2007 Colo-Colo season

The 2007 season was the 76th season for Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, a Chilean football club based in Macul, Santiago. In the Primera División Chilena - the top tier of Chilean football - Colo-Colo won the Apertura (first half-season) tournament and came third in the Clausura (second half-season). They were eliminated in the first round of the knock-out stage in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.

Colo-Colo
2007 season
Chairman Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle
Manager Claudio Borghi
StadiumEstadio Monumental
Torneo AperturaWinners
Torneo ClausuraWinners
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Humberto Suazo (20)
All: Gonzalo Fierro (13)

Apertura 2007

Squad

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  ARG Sebastián Cejas
2 DF  CHI Bastián Arce
3 DF  CHI Lucho Mena
4 DF  CHI David Henriquez (captain)
5 DF  CHI Miguel Riffo
6 DF  PAR Gilberto Velázquez
7 FW  CHI Alexis
8 MF  CHI José Luis Jerez
9 MF  CHI Rodrigo Millar
10 MF  COL Giovanni Hernandez
11 FW  CHI Gonzalo Fierro
12 GK  CHI Rainer Wirth
14 DF  CHI Cristian Abarca
15 MF  CHI Moisés Villarroel
16 FW  CHI Juan Gonzalo Lorca
17 MF  CHI Arturo Sanhueza (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  CHI Rodrigo Melendez
19 MF  CHI Juan Pablo Arenas
20 MF  PAR Edison Giménez
21 MF  CHI Gerson Acevedo
22 FW  CHI César Reyes
23 DF  CHI Arturo Vidal
24 DF  CHI Boris Gonzalez
25 GK  CHI Richard Leyton
26 FW  CHI Humberto Suazo
27 DF  CHI Gonzalo Jara
30 FW  CHI Rodrigo Tapia
31 DF  CHI Sergio Vasquez
34 MF  CHI Ariel Salinas
-- GK  CHI José Ignacio González

Squad Changes

In:

Out:

Top-scorers
  1. Humberto Suazo 20 goals
  2. Giovanni Hernandez 7 goals
  3. Gonzalo Fierro 6 goals
  4. Rodrigo Millar 3 goals
  5. Jose Luis Jerez 3 goals
  6. Arturo Vidal 2 goals
  7. Edison Gimenez 2 goals
  8. Juan Gonzalo Lorca 2 goals
  9. Moises Villarroel 2 goals
  10. Ariel Salinas 1 goal
  11. Arturo Sanhueza 1 goal
  12. Alexis 1 goal

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colo-Colo 20 14 5 1 47 16 +31 47 2008 Copa Libertadores & 2007 Pre-Copa Sudamericana
2 Universidad Católica 20 14 4 2 36 14 +22 46 2007 Pre-Copa Sudamericana
3 Audax Italiano 20 13 5 2 39 20 +19 44
4 Huachipato 20 12 4 4 35 21 +14 40
5 Cobreloa 20 10 5 5 44 23 +21 35
Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional

