Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres

Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres S.A., commonly known as Club Deportivo USMP, is a Peruvian football club based in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. In just their first season, the club began playing in the Peruvian top-flight, the Torneo Descentralizado, after they bought the promotional place of the 2003 Segunda División winners, Sport Coopsol. The team obtained their first Descentralizado title in 2007, the second in 2008 and their third in 2010.

Universidad de San Martín
Full nameClub Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres S.A.
Nickname(s)Los Albos (The Whites)
Los Santos (The Saints)
Founded21 January 2004 (2004-01-21)
GroundEstadio Miguel Grau
Capacity17,000
PresidentRaúl Bao García
ManagerDuilio Cisneros
LeagueLiga 2
2023Liga 2, 7th
WebsiteClub website

The name comes from the Universidad de San Martín de Porres, a university in Lima.

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