University of Sports established himself as a champion League 1 2023, since he achieved a memorable victory Lima Alliance (AL) in the stadium Matutelocated in the district The victory. Thanks to goals from Edison Flores and Horacio Calcaterra, the top team celebrated a new national title in Peruvian football. After this new success, how many titles have the U collected so far in League 1 and how big is the difference to their eternal classic rival? Next we’ll tell you.
It should be noted that the team is responsible for this Jorge Fossati They hadn’t won a title nine years ago, so this win is hugely significant for the ‘U’.
How many national titles does the Universitario de Deportes have?
With a 99-year history, the Universitario de Deportes has built a rich history, collecting 27 titles, including this year’s. Their shining moments peaked in 1998, 1999 and 2000, when they became three-time champions of that era. This season the “U” was not the favorite. However, the situation took an unexpected turn with the arrival of Jorge Fossati, Edison Flores, Alex Valera and Piero Quispe, which completely changed the team’s expectations.
Now that Universitario de Deportes have reached the top as champions, they will represent the country in the Copa Libertadores under the name Peru 1. Their excellent performances secured them direct entry into the group stage, thereby consolidating their position in international competition. Cream fans will be hoping to repeat the feat of the 1972 Copa Libertadores, where the ‘U’ reached the final but lost to Argentina’s Independiente club.
After 10 years, Universitario became champions of League 1 again. Photo: GLR
How big is the title difference between Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima?
Alianza Lima was founded 121 years ago and has won a total of 25 titles during this time. However, controversy arises over the 1934 championship, leading some alliance members to believe there should be 26 titles. While some believe that this tournament should be counted, even if it was in the First Teams category, a kind of fringe benefit, others believe that it was just a friendly tournament and not of a professional nature. The truth is that, taking into account the rules for obtaining the absolute title of the First Division, AL only has 25, that is, two less than Universitario.
Despite Universitario de Deportes’ 2-0 victory over Alianza Lima in the 2023 Liga 1 grand final held at the Alejandro Villanueva “Matute” Stadium, the presentation of the trophy to the champions is postponed to next Sunday, December 12th , delay. November at the Monumental Stadium due to the power outage in the sports facility caused by the Alliance board.