C.D. Universidad de Concepción

For the basketball team, see C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol.

Universidad de Concepción

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Full name	Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción
Founded	8 August 1994
Ground	Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Biobio Region
Ground Capacity	30,448
Chairman	Mariano Campos
Manager	Ronald Fuentes
League	Campeonato Nacional
2015–16	Apertura: 3rd Liguilla Apertura: Qualified Clausura: 7th Liguilla Clausura: In dispute Overall: 4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción also known as Universidad de Concepción, is a Chilean football club based in Concepción, that is a current member of the Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Municipal de Concepción, that has a 30,480 spectators capacity.

History

A "Club Deportivo Universitario" amateur team played in the Regional Championship in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. They played along with sports teams like Naval de Talcahuano, Lord Cochrane and Arturo Fernández Vial and became champions in 1962. The current Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción was founded in 1994.

Tercera División: 1994–1997

Universidad de Concepción participates in football as a member of the Tercera División, organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur (ANFA). The team played its first match against Deportes Talcahuano at Estadio El Morro on 10 April 1994. The club's coach was former Universitario footballer Luis Vera Avendaño. With 22 points that season, the club finished fourth in the South-central Zone in Tercera División and was nearly promoted to the Primera B (Premier B).

In the next season, Universidad de Concepción failed to duplicate the results of the last season, finishing seventh in the South Zone. However, the club won the relegation play-offs.

During the 1996 season, with former footballer Mario Osbén as the coach, the club was runner-up in the Tercera División, after finishing second behind Santiago Morning in the quadrangular play-offs. Universidad de Concepción had a record of sixteen victories and six defeats in 34 games.

In 1997, Universidad de Concepción won the Tercera División. The club was promoted to Premier B, the first professional tournament and the first title for the club following a 2–1 victory over Unión La Calera on 8 December 1997.

Professional era

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Nicolás Peric scored a goal for Universidad de Concepción in 2004

In its first professional season, the club had success in Premier B 1998 and nearly qualified for the promotion play-offs to Primera División (Premier Division).

In 1999, the club finished ninth, prompting changes in club administration, including the hiring of a new coach, Luis Marcoleta. By 2002, the club was promoted to the Premier Division.

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Jorge Valdivia, player of the club during 2003

In 2003, under coach Fernando Díaz, the club unexpectedly qualified for the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana in 2004.

In the Copa Libertadores, the club qualified in Group 3 with Cruzeiro, Santos Laguna and Caracas. However, the club finished last. In the Copa Sudamericana, the club qualified for the Chile/Bolivia preliminary after a victory over Santiago Wanderers. However, the team was eliminated after being defeated 4–2 by Bolívar in La Paz. The club's second goal in this game was scored by goalkeeper Nicolás Peric. The club was recognized as the best club in Chilean football by the IFFHS in 2004.

During the Torneo de Apertura 2006, Universidad de Concepción advanced to the semi-finals against Colo-Colo, but the team was defeated 4–3 in the first leg and 2–0 in the second leg. However, they earned the fifth position in the Annual Table of 2006. In the next season, under coach Marcelo Barticciotto, the team was runner-up in the Torneo de Clausura 2007, having been defeated again by Colo-Colo.

In the 2008 season, Barticciotto was dismissed and replaced by Jorge Pellicer. In the Torneo de Apertura, the club finished in 16th place with 21 points. In the second semester tournament, the Torneo de Clausura, the club again ended in 16th position, going to the promotion play-offs of Premier B (Second Division) against Coquimbo Unido. The club won this match in a 5–1 aggregate.

In the Copa Chile 2008–09, the club was proclaimed champion of the tournament after a 2–1 victory over Deportes Ovalle at Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Stadium.

After a difficult showing at the Torneo de Apertura 2009, the club earned fifth place at the Torneo de Clausura. The club was eliminated once again by Colo-Colo.

In the 2010 Premier Division, Universidad de Concepción ended in 15th place with 38 points. The club went to the promotion play-offs and defeated Curicó Unido, a team which had been recently relegated to Premier B.

Honours

• Copa Chile: 2

2008, 2014–15

• Primera B: 1

2013

• Tercera División: 1

1997

Stats

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• Seasons in Campeonato Nacional: 10 (2003–12)
• Seasons in Primera B: 6 (1998–02, 2013)
• Seasons in Segunda División: 4 (1994–97)
• Best Finish in Campeonato Nacional: Runner-up (Clausura 2007)
• Copa Libertadores Appearances: 1 (2004)
• Copa Sudamericana Appearances: 1 (2004)
• Largest Margin of Victory: 8–2 (v Palestino in 2003)
• Largest Margin of Defeat: 2–5 (v Santiago Wanderers in 2003)

Players

Current squad

Current squad of CD Universidad de Concepción as of 4 August 2015 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player 1 CHI GK Cristián Muñoz 2 CHI DF Diego Díaz 3 CHI DF Waldo Ponce 4 ARG DF Alexis Machuca 5 CHI FW José Huentelaf 6 CHI MF Alejandro Camargo 7 CHI FW Aníbal Carvallo 8 CHI MF Hans Salinas 10 PAR MF Gustavo Cristaldo 11 CHI MF Felipe Reynero 12 CHI GK Daniel Castillo 13 CHI DF Felipe Muñoz 15 CHI MF Michael Lepe 16 CHI DF Héctor Berríos 17 CHI DF Esteban Flores

No. Position Player 18 CHI MF Juan Pablo Gómez 19 CHI DF Sebastián Roco 20 PAR MF Francisco Portillo 21 CHI MF Fernando Manríquez 22 CHI GK Leonardo Figueroa 23 CHI FW Gabriel Vargas 25 CHI MF Ronald De la Fuente 26 CHI FW Jorge Troncoso 27 CHI GK Pablo Benitez 28 CHI MF Manuel Briones 29 CHI MF Felipe Fritz 30 CHI DF Diego Soto -- CHI MF Jean Meneses -- ARG FW Matías Conti

Manager: Ronald Fuentes

2015–16 Summer Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- DF Francisco Alarcón (from Palestino)

No. Position Player -- MF Jonathan Zacaría (from Palestino)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 18 MF Hans Salinas (from Deportes La Serena)

No. Position Player

Managers

• Luis Vera (1994–95)
• Mario Osbén (1996–99)
• Luis Marcoleta (2000)
• Yuri Fernández (2001–02)
• Raúl Toro (2003)
• Fernando Díaz (2003)
• Óscar Meneses (2004–05)

• Edgardo Avilés (2005)
• Gualberto Jara (2005–06)
• Yuri Fernández (2006–07)
• Marcelo Barticciotto (2007–08)
• Yuri Fernández (interim) (2008)
• Jorge Pellicer (2008–10)
• Yuri Fernández (interim) (2010)

• Jaime Vera (2011)
• Mauricio Riffo (2011)
• Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2011)
• Yuri Fernández (2012)
• Fernando Díaz (2012)
• Pablo Sánchez (2013–14)
• Ronald Fuentes (2015–)

See also

• Universidad de Concepción
• Universidad de Concepción (basketball team)

External links

• (Spanish) Official website
• (Spanish) Universidad de Concepción at the ANFP official website
• C.D. Universidad de Concepción on Facebook
• C.D. Universidad de Concepción on Twitter
• C.D. Universidad de Concepción on Instagram

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