Club Deportivo Moquegua
Peruvian football club
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Club Deportivo Moquegua, shortened to Deportivo Moquegua or CD Moquegua, is a Peruvian professional football club based in Moquegua, Peru. It was founded in 2021 as UCV Moquegua, a sub-division club of the Universidad César Vallejo. In 2024, the club changed their name to Deportivo Moquegua. The club currently plays in the Peruvian Primera Division as of 2026.[1]
19 December 2024 (As Club Deportivo Moquegua)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Moquegua | ||
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| Founded | 17 December 2021 (As UCV Moquegua) 19 December 2024 (As Club Deportivo Moquegua) | ||
| Ground | 25 de Noviembre | ||
| Capacity | 21,073 | ||
| President | Ricardo Caldas | ||
| Manager | Jaime Serna | ||
| League | Liga 1 | ||
| 2025 | Liga 2, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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History
UCV Moquegua
UCV Moquegua was founded in December 2021 by the Universidad César Vallejo in Moquegua.[1] The club started playing in the second division of the Liga Districal de Moquegua that same year.
In 2022, UCV Moquegua were runners-up of the league and got promoted to the first division of the Liga Districal de Moquegua. They would become champions of the Distrital and provincial league in 2023, qualifying for the Liga Departamental de Moquegua, and the 2023 Copa Perú.[2] The club reached the semi-finals, but got eliminated by ADA. Regardless, the club got promoted to the Peruvian Segunda División for the first time for reaching the semi-finals.
Deportivo Moquegua
On 19 December 2024, UCV Moquegua changed its name to Club Deportivo Moquegua in order to give the team a new identity.[3] The club also split from UCV to become an independent club.
In the 2025 Liga 2, Deportivo Moquegua reached the final, losing to FC Cajamarca. They gained promotion to the Liga 1 for the first time after winning the play off round against Universidad César Vallejo
Stadium
Deportivo Moquegua plays their home matches at Estadio 25 de Noviembre. Located in Moquegua, the stadium has a capacity of 21,073, and was set to be a venue of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup until Peru withdrew from hosting.
Current Squad
- As of 16 March, 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Senior titles
- Keys
- Record
- (s) Shared record
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) |
Liga 2 | — | 1 | — | 2025 |
| Regional (League) |
Liga Departamental de Moquegua | — | 1 | — | 2023 |
| Liga Provincial de Mariscal Nieto | 1 | — | 2023 | — | |
| Liga Distrital de Moquegua | 1 | — | 2023 | — | |
| Segunda Distrital de Moquegua | — | 1 | — | 2022 | |