Full name | Cusco Fútbol Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los cusqueños Los dorados El Imperio Guerreros dorados La máquina dorada | |||
Founded | August 28, 2008 | as Real Garcilaso|||
Ground | Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco, Peru | |||
Capacity | 45,056 | |||
President | Julio Gerardo Vásquez Granilla | |||
Manager | Luis Flores | |||
League | Liga 1 | |||
2024 | Liga 1, 5th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Cusco Fútbol Club (known as Real Garcilaso until 2019), commonly known as Cusco, or Cusco FC, is a professional Peruvian football club based in the city of Cusco, that competes in the Peruvian Primera División, the top flight of Peruvian football. It was founded on 28 August 2008 as Real Garcilaso, changing their name to Cusco FC in 2019. The teams home stadium is Estadio Garcilaso, which is shares with city rivals Cienciano and Deportivo Garcilaso.
Cusco were runner-up of the First Division three times, won the Peruvian Segunda División in 2022 and Copa Perú in 2011. Cusco were one of the fastest clubs in Peru to reach the First Division, doing so in only two years since its founding.