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.
History UTC was officially founded on July 14, 1964 by Oswaldo Silva Marín and Wílder Tejada Arribasplata, clerks at Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca, known today as Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca (National University of Cajamarca), with the aim of giving the university a place in the local soccer league. 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.
In 1970, UTC wins the local league of the District of Cajamarca and again in 1971 through 1974. 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. 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.
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'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
Honours Senior titles
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up yearsNational(League)Primera División—1—1985Copa Perú211981, 20121996 Half-year / Shorttournament(League)Torneo de Verano—1—2017Torneo Descentralizado—1—Torneo Zona Norte1 419861987, 1988, 1990–I, 1990–IIRegional(League)Región I4—1977, 1978, 1995, 1996—Región II511979, 1998, 2005, 2011, 20122003Liga Departamental de Cajamarca13 21971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 20112004, 2005 Liga Superior de Cajamarca1——Liga Provincial de Cajamarca4——Liga Distrital de Cajamarca11——
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions Competition A P W D L GF GACopa Libertadores16114713Copa Sudamericana36123411
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAway1986Copa LibertadoresGroup StageUniversitario1–30–2Bolívar2–21–2Jorge Wilstermann3–20–22014Copa SudamericanaFirst StageDeportivo Cali0–00–32018Copa SudamericanaFirst StageRampla Juniors2–00–42019Copa SudamericanaFirst StageCerro1–11–32021Copa SudamericanaFirst StageSport Huancayo0–10–4
Notable players
Managers César "Chalaca" González (May 5, 2011–1?) Rafael Castillo (2012–2014) Carlos Galván (2014) José Eugenio Hernández (2014–2015)
NameDates 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-
References
External links Historia del club
UTC: Pasión de gavilanes Machos Históricos: El primer vuelo del gavilán