Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
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Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, which plays in the Primera División.

Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams". Católica won the last Chilean football's international cup: Interamerican Cup 1994.

Its traditional rival is Universidad de Chile. They contest the "Clásico Universitario".

Overview

While the club was born as one of the many sport branches of the Universidad Católica de Chile, officially founded in 1937, it began, strictly speaking, around 1910, when students of the University would reunite to play football matches, frequently facing historical rival Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Chile (football club)
Club Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile is the second most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, having won the...

. In time, the idea of creating a professional club emerged, and on April 21, 1937, the club officially and legally began existing. It made its professional debut, in the second division, against the Universidad de Chile. Rivalry, both in sports and in academic issues, made these matches between the Universities become more and more important, eventually reaching the national status of "Universities' Derby". The rivalry maintains itself until today, with each match between these teams being considered a must-see for every football fan in the country.
The Universidad Católica has attained fame as a favorite of the higher classes, because of many factors, which range from the location of the club's Stadium (in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of the capital) and Headquarters, although there are "UC" fans all around the country, including popular regions or towns. For this reason, is planned to build a new stadium in a more popular place of Santiago.

The club has reached notoriety, both in a national and South American level, as owner of one of the best infrastructures and training centers in the continent. As such, it is a good source of young talents, which occasionally rise to stardom in the club.

The club has won 10 national tournaments, and one international cup: Inter-American cup. Also, in 1993, Universidad Católica was the runner-up in the most important international tournament in South America: the Copa Libertadores de América
Copa Libertadores de América
The Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...

, losing in the finals against the powerful Brazilian team, São Paulo
São Paulo Futebol Clube
São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

.

In recent years, the club has been reemerged in international competition, advancing to the 2005 Copa Sudamericana semifinal before being knocked out by the powerful Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

 from Argentina, who would go on to win the tournament. In 2006 the team made a good presentation in the Copa Libertadores, but was eliminated at the last minute by Tigres de la UANL of Mexico and failed to advance beyond the group stage. Universidad Católica did not qualify for the 2007 Copa Libertadores.

Católica played again Copa Libertadores in 2008 with no luck, being eliminated in group stage by goal difference by River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 and América
Club América
Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

. In 2010, their performance was no better, finishing third in group stage behind Universidad de Chile and Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...

.

Club information

  • Seasons on 1st Division : 66
  • Seasons on 2nd Division: 3
  • Best Position on 1st Division: 1st
  • Worst Position on 1st Division: 18th
  • Best IFFHS Position: 18th
  • Maximum amount of games won in 1 league season: 27 (1999)
  • Maximum amount of games won in short tournaments: 18 (Clausura 2005)
  • Maximum amount of goals scored in 1 league season: 102 (1999)
  • Maximum amount of goals scored in short tournaments: 56 (Apertura 2002)
  • Least beaten Goalkeeper: José María Buljubasich
    José María Buljubasich
    José María Buljubasich is a former Argentine football player who played as goalkeeper in Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Chile and Paraguay. He won two titles, one in Argentina and the other in Chile.-Biography:...

     1352 minutes (4th on IFFHS Ranking)
  • Most matches played for Copa Libertadores de América
    Copa Libertadores de América
    The Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...

    : Mario Lepe
    Mario Lepe
    Mario Lepe González is a retired Chilean footballer. He spent his entire career with Universidad Católica. He also represented the Chilean national side.-External links:**...

     (76 matches)

IFFHS Ranking

Top 25 South American Ranking 20th century 1:
25th 2009 Top 20 South American Ranking Decade (1):
18th 2010 Top 55 World Ranking History (3):
47th 2007, 51st 2008, 52nd 2009 Top 30 World Ranking (Year) 3:
18th 1993, 21st 1995, 27th 2005 Top 30 Ranking Mundial (Month) 10:
20th 2006, 21st 2006, 23rd 2011, 24th 2006, 24th 2006, 26th 2011

27th 2000, 27th 2006, 28th 1999, 29th 2011

Copa Libertadores Ranking

  • Top 10 Historical Table
    Historical Table of the Copa Libertadores
    The Historical Table of the Copa Libertadores is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Copa Libertadores since its inception in 1960. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2011 season. A 3-point value per match won was...