Results
2 Mellipilla1 - 2Colo-Colo 3
Carrasco  67' Fierro  46'
Gimenez  80'
Referee: Eduardo Ponce
1 Colo-Colo4 - 0Concepción 4
Suazo (P)  17',  67'
Villarroel  24'
Lorca  77'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Enrique Osses
1 Coquimbo Unido3 - 0Colo-Colo 4
Rivera (AG)  17'
Hernandez  16'
Fierro (P)  29'
Franciso Sanchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo
Referee: Pablo Pozo
1 Colo-Colo4 - 2Cobresal 4
Jerez  19'
Suazo (P)  44',  53'
Fierro  57'		 Fonseca  73'
Lira  86'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Claudio Fuenzalida
1 Universidad de Concepción0 - 2Colo-Colo 4
Vidal  75'
Suazo  82'
Municipal de Concepción, Concepción
Referee: Pablo Pozo
1 Colo-Colo2 - 1Unión Española 4
Fierro  35',  82' Gutiérrez  15'
Referee: Enrique Osses
1 Colo-Colo3 - 0Antofagasta 4
Fierro  12'
Suazo  45'
Jerez  45'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Enrique Osses
1 Ñublense0 - 2Colo-Colo 4
Suazo  59',  66'
Estadio Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillan
Referee: Enrique Osses
2 Lota Schwager2 - 2Colo-Colo 3
Suazo  4'
Hernandez  67'		 Figueroa  25'
Salcedo  85'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
2 Colo-Colo1 - 1Colo-Colo 3
Suazo  90+3' Canales  41'
La Portada, La Serena
Referee: Eduardo Ponce
2 Colo-Colo3 - 0Puerto Montt 3
Suazo  55'
Hernandez  60',  89'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa
2 Everton0 - 3Colo-Colo 3
Suazo  54'
Hernandez  70'
Vidal  89'
2 Colo-Colo6 - 2O'Higgins 3
Suazo  33',  58'
Millar  34',  85'
Hernandez  51',  65'
Maldonado  21',  64'
Referee: Eduardo Osses
2 Universidad de Chile0 - 0Colo-Colo 3
Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Carlos Chandia
2 Cobreloa2 - 2Colo-Colo 3
Diaz  24'
Barrios  48'		 Salinas  18'
Lorca  74'
Referee: Rubén Selman
2 Colo-Colo3 - 1Santiago Wanderers 3
Suazo  8'
Sanhueza  64'
Alexis  66'		 Perez  86'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Jorge Osorio
2 Audax Italiano1 - 0Colo-Colo 3
Moya  47'
Estadio Nacional, Ñuñoa, Santiago
Referee: Rubén Selman
2 Colo-Colo2 - 1Universidad Católica 3
Millar  16'
Suazo  28'		 Fuertes  60'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago
Referee: Carlos Chandia
2 Huachipato2 - 2Colo-Colo 3
Contreras  36'
Yañez  68'		 Villarroel  79'
Suazo  88'
Municipal de Concepción, Concepción
Referee: Pablo Pozo
2 Colo-Colo1 - 0Palestino 3
Suazo  76'
Monumental, Macul, Santiago de Chile
Referee: Enrique Osses

Melipilla 1 Colo-Colo 2

Clausura 2007

Squad

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  ARG Cristián Muñoz
2 DF  CHI Jorge Carrasco
3 DF  CHI Lucho Mena
4 DF  CHI David Henriquez (captain)
5 DF  CHI Miguel Riffo
6 MF  CHI José Luis Cabión
7 FW  CHI Eduardo Rubio
8 MF  CHI Rodrigo Millar
9 FW  CHI Rodolfo Moya
10 MF  COL Giovanni Hernandez
11 FW  CHI Gonzalo Fierro
12 GK  CHI Rainer Wirth
14 FW  URU Gustavo Biscayzacu
15 MF  CHI Moisés Villarroel
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  CHI Juan Pablo Arenas
17 MF  CHI Arturo Sanhueza (vice-captain)
18 MF  CHI Rodrigo Melendez
20 DF  CHI Boris Gonzalez
21 DF  CHI Bastián Arce
22 FW  ARG Claudio Bieler
23 MF  CHI Roberto Cereceda
24 DF  CHI Miguel Aceval
26 DF  CHI Rafael Caroca
27 DF  CHI Gonzalo Jara
31 DF  CHI Bruno Romo
32 MF  CHI Ariel Salinas
34 GK  CHI José Ignacio González
35 MF  CHI Boris Sagredo

Squad Changes

In:

Out:

Top-soccers
  1. Gonzalo Fierro 11 goals
  2. Gustavo Biscayzacu 6 goals
  3. Giovanni Hernandez 6 goals
  4. Claudio Bieler 5 goals
  5. Eduardo Rubio 5 goals
  6. Rodrigo Millar 4 goals
  7. Rodolfo Moya 3 goals
  8. Roberto Cereceda 2 goals
  9. Miguel Riffo 2 goals
  10. Miguel Aceval 2 goals
  11. Jorge Carrasco Chirino 1 goal
  12. Gonzalo Jara 1 goal
  13. Boris Sagredo 1 goal
  14. Arturo Sanhueza 1 goal

Table
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Audax Italiano 20 14 5 1 47 20 +27 47
2 Universidad de Chile 20 13 6 1 42 21 +21 45
3 Colo-Colo 20 11 6 3 40 21 +19 39
4 Universidad de Concepción 20 9 8 3 30 19 +11 35
5 Universidad Católica 20 10 4 6 33 21 +12 34
Source:
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colo-Colo 20 11 6 3 40 21 +19 39 Playoffs
2 Cobresal 20 8 8 4 31 23 +8 32
3 Palestino 20 6 6 8 27 23 +4 24
4 Deportes La Serena 20 6 4 10 25 33 −8 22
5 Santiago Wanderers 20 4 5 11 15 43 −28 17
Source:

