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| Full name | Asociación Social Deportiva y Cultural Comerciantes Unidos | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Las Águilas Cutervinas La Fiorentina de Cutervo | |||
| Founded | 19 September 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-19) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra | |||
| Capacity | 12,000 | |||
| Chairman | Aníbal Pedraza Aguilar | |||
| Manager | Martín Cardetti | |||
| League | Liga 1 | |||
| 2024 | Liga 1, 14th of 18 | |||
| Website | http://www.clubcomerciantesunidos.com/ | |||
Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos, shortened toComerciantes Unidos, is a Peruvian professionalfootball club fromCutervo,Cajamarca. It was founded in 2002 and currently plays in thePeruvian Primera División, after gaining promotion from the second time in2023.
Comerciantes Unidos was founded asLos 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 toClub Social Deportivo y Cultural Comerciantes Unidos. In2008, they reached theCopa Perú National Stage for the first time. In 2010, they were invited to participate inLa 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.[1] In 2013, they once more reached the Copa Perú National Stage and were invited to participate in thePeruvian Segunda División.[2]
Comerciantes Unidos played its first season in the Peruvian Segunda División in the neighboring province ofSanta 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. The club won the tournament on 25 October 2015 after defeatingSport Boys 1–0 at a home match. Comerciantes Unidos had a great debut campaign in the2016 Torneo Descentralizado where it finished 6th and qualified for the first time to an international tournament, the2017 Copa Sudamericana.
Comerciantes Unidos returned back to theFirst Division in 2023, after winning the2023 Liga 2, their second, Second Division title.
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.[1]
Comerciantes Unidos plays their home matches atEstadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra. Located inCutervo, it has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. It was expanded from 8,000 spectators in 2014.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Head coach | Martín Cardetti |
| Assistant coach | Renato Clavo |
| Goalkeeper coach | Omar Ríos |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) | Segunda División | 2 | — | 2015,[3]2023[4] | — |
| Regional (League) | Región II | 2 | 1 | 2008,2013 | 2010 |
| Liga Departamental de Cajamarca | 2 | 1 | 2008, 2010[5] | 2013 | |
| Liga Superior de Cajamarca | 1 | — | — | ||
| Liga Provincial de Cutervo | 2 | — | 2008, 2013 | — | |
| Liga Distrital de Cutervo | 2 | — | 2008, 2013 | — |
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