Unión La Calera

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Unión La Calera
Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán,
La Calera, Chile
Capacity9,200
ChairmanGustavo Cerioni
Managervacant
LeaguePrimera División
2023Primera División, 8th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Unión La Calera is a Chilean

Primera División de Chile
.

It was founded as Club de Deportes La Calera on 26 January 1954, after the merger of three teams from the city: Condor, Calera Comercio and Tifón. The following year, Deportes La Calera joined Club de Deportes Melón (originated by the merger between Cemento Melón and Minas Navío) to form Unión La Calera.

After spending six seasons in second level, the club obtained its first promotion to

Tercera División de Chile
honors (1990 and 2000).

The color that identifies the club is red (present in their uniform since the formation as Union La Calera) and disputes their home games at the Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar. Nevertheless, due to its reconstruction, around 2017 and 2018 they moved to Estadio Municipal Lucio Fariña Fernández in neighboring Quillota (which has a capacity for 7703 spectators). Their main local rivals are San Luis de Quillota.

The club is well known for be the team when

Ramón Ignacio Fernández, Braian Rodríguez or Gonzalo Barriga
.

History

1954–1970: Beginnings

The club was founded on 15 April 1955. It was following the merger between five local clubs: Tifón, Minas Navío, Cóndor, Cemento Melón and Calera Comercio. Nevertheless, the club's foundation its recorded on 26 January 1954.

2011–2016: Primera División de Chile

The successful 2011 season

2011 Torneo Apertura

Unión La Calera began the

Luis Jiménez Barrera (from Deportes Melipilla).[1]

Regular Phase

They debuted in the

Palestino (Católica; 1–2).[11]

On 11 March, Unión La Calera had to play with giants

Santiago. However, the team was defeated in a 2–0 loss with goals of the Argentinian Lucas Wilchez and Chilean international José Pedro Fuenzalida.[12] The next matchday, on 20 March, Unión La Calera defeated 3–1 as local to Audax Italiano, thereby confirming its second place behind Universidad Católica.[13] The team began losing with a goal of Bryan Carrasco in the 20th minute, but the score of Braian Rodríguez through a penalty, gave encouragement so that later Octavio Pozo and Jorge Ampuero contribute with goals.[13]

Since the 10th week after a 3–1 loss to

Juan González Calderón.[20] Only a 2–0 win over Ñublense with a twice of Braian Rodríguez in the 16th matchday,[21] and a 1–1 away draw with Santiago Wanderers in regular phase's final matchday,[22] secured the team's classification to the playoffs (the qualified were eight teams out of a total of eighteen).[22] The team finished in the sixth position with 25 points over Unión San Felipe with 24 points (7th) and Colo-Colo with 23 points (8th).[22][23]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4
Palestino
 17 9 3 5 26 20 +6 30 Playoffs
5 O'Higgins 17 8 3 6 29 26 +3 27
6 Unión La Calera 17 7 4 6 18 18 0 25
7 Unión San Felipe 17 7 3 7 24 21 +3 24
8 Colo-Colo 17 7 3 7 28 26 +2 24[a]
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1. Points; 2. Wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals scored; 5. Away goals; 6. Red cards; 7. Yellow cards; 8. Draw.
Notes:
  1. Cobresal, so that Colo-Colo lost for walkover
    .
Playoffs
Background and Results

The favorite to win the championship was

Santiago.[27]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1
Universidad Católica
 		4 1 5
8 Colo-Colo 2 1 3
1
Universidad Católica
 		1 1 2
6 Unión La Calera 2 0 2
3 Unión Española 0 0 0
6 Unión La Calera 1 0 1
1
Universidad Católica
2 1 3
2
Universidad de Chile
 		0 4 4
2
Universidad de Chile
 		2 1 3
7 Unión San Felipe 1 1 2
2
Universidad de Chile
 		1 7 8
5
O'Higgins
0 1 1
4
Palestino
1 0 1
5
O'Higgins
 		1 3 4
Quarterfinals: Calera vs. Unión Española
First leg

On 26 May, Unión La Calera and Unión Española played the quarterfinal's first leg at Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar and the team recovered from its 3–1 loss in the regular phase. The game's only one goal was scored by Ángel Carreño in the 68th minute.[25][28] The match had 2,459 spectators.[28]

Astorga this time played with a 3–4–1–2 lineup:

Esteban González as right back;[28] in the midfield, Braulio Leal and Gonzalo Villagra (captain) as central midfielders[28] and Martín Ligüera as playmaker;[28] the forwards were Raúl Estévez,[28] Sebastián Jaime[28] and Mario Aravena.[28]

