Football club
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 Primera División , the top tier of Peruvian football. It is one of the few clubs from the Peruvian rainforest that play in the first division. Despite being based in Nuevo Cajamarca, Unión Comercio plays at Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García in Tarapoto .
History
Unión Comercio was founded on June 15 1994 and participated in local tournaments in Tarapoto until 2010 where they played in the Copa Perú .
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. They qualified for the Copa Peru.
In the 2010 Copa Perú , the club classified 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 in the 2011 season for the first time in the club's history.[3] In 2012, they qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana for the first time. Since then, the club played in the Liga 1 and was closen to relegation in 2023 .
Historic badges
Stadium
Unión 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
As of 31 January
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
National
Runner-up (1): 2022
Winners (1) : 2010
Regional
Winners (1) : 2010
Winners (1) : 2010
Winners (2) : 2009, 2010
Winners (1) : 2009
Runner-up (1): 2010
Under-20 team
Runner-up (1): 2015-II
Results
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
Notable players
Managers
See also
References
External links
2024 teams Former teams
Amateur era, 1912–1950
Lima & Callao
Professional era, 1951–present
National
Seasons
Amateur era, 1912–1950
Lima & Callao Lima & Callao
Professional era, 1951–present
Lima & Callao National