Club Deportes Concepción
| Full name | Club de Deportes Concepción | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Lilas, El León de Collao | ||
| Founded | February 29, 1966 | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Municipal de Concepción Concepción, Chile | ||
| Capacity | 35,000 | ||
| Chairman | Adolfo Sabondo | ||
| Manager | Patricio Almendra | ||
| League | Primera B | ||
| 2013 | 4th (South Zone) | ||
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Club Deportes Concepción, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción.
The club was founded on February 29, 1966 by the organizations of several amateur clubs such as Galvarino, Liverpool, Juvenil Unido, Santa Fe and Club Lord Cochrane. The club is one of the most popular in the VIII region of Chile, their great rivals are Fernández Vial and Huachipato. The club plays their home games at Estadio Municipal de Concepción in Concepción, Chile, which seats about 35,000 people.
History
The team joined the second level of the Chilean professional league in 1966 and won the tournament a year later gaining promotion to the Primera División de Chile.
In 1991 the team joined in representing Chile in the Copa Libertadores, they passed through the 1st round phase but lost in the round of sixteen against América de Cali.
In 1993 the club was relegated after finishing 15th of 16 teams, but the club bounced straight back by winning the second division title in 1994.
Concepción played their next big international tournament in 1999, they participated in the Copa Conmebol and made it all the way to the semifinals but lost against Talleres de Córdoba from Argentina. A real disappointment to the fans.
In the year 2001, they once again played the Copa Libertadores and beat rivals such as San Lorenzo from Argentina and Jorge Wilstermann from Bolivia. Once again they made it into the round of sixteen but lost this time to Vasco da Gama from Brazil who had top class players like Romário in their team.
In 2002 the club were again relegated by finishing 15th of 16 teams in the aggregated table, they returned to the top flight in 2004.
In the year 2006 the team was suspended and could not play professionally in the whole year due to debts and unpaid salaries. The club was going to be relegated, but after a legal battle, they were readmitted in the Chilean first division, where they play in 2007. An alternative team (Deportes Concepción B) plays in the Third division of Chile as well.
Club Facts
- Seasons in Primera División: 33 (1968–81), (1985–93), (1995-02), (2005), (2007–08)
- Seasons in Segunda Division: 11 (1966–67), (1982–84), (1994), (2003–04), (2009-)
- Copa Libertadores appearances: 2 (1991), (2001)
- Largest Margin of Victory: 7-1 (vs. Santiago Morning 1976)
- Largest Margin of Defeat: 7-0 (vs Universidad de Chile 1987) 7-1 (vs. Colo-Colo 1995)
- Best Finish in Primera División: 2nd (1975)
- All-time Goalscorer: Osvaldo Castro (65 goals)
National Honors
- 1967, 1994
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
- 1999: Semi-Finals
Notable players
Current squad 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- (Spanish) Official Website
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