Club Deportivo Moquegua

Deportivo Moquegua
Full nameClub Deportivo Moquegua
Founded17 December 2021 (2021-12-17) (As UCV Moquegua)
19 December 2024 (2024-12-19) (As Club Deportivo Moquegua)
Ground25 de Noviembre
Capacity21,073
PresidentRicardo Caldas
ManagerJaime Serna
LeagueLiga 1
2025Liga 2, 2nd (promoted)

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 Moqeugua, 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]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PER Carlos Grados
3 DF  PAR Cristian Enciso
4 DF  PER Aldair Perleche
5 DF  PER Brayan Rivera
6 DF  PER Jimmy Jiménez
7 FW  ECU Edgar Lastre
8 MF  PER Cristian Mejía
9 FW  PER Marcello Negrón
10 MF  PAR Nicolás Chávez
11 FW  ECU Bryan Angulo
12 GK  PER William Falcón
13 DF  PER Juan Lojas
14 MF  PER Claudio Ramírez
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  PER Nicolás Amasifuén
16 FW  PER Allonso Dávila
17 FW  COL Yorman Zapata
20 MF  PER Diego Ramírez
22 DF  PER Eros Montenegro
24 DF  PER Kevin Moreno
25 MF  PER Ricardo Chipao
28 MF  PER José López
29 GK  PER Renzo Figueroa
30 DF  PER José Granda
77 FW  PER Kevin Ruiz
90 FW  COL Jefferson Collazos

Honours

Senior titles

Keys
  •   Record
  • (s) Shared record
Type Competition Titles Runner-up Winning years Runner-up years
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

References

  1. ^ a b Futbolperuano.com, Redacción- (18 May 2023). "La Universidad César Vallejo tendrá dos equipos profesionales en el 2024". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ Luya, Stewart (11 November 2023). "UCV de Moquegua continúa en la Copa Perú 2023". Futbolperuano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ https://prensaregional.pe/ucv-de-moquegua-estrenara-nuevo-nombre-y-camiseta-en-la-liga-2/