Club de Deportes Concepción - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Club Deportes Concepción, is a Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club based in the city of Concepción

Concepción, Chile

Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

.

The club was founded on February 29, 1966 by the orgia of several amateur clubs such as Galvarino, Liverpool, Juvenil Unido, Santa Fe and Club Lord Cochrane. The club is one of the most popular in the VIII region of Chile, their great rivals are Fernández Vial and Huachipato. The club plays their home games at Estadio Municipal de Concepción

Estadio Municipal de Concepción

Estadio Municipal de Concepcion is a multi-purpose stadium in Concepción, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and has a capacity of 35,000 people....

in Concepción, Chile

Concepción, Chile

, which seats about 35,000 people.

History

The team joined the second level of the Chilean professional league in 1966 and won the tournament a year later gaining promotion to the Primera División de Chile.

In 1991 the team joined in representing Chile in the Copa Libertadores, they passed through the 1st round phase but lost in the round of sixteen against América de Cali

América de Cali

Corporación Deportiva América, commonly known as América de Cali or simply América is a Colombian football club based in Cali. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight professional league in the country....

.

In 1993 the club was relegated after finishing 15th of 16 teams, but the club bounced straight back by winning the second division title in 1994.

Concepción played their next big international tournament in 1999, they participated in the Copa Conmebol

Copa CONMEBOL

The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

and made it all the way to the semifinals but lost against Talleres de Córdoba

Talleres de Córdoba

Club Atlético Talleres is a sports club from the city of Córdoba, Argentina, mostly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the regionalised third division, the Torneo Argentino A...

from Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. A real disappointment to the fans.

In the year 2001, they once again played the Copa Libertadores and beat rivals such as San Lorenzo from Argentina and Jorge Wilstermann

Club Jorge Wilstermann

Club Jorge Wilstermann is a Bolivian football club from the city of Cochabamba. It is named after Bolivian aviator Jorge Wilstermann.- History :...

from Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. Once again they made it into the round of sixteen but lost this time to Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...

from Brazil who had top class players like Romário

Romário

Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...

in their team.

In 2002 the club were again relegated by finishing 15th of 16 teams in the aggregated table, they returned to the top flight in 2004.

In the year 2006 the team was suspended and could not play professionally in the whole year due to debts and unpaid salaries. The club was going to be relegated, but after a legal battle, they were readmitted in the Chilean first division, where they play in 2007. An alternative team (Deportes Concepción B) plays in the Third division of Chile as well.

Club Facts

Seasons in Primera División: 33 (1968–81), (1985–93), (1995-02), (2005), (2007–08)
Seasons in Segunda Division: 11 (1966–67), (1982–84), (1994), (2003–04), (2009-)
Copa Libertadores appearances: 2 (1991), (2001)
Largest Margin of Victory: 7-1 (vs. Santiago Morning 1976)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 7-0 (vs Universidad de Chile 1987) 7-1 (vs. Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

1995)
Best Finish in Primera División: 2nd (1975)
All-time Goalscorer: Osvaldo Castro
Osvaldo Castro
Osvaldo Castro Pelayos is a retired Chilean footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for Chile.-Career:Castro started with Chilean club Unión La Calera in 1965...

(65 goals)

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

1991: Second Round

2001: Second Round

Copa CONMEBOL
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...

: 1 appearance

1999

1999 Copa CONMEBOL

The 1999 Copa CONMEBOL was the eighth edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Fourteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament...

: Semi-Finals

Notable players

Héctor Adomaitis

Héctor Adomaitis is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico and Chile....

Juan Carlos Almada

Juan Carlos Almada is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador....

Vicente Cantatore

Vicente Cantatore is a Chilean-Argentina former football player and manager.He played for Talleres de Córdoba, Tigre, San Lorenzo, Rangers de Talca, Santiago Wanderers and Deportes Concepción....

Fernando Cavalleri Claudio Mele

Claudio Mele

Claudio Mele is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina and Chile....

Diego Soñora

Diego Luis Soñora is a former Argentine football defender and midfielder.Soñora spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995...

Mario Véner

Mario Véner is a former Argentine Naturalized Chilean footballer who played for clubs in Chile, Italy and Spain,...

Nicolás Villamil

Servando Nicolás Villamil

Servando Nicolás Villamil is a former footballer who played for clubs in Argentina and Chile.-Teams: Argentino de Alvear 1982–1985 Racing Club 1985–1986 Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza 1987 Universidad de Chile 1987 Arturo Fernández Vial 1988–1990 Deportes Concepción 1991 Everton...

Nasa Clarence Acuña

Clarence Acuña

Clárence Williams Acuña Donoso is a Chilean former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.- Chilean League :...

Patricio Almendra

Patricio Almendra is a former Chilean footballer currently played for Arturo Fernández Vial, Universidad de Concepción, Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, Santiago Morning, Curicó Unido and Huachipato in Chile, Lower Hutt City and New Zealand Knights in New Zealand, Al Ittihad Doha in Qatar and...

Mauricio Aros

Mauricio Fernando Aros Bahamóndez is a Chilean football player, who currently plays midfielder for Unión Temuco.-Career:He began his career in the youth squads of Deportes Concepción and debuted as a professional in 1995...

Juan Carreño

Juan Carreño López

Juan Carreño López is a retired Chilean football forward.He was nicknamed Candonga.-Club career:Carreño played mostly of his career in Chilean clubs,but in 1994 he had short spell in Mexican team Pumas de la UNAM...

