This is a list of seasons played by Club Universitario de Deportes in Peruvian and South American football, from 1928 (the year of the club's first participated in the Peruvian Primera División) to the most recent completed season. Club Universitario de Deportes was founded in August, 1924, by students and professors of the National University of San Marcos. Between 1924 and 1927, Universitario played a small number of friendly games. In 1928, the Peruvian Football Federation allowed the club, then known as Federación Universitaria, to enter the Peruvian Primera División, the country's premier division. The club surprised opposing and supporting fans that year because they were the runners-up of the season. During that season, on 23 September 1928, Universitario played the first clásico with Alianza Lima, the defending champion of the season, and won 1–0. However, the team lost to Alianza in an end-of-season play-off for the league title.
The club has won the Peruvian Primera División twenty-six times, a national cup twice, has finished as Copa Libertadores runner-up once, and has never been relegated from Peru's top division.
This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season (where the information is available). Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Peruvian Primera División that season.
Key
Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Last place ♦ League top scorer
Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points Pos = Regular season position Play-offs = Play-offs position
Key to national cups record — = Competition not held or canceled DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round KRPO = Knockout round play-offs Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons Amateur Era (1928-1950) SeasonLeagueNational CupsTournament Top goalscorer(s) CompetitionName(s)Goals1928Primera División (First Stage)2nd953120613Primera División (Championship Stage)2nd43017461929Primera División1st1173126617 Carlos Cillóniz81930Primera División (First Stage)1st3210615Primera División (Championship Stage)3rd20112311931Primera División4th11515231528.51932Primera División2nd750221422 Teodoro Fernández111933Primera División 2nd972028830.5 Teodoro Fernández91934Primera División1st861114826.5 Teodoro Fernández101935Primera División3rd21015231936No official tournament took place, because the Peru national football team competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.Honor Division CupW1937Primera División3rd95132122201938Primera División3rd841398171939Primera División1st14932321435 Teodoro Fernández151940Primera División2nd14644291930 Teodoro Fernández151941Primera División1st147612613341942Primera División3rd9522171421 Teodoro Fernández111943Primera División6th14527273212 Germán Cerro91944Primera División3rd14635322915 Victor Espinoza161945Primera División1st141013492321 Teodoro Fernández161946Primera División1st2111555944271947Primera División8th2173113039171948Primera División4th2412484841281949Primera División1st2112544829291950Primera División5th18927302520 Alberto Terry16
Professional Era (1951-1965) SeasonLeagueNational CupsContinental / OtherTournament Top goalscorer(s) CompetitionName(s)Goals1951Primera División7th187292932161952Primera División7th187293636161953Primera División6th187563836191954Primera División3rd189363826211955Primera División2nd1810533019251956Primera División4th18747343418 Daniel Ruiz161957Primera División4th22886453424 Daniel Ruiz201958Primera División4th2210393129231959Primera División1st221534513033 Daniel Ruiz281960Primera División1st181134392625Copa LibertadoresDNE1961Primera División4th18675342619Copa LibertadoresR11962Primera División3rd188644030221963Primera División3rd189543820231964Primera División1st221723491836 Ángel Uribe151965Primera División2nd221354372131Copa LibertadoresGS
National Championship Era (1966–present) SeasonLeaguePositionNational CupsContinental / OtherTournament Top goalscorer(s) CompetitionPlay-offsName(s)Goals1966Torneo Descentralizado2619346527411stCopa LibertadoresGS1967Torneo Descentralizado2620156419411stCopa LibertadoresSF1968Torneo Descentralizado2614665926344thCopa LibertadoresR21969Torneo Apertura1310122513212nd DNQTorneo Descentralizado189723523251st1970Torneo Descentralizado3219856930702ndCopa Presidente de la RepúblicaWCopa LibertadoresR21971Torneo Descentralizado30181025720461stCopa LibertadoresSF1972Metropolitan Group144551717135thCopa LibertadoresRUTorneo Descentralizado30121176134354thFinal Group523010772nd1973Torneo Descentralizado39191196740493rdCopa LibertadoresGS1974Torneo Descentralizado472815410146711st DNQ1975Torneo Descentralizado39201185141513rdCopa LibertadoresSF1976Torneo Descentralizado30131254133364th DNQ1977Torneo Interzonal167451615184th DNQTorneo Descentralizado401312155551386th1978Preliminary