Trinchera Celeste

The Trinchera Celeste is an independent supporters group of O'Higgins, a football club in the Primera División de Chile. It's known as the barra brava of the club.

Trinchera Celeste
Established2002
TypeSupporters' group
TeamO'Higgins
LocationRancagua, Chile
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On February 9, 2013; the barra suffered a bus accident in Tomé. 16 people died, and 21 people got injured.[1][2]

History

The barra was founded on July 28, 2002, after a match versus Deportes Antofagasta, match that finished 0:0. In the matches played in the Estadio El Teniente, the barra are located in the Angostura (North).

Tomé Tragedy
Main article: Tomé Tragedy

On February 9, 2013, after the match between the club and Huachipato, a group of fans traveled in a bus to Tomé, where in the Cuesta Caracol fell into a ravine, causing the death of 16 fans. The event marked the Chilean football, the city of Rancagua and Tomé, so that a date of mourning decreed in the different leagues of the ANFP, and a days in Rancagua and Tomé.

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2014-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Nacional/2013/02/821287/A-15-aumentan-las-victimas-fatales-por-accidente-de-bus-en-Tome
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