Club Deportivo Unión Comercio, simply known as Unión Comercio, is a Peruvian professional football club based in the city of Nueva Cajamarca, San Martín, Peru.[1] The club plays in the Peruvian Segunda División, the second tier of Peruvian football, after being relegated in 2024. Despite being based in Nueva Cajamarca, Unión Comercio plays their home games at Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García in Tarapoto.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Unión Comercio | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Poderoso de San Martín | |||
| Founded | June 15, 1994 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García | |||
| Capacity | 18,000 | |||
| Chairman | Freddy Chávez Ríos | |||
| Manager | Jesús Oropesa | |||
| League | Liga 1 | |||
| 2023 | Liga 1, 16th of 19 | |||
| Website | https://www.unioncomercio.pe/ | |||
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History
editUnión Comercio was founded on June 15 1994 by merchants of the Central Market of Nueva Cajamarca, and participated in local tournaments in Tarapoto until 2010 where they played in the Copa Perú.
In 2003, the club were provincial champion of San Martín and qualified for the Departmental Stage of the Copa Perú, where it was eliminated in the semi-finals by Deportivo Pesquero de Moyobamba in a penalty shootout.
Unión Comercio were champions of the Liga Provincial de Rioja in 2009 and again in 2010. They were also 2010 Liga Departamental champions, where they defeated Atlético Belén and Liga Distrital de Nueva Cajamarca champions and were promoted to the Copa Peru.
In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage when they defeated Cultural Volante, Juventud Santa Rosa and Carlos A. Mannucci in the Region II's group A. Unión Comercio was the 2010 Copa Perú Champion when they defeated Alianza Unicachi in the final.[2] As a result, the team was promoted to the Peruvian First Division for the first time in the club's history.[3]
In its first season in the First Division of Peru, Unión Comercio was placed in sixth place achieving qualification to the Copa Sudamericana for the first time
In 2014 the campaign improved by placing fourth in the tournament, which was its best participation in the first division, achieving another qualification to the Copa Sudamericana. In 2015, they finished eighth and were eliminated again in the first round against Águilas Doradas (2-0 in the first leg and a 1-1 draw in the second leg). In 2016, they finished 10th, in 2017 in 14th and in 2018 in 10th.
Since 2011, the club played in the Liga 1 until it was relegated to the Liga 2 after placing bottom in the 2024 season.
Historic badges
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1994–2010 -
2011
Stadium
editUnión Comercio has multiple stadiums that they are available to play in. They currently play at Estadio Municipal Carlos Vidaurre García, located in Tarapoto with a capacity of 18,000. Unión Comercio's originally home stadium was Estadio IPD de Moyobamba which has a capacity of 8,000. They also may play at Estadio IPD de Nueva Cajamarca with a capacity of 12,000.
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editSenior titles
edit- Keys
- Record
- (s) Shared record
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) |
Segunda División | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Copa Perú | 1 | — | 2010 | — | |
| Regional (League) |
Región VIII | 1 | — | 2010 | — |
| Liga Departamental de San Martín | 1 | — | 2010 | — | |
| Liga Provincial de Rioja | 2 | 1 | 2003, 2010 | 2009 | |
| Liga Distrital de Nueva Cajamarca | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2010 |
Under-20 team
edit| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) |
Torneo de Promoción y Reserva | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Half-year / Short tournament (League) |
Torneo Apertura | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
Results
editPerformance in CONMEBOL competitions
edit| Competition | A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Copa Sudamericana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2012 | Copa Sudamericana | Q1 | 
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Envigado | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Notable players
editManagers
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Hernán Lisi (1 January 2011 – 12 May 2011)
Julio César Uribe (27 July 2011 – 24 April 2012)
Mario Viera (29 April 2012 – 29 November 2012)- Fernando Nogara (12 December 2012 – 2 May 2013)
- Johano Bermúdez (interim) (3 May 2013 – 16 May 2013)
Edgar Ospina (17 May 2013–1?)- Javier Arce (23 September 2013 – 17 December 2013)
- Agustín Castillo (1 January 2014 – 7 April 2014)
- Walter Aristizábal (9 April 2014–)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Alonso Huanilo Ramírez (2020). "El que llegó más lejos: Unión Comercio de Nueva Cajamarca". Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Copa Perú 2010". Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Unión Comercio se coronó campeón de la Copa Perú". Retrieved 31 March 2017.[permanent dead link]