Results

Play-offs
Quarter-finals
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 1st legO'Higgins0–5Colo-ColoRancagua
12:30 Report Fierro  50'
Sanhueza  66'
Bieler  67', 78'
Hernández  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: El Teniente
Attendance: 11,620
Referee: Enrique Osses
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 2nd legColo-Colo1–1
(6–1 agg.)		O'HigginsMacul, Santiago
18:30 Rubio  10' Report Hans Gómez  34' Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eduardo Ponce
Semi-finals
13 December 2007 (2007-12-13) 1st legColo-Colo2–0Universidad de ChileMacul, Santiago
19:00 Fierro  15'
Rubio  21'		 Report Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pablo Pozo
16 December 2007 (2007-12-16) 2nd legUniversidad de Chile0–1
(0–3 agg.)		Colo-ColoÑuñoa, Santiago
19:00 Report Biscayzacú  52' Stadium: Nacional
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Enrique Osses
Note: The match was suspended at the 67th minute due to incidents between Universidad de Chile supporters and the police.[1]
Finals
20 December 2007 (2007-12-20) 1st legUniversidad de Concepción0–1Colo-ColoConcepción
21:00 Report Biscayzacú  48' Stadium: Collao
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Pablo Pozo
23 December 2007 (2007-12-23) 2nd legColo-Colo3–0
(4–0 agg.)		Universidad de ConcepciónMacul, Santiago
18:30 Fierro  18'
Biscayzacú  87'
Bieler  90'		 Report Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Enrique Osses

Copa Libertadores

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Colo-Colo (A) 6 3 0 3 12 7 +5 9
Caracas (A) 6 3 0 3 7 10 −3 9
LDU Quito 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
River Plate 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
Source:
(A) Advanced to the round of 16.
22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) Matchday 1Colo-Colo 1–2 River PlateSantiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3 Suazo  61' Report Ponzio  45+1'
Farías  54'
Falcao  63'		 Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
7 March 2007 (2007-03-07) Matchday 2LDU Quito 3–1 Colo-ColoQuito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5 Obregón  46'
Salas  79' (pen.)
Guerrón  85'
Lara  87'		 Report Suazo  32'
Henríquez  84'		 Stadium: La Casa Blanca
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
20 March 2007 (2007-03-20) Matchday 3Caracas FC 0–4 Colo-ColoCúcuta, Colombia
18:30 UTC−5 Report Alexis  21', 59', 88'
Giménez  27'		 Stadium: General Santander
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
Note: The match was played in Colombia as the Brígido Iriarte Stadium in Caracas didn't met the requirement of minimum capacity (20,000) for the tournament.[2]
30 March 2007 (2007-03-30) Matchday 4Colo-Colo 2–1 Caracas FCSantiago, Chile
18:15 UTC−4 Fierro  44'
Suazo  90+1' (pen.)		 Report González  68' Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 11,310
Referee: Manuel Garay (Peru)
3 April 2007 (2007-04-03) Matchday 5Colo-Colo 4–0 LDU QuitoSantiago, Chile
20:15 UTC−4 Fierro  50' (pen.), 73'
Suazo  65'
Millar  78'		 Report Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 32,518
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
25 April 2007 (2007-04-25) Matchday 6River Plate 1–0 Colo-ColoBuenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−3 Galván  62' Report Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)

Round of 16
2 May 2007 (2007-05-02) 1st legClub América 3–0 Colo-ColoMexico City, Mexico
17:30 Cabañas  26'
Fernández  30'
Rojas  54'
Davino  82'		 Report Stadium: Azteca
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
8 May 2007 (2007-05-08) 2nd legColo-Colo 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Club AméricaSantiago, Chile
18:15 Castro  70' (o.g.)
Suazo  88'
Meléndez  90'		 Report Infante  86' Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 26,569
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Copa Sudamericana
Main article: 2007 Copa Sudamericana

Colo-Colo qualified to the Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana after reaching the Top 4 in the Torneo Apertura.

