Ground Capacity 45,000 Location Cusco, Peru Founded 2009 | Arena/Stadium Estadio Garcilaso Manager Jorge Espejo League Peruvian Primera División | |
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Full name Asociación Civil Real Atlético Garcilaso Nickname(s) La Máquina celeste (The Light blue Machine) Ground Inca Garcilaso de la Vega,
Cusco, Peru President Julio Gerardo Vásquez Granilla 2016 Torneo Descentralizado, 9th | ||
Asociación Civil Real Atlético Garcilaso, commonly referred to as Real Garcilaso, is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, Peru.
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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 Áncash in the quarter-finals.
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 quarter-finals.
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 Cusco clubs Deportivo Garcilaso and Cienciano. The three clubs share a home stadium.
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.
National
Regional
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
Current squad
As of 18 April, 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.