2016 Club Universitario de Deportes season

The 2016 season was Universitario de Deportes' 92nd season since its founding in 1924.^[1] The club played the Torneo Descentralizado and the Copa Sudamericana.^[2]^[3]

Competitions

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universitario	15	11	2	2	31	12	+19	35	Qualification to the 2017 Copa Sudamericana
2	Sporting Cristal	15	7	5	3	21	11	+10	26
3	Alianza Lima	15	8	2	5	24	18	+6	26

Updated to match(es) played on May 6, 2016. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Cristal	30	14	11	5	46	27	+19	53
2	Universitario	30	15	6	9	51	39	+12	51	Advance to Liguilla B
3	Melgar	30	13	7	10	48	38	+10	46

Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2016. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Updated to match(es) played on 2016. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

November 30, 2016 First Leg	Universitario	1–2	Melgar	Nacional, Lima
20:00	John Galliquio 9'		58' José Carlos Fernández 86' Bernardo Cuesta	Attendance: 27,438 Referee: Henry Gambetta

December 4, 2016 Second Leg	Melgar	2–2	Universitario	Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
13:00	Omar Fernández 67' Alexis Arias 77'		14' Diego Manicero 33' Andy Polo	Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Diego Haro

December 10, 2016	Universitario	3–2	Deportivo Municipal	Mansiche, Trujillo
15:00	Hernán Rengifo 33' 90' Alexi Gómez 53'		Damián Ísmodes 64' Velasco 77'	Attendance: 9,177 Referee: Luis Garay

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)	Universitario	0–3	Emelec	Estadio Nacional, Lima
21:30 UTC−5		Report	Achilier 52' Stracqualursi 61', 80'	Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)	Emelec	3–1	Universitario	Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt, Guayaquil
21:00 UTC−5	Giménez 22' Stracqualursi 37' (pen.) Mena 68'	Report	Rengifo 32'	Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

^ Nieto Tarazona, Carlos Manuel (29 January 2009). "Universitario de Deportes". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
^ Nieto, Carlos. "Universitario en la Copa Sudamericana 2016". Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ Nieto, Carlos. "Campaña 2016". Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ Nieto, Carlos. "Directores Técnicos". Dale U Campeón. Retrieved 6 May 2023.