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The club was founded on 7 August 1924 as Federación Universitaria by students and professors of the National University of San Marcos such as José Rubio, the first president, and Doctor Luis Málaga, the creator of the club crest.
Der Club wurde im Jahre 1924 gegründet und spielt in der höchsten peruanischen Fußballliga, der Primera División.
CA Independientek garaitu zuen Liman 0-0 eta Argentinan 2-1 galdu ondoren. (eu) Club Universitario de Deportes merupakan sebuah tim sepak bola Peru yang bermain di divisi utama . Didirikan pada 7 Agustus 1924.
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.
Since 1928, the club competes in the top tier of Peruvian football, the Torneo Descentralizado.
In 1928, the Peruvian Football Federation allowed the club to enter the Peruvian Primera División, the country's premier division.
The club won its first Peruvian title in 1929, one year after its debut in the first division.
In 1931 werd de huidige naam aangenomen.
In 1931, the rector of the university, José Antonio Encinas, forbade the club to use the name Federación Universitaria.
In 1949, the club celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by winning the championship after winning its last match against Atlético Chalaco 4–3.
In 1950, the last championship in the amateur era took place, where La U finished fifth after nine wins, two draws and seven defeats.
On 20 July 1952, the inauguration of Teodoro Lolo Fernandez stadium took place, with sporting facilities and a spectator stand which previously belonged to the first national stadium of the country.
In 1954 Plácido Galindo took the club's presidency, in what was the first of his three administrations at the helm of the institution.
The title drought of the fifties ended in 1959 when they won their eighth crown, after tying 3–3 with Deportivo Municipal in the final match, totaling fifteen wins, three draws and four losses.
The first of them in 1960 after a scoreless draw with Sport Boys, totaling eleven wins, three draws and four defeats in eighteen games; hence achieving its second bicampeonato.
On 19 April 1961, the club debuted in South America's premier competition in Montevideo, Uruguay against Peñarol, which ended in a loss of 5–0.
At the end of 1965, the Peruvian Football Federation expanded the professional league to the entire country by creating the first national tournament as the Torneo Descentralizado, or Decentralized Tournament.
In 1966, the first Descentralizado was played.
In 1967, Universitario successfully defended its crown, winning its third bicampeonato.
On 27 February 1968 in the Copa Libertadores, Universitario achieved its biggest win in Copa Libertadores against Always Ready of Bolivia by 6–0.
No cenário internacional, seu maior logro foi o vice-campeonato da Copa Libertadores da América de 1972, ao perder a final para o Independiente.
Two years later, in 1974, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary, created a football school for minors and finished the year as champion under the leadership of Argentine Juan Eduardo Hohberg.
As in 1985, Universitario began the season by winning the Regional Tournament, which put them in the season final to face off the winner of the Descentralizado for the national title.
As Universitario won both tournaments of the season, they were automatically declared 1985 champions.
In 1985, José Luis Carranza, to become an important icon of the club, debuted on the first team.
Universitario de Deportes returned to the top of Peruvian football in 1987.
Reynoso intelligently led Universitario to the season final which would be a repeat of the 1987 final in which they would face arch-rival Alianza Lima.
In 1990, with the arrival of Fernando Cuellar as coach, Universitario de Deportes won the First Regional Tournament of the season, automatically advancing to the season final where they faced Sport Boys, winner of the Second Regional Tournament.
With Sergio Markarián in charge of the first team, la U defended its title in 1993, achieving a new bicampeonato for the club.
De volgende club die tot de eindstrijd wist te reiken, was Sporting Cristal in 1997.
The 1998 title was won under Oswaldo Piazza, Miguel Company and Roberto Challe led the club to the other two titles.
In the Copa Libertadores, Universitario made it to the Round of 16 in 1998 but lost to Vélez Sársfield.
Le club évolue au Stade Monumental – l'enceinte la plus grande du Pérou – depuis 2000.
Er spielt seit 2000 im Estadio Monumental, dem größten Fußballstadion Perus.
In 2002, Universitario beat Alianza Lima in the Apertura two-legged play-off but were unable to finish in the top four of the 2002 Clausura and were ineligible to dispute the national title.
The last time they won an Apertura title was in 2002.
They qualified for the 2009 Copa Libertadores but did not finish in the top seven of the Clausura and consequently could not contest the season final for the national title against Universidad San Martín.
In 2009, following the resignation of Ricardo Gareca the club hired Juan Reynoso as the new manager, a former player of the club in the 90s and with a long history in the Mexican football.
As of 2009, Universitario has twenty-five Primera División titles.
In the continental tournament "la U" was part of Group 4 of the Copa Libertadores 2010 with Blooming, Lanús from Argentina and Libertad.
In the second stage championship of the "U" joined the league odd in which it scored 5 wins and 6 ties for a total of 72 points and obtain the qualification for the Copa Sudamericana 2011.
First Place Finishes: 0 since 2014
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