     (4):
10th 2006, 10th 2007, 10th 2008, 10th 2009

National honours

Primera División de Chile: 10
1949, 1954, 1961, 1966, 1984, 1987, 1997-A
Primera División Chilena 1997
The 1997 tournament of the Primera División de Chile was based in the typical Apertura-Clausura scheme used in many football leagues in Latin-America, similar to the Argentinian First Division. For the first time, this format, with two champions, was used...

, 2002-A, 2005-C, 2010

Copa Chile
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...

: 5
1983-PG, 1983-R
Copa República 1983
The Copa República 1983 was the 14th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on January 11, 1984 and concluded on March 7, 1984. Universidad Católica won the competition for their second time, beating Naval 1–0 in the final...

, 1991, 1995
Copa Chile 1995
The Copa Chile 1995 was the 27th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 11, 1995 and concluded on September 14, 1995...

, 2011
2011 Copa Chile
The 2011 Copa Chile is the 34th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national cup tournament.The competition started on May 11, 2011 with the Preliminary Rounds and concludes on November 16, 2011 with the Second leg of the Final...


Liguilla Pre-Libertadores: 8
1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998

Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana: 1
2003

Pre-Liguilla: 1
1992

Apertura Consolation Tournament: 1
1949

Segunda División de Chile
Primera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....

: 2
1956, 1975

International honours

  • Copa Libertadores de América
    Copa Libertadores de América
    The Copa Santander Libertadores de América , known simply as the Copa Libertadores and originally known as the Copa Campeones de América , is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960...

    : 0
Runners-up (1): 1993
1993 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1993 was the 34th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. São Paulo won the competition....


  • Copa Interamericana
    Copa Interamericana
    Copa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...

    : 1
1994

Players

The Chilean Football Federation
Federación de Fútbol de Chile
The Chilean Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Chile. It was founded June 19, 1895, making it the second oldest South American federation, and is a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916...

 rules allow a maximum of seven foreign players per team, but only five can be on the pitch
Association football pitch
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 at any one time. Currently Católica has six foreign players.

Current squad

Out on Loan

1º Division top scorers

Victor Mancilla: 17 goals (1943) Osvaldo "Arica" Hurtado
Osvaldo Hurtado
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: 21 goals (1987) Alberto Acosta
Alberto Acosta
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: 33 goals (1994) David Bisconti
David Bisconti
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: 15 goals (Apertura 1997) Milovan Mirošević
Milovan Mirosevic
Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for the Chilean Primera División side Universidad Católica as an Attacking midfielder.-Club carrer:...

: 19 goals (2010)

International cups top scorers

Juan Carlos Almada
Juan Carlos Almada
Juan Carlos Almada is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador....

: 9 (Libertadores 1993) Alberto Acosta
Alberto Acosta
Alberto Federico 'Beto' Acosta is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a striker.In a professional career which spanned 18 years , he played for San Lorenzo in four different spells...

: 11 (Libertadores 1997) Jorge Quinteros
Jorge Quinteros
Jorge Polo Quinteros is a retired Argentine footballer.He has played for Argentinos Juniors in four different spells, his other clubs include RCD Mallorca in Spain, Talleres de Córdoba, San Lorenzo, Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile, and Chacarita Juniors.The highlights of his career...

: 5 (Libertadores 2006)

America's Ideal Team

Patricio Toledo 1991 José Guillermo del Solar
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 1991 Gary Medel
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 2009

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 Raimundo Tupper
Raimundo Tupper
Raimundo Tupper Lyon was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back.-Career:Born into a family of five children...

 René Valenzuela
René Valenzuela
René Eduardo Valenzuela Becker is a retired football defender from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number three jersey. He played for several clubs in Chile, including Universidad Católica. For Chile he played 46 matches between 1979 and...

 Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Valenzuela
Rodrigo Ignacio Valenzuela Avilés is a Chilean football player.He is a midfielder who plays for Universidad Católica. He has spent his entire career in club teams in either Chile or Mexico...

