Unión Comercio
Peruvian association football club
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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 Liga 2, the second tier of Peruvian football, after being relegated in 2024. Unión Comercio plays their home games at Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García in Tarapoto.
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Unión Comercio | |||
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| Nicknames | El Poderoso de San Martín, El Poderoso del Altomayo | |||
| Founded | 15 June 1994 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García | |||
| Capacity | 8,000 | |||
| Chairman | Freddy Chávez Ríos | |||
| Manager | Alejandro Russo | |||
| League | Liga 2 | |||
| 2024 | Liga 1, 18th of 18 (relegated) | |||
| Website | https://www.unioncomercio.pe/ | |||
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History
Unión Comercio was founded on 15 June 1994 by merchants of the Central Market of Nueva Cajamarca, and participated in local tournaments in Tarapoto until 2010 where they played in the Copa Perú.[citation needed]
In 2003, the club were provincial champion of San Martín and qualified for the Departmental Stage of the Copa Perú, where it was eliminated in the semi-finals by Deportivo Pesquero de Moyobamba in a penalty shootout.[citation needed]
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 and were promoted to the Copa Peru.[citation needed]
In the 2010 Copa Perú, the club qualified 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 for the first time in the club's history.[3]
In its first season in the First Division of Peru, Unión Comercio was placed in sixth place achieving qualification to the Copa Sudamericana for the first time.[citation needed]
In 2014 the campaign improved by placing fourth in the tournament, which was its best participation in the first division, achieving another qualification to the Copa Sudamericana. In 2015, they finished eighth and were eliminated again in the first round against Águilas Doradas (2-0 in the first leg and a 1-1 draw in the second leg). In 2016, they finished 10th, in 2017 in 14th and in 2018 in 10th.[citation needed]
Since 2011, the club played in the Liga 1 until it was relegated to the Liga 2 after placing bottom in the 2024 season.[citation needed]
Historic badges
1994–2010
2011
Stadium
Unión Comercio has multiple stadiums that they are available to play in. They currently play at Estadio Carlos Vidaurre García, located in Tarapoto with a capacity of 7,000. 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 10 March 2025.
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 | — | 2022 |
| Copa Perú | 1 | — | 2010 | — | |
| Half-year / Short tournament (League) |
Torneo Apertura (Liga 2) | — | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Torneo Clausura (Liga 2) | — | 2 | — | 2021, 2022 | |
| Regional (League) |
Región VIII | 1 | — | 2010 | — |
| Liga Departamental de San Martín | 1 | — | 2010 | — | |
| Liga Provincial de Rioja | 2 | 1 | 2003, 2010 | 2009 | |
| Liga Distrital de Nueva Cajamarca | 1 | 1 | 2009 | 2010 | |
Under-20 team
| Type | Competition | Titles | Runner-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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| National (League) |
Torneo de Promoción y Reservas | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Half-year / Short tournament (League) |
Torneo Apertura (Reserva) | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
Results
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
| Competition | A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Copa Sudamericana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
A = appearances, P = matches played, W = won, D = drawn, L = lost, GF = goals for, GA = goals against.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2012 | Copa Sudamericana | Q1 |  |
Envigado | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Notable players
Managers
Leo Morales (2010)
Hernán Lisi (2011)- Julio César Uribe (2011-2012)
Mario Viera (2012)- Fernando Nogara (2013)
- Johano Bermúdez (interim) (2013)
Édgar Ospina (2013)- Javier Arce (2013)
- Agustín Castillo (2014)
- Walter Aristizábal (2014-2015)
- Raymundo Paz (interim) (2015)
- Walter Aristizábal (2015-2016)
- Julio César Uribe (2017)
- Franco Mendoza (interim) (2017)
- Miguel Augusto Prince (2017)
- Gerardo Carrillo (interim) (2017)
- Carlos Silva (2017)
- Hernán Pacheco (2017)
- Javier Arce (2017)
- Walter Aristizábal (2018)
- Rafael Castillo (2018)
- Marcelo Vivas (2018-2019)
- Alfredo Bernal / Ytalo Manzo (interim) (2019)
- Diego Barragán (2019)
- Walter Aristizábal (2019)
- Leo Morales (2020)
- Ytalo Manzo (2020)
- Richard Parra (2021)
- Carlos Cortijo (2021)
- Jesús Oropesa (2022-2023)
- Jaime de la Pava (2023)
- Raymundo Paz (interim) (2023)
Daniel Farías (2023)- Marcelo Vivas (2023)
- Raymundo Paz (interim) (2023)
- Néstor Craviotto (2024)
- Milton García (2024)
