Deportivo Garcilaso

Deportivo Garcilaso was founded on 13 April 1957 as Deportivo Lucre by the Garmendia brothers. It was then sold to a church pastor, Monsignor Publio B. Prada Torres, who promoted football at the Great Inca Garcilaso de la Vega school and was a father in the church of San Blast.

In 1970 Deportivo Garcilaso was invited by the Peruvian Football Association to participate in the Copa Presidente de la República. After overcoming the group stage, they were eliminated by Porvenir Miraflores.

The club has participated on several occasions in the final stages of the Copa Perú, one of its best campaigns being the 1979 Copa Perú where it reached the Hexagonal Final. They were departmental champion after defeating Manco II of Quillabamba in the final and qualified for the Regional Stage where they eliminated América Star de Juliaca and Juventud La Joya de Puerto Maldonado. In the National Stage, they knocked out Pesca Peru de Mollendo in their group and qualified together with Deportivo Centenario de Ayacucho to the final. In that phase they finished in third place, tied with Defensor Lima, behind ADT Tarma and Comercial Aguas Verdes de Zarumilla, and were eliminated from the tournament.

In the 2000 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Coronel Bolognesi in the Quarterfinals. In the 2003 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Deportivo Enersur in the Quarterfinals. In the 2007 Copa Perú, the club qualified to the National Stage, but was eliminated by Unión Minas (Orcopampa) in the Round of 16.

After being crowned champion of the Departmental League of Cusco for the fifth consecutive year, Deportivo Garcilaso arrived at the national phase with the conviction of having a good performance and winning the long-awaited title. In the regular phase of the national stage in the Copa Perú, the team finished in first place in the general table of the 50 teams, which ensured that they closed the knockout rounds at home. He easily beat Leoncio Prado in the round of 16, Paz Soldán FBC in the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals he had an even key against Ecosem Pasco. The first leg in Pasco was lost 2-0, in the second leg in Cuzco they started losing in the first half, but managed to turn it around by obtaining a final 3-1 and because they were better placed than their rival in the general table, they managed to reach the final quadrangular that would be played in Lima.

In the final of the 2022 Copa Perú they started by drawing 0-0 against Comerciantes, then won 3-0 against Defensor La Bocana, and against Atlético Bruces they thrashed 5-1 and by goal difference they obtained first place and were promoted to Liga 1 for the first time in their history.

The club debuted very well in the 2023 season, placing 7th on the aggregate table and qualified for the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, making their first international appearance. Deportivo Garcilaso placed third in their Copa Sudamericana group and was eliminated in the Group Stage with four points.