Unión Española
26 May 2011 (2011-05-26) First leg Unión La Calera 1–0 Unión Española La Calera
16:00 (CLT) Carreño 68' Report Stadium: Nicolás Chahuán
Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Enrique Osses


Second leg

On 29 May, the teams played the quarterfinal's second leg at

Estadio Santa Laura. The game ended in a 0–0 draw which allowed to Unión La Calera the qualification to the semifinal.[29] The match had 4,842 spectators.[30]

For its part, Unión with Sierra also repeated the 4–2–1–3 lineup,[30] being the only one change Leonardo Monje (who scored against Calera in the team's 3–1 defeat as visitors in Santa Laura for the regular phase) instead of Mario Aravena.[30] Between the key events, Leal missed a penalty in the 24th minute and Jaime was sent-off in the 71st minute.[30]

29 May 2011 (2011-05-29) Second leg Unión Española 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Unión La Calera Independencia, Santiago
18:00 (CLT) Jaime Red card 71' Report Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 4,842
Referee: Claudio Puga
Semifinals: Católica vs. Calera
First Leg

Unión La Calera played the semifinal's first leg with Universidad Católica on 2 June. Astorga played with the same lineup that occupied against Unión Española in the quarterfinal's second leg,

Milovan Mirosevic as right and left midfielders;[31] and finally Pablo Calandria and Francisco Pizarro as forwards.[31]

Bahamondes opened the score in the 26th minute

yellow card; 64th minute)[31] and Rodrigo Valenzuela (direct red card; 72nd minute).[31]

Finished the game, with this victory Unión La Calera had the first opportunity to qualify to the final. They just had to draw in

Santiago
.

Universidad Católica
2 June 2011 (2011-06-02) First leg Unión La Calera 2–1 Universidad Católica La Calera
16:00 (CLT) Bahamondes 25'
Barriga 27'		 Report Mirošević 35' Red card 63'
Valenzuela Red card 82'		 Stadium: Nicolás Chahuán
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
Second Leg

For this match, Pizzi changed Católica's lineup to face Calera, this time he remained Toselli in the goal, but played with a 3–2–3–2 lineup (similar to Astorga's 3–4–1–2 lineup):[32] the defenders were Enzo Roco (then Enzo Andía) as left sweeper,[32] Hans Martínez as centre back[32] and Alfonso Parot as right sweeper;[32] as central midfielders were Jorge Ormeño and Francisco Silva;[32] the attacking midfielders were Fernando Meneses (left midfielder), Marcelo Cañete (playmaker) and Felipe Gutiérrez;[32] whilst the forwards were Roberto Gutiérrez and Lucas Pratto.[32] Astorga for its part, remained the same lineup, again with the same players.

The game's only one goal was scored by Enzo Andía in the beginnings of the second half (46th minute). This goal, frustrated Calera's chances to qualify to the final. In that way, thereby was how Calera concluded its first great campaign in Chilean top-level.

5 June 2011 (2011-06-05) Second leg Universidad Católica 1–0
(2–2 agg.)		 Unión La Calera Las Condes, Santiago
17:00 (CLT) Andía 46'
Silva Red card 90+1'		 Report Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Claudio Puga
Note: Universidad Católica won due to its position at the regular season (U. Católica: 1st, La Calera: 6th)

Emblem

The traditional shield of Unión La Calera consists of one with the colors blue and green divided diagonally, with a "U" in white and borders of the same color. Below, on a red background "La Calera" is presented. In mid-2018 this shield was registered for commercial purposes by Sabino Jadue, former head of the institution, so since 2019 the club occupies a white circular shield with a thick red border where it says “Unión La Calera”, and within the white area the abbreviation «ULC» appears in greenish bluish tones.

This change was resisted by the fans, who held demonstrations in La Calera, and started a campaign on social networks to restore the historic shield. In 2021 the traditional shield returned to the shirts, this time in conjunction with the new insignia.

Uniform

Traditionally Unión La Calera's home kit is composed by a red shirt, white pants and white socks. Its away kit meanwhile is entirely white. During the

Primera División
in 1984.

For the 2010 second-tier season, the titular uniform is a red shirt with vertical white bars, red pants and red socks.

Once promoted to

2014–15 season
.