Víctor Hugo Castañeda

Víctor Hugo Castañeda is Chilean football manager.-Player:Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career.Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles ....

Osvaldo Castro

Osvaldo Castro Pelayos is a retired Chilean footballer who played league football for clubs in Chile and Mexico, as well as playing international football for Chile.-Career:Castro started with Chilean club Unión La Calera in 1965...

Luis Chavarría

Luis Chavarría is a retired Chilean football midfielder. His last team was Fernández Vial.-External links:*...

Jonathan Cisternas

Jonathan Josué Cisternas Fernández, commonly known as Jonathan Cisternas or sometimes Jinete, is a Chilean footballer who plays as Midfielder for Ilioupoli F.C...

Jorge Contreras

Jorge Alejandro Contreras Lira is a former Chilean football forward. He obtained a total number of 24 caps for the Chilean national team during his career, scoring two goals. Contreras retired in 1998.-References:...

Gerardo Cortés

Gerardo Elías Cortés is a Chilean midfield footballer. He currently plays for Santiago, Chile based club Palestino.-Career:Cortés started playing professionally with Deportes Concepción...

Nelson Cossio

Nelson Orlando Cossio Riquelme is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1997-01-04 in a friendly against Armenia. He obtained a total number of four caps during his professional career.-Club: Universidad de Chile** Primera División de...

Daud Gazale

Daúd Jared Gazale Álvarez is a Chilean footballer of Palestinian descent, currently playing as a forward for the Chilean club Universidad Católica....

Esteban González

Esteban Eduardo González Herrera

Esteban Eduardo González Herrera is a Chilean football midfielder who plays for Unión Española.-Career:Chino González began his playing career with Deportes Concepción in 2001...

Hugo González

Hugo Armando González Muñoz is a retired Chilean footballer. He played as a central defender during his career.González made his debut for the national senior squad on 25 June 1988, in a friendly against Peru....

Luis Guajardo

Luis Guajardo is a former Chilean footballer currently played for Deportes Concepción, Colo-Colo, Rangers, Puerto Montt and Santiago Wanderers in Chile....

Cristian Montecinos

Cristian Antonio Montecinos González a retired Chilean football player who played for a number of teams in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and also in the United Arab Emirates, as well as playing for national team.-Club career:...

Daniel Morón

Jose Daniel Morón is an Argentine born Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born on September 30, 1957, in the city of Tunuyán in the Mendoza Province of Argentina...

Mario Osbén

Mario Ignacio Osbén Méndez is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who was nicknamed "El Gato" . He played for Ñublense, Club de Deportes Concepción, Unión Española, Colo Colo and Cobreloa during his professional career. He represented Chile at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing all three matches...

Alejandro Osorio

Luis Alejandro Osorio González , commonly known as Alejandro Osorio or sometimes Janino, is a Chilean footballer who plays as striker for Cobreloa in Chile's Primera División.-Career:...

Rodrigo Pérez

Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Albornoz is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for the Chilean club Deportes Iquique. Pérez made his professional debut with the Chilean club O'Higgins in 1993. He then moved to Santiago Wanderers in 1997. He has spent the most time in Chile playing for Cobreloa,...

Mauricio Pozo

Mauricio Andrés Pozo Quinteros is a retired Chilean football defender, who made his debut for the Chile national football team in 2001. He obtained a total of four caps for his native country.-References:*...

Jaime Patricio Ramírez

Jaime Patricio Ramírez Manríquez is a retired Chilean football player. He made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1988-09-13 in a friendly match against Ecuador.-References:*...

Jorge Torres Vega Rodrigo Viligrón

Rodrigo Viligrón

Rodrigo Andrés Viligrón Barrientos, born in Purranque, Chile of May 14, 1976. Is a Chilean football player, skilful midfielder and a fighter who has been in the Chilean soccer for many years, rotating through different clubs...

Marco Villaseca

Marco Antonio Villaseca Cabezas is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Rangers.-External links:...

Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya

Carlos Fernando Navarro Montoya is a retired Colombian-Argentine footballer who played as a goalkeeper.During a professional career which spanned 25 years, he represented teams in Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, appearing for 15 different clubs, namely Boca Juniors, and...

Hamilton Ricard

Hámilton Ricard Cuesta is a Colombian footballer who plays for Colombian team Deportes Quindío as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, APOEL, Numancia, Danubio and Concepción over the course of his career.-Career:Ricard...

Wilmer Velásquez

Wilmer Velasquez

Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez is a retired Honduran footballer.-Career:Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top...

Jaison Ibarrola

Jaison Ibarrola is a Paraguayan footballer.-Career:Ibarrola began his career with the second division Paraguayan team Fernando de la Mora in 2005...

Luis de Agustini

Luis Alejandro Rubén de Agustini Varela , known simply as Luis de Agustini, is a Uruguayan, naturalized Libyan football goalkeeper, who plays for Plaza Colonia in the Uruguayan Segunda División.-Biography:...

Ronald Pablo Baroni

Ronald Pablo Baroni was a Peruvian international footballer who played most successfully for Universitario de Deportes where he was a prolific goalscorer.-Club career:...

Gustavo Roverano

Gustavo Roverano is a Uruguayan-Peruvian footballer currently played in clubs of Uruguay, Chile, Peru and Colombia....

Javier Delgado

Javier Omar Delgado Papariello is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Rampla Juniors in the Uruguayan Primera Division. He is a midfielder and wears the number 16 jersey.-External links: at Tenfield...

Current squad

External links

Official Website

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.