Club Universidad de Chile

The club was founded on 24 May 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario by the merger of Internado FC and Club Universitario de Deportes. Initially, the club was formed by students of the Universidad de Chile and was the sport brand of the university until 1980 when the university's rector and president of the club at the time (both of them appointed by the Pinochet dictatorship) decided to separate the club from the university and created the CORFUCH to manage the football team. This move was a part of the atomization of the Universidad de Chile made by the military dictatorship to strengthen the private universities that were founded during that time and also to reduce state power. This was seen as a major blow to the club, as it was left with nothing but a loyal fan base. From then on, the club started to decline in terms of results on the field and lack of support from various sectors of the economy when other major clubs in Chile were helped by main powers such as the government, the catholic church, and Codelco. Eventually, the team's poor performances led to a relegation to second division in 1988, and threats to dissolve the club were made by the university if the team did not manage to return to the first division within a year. In 1989, Universidad de Chile were able to earn the 2nd division's championship, thus bringing them back to the first division, where they have remained since then. Bankruptcy and Azul Azul In 2006, the club declared bankruptcy and received an imposed administration that was criticized by the supporters, as the new chairman immediately fired many club workers and tried to transform the club into a private company of public stocks, being opposed to the decision of the club members in a previous assembly. The team finished the year with the worst campaign in the club history and the almost-sure transformation into private company due to the ties between the appointed chairman and several businessmen. During 2007, the imposed administration gave the club into concession to a private group (Azul Azul). In 2008, the new university's rector agreed to enter a contract with the now private club, in which he allowed the use of the university's name and symbols in exchange for a royalty and the right to appoint two out of the eleven directors of the board. ==Colours and logo==

Home kit and away kit The team's home kit from 1943 to 1958 consisted of a blue jersey, a white short and blue socks. In 1959, the home kit was changed to an all royal blue kit. In 1992 a darker tone of blue was used for the home kit and in 1996 a red stripe was added to the sleeves. The team's home kit saw its most drastic change in 2001–02 when red sleeves were included on the jersey; this kit retained the blue shorts and blue socks. In 2006, the team returned to the 1959 variation of its uniform and has not changed it since then. The current home kit features the classic red letter U on the front of the jersey. From 1934 until 2001–02, Universidad de Chile's away kit consisted of a white jersey, shorts and socks, occasionally using blue shorts during the 1990s. In 2001–02, for the first time in the club's history a red kit was introduced; this kit consisted of a red jersey with dark blue sleeves, red shorts and red socks. In 2005, the club introduced a new all-red away kit, thereby dropping the blue sleeves in favor of red ones. The current away kit in a similar fashion to the home kit also features the red letter U on the front of the jersey. Universidad de Chile wore a kit that featured the regular royal blue jersey, white shorts and royal blue socks for a game against Chivas during the 2010 Copa Libertadores. At the end of 2010 the historical all-white combination made a return as the club's alternate kit. Shirt sponsors and manufacturers The chuncho logo The team's logo, a red and white chuncho (Austral pygmy owl), has its origins in the days of the Club Náutico Universitario which gave its emblem to the Club Universitario de Deportes (CUD), when was founded in 1927. The team's logo is not usually found on the team's uniform, being favored in turn by a red letter U with a white trim. The chuncho logo was absent from the team's jersey starting in 1979, but made a return during the 1996–97 season. Since 2006–07, a small chuncho logo could be found on the jersey along with the red U. ==Achievements==

{{Multiple image Universidad de Chile's first title was won in 1940, just 3 years after their professional debut. The team won six titles (1959, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969) between 1959 and 1969 and they became known as the Blue Ballet in reference the beautiful style of football they played. Nine members of that squad were part of the Chilean national team that reached 3rd place in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the best result ever achieved by Chile in a World Cup. Also, the team was named the most successful Chilean club of the 2010s, by winning a total of 9 titles in the whole decade. The achievement included 5 Primera División titles (2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2014 Apertura and 2017 Clausura), 2 Copa Chile titles (2012–13 and 2015), the 2015 Supercopa and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. Universidad de Chile also went on to win the 2024 Copa Chile and the 2025 Supercopa de Chile. ==Records==