19 July 2007 (2007-07-19) LiguillaColo-Colo2–1HuachipatoViña del Mar
19:15 Hernández  10'
Cabión  28'
Villarroel  39'
Aceval  87'
Jara  89'		 Report González  7'
Contreras  25'
Riveros  55'		 Stadium: Sausalito
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Carlos Chandía
Note: Colo-Colo received a 1-match ban for the Estadio Monumental due to incidents in the match against Santiago Wanderers.[3]

First Stage
2 August 2007 1st LegReal Potosí 1–1 Colo-ColoPotosí, Bolivia
20:00 Santos  11'
Cabión  48' (o.g.)
Ribeiro  75'
Colque  86'		 Report Jara  15'
Sanhueza  66'
Villarroel  76'		 Stadium: Mario Mercado Vaca Guzmán
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
9 August 2007 2nd LegColo-Colo 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Real PotosíSantiago, Chile
19:15 Hernández  33'
Fierro  45+2' (pen.)
Henríquez  62'
Moya  90+1'		 Report Brandan  9'
Paz  27'
Monteiro  44'		 Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 8,154
Referee: Juan Pablo Pompei (Argentina)

Second Stage
26 August 2007 1st LegColo-Colo 0–0 Audax ItalianoSantiago, Chile
19:15 Meléndez  16'
Sanhueza  16'
Moya  60'
Mena  89'		 Report Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Eduardo Ponce (Chile)
4 September 2007 2nd LegAudax Italiano 1–1
(1–1a agg.)		 Colo-ColoSantiago, Chile
19:00 Di Santo  1'
Orellana  52'
Leal  59'
Rieloff  88'		 Report Carrasco  9'
Sanhueza  29'
Bizcayzacú  86'		 Stadium: Nacional
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

Round of 16
25 September 2007 1st LegMillonarios 1–1 Colo-ColoBogotá, Colombia
19:00 Bedoya  9'
Quintero  65'
Ciciliano  66'
Martínez  79'		 Report Rubio  30'
Riffo  65'		 Stadium: El Campín
Attendance: 28,819
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
4 October 2007 2nd LegColo-Colo 1–1
(2–2 agg.)
(6–7 p)		 MillonariosSantiago, Chile
21:30 Jara  19'
Bizcayzacú  40'
Meléndez  47'
Mena  67'		 Report Estrada  30'
Mosquera  36'
Díaz  81'		 Stadium: Monumental
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Penalties
Cereceda
Bizcayzacú
Millar
Mena
Fierro
Bieler
Sanhueza 		Ciciliano
Bedoya
Martínez
Villagra
Quintero
Mosquera
Estrada

Friendlies and other matches
19 January 2007 (2007-01-19) Noche AlbaColo-Colo3–1 QuilmesSantiago
22:00 Giménez  26'
Jerez  28'
Fierro  55'		 Report Pereira  58' Stadium: Monumental
24 January 2007 (2007-01-24) Copa Gato (Summer)Colo-Colo1–1
(6–7 p)		Universidad de ChileConcepción
22:00 Acevedo  69' Report S. Pinto  78' Stadium: Collao
Referee: Patricio Polic
Penalties
Valenzuela
Abarca
Fierro
Acevedo
Cejas
Lorca
Jara
Giménez 		Estrada
Rojas
Martínez
Opazo
S. Pinto
M. Pinto
García
Pino
12 July 2007 (2007-07-12) Copa Gato (Winter)Colo-Colo1–1Universidad de ChileLa Serena
22:00 Carrasco  36'
Mena  47'		 Report Delgado  42'
Galaz  64'		 Stadium: La Portada
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jorge Osorio
15 July 2007 (2007-07-15) Copa Gato (Winter, Replay)Universidad de Chile1–0
(2–1 agg.)		Colo-ColoLa Serena
22:00 Rojas  64' Report Stadium: La Portada
Attendance: 12,000
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References
  1. "Clausura: Suspendido por vandalismo superclásico en semifinales" [Superclásico at semifinals was suspended due to vandalism] (in Spanish). El Mostrador. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Polémico cambio de sede de partidos de Caracas FC en la Copa Libertadores" [Controversial change of stadium for Caracas FC at Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). Caracas: El Mercurio. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Tribunal de disciplina suspendió el Estadio Monumental" [Court of Discipline suspended the Estadio Monumental] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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