Universitario de Sucre

History

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Foundation and amateur era

Universitario was established under the expectation of the teacher Alfredo Sandi on 5 April 1962 under the name of Medicina. In the first seasons of the team, the club has the support of the "Father of the University sport" and the moral and material support of the lawyer Óscar Salas, in this moment rector of the Saint Francis Xavier University.

A memorable day for the club was when the team play his first match in its history against Ciencias Económicas at Cancha del Seminario (today Complejo Deportivo Universitario). In the half-time of the game, Sandi was to congratulate to the players and also proposed to the team to represent to the university in the championship of the Asociación de Fútbol de Sucre (AFS). The proposal was accepted by the players and the young students are committed to participate in this tournament.

In the committee of the AFS, the club was enrolled in the association under the name of Club Universitario for play in the

Seasons in Primera División

In 2005, Universitario achieved 49 points in the regional league of

In the first season of Universitario in the first division, the club finished in the third place of the regular fase with 42 points, qualifying for the final hexagonal. In the hexagonal, the club ended in the fourth position. In the Copa Sudamericana, Sucre won for an aggregate result of 3–2 to

In 2008, the club achieved his first title in Primera División during the Torneo Apertura, finishing in the first position with 43 points, also advancing to Group 5 of the

In the season 2010, because of be the winner of

Rivalries

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South Bolivia derby

First board

Position	Board	Occupation
President	Enrique Loayza	Professor on law's faculty
Vice president	Carlos Tellez	Professor on dentistry's faculty
General secretary	Enrique Cuellar	Professor on law's faculty
Delegate to Sucre Football Association	Luis Ríos	Medicine student

Presidents

President	Years
Enrique Loayza	1961–68
Carlos Tellez	1969–76
Jhonny de la Riva	1976–78
Miguel Hayes	1978–87
Julio Castro	1961–69
Aquilino Parra	1989–93
Julio Heredia	1994–97
Gonzalo Pórcel	1998–03
Wálter Arízaga	2004–05
Jaime Barrón	2006–09
Wálter Arízaga	2009–14
Cristian Copa	2014–

Managers