Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos, shortened to Comerciantes Unidos, is a Peruvian
football
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club from
Cutervo
Cutervo is a town in northern Peru, capital of both Cutervo District and Cutervo Province
The Cutervo Province is one of the thirteen that make up the Cajamarca Region of Peru. It is the home of the Cutervo National Park. It has a population of ...
,
Cajamarca
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. It was founded in 2002 and currently plays in the
Peruvian Primera División
The Peru First Division (; ''First Division'') —known as Liga 1 Betsson for sponsorship reasons and officially as Liga 1 — is the top flight of association football in Peru. It has been referred to as Torneo Descentralizado since 1966, when ...
.
History
Comerciantes Unidos was founded as Los Comerciantes by Abdias Cieza Tapia, Juan Tarrillo Castro, and Jorge Salas Toro in 2001. That year they were promoted to their local district league. In 2002, they became an official club and changed their name to Club Social Deportivo y Cultural Comerciantes Unidos. In
2008
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, they reached the
Copa Perú
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National Stage for the first time. In 2010, they were invited to participate in
La Liga Superior de Cajamarca which groups the best teams from the Cajamarca Region and gives direct access to the Department Stage of the Copa Perú. that same year they reached the National Stage of the Copa Peru once more.
In 2013, they once more reached the Copa Perú National Stage and were invited to participate in the
Peruvian Segunda División
The Liga 2 (Ligue 2) of Peru is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2021 t ...
.
Comerciantes Unidos played its first season in the Peruvian Segunda División in the neighboring province of
Santa Cruz due to their home stadium being remodeled. This was very difficult for the team and their fans. The team finished the season 14th, only 5 points away from relegation. During the 2015 season, Carlos Cortijo, who had won the Segunda División tournament the year before, was hired as the new manager by club president Aníbal Pedraza Aguilar. Comerciantes Unidos was able to once again play its home matches at their local stadium,
Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra
Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra is a multi-use stadium in Cutervo Province, Peru. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Comerciantes Unidos of the 2024 Liga 1 (Peru), Liga 1 Peru and Club Deportivo Lo ...
. The club won the tournament on 25 October 2015 after defeating
Sport Boys
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1–0 at a home match. Comerciantes Unidos had a great debut campaign in the
2016 Torneo Descentralizado
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Competition modus
The ...
where it finished 6th and qualified for the first time to an international tournament, the
2017 Copa Sudamericana
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Argent ...
.
Comerciantes Unidos returned back to the
Liga 1 in 2023, after winning the
2023 Liga 2, their second Liga 2 title.
Colours and badge
Comerciantes Unidos' colours are blue and yellow which can be seen on the club's home and away kits respectively.
The current badge was designed by club fan José Requejo Díaz in 2010. The three stars represent the three times that Comerciantes reached the National Stage of the Copa Perú.
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Stadium
Comerciantes Unidos plays their home matches at
Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra
Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra is a multi-use stadium in Cutervo Province, Peru. It is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Comerciantes Unidos of the 2024 Liga 1 (Peru), Liga 1 Peru and Club Deportivo Lo ...
with a capacity for 12,000 spectators.
Current squad
Staff
Honours
National
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Peruvian Segunda División
The Liga 2 (Ligue 2) of Peru is the second-highest division in the Peruvian football league system. It is a professional and promotional division organized by the Peruvian Football Federation. After years of changing numbers of clubs, as of 2021 t ...
**Winners (2):
2015
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,
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Regional
*
Región II
**Winners (2):
2008
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,
2013
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**Runners-up (1):
2010
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*
Liga Departamental de Cajamarca
**Winners (1): 2008, 2010
**Runners-up (1): 2013
*
Liga Superior de Cajamarca
**Winners (1):
2010
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Comerciantes unidos se corono CAMPEON de la Liga superior de Cajamarca a dos fechas antes que termine el campeonato.
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* Liga Provincial de Cutervo
**Winners (2): 2008, 2013
* Liga Distrital de Cutervo
**Winners (2): 2008, 2013
References
External links
Comerciantes Unidos
- official site
*
Resultados de Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos
{{Football in Peru
Association football clubs established in 2002
Football clubs in Peru