneo de Verano	—	1	—	2017
	Torneo Descentralizado	—	1	—	1985
	Torneo Regional – Región Norte	1	3	1986	1987, 1988, 1990–I
Regional (League)	Región I	2	—	1995, 1996	—
	Región II	4	1	1998, 2005, 2011, 2012	2003
	Liga Departamental de Cajamarca	13	2	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2011	2004, 2005
	Liga Superior de Cajamarca	1	—	2011	—
	Liga Provincial de Cajamarca	4	—	1971, 2001, 2002, 2003	—
	Liga Distrital de Cajamarca	11	—	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980	—

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Competition	A	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Copa Libertadores	1	6	1	1	4	7	13
Copa Sudamericana	3	6	1	2	3	4	11

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

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1986	Copa Libertadores	Group Stage		Universitario	1–3	0–2
				Bolívar	2–2	1–2
				Jorge Wilstermann	3–2	0–2
2014	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Deportivo Cali	0–0	0–3
2018	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Rampla Juniors	2–0	0–4
2019	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Cerro	1–1	1–3
2021	Copa Sudamericana	First Stage		Sport Huancayo	0–1	0–4

Notable players

See also: Category:Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca footballers

Managers

• César "Chalaca" González (May 5, 2011–1?)
• Rafael Castillo (2012–2014)
• Carlos Galván (2014)
• José Eugenio Hernández (2014–2015)

Name Dates Javier Arce 2015 Rafael Castillo 2015-2016 Franco Navarro 2016-2019 Gerardo Ameli 2019 Franco Navarro 2020 Pablo Garabello 2021 Mario Viera 2021 Franco Navarro 2022 Marcelo Grioni 2022-2023 José Infante 2023 Francisco Pizarro 2023 Carlos Ramacciotti 2023-