C.D. Universidad de Concepción

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 Campeonato Nacional. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Ester Roa de Concepción, that has a 30,480 spectators capacity.

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

Universidad de Concepción
Full nameClub Deportivo Universidad
de Concepción
Founded8 August 1994
GroundEstadio Ester Roa,
Concepción, Biobio Region
Capacity30,448
ChairmanMariano Campos
ManagerEduardo Acevedo
LeagueCampeonato Nacional
201916th
WebsiteClub website

History

A "Club Deportivo Universitario" amateur team played in the Regional Championship in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. They played with teams like Naval de Talcahuano, Lord Cochrane and 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
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.

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
2008–09, 2014–15
2013
  • Tercera División (III): 1
1997

South American cups history
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2004 Copa Libertadores Group 3 Santos Laguna 2–2 2–2 4th Place
Cruzeiro 1–3 0–5
Caracas 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
Olimpia 3–3 1–1
Sporting Cristal 5–4 0–2

Stats

Players

Current squad

Current squad of C.D. Universidad de Concepción as of 23 February 2019 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1  CHI GK Richard Leyton
2  URU DF Nicolás Correa
3  CHI DF Claudio Navarrete
4  CHI DF Eric Godoy
5  CHI MF Leonardo Povea
6  CHI MF Alejandro Camargo
7  CHI MF Martín Lara
8  URU MF Matías Cabrera
9  CHI FW Joaquín Avilés
10  PAN FW Cecilio Waterman
11  CHI DF Simón Ramírez
12  CHI GK Diego Stuardo
13  CHI DF Leandro Díaz
14  CHI FW Antonio Ramírez
15  URU FW Gonzalo Bueno
No. Position Player
16  CHI FW Maximiliano Quinteros
17  CHI DF Guillermo Pacheco
18  CHI DF Hardy Cavero
19  CHI DF Juan Pablo Abarzúa
20  CHI MF Francisco Portillo
21  CHI MF Bryan Carvallo
22  URU GK Guillermo Reyes
23  CHI DF Juan Abarca
24  CHI FW Fabián Neira
25  CHI MF Bryan Valdivia
26  CHI DF Diego Soto
27  CHI MF Mario Oporto
28  CHI DF Sebastián Elgueta
29  CHI DF Javier Saldías
30  CHI MF Juan Patiño

Manager: Eduardo Acevedo

2019 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  URU Guillermo Reyes (from Defensor Sporting)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF  CHI Eric Godoy (from Cobresal)

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  ARG Cristián Muñoz (Retired)
2 DF  URU Alexis Rolín (to Central Córdoba)
3 DF  CHI Hans Martínez (to Lautaro de Buin)
4 DF  PAR Gustavo Mencia (Released)
5 MF  PER Josepmir Ballón (to Alianza Lima)
7 MF  CHI Luis Pedro Figueroa (to Coquimbo Unido)
8 FW  CHI Patricio Rubio (to Everton)
9 FW  CHI Steffan Pino (to Deportes La Serena)
10 MF  CHI Bryan Rabello (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  CHI Fernando Cordero (to Unión La Calera)
13 GK  CHI Álvaro Salazar (back to Colo-Colo)
14 MF  CHI Nicolás Maturana (back to Colo-Colo)
15 FW  CHI José Huentelaf (to Deportes Melipilla)
16 DF  ARG Germán Voboril (Released)
18 DF  CHI Víctor Retamal (back to Santiago Wanderers)
21 MF  CHI Fernando Manríquez (Released)
22 FW  CHI Nicolás Orellana (to Audax Italiano)
25 FW  CHI Walter Ponce (to Deportes La Serena)

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See also
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