Colo-Colo
| Full name | Corporación Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Albos (the Snow Whites), El Cacique, El Indio (the Indian), El Eterno Campeón (the Eternal Champion), El Popular (the Popular) |
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| Founded | April 19, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Monumental David Arellano Santiago, Chile (Capacity: 45,953[1]) |
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| Chairman |  Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle |
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| Manager |  Marcelo Barticciotto |
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| League | Primera División de Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 Apertura | 2nd place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corporación Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club. It has won a record number of national titles and is the only Chilean team to have won the Copa Libertadores de América (1991). Colo-Colo is known as the "Albos" (snow whites), "Cacique", "El Indio" (the indian) and "Eterno Campeón" (eternal champion). The traditional uniform consists of a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. After the death of David Arellano a founding father, black was added to the top of the emblem on the white shirt as a tribute. In a dual sign the name of the stadium was also dedicated to him as a living memory. Colo-Colo plays in the Chilean commune of Macul located within Santiago. It is managed since 2005 by Blanco y Negro S.A.
Colo-Colo has won a combined total of 48 titles, encompassing 4 amateur titles, 41 national tournaments in the professional era and 3 international championships. Since the creation of the Primera División of Chile in 1933, Colo-Colo is the only club to have played in every season never having been relegated.[1] The club is ranked among the top 30 football clubs in the IFFHS All-Time Club World Ranking.[2]
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History
Foundation and amateur era (1925-1933)
At the beginning of 1925, football club Magallanes were undergoing an internal institutional crisis, stemming from problems between administrators and a few of the players who wanted to turn the club into a professional entity. A breakdown in negotiations provoked a few of the younger players to resign from the team after encountering opposition from the club's directors, established players, and fans.
After a series of reunions the former club Magallanes players led by David Arellano decided to establish their new club creating Colo-Colo on April 19, 1925, naming the club for a Chilean Mapuche chief. The individuals involved included, the Arellano brothers, David and Francisco; Juan Quiñones (who designed the team uniform and colors); Luis Contreras (who came up with the name); Rubén and Nicolás Arroyo; Clemente Acuña; Guillermo Garcés; Rubén Sepúlveda; Eduardo Stavelton; and Luis Mancilla.[3]
The club were victorious upon winning the (Primera División de la Liga Metropolitana) through an unbeatable fashion. This was the first tournament that Colo-Colo entered and successfully completed. 1927 featured Colo-Colo as the first Chilean club team to go on tour across Europe to participate in a round of friendly games. Tragedy struck on May 2, 1927, in an exhibition match against Real Valladolid of Spain where team captain and founder David Arellano was critically injured after suffering a foul that caused him to experience Peritonitis. The inflammation would cause him to die the next day.[4] Despite the huge loss, the club carried on and won the (Primera División de la Liga Central de Football) championships in 1928, 1929, and 1930.
During the years 1931-32 the club experienced their first institutional crisis when the directors wanted to invest a large amount of money in newer players. The new acquisitions did not render the team any positive results, therefore creating a decrease in salaries throughout the rest of the squad.
On December 8, 1932 Colo-Colo returned to play another championship final against Santiago based club Audax Italiano. As Colo-Colo was winning 2-1, a platform in the Audax Italiano stadium collapsed as fans were trying to rush the field of play. The match was canceled and the champion for that year remained vacant. The tragedy resulted in 130 injuries and 3 deaths.[5]
Copa Libertadores
Colo Colo suffered defeat in the 1973 Copa Libertadores final and waited to crown themselves as Copa Libertadores champions 18 years later on June 5, 1991. Colo-Colo played the final against Olimpia Asunción. The first leg, played in Asunción, Paraguay ended in a 0-0 draw. In the second leg Colo-Colo pulled out a 3-0 win, with two goals scored by Luis Pérez who did not have a starting role prior to the game and one by Leonel Herrera who came in as a substitute.
Club colours and crest
The Mapuche cacique, Colo-Colo, is a historic symbol of heroic courage, bravery, and wisdom who fought, never surrendered, and never lost to the Spaniards during the Arauco War. The team colors (white and black) portray the philosophy of the founders: "The white shirt stands as a symbol of purity in principles and intentions and the black of the pants represents the determination to always fight loyally for the victory." The black bar above the badge symbolizes the early death of David Arellano who is remembered for having founded one of the most important teams in Chile.
Stadium
Colo-Colo's stadium, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, is located in Macul, Santiago and has a 45,953 capacity. Colo-Colo inaugurated the stadium on September 30, 1989 with a match against Peñarol. The former went on to win by a final score of 2:1.
Supporters
The diehard fans, "Hinchada" or "Barra", are known as the Garra Blanca (white claw). They are the biggest organized group of football fans in Chile, followed by fans of their rival team Universidad de Chile. Garra Blanca is known to follow the team and support it in every city and stadium where Colo-Colo plays. Also the "Garra Blanca" is the oldest "barra brava" of the country, it was founded in 1985.
Records
- Seasons in Primera División: 75 (all)
- Best position in a season: First (27 times)
- Worst position in a season: Eleventh 1945
- Record League victory: 10-0 v Regional Atacama 1995
- Record Copa Libertadores victory: 5-0 v Unión Española, First Round, 1 March 1973
- Record Copa Sudamericana victory: 7-2 v LD Alajuelense 10 October 2006
- Record League defeat: 1-6 v Club Deportivo O'Higgins 1983
- Record international defeat: 1-6 v Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Supercopa, 1st Round, 5 October 1993
- Record League attendance (at Monumental): 69,305 Colo-Colo vs. Universidad de Chile, 25 October 1992.