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1955–1983 None None
1983–1984 Costa
1985–1992 None None
(1985)
Dolphin
(1986)
None
(1986–1992)
1994–1996 Torpedo Sport None
(1994)
Maquinaria Ribas
(1995)
None
(1996)
1997 Diadora
1998–2001 Torpedo Sport None
(1998)
Santa Isabel
(1999–2001)
2001–2003 Adidas None
2004–2016 Training Cemento Melón
(2004–2008)
Censocal
(2009)
PF
(2010–2016)
2017– KS7 Refugio de Cristo
(2017–2018)
PF
(2018–)

Players

Current squad

Current squad of Unión La Calera as of 24 September 2023 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1  CHI GK Jorge Peña
2  CHI DF Joaquin Alvear
3  CHI DF Ignacio Burgos
4  CHI DF Diego Ulloa
5  ARG MF Matías Muñoz
7  CHI MF Esteban Valencia
8  ARG FW Gabriel Hauche
9  CHI MF César Pérez
10  CHI FW Matías Cavalleri
11  ARG MF Luciano Aued
12  ARG GK Matías Ibáñez
13  CHI DF Enzo Ferrario
14  CHI DF Ariel Cáceres
No. Position Player
17  CHI FW Walter Ponce
19  ARG FW Franco Soldano
20  ARG FW Emmanuel Gigliotti
21  CHI DF Raimundo Rebolledo
22  ARG DF Nicolás Ferreyra
23  CHI DF Darko Fiamengo
24  ARG DF Ezequiel Parnisari
25  CHI GK Joshua Tapia
27  ARG MF Axel Encinas
28  ARG MF Luciano Arnijas
29  CHI FW Renato Huerta
30  CHI DF Bruno Romo
31  CHI MF Esteban Matus

Manager: Manuel Fernández

2024 Summer Transfers

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Argentina ARG Matías Ibáñez (from Colón)
-- DF Argentina ARG Ezequiel Parnisari (from Instituto)
-- MF Argentina ARG Luciano Aued (from Instituto)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW Argentina ARG Gabriel Hauche (from Racing Club)
-- FW Argentina ARG Franco Soldano (from Gimnasia LP)

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Fernando Otárola (to Agropecuario)
2 DF Argentina ARG Hernán Lopes (to Club Atlético Colón)
3 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Freytes (to Alianza Lima)
4 DF Chile CHI Leandro Díaz (to Huachipato)
6 DF Chile CHI Patricio Flores (Released)
11 FW Chile CHI Nicolás Orellana (to Audax Italiano)
12 GK Chile CHI Omar Carabalí (back to Colo-Colo)
14 DF Chile CHI Nicolás Peñailillo (to Unión Española)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Argentina ARG Sebastián Lomónaco (back to Godoy Cruz)
17 DF Chile CHI Francisco Salinas (to Coquimbo Unido)
18 MF Chile CHI Diego Buonanotte (to O'Higgins F.C.)
20 MF Chile CHI Brayan Garrido (to Deportes La Serena)
22 DF Chile CHI John Salas (to Curicó Unido)
23 DF Chile CHI Tomás Asta-Buruaga (back to Universidad Católica)
24 MF Chile CHI Nicolas Aedo (back to Audax Italiano)
33 FW Chile CHI Bairo Riveros (back to Unión San Felipe)

Managers

Main page: Template:Unión La Calera managers

Club facts

South American cups history

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2019 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Brazil Chapecoense 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Second Stage Brazil Atlético Mineiro 1–0 0–1 1–1 (0-3p)
2020 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Brazil Fluminense 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Second Stage Colombia Deportes Tolima 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Round of 16 Colombia Junior 2–1 1–2 3–3 (2-4p)
2021 Copa Libertadores Group Stage Ecuador LDU Quito 2–2 2–5 4th Place
(2 pts.)
Flamengo
 2–2 1–4
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 0–2 1–2
2022 Copa Sudamericana First Stage Chile Ñublense 0–0 2–1 2–1
Group Stage Brazil Santos 1–1 0–1 2nd Place
(11 pts.)
Argentina Banfield 1–0 1–0
Ecuador Universidad Católica 3–2 0–0

Titles

1961, 1984, 2017
  • Tercera División de Chile
    : 2
1990, 2000

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "U. La Calera oficializó su retorno a Primera con paridad ante Santiago Morning". Radio Cooperativa. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ See in RSSSF Chile 2011 Archived 2022-11-28 at the Wayback Machine the section Primera División (Campeonato Nacional "Petrobras" 2011) — Apertura). Here is verified Calera's 1–1 away draw with Santiago Morning on 30 January. The score for Morning was of Ever Cantero (76'), whilst for Calera the score was an own-goal of Edgardo Abdala (2').
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  21. ^ RSSSF Chile 2011 Archived 2022-11-28 at the Wayback Machine — Apertura Round 16; 15 May
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  23. ^ RSSSF Chile 2011 Archived 2022-11-28 at the Wayback Machine — Apertura Final Table
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    . 9 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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