Colo-Colo
Full name | Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo | ||
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Nickname(s) | Los Albos (The White ones) Eterno Campeón (The Eternal Champion) El Cacique | ||
Founded | 19 April 1925 | ||
Ground | Estadio Monumental David Arellano | ||
Capacity | 47,347 | ||
President | Alfredo Stöhwing (Blanco y Negro) Matías Camacho (Corporation) | ||
Manager | Daniel Morón | ||
Coach | Jorge Almirón | ||
League | Chilean Primera División | ||
2023 | Primera División, 3rd of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌkolo ˈkolo]) is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano,[1] they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated.[2] The team has played its home games at Estadio Monumental David Arellano since 1989.[3] Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club in Chilean football.
Colo-Colo has won 33
The club's all time top scorer is
Colo-Colo is the most supported team in Chile.
History
1925–1933: Foundation and early years
The team was founded in early 1925 by
The team began to play friendly games, but in 1926, Colo-Colo took part in the
In the 1931–32 season, Colo-Colo suffered its first institutional crisis due to financial problems, which led to a salary reduction for first team footballers and board members, with their consequent resistance.[22] That season the team played another tournament final against Audax Italiano. However, due to a platform collapse at Estadio Italiano and the subsequent fracas between the fans, it was decided that the game would be suspended. In that moment, Colo-Colo were winning 2–1. That day's tragedy resulted in 130 injuries and three deaths.[23] The match was cancelled and the champion position for that year remained vacant.[23] Other authors however declared that both Audax Italiano and Colo-Colo were declared champions.[24][25]
1933–1973: Beginnings in professional football
In 1933, Colo-Colo alongside six clubs from
In the early 1950s, club's president Antonio Labán hired
Colo-Colo 1973 and 1980s dominance
In 1972, now under the orders of coach
In the 1980s, the club obtained the league titles of 1981 and 1983
1991–1999: International success
The 1990s was the most successful decade in the club's history for the national and international honours achieved.
After Jozić's departure came a brief drought in national titles, but the team managed to get an unforgettable 3–0 win over arch rivals Universidad de Chile in 1995. The team was champion of the 1994
1999–present: Bankruptcy and recovery
In 1999, after Benítez's departure, the club entered a serious financial crisis. On 23 January 2002, after years of economic mismanagement under the leadership of Peter Dragicevic as president,
With the Argentine
After Borghi's departure, the club obtained its 28th title after defeating
Badge, colours and kit
The club's badge represents
Throughout its history, Colo-Colo's uniform has been a white shirt and black shorts. The uniform was originally designed by Juan Quiñones following the recommendations of David Arellano.
In 1927, after Arellano's death while playing against Real Unión Deportiva (currently Real Valladolid), it was decided then that the badge will wear a black horizontal band over it forever, to represent the institution's eternal mourning.
The team's away kits have varied through its history, from green between 1927 and the mid-1970s and to red from 1975 to 1988.
Stadium
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US$1.5 million (1989) | |
Architect | Mario Recordón (1975) |
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Colo-Colo (1989–present) |
Colo-Colo initially played on a field called Estadio El Llano but in January 1928 moved to the
In 1956, club's president Antonio Labán acquired a 28 ha terrain at Macul, close to the intersection between Vicuña Mackenna and Departamental. The new stadium was originally planned with a capacity of 120,000. Due to the work's high cost and lack of a government subsidy the project was halted. In 1960, after Chile's successful proposition to hold the World Cup, several congressmen proposed to build a 52,000-seat stadium at Colo-Colo's site. However, the 9.5 Valdivia earthquake and a willingness from congress stopped the initiative.
Colo-Colo's brilliant campaigns in 1972 and 1973 allowed the stadium construction to resume. It was inaugurated in a league match 1975 which Colo-Colo win 1–0 over
Since its definitive opening, the stadium has seen the
Monumental's public record attendance was in 1992 for a derby match with
The Chilean national team usually use the stadium for its games since 1997.[80] The stadium was also used during the 2015 Copa América.
Players
Current squad of Colo-Colo as of 23 January 2024
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Sources: Official Web Site
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Manager: Jorge Almirón
Youth Academy
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Managers
Current coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Coach | Jorge Almirón |
Assistant coach | Pablo Manusovich |
Assistant coach | Maximiliano Velázquez |
Fitness coach | José Altieri |
Goalkeeping coach | Jorge Martínez |
Supporters and rivalries
Colo-Colo is the club with the largest following in Chile, with approximately 42% of the total Chilean football fans according to research published in August 2012 by Spanish newspaper agency Marca.[81] The study showed a 4% growth in comparison to 2006 research by Fundación Futuro that ranked the club in first place with the 38% of the preferences, leaving its rival Universidad de Chile in second place.[82]
Since the early 1960s, the club has had organized fan groups, which evolved in the mid-1980s into the so-called Garra Blanca. They attended Colo-Colo's games and generally rioted, especially in derbies, turning Estadio Monumental surroundings into battlefields against the military police. In 2000, the group was declared as Barra brava.
Colo-Colo contests rivalries with fellow Santiago clubs
Chilean Superclásico
Colo-Colo's traditional rival is Universidad de Chile, against which it plays the so-called Chilean Classic or Chilean Superclásico. Although the first confrontation between the two clubs dates back to 1935, the rivalry began to develop in the 1940s and 1950s, with the match played on 11 November 1959, being the climax of a series of disagreements between the two institutions. That match, valid for the definition of that year's title, ended with a 2-1 victory for Universidad de Chile, which was the first of a series of good results for the "Azules" over Colo-Colo. This, added to the dominance of Universidad de Chile in the national championship, only increased the rivalry. In recent years the rivalry between these teams has diminished, leaving Colo-Colo as superior to Universidad de Chile, and because of that, it has been considered as the "most unequal rivalry in the world."
Honours
Leagues
- Liga Central de Football / Asociación de Fútbol de Santiago: 4
- 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930
- Primera División: 33
- 1937, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1956,
Cups
Continental
- Copa Libertadores
- Copa Sudamericana
- Runner-up (1): 2006
- Copa Interamericana
- Winners (1): 1992
- Recopa Sudamericana
- Winners (1): 1992
International
- Intercontinental Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1991
See also
Notes
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Further reading
- Larraín, Fernando (1940). Club Deportivo Magallanes. Memorias Históricas. Santiago: Tall. de Molina Lackington y Cia.
- Jaime, Drapkin S. (1952). Historia de Colo-Colo Club de Deportes 1925–1952. Without editorial indication.
- Jaime, Marín, Edgardo y Salviat, Julio (1975). De David a "Chamaco": medio siglo de goles. Santiago: Editorial Nacional Gabriela Mistral.
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- Salinas Gaete, Sebastián (2004). Por Empuje Y Coraje. Los Albos en la época amateur 1925–1933. ISBN 956-299-125-3.