Cusco Fútbol Club (known as ''Real Garcilaso'' until 2019) is a professional

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vian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Liga 2, the top flight of Peruvian football.

History

Beginnings

The club was founded in 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

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, the club qualified for the National Stage but was eliminated by Sportivo Huracán de Arequipa in the Round of 16. In the

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, the club was eliminated by Sport Áncash in the quarter-finals. In the

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, the club defeated Pacífico in the finals and was promoted to the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado.

Primera División

In the 2012 Torneo Descentralizado, the club had a successful campaign with

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who was the tournament's top goal scorer, and made it to the final where it was defeated by Sporting Cristal. It also qualified for the

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second round. In

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, They reached the final for the second year in a row and qualified for the

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after finishing as the top club during the tournament's first stage. In the Liguilla A, the club fought against Sporting Cristal for a spot in the finals which they played against

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. After winning at home and losing away, a third match was played in which they lost the play-offs 4–5 on penalties. On 23 December 2019, Real Garcilaso announced its name change to Cusco Fútbol Club. In the 2021 Liga 1, the team finished next to last and was relegated to the Liga 2.

Copa Libertadores

In the

, the club was eliminated by Santa Fe in the quarter-finals. In the

, according to Soccerly, Cruzeiro player

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(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

Cusco FC has a rivalry with Cusco clubs

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and Cienciano. The three clubs share the same home stadium.

Stadium

Cusco FC 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. The team also plays some games at Estadio Túpac Amaru in Sicuani. The club's current training ground is at the Complejo Deportivo in Oropesa, approximately 25 Km east of Cusco.

Honours

National

League

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: ::''Runner-up (3):'' 2012,

, 2017 * Torneo Apertura: ::''Runner-up (1):'' 2017 * Torneo Clausura: ::''Runner-up (2):'' 2015, 2017 * Peruvian Segunda División: ::Winners (1): 2022 *

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: ::Winners (1): 2011

Regional

* Región VIII: ::Winners (1): 2011 ::''Runner-up (1):'' 2010 * Liga Departamental de Cusco: ::Winners (1): 2010 * Liga Provincial del Cusco: ::Winners (1): 2010 * Liga Distrital del Cusco: ::Winners (1): 2010

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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

Current squad

Managers

* Roberto Arrelucea (Jan 1, 2010–Dec 20, 2010) * Freddy García (Jan 1, 2011–14) * Luis Flores (2014) *

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(2015) * Tabaré Silva (2015) * Jorge Espejo (2016) * Wilmar Valencia (2016) * Duilio Cisneros (2017) * Gustavo Coronel (2017) * Marcelo Grioni (2017) * Óscar Ibáñez (2018) * Tabaré Silva (2018) *

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(2018)

References

External links

* {{Football in Peru Football clubs in Peru Association football clubs established in 2009