 Alex Varas
Alex Varas
Alex Fabián Varas Rubio is a retired Chilean football goalkeeper, who last played for Chilean club Santiago Wanderers. He began his career with Universidad Católica where he played four seasons. He spent one season with Coquimbo Unido...

 Jorge Vargas
Jorge Francisco Vargas
Jorge Vargas is a Chilean football defender. He currently plays for San Luis Quillota.-Club career:...

 Eduardo Vilches
Eduardo Vilches
Eduardo Enrique Vilches Arriagada is a former Chilean footballer.-Club career:Vilches began his professional career with Magallanes, before moving to Universidad Católica and Colo-Colo...

 José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva
José Luis Villanueva Ahumada is a Chilean football player. He is currently playing for Universidad Católica.- Second Division in Chile :...

 Oscar Wirth   Miguel Montuori
Miguel Montuori
Miguel Ángel Montuori was an Argentine football player.Montuori was born at Rosario, Argentina....

 Hugo Brizuela Jorge Luis Campos
Jorge Luis Campos
Jorge Luis Campos Velázquez is a former Paraguayan footballer, who played as a midfielder or upfront.- International :...

 José Saturnino Cardozo Juan Ramón Isasi
Juan Ramón Isasi
Juan Ramón Isasi is a former football forward. Isasi played for most of his career in Universidad Católica. He was part of the 1984 Universidad Católica team that won the Primera División de Chile.-Titles:...

 José Guillermo del Solar
José del Solar
José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach....

 Juan Carlos Masnik
Juan Carlos Masnik
Juan Carlos Masnik is a former Uruguayan football player and manager, who represented his country at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany.-Career:Masnik played for Club Nacional de Football and featured in the 1971 Intercontinental Cup...

 Romualdo Moro
Romualdo Moro
Romualdo Moro is a former football forward. Noble played for most of his career in Universidad Católica. He was part of the 1984 Universidad Católica team that won the Primera División de Chile.-Titles:-References:...

 Juan Nakwacki Sebastián Taborda
Sebastián Taborda
Sebastián Taborda Ramos is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Club Atlético River Plate in the Uruguayan Primera División, as a centre forward.-Club career:...

 Jonny Walker
Jonny Walker
Jonny Walker is an American soccer goalkeeper who is an assistant coach with the University of Memphis women's soccer team. Walker played professionally in Chile and the United States, including Major League Soccer...



Notable coaches

William Burnickel Ignacio Prieto
Ignacio Prieto
Ignacio Prieto is a former Chilean footballer currently played for 5 clubs and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup England 1966....

 Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos is an Chilean football manager who coached the Chile national football team between 2003 and 2005...

 Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean manager and former footballer. His current club is La Liga side Málaga CF.-Club career:...

 Jorge Pellicer
Jorge Pellicer
Jorge Pellicer is a Chilean football manager who coached Universidad Católica, winning the 2005 Clausura title. He is currently the coach of Universidad de Concepción- Career :* 2004-2006: Universidad Católica* 2007-2008: UA Maracaibo...

 Fernando Carvallo
Fernando Carvallo
Fernando Carvallo is a former Chilean footballer and actually a football manager.-Manager career:...

 Luis Vidal
  Juan Antonio Pizzi
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja is a retired Argentine-born Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach....

   Néstor Isella
Néstor Isella
Néstor Isella is a fomer Argentine Naturalized Chilean footballer and head coach, currently played in clubs of Argentina and Chile....

 José Guillermo del Solar
José del Solar
José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach....

 Gustavo Moscoso
Gustavo Moscoso
Gustavo Moscoso Huencho is a retired football player from Chile, who played as an attacking midfielder and/or striker. A player of Universidad Católica he represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number eleven jersey....

 Fernando Riera
Fernando Riera
Fernando Riera Bauzá was a Chilean professional football player and manager, patriarch of Chilean football.Riera was born in Santiago, Chile...

 Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos
Juvenal Olmos is an Chilean football manager who coached the Chile national football team between 2003 and 2005...

 Miguel Mocciola

See also

  • Universidad Católica (sports club)
  • Universidad Católica de Chile

External links

Official site
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