C.D. Universidad de Concepción
Biobio Region | |||
Capacity | 30,448 | ||
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Chairman | Mariano Campos | ||
Manager | Javier Torrente | ||
League | Primera B | ||
2024 | 15th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción also known as Universidad de Concepción, are a Chilean football club based in Concepción, that is a current member of the Primera B. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Ester Roa 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 with teams like
Tercera División: 1994–1997
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.[citation needed]
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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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).[citation needed]
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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In 2003, under coach
In the Copa Libertadores, the club qualified in Group 3 with
During the Torneo de Apertura 2006, Universidad de Concepción advanced to the semi-finals against
In the 2008 season, Barticciotto was dismissed and replaced by
In the
After a difficult showing at the
In the
Honours
- Copa Chile: 2
- Primera B (II): 1
- 2013
- Tercera División(III): 1
- 1997
South American cups history
Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2004 | Copa Libertadores | Group 3 | ![]() |
Santos Laguna | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4th Place |
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Cruzeiro | 1–3 | 0–5 | ||||
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Caracas
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2–3 | 0–1 | ||||
2004 | Copa Sudamericana | First Round | ![]() |
Santiago Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Second Round | ![]() |
Bolívar | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | ||
2015 | Copa Sudamericana | First Round | ![]() |
Nacional | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 |
2016 | Copa Sudamericana | First Round | ![]() |
Bolívar | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
2018 | Copa Libertadores | Prel. Second stage | ![]() |
Vasco da Gama | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 |
2019 | Copa Libertadores | Group C | ![]() |
Godoy Cruz | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4th Place |
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Olimpia | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||||
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Sporting Cristal | 5–4 | 0–2 |
Stats
- Seasons in Campeonato Nacional: 17 (2003–12, 2013/14-)
- Seasons in Primera B(II): 6 (1998–02, 2013)
- Seasons in Tercera División(III): 4 (1994–97)
- Best Finish in 2018)
- Copa Libertadores Appearances: 2 (2004, 2018)
- Copa Sudamericana Appearances: 3 (2004, 2015, 2016)
- Largest Primera División Victory: 8–2 (v Palestino in 2003 A)
- Largest Primera División Defeat: 0–5 (v Deportes Antofagasta in 2017 C)
- Largest Copa Chile Victory: 5–2 (v Huachipato in 2011)
Players
Current squad
Current squad of C.D. Universidad de Concepción as of 4 October 2021
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Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
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Manager: Miguel Ramírez
2021 Winter Transfers
In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Interim coaches appear in italics.
Luis Vera (1994)
Óscar Zambrano (1995)
Mario Osben (1996-1999)
Luis Marcoleta (2000)
Yuri Fernández (2001-2002)
Fernando Díaz (2003)
Óscar Meneses (2004)
Edgardo Avilés (2005)
Gualberto Jara (2005-2006)
Yuri Fernández (2006-2007)
Marcelo Barticciotto (2007-2008)
Yuri Fernández (2008)
Jorge Pellicer (2008-2010)
Yuri Fernández (2010)
Jaime Vera (2011)
Mauricio Riffo (2011)
Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2011-2012)
Yuri Fernández (2012)
Fernando Díaz (2012)
Pablo Sánchez (2013-2014)
Ronald Fuentes (2015-2016)
Francisco Bozan (2016-2019)
Eduardo Acevedo (2020)
Hugo Balladares (2020-2021)
Fernando Vergara (2021-2022)
Bastián Straussmann (2022)
Miguel Ramírez (2022-2023)
Darío Lema (2024)
Javier torrente (2024-
See also
- Universidad de Concepción
- Universidad de Concepción(basketball team)
External links
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- (in Spanish) Official website
- (in Spanish) Universidad de Concepción at the ANFP official website