- Most League appearances: 417 Misael Escuti
- Most Copa Libertadores appearances: 67 Lizardo Garrido
- Most wins in a season: 27 1983
- Most wins in a short season: 18 Apertura 2006
- Most consecutive wins in a season: 10 Apertura 2006-Clausura 2006
- Most League goals: 180 Francisco Valdés
- Most League goals in a season: 37 Luis Hernan Álvarez, Campeonato Nacional 1963
- Most goals in a season in all competitions: 47 Humberto Suazo, 2006
- Most goals scored in international competition: 20 Francisco Valdés and Ivo Basay
- Most League goals in a season (by team): 103 1963
- Most League goals in a short season (by team): 71 Apertura 2006
Honours
Amateur Championships
- Campeonato Liga Central de Football de Santiago
- Winners (3): 1925, 1928, 1929
- Campeonato Asociación de Football de Santiago
- Winners (1): 1930
National honours
- Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
- Winners (27): 1937 (unbeaten), 1939, 1941 (unbeaten), 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 (C), 1998, 2002 (C), 2006 (A), 2006 (C), 2007 (A), 2007 (C)
- Runners-up (16): 1933, 1943, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 (A), 2003 (A), 2003 (C), 2008 (A)
- Copa Chile
- Winners (14): 1933, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1958, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996
- Runners-up (4): 1979, 1980, 1987, 1992
International honours
- Copa Libertadores de América
- Winners (1): 1991
- Runners-up (1): 1973
- Intercontinental Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1991
- Recopa Sudamericana
- Winners (1): 1992
- Copa Interamericana
- Winners (1): 1991
- Copa Sudamericana
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Current squad
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Squad changes for 2008 Clausura
In:
Macnelly Torres from Cucuta Deportivo- Daud Gazale from Deportes Concepcion
- Juan Gonzalo Lorca return from
Vitesse - Rodrigo Millar return from Once Caldas
- Gerardo Cortes from Deportes Concepcion
- Luis Pedro Figueroa from Cobreloa
Out:
Gustavo Biscayzacú transferred to 
Necaxa- John Jairo Castillo loan to Everton de Viña del Mar
- Eduardo Rubio transferred to
FC Basel - Carlos Salazar Transferred to Deportivo Pereira
- Jose Luis Cabion transferred to Everton de Viña del Mar
- Rafael Caroca loan to O'Higgins
- José Pedro Fuenzalida loan to O'Higgins
- Fernando Meneses loan to U. de Conce
- Daniel González loan to Cobreloa
- Gerardo Cortés loan to Unión Española
- Gonzalo Fierro transferred to
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Statistics & formations
Colo-Colo at the Copa Sudamericana
| Year | PG | W | D | L | GF | GA | PTS | GD | Stage |
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| 2006 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 25 | +17 | Finalist |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | +2 | Round of 16 |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 33 | 19 |
2006 Sudamericana Lineup
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Cejas
Ormeño
Riffo
Henriquez
Vidal
Fierro
Melendez
Sanhueza
Fernandez
Suazo
Sanchez
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| Colo Colo's Sudamericana 2006 Lineup |
2008 Colo-Colo Lineup
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Muñoz
Mena
Riffo
Jara
Sanhueza
L. P. Figueroa
Meléndez
Salcedo
Torres
Gazale
Barrios
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| Colo Colo's Clausura 2008 Lineup |
Noted players
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Managers
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Player records
Primera División Topscorers
- Luis Carvallo: 9 (1933)
- Aurelio Domínguez: 12 (1935)
- Alfonso Domínguez: 32 (1939), 19 (1944)
- Jorge Robledo: 26 (1953), 25 (1954)
- Luis Hernán Alvárez: 37 (1963)
- Julio Crisosto: 28 (1974)
- Carlos Caszely: 20 (1979), 26 (1980), 20 (1981)
- Rubén Martínez: 22 (1990), 23 (1991)
- Anibal González: 24 (1992)
- Héctor Tapia: 24 (2001)
- Sebastián González: 18 (Apertura 2002)
- Manuel Neira: 14 (Clausura 2002)
- Gonzalo Fierro: 13 (Clausura 2005)
- Humberto Suazo: 19 (Apertura 2006)
- Humberto Suazo: 18 (Apertura 2007)
- Lucas Barrios: 19 (Apertura 2008)
International Topscores
- Carlos Caszely: 9 (Copa Libertadores 1973)
- Ivo Basay: 7 (Supercopa Sudamericana 1997)
- Matías Fernández: 9 (Copa Sudamericana 2006)
- Humberto Suazo: 10 (Copa Sudamericana 2006)
South American Player of the Year
- Gabriel Mendoza 1991
- Marco Antonio Etcheverry 1993
- Matías Fernández 2006
- Humberto Suazo 2006
South American Footballer of the Year
- Matías Fernández 2006
South American Coach of the Year
- Claudio Borghi 2006
The World's Top Goal Scorer
- Humberto Suazo: 17 (2006)
Presidents
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Official sponsors
- Umbro
- Cerveza Cristal
- Lider
References
- ↑ Coventric!
- ↑ IFFHS
- ↑ (Spanish) Salinas, Sebastián: «De rebeldes a invencibles», en Por Empuje Y Coraje. Los Albos en la época amateur 1925-1933. Santiago: Central de Estadísticas Deportivas (CEDEP), 2004. 9562991253
- ↑ http://www.memoriachilena.cl/archivos2/pdfs/MC0006536.pdf
- ↑ (Spanish) Salinas, Sebastián: «Crisis adentro, crisis afuera», en Por Empuje Y Coraje. Los Albos en la época amateur 1925-1933. Santiago: Central de Estadísticas Deportivas (CEDEP), 2004. 9562991253
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