Comerciantes Unidos

Comerciantes Unidos
Full name	Asociación Social Deportiva y Cultural Comerciantes Unidos
Nickname(s)	Las Águilas, La Fiorentina de Cutervo
Founded	19 September 2002; 21 years ago
Ground	Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra,; Cutervo, Cajamarca
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Aníbal Pedraza Aguilar
Manager	Carlos Silvestri
League	Liga 1
2022	Liga 2, 5th
Website	Club website

Club Deportivo Comerciantes Unidos is a Peruvian football club from Cutervo, Cajamarca. It was founded in 2002 and currently plays in the Peruvian Primera División.

History[edit]

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, they reached the Copa Perú 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.^[1] In 2013, they once more reached the Copa Perú National Stage and were invited to participate in the Peruvian Segunda División.^[2]

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. The club won the tournament on 25 October 2015 after defeating Sport Boys 1–0 at a home match. Comerciantes Unidos had a great debut campaign in the 2016 Torneo Descentralizado where it finished 6th and qualified for the first time to an international tournament, the 2017 Copa Sudamericana.^{[citation needed]}

Comerciantes Unidos returned back to the Liga 1 in 2023, after winning the 2023 Liga 2, their second Liga 2 title.

Colours and badge[edit]

Comerciantes Unidos' colours are blue and yellow which can be seen on the club's home and away kits respectively.^{[citation needed]}

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]

2010–2022

2023–present

Stadium[edit]

Comerciantes Unidos plays their home matches at Estadio Juan Maldonado Gamarra with a capacity for 8,000 spectators.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad[edit]

As of 31 January, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ARG	Cristian González
3	DF	PER	Erick Noriega
4	DF	PER	Luis Valverde
5	MF	PER	Enzo Borletti
6	MF	PER	Keyvin Paico
7	FW	ECU	Edgar Lastre
8	MF	PER	Rodrigo Salinas
9	FW	ARG	Matías Sen
10	MF	SLV	Kevin Santamaría
11	FW	PER	Sebastián Gonzales
13	DF	PER	Dylan Caro
14	FW	COL	Duban Palacio
15	MF	PER	Enmanuel Páucar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	PER	Jorge Bosmediano
17	DF	PER	Joel Quispe
18	FW	PER	Óscar Pinto
20	MF	PER	José Parodi
21	GK	PER	Diego Campos
22	DF	URU	Matías Almirón
23	FW	PER	Piero Magallanes
26	DF	PER	Jair Toledo
27	FW	PER	Kenyi Barrios
28	GK	PER	Luis García
29	FW	PER	Carlos Saavedra
30	FW	PER	Richar Bazán
49	GK	PER	Gerson Valladares