Deportivo Garcilaso

Deportivo Garcilaso
Full name	Club Deportivo Garcilaso
Nickname(s)	Sangre celeste, El Vendaval celeste
Founded	1957
Ground	Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, ; Cuzco
Capacity	45,000
Chairman	Mario Yépez Martínez
Manager	Juan Carlos Bazalar
League	Copa Perú
2019	Quarterfinals
Home colours	Away colours

Deportivo Garcilaso is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cusco, Peru. The club was founded in 1957 and plays in the Copa Perú which is the "third division" of the Peruvian league.

Garcilaso plays the derby of the city of Cusco against Cienciano. The two clubs split the majority of preferences among the population of Cusco.

History[]

In the 2000 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the Quarterfinals.

In the 2003 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Enersur in the Quarterfinals.

In the 2007 Copa Perú, the club classified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Unión Minas (Orcopampa) in the Round of 16.

Rivalries[]

Deportivo Garcilaso has had a long-standing rivalry with local club Cienciano. Upstart Real Garcilaso, founded in 2009, has outperformed Deportivo in recent years and now plays in the Peruvian Primera Division. All three clubs share the same home stadium, Estadio Garcilaso.

Stadium[]

Deportivo Garcilaso play their home games in Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega in downtown Cusco. It was named after the Peruvian Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. When first inaugurated in 1950, it had a spectator capacity of 22,000 and had a running track. In 2004, the stadium's capacity was expanded to 42,000, losing its running track, because of Cienciano's success in international tournaments and it would be a venue in the Copa America 2004.