Cienciano Club Sportivo Cienciano del Cuzco is a Peruvian football club from the city of Cuzco . The club gained worldwide fame in 2003 , when it sensationally won the second most important tournament in South America - the South American Cup , beating the Argentinean River Plate in the final of the grand football. In 2004, the club also won Recopa .
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| Full title | Club Sportivo Cienciano | ||
| Nicknames | Los Rojos (Reds), Los Imperiales, La Furia Roja (Red Fury), Los Cuzqueños, El Papá (Papa) | ||
| Founded | 1901 | ||
| Stadium | Garcilaso de la Vega , Cuzco | ||
| Capacity | 42,000 | ||
| Owner | Sergio Loudena Visalot | ||
| The president | Sergio Loudena Visalot | ||
| Main coach |  Oscar Ibanez | ||
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| Competition | Championship of Peru | ||
| 2015 |  15th | ||
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Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 South American Cup
- 2 Achievements
- 3 Famous Players
- 3.1 Team 2003
- 4 References
History
The club was founded in 1901 by students of the National School of Science in Cuzco (now it is the National University of Science). Translated from Spanish, Cienciano means "man of science" or "scientist." For the first time, the club made its way to the High Division of Peruvian Football in 1972 , but flew out four years later. Cienciano has become a regular participant in Examples of Peru since 1992 , having won the championship of the southern region of Peru a year before.
South American Cup
In 2003, the club made a real sensation by winning an international tournament. In the process, the real football grandees of their countries were beaten. First - the current champion of Peru, Sporting Crystal . Then another Peruvian team - Lima Alliance , Chilean Universidad Catholic and Colombian Atletico Nacional (winner of the 1989 Libertadores Cup), Brazilian Santos (two-time winner of the CL and finalist in the main club tournament in South America in 2003). Finally, in the final, another two-time club champion of America was beaten - the Argentinean River Plate. After a 3-3 draw in Buenos Aires , the Cienciano scored a minimal victory at home due to an accurate free-kick delivered by defender Carlos Lugo .
This was the first international title for the Peruvian teams. Prior to this, two grandees of Peruvian football - Universario ( 1972 ) and Sporting Crystal ( 1997 ) once reached the finals of the Libertadores Cup, but lost to their rivals there. At the same time, “Cienciano” has never been a champion of Peru. Three times the team took second place. In 2001, the club won the first phase of the championship, but lost in the penalty shootout to the winner of the second phase of the Alliance in matches for the championship title. In 2006, the situation repeated itself, only the Alliance Lima was the winner of the first phase, and Cienciano was the second.
In 2004, Cienciano fought in a two-match confrontation with the winner of the 2003 Libertadores Cup, another South American titan - Bokoi Juniors - for Rekopa, the South American analogue of the UEFA Super Cup. Everything was decided in a penalty shootout , where the Peruvians were more accurate.
According to the results of the 2015 season, Cienciano flew out of the top division of the championship of Peru.
Achievements
- Vice-champions of Peru (3): 2001 , 2005 , 2006
- South American Cup Winners (1): 2003
- Owners of Rekopy (1): 2004
Famous Players
- Santiago Akaciete
- Manuel Arboleda
- Juan Carlos Basalar
- Gustavo Vassallo
- Edgar Villamarine
- Paolo de la asa
- Julio Cesar Garcia Mesones
- Oscar Manuel Ibanez
- Sergio Ibarra
- Louis Herman Carty
- Juan Carlos La Rosa
- Carlos Lugo
- Paolo Freddy Maldonado
- Alessandro Moran
- Cesar Cauatico Mesa
- Rodrigo Alonso Saras
- Roberto Silva
- Sergio Ubilyus
2003 Team
- Oscar Manuel Ibanez
- Santiago Akaciete
- Manuel Arboleda
- Giuliano Portilla
- Alessandro Moran
- Juan Carlos Basalar
- Juan Carlos La Rosa
- Daniel Gamarra
- Miguel Mostto
- Louis Herman Carty
- Carlos Lobaton
- Rodrigo Saras
Coach: Freddy Turnero
Links
- Official site (Spanish)