Tournament144551615135th DNQ Juan José Oré19Torneo Descentralizado3021186228432nd1979First Stage3016954419411stCopa LibertadoresGSFinal Group14248111911 6th1980Torneo Descentralizado (First Stage)3061684241289th DNQ1981Torneo Regional10523131019 2nd2nd DNQTorneo Descentralizado3016774830392nd2nd 1982First Stage20875280233rdDNQ Percy Rojas19Second Stage82519792ndFinal Group33005261st1983First Stage32131454320403rdCopa LibertadoresGSFinal Group5221987 3rd1984Regional tournament1810622814261stDNQ Jaime Drago 13Torneo Descentralizado26115104132276thLibertadores/Runner-up Play-off20201121st2nd1985Regional tournament2261242015244th1st Copa LibertadoresGSTorneo Descentralizado3015965125392ndFinal Group Stage550020511 1st1986Torneo Regional229852419265thDNQCopa LibertadoresGSTorneo Descentralizado105231411123rd1987Regional tournament2213633722321st1st DNQ Fidel Suárez20Torneo Descentralizado30141334621413rdFinal Group Stage530210563rd1988Regional tournament12723197161stCopa LibertadoresR2Liguilla Regional532010181stTorneo Descentralizado2210664220263rdFinal Group Stage52308372nd2nd 1989Regional I103521311115thTorneo Plácido GalindoRUCopa LibertadoresRo16Regional II107212410161stWFinal Group Stage532012382ndDNQ1990Regional I11821258181stW DNQRegional I - Liguilla Final31203242ndRegional II2211743312293rdW Regional II - Liguilla Final32016141st1st 1991Regional I114521510134thW Copa LibertadoresRo16Regional I - Liguilla Final30212323rdRegional II2212823718321stW Regional II - Liguilla Final31204342nd2nd 1992Torneo Descentralizado301956532362 1stCopa CONMEBOLRo161993Torneo Descentralizado3019744618451stTorneo IntermedioSFCopa LibertadoresRo161994Torneo Apertura7115111938thCopa LibertadoresRo16Torneo Descentralizado3019474320422ndFinal Group Stage3012462 4th1995Torneo Descentralizado4425910703784 2ndW DNQ1996Torneo Descentralizado30161043920583rdW Copa LibertadoresGS Adrián Czornomaz 20Liguilla32108272nd1997Torneo Apertura13742198253rdCopa CONMEBOLSFTorneo Clausura13841197282ndContinental Tournament Qualification522112482nd1998Torneo Apertura22111014018431st1st Copa MerconorteGS Roberto Farfán17Torneo Clausura2281043222344th1999Torneo Apertura2215523515501st1st Copa LibertadoresCopa MerconorteRo16GSTorneo Clausura2212644424422nd2000Torneo Apertura2213723920461st1st Copa LibertadoresCopa MerconorteGSGS Eduardo Esidio 37Torneo Clausura2217325523541st2001Torneo Apertura228592930298thDNQCopa LibertadoresCopa MerconorteGSGSTorneo Clausura228772924316th2002Torneo Apertura2215253017471stDNQ DNQTorneo Clausura22471127361911th2003Torneo Apertura227783235288thDNQCopa LibertadoresGS Paul Cominges15Torneo Clausura15 34812211310th2004Torneo Apertura2611873125415thDNQDNQTorneo Clausura26111053428434th2005Torneo Apertura2413924020482nd3rd Copa SudamericanaR1Torneo Clausura2411763120404th2006Torneo Apertura228773022316thDNQCopa LibertadoresGSTorneo Clausura2213274031412nd 2007Torneo Apertura229583131325thDNQCopa SudamericanaR1 Johan Fano 19Torneo Clausura229852722352nd2008Torneo Apertura2616734021551st3rd Copa SudamericanaPS Donny Neyra16Torneo Clausura26810831323411th2009Torneo Descentralizado44231295932811st1st Copa LibertadoresGS Gianfranco Labarthe122010Torneo Descentralizado442111125531724thDNQCopa LibertadoresRo162011Torneo Descentralizado308101225353414thDNQTorneo IntermedioR1Copa SudamericanaQF Johan Fano102012Torneo Descentralizado4415131652585711th DNQDNQ Miguel Ximénez202013Torneo Descentralizado442113106139762nd 1st DNQ Raúl Ruidíaz 212014Torneo Apertura157352118244thDNQTorneo del IncaGSCopa LibertadoresGS Raúl Ruidíaz14Torneo Clausura15636171722 7th2015Torneo Apertura1636710171514thDNQTorneo del IncaGSCopa SudamericanaR2 Raúl Ruidíaz17Torneo Clausura16844262029 4th2016Torneo Descentralizado44201113736172 3rd3rdCopa SudamericanaR1 Hernán Rengifo152017Torneo de Verano145451918194thDNQCopa LibertadoresR2 Luis Tejada18Torneo Apertura157532014265thTorneo Clausura15933281829 4th2018Torneo de Verano142751621138thDNQCopa LibertadoresR1Torneo Apertura1546518211811thTorneo Clausura158252017264th2019Torneo Apertura1765625272312thDNQCopa BicentenarioQFDNQ Germán Denis10Torneo Clausura179621610332nd2020Torneo Apertura1913423818421st2nd Copa BicentenarioCopa LibertadoresR2 Alejandro Hohberg13Torneo Clausura93241217116th2021Fase 194321211153rd3rdCopa BicentenarioR1Copa LibertadoresGS Alex Valera13Fase 2179533119323rd2022Torneo Apertura188462419289thDNQCopa LibertadoresR2 Alex Valera12Torneo Clausura189632610334th2023Torneo Apertura1811162914343rd1st Copa SudamericanaKRPO Alex Valera15Torneo Clausura181161288391st2024Torneo Apertura171241327401st1st Copa LibertadoresGS Alex Valera13Torneo Clausura1711423110371st2025Torneo Apertura1812333812391stTBDCopa LibertadoresRo16 Alex Valera José Rivera7Torneo Clausura
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