# 2013 Club Universitario de Deportes season

The 2013 season was Universitario de Deportes' 89th season since its founding in 1924. The club disputed the Torneo Descentralizado, of which it was champion.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Torneo Descentralizado | Matchday 1 | Champion | 15 Feb | 30 Nov |

### Torneo Descentralizado
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Second Stage placement |
| 1 | Real Garcilaso | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 57 | |
| 2 | Universitario | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 53 | Liguilla B |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 49 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | ALI | CIE | MEL | IGD | JG | JA | LEÓ | PAC | RGA | CRI | SHU | UCO | UCV | USM | UTC | UNI |
| Alianza Lima | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 |
| Cienciano | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Melgar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Inti Gas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–3 |
| José Gálvez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–3 |
| Juan Aurich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–2 |
| León de Huánuco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 |
| Pacífico | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–1 |
| Real Garcilaso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 |
| Sporting Cristal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4–0 |
| Sport Huancayo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Unión Comercio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–1 |
| Universidad César Vallejo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–1 |
| Universidad San Martín | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 |
| UTC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 |
| Universitario | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |

#### Second stage
##### Liguilla B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universitario | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 76 | Third Stage and the 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | UTC | 44 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 68 | |
| 3 | Inti Gas | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 63 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CIE | IGD | JG | JA | LEÓ | USM | UTC | UNI |
| Cienciano | | | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Inti Gas | | | | | | | | 3–2 |
| José Gálvez | | | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Juan Aurich | | | | | | | | 2–4 |
| León de Huánuco | | | | | | | | 1–0 |
| Universidad San Martín | | | | | | | | 0–0 |
| UTC | | | | | | | | 1–2 |
| Universitario | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |

#### Play-offs

It seemed simple, but the important victory of Real Garcilaso 3-2 over Universitario was finally laborious. Emotions to a thousand in a match where the cusqueños were more effective than the limeños in the balance of the ninety minutes in Espinar. Ortiz, Ferreyra and Ramúa scored the goals for Garcilaso while Ruidíaz and Fernández scored for the U.
In Lima, Universitario did what was necessary to reach the third final, the tiebreaker, in the most convincing way possible, beating Real Garcilaso 3-0 in the second leg of the Descentralizado definition. Guastavino, Fernández and Guarderas turned the Monumental stadium into a true carnival. At 6 minutes, a free kick is at Guastavino's feet, frontal, in three quarters of the field. With a notable shot, he left goalkeeper Carranza standing, and puts the difference without much urgency. Garcilaso was surprised. Then, Ruidíaz gives a pass to Fernández who, with a lot of free space ahead, lines up and beats Carranza. and finally, with 7 minutes left to finish the game, Rafael Guarderas scored the third.
A tiebreaker match had to be played, this match was played in Huancayo. The U came out to play at the height of Huancayo as if it were a game on the plain. With Guastavino starting this time, unlike the game in Espinar. At 51 minutes, the U scored the first goal through John Galliquio. At minute 63, Bogado scored the tie, this result was maintained, and the champion was defined on penalties. It was Néstor Duarte who, by scoring the penalty, gave the title to Universitario de Deportes.
Universitario won the cup after defeating Real Garcilaso.