• Record Primera División victory — 9–1 v. Magallanes (1962) • Record Primera División defeat — 0–6 v. Colo-Colo (1938) • Record Copa Chile victory — 10-0 v. Chimbarongo FC (2023) • Most goals scored in Primera División — 184 Carlos Campos (1956–69) • Most Primera División appearances — 386 Leonel Sánchez (1953–69) • Most appearances overall — 539 Luis Musrri (1988–04) • Record Unbeaten Matches in Primera Division (National Record) — 33 (1999) • Record Straight Wins in Primera Division (National Record) — 16 (1963–64) • Record Best Start in Primera Division (National Record) 9 straight wins (2011) • Highest attendance in Primera Division (National Record) — 85,268 v. Universidad Catolica (29 December 1962) ==Honours==

• • shared record Regional • Copa Unión de la Primera División de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (1): 1923 • Copa Chile de la Primera División de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (3): 1918, 1921, 1923 • Sección Uruguay de la Copa Chile de la Primera División de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (1): 1923 • Serie B de la Copa Unión de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (2): 1916, 1917 • Copa Independencia de la Segunda División de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (2): Serie B 1916, Serie B 1917 • Copa El Diario Ilustrado del Campeonato Atlético de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (1): 1916 • División de Honor de la Sección Amateur de la Asociación de Football de Santiago • Winners (1): 1934 • Torneo Metropolitano de Chile • Winners (2): 1968, 1969 == Supporters and rivalries ==

Universidad de Chile is the second largest following club in the country, with appromiximately 21% of the total Chilean football fans according to research and surveys from 2018, published in September 2021 by Spanish newspaper agency AS.com. Created on March 24, 1988 from the split and subsequent re-foundation of the Imperio Azul barra, it occupies the south gallery of the Estadio Nacional where the team plays its home games. Its name is inspired by the initial location (below) of the young members of the former barra. It is considered one of the biggest barras in football, in Chile it is known as "La Número Uno" (Number One), as well as having great recognition in Latin-America. They feud with other barra brava groups, most notably Garra Blanca of Colo-Colo and Los Cruzados of Universidad Católica. Chilean Superclásico Universidad de Chile's traditional rival is Colo-Colo, against which it plays the so-called Chilean Classic or Chilean Superclásico. Although the first confrontation between the two clubs dates back to 1935, the rivalry began to develop in the 1940s and 1950s, with the match played on 11 November 1959 being the climax of a series of disagreements between the two institutions. That match, valid for the definition of that year's title, ended with a 2-1 victory for Universidad de Chile, which was the first of a series of good results for the "Azules" over Colo-Colo. This, added to the dominance of Universidad de Chile in the national championship, only increased the rivalry. In recent years the rivalry between these teams has diminished, leaving Colo-Colo as superior to Universidad de Chile, and because of that, it has been considered as the "most unequal rivalry in the world." Clásico Universitario There is often a rivalry between the two clubs from academic roots, where the game between Universidad de Chile and Universidad Católica is known as "Clásico Universitario". It is the oldest confrontation between two clubs from academic roots, as the first confrontation goes back to the University Classic of 1909. Rivalry, both in sports and in academic issues, made these matches between the universities become more and more important, eventually reaching the national status of "Universities' Derby". This clásico has been recognized by FIFA as the most traditional of Chile. They met for the first time on 13 June 1937 in matchday three of the first Serie B at the Estadio Militar. These two teams have played 21 head-to-head definitions against each other, Universidad Católica has won 14 and Universidad de Chile 7. ==Players==

Current Squad Youth Academy Out on loan 2026 Summer transfers In Out ==Player records==

is still popular among the fans. Individual honours Primera Division top scorers • Víctor Alonso: 20 goals (1940) • Ubaldo Cruche: 17 goals (1945), 25 goals (1946) • Carlos Campos: 24 goals (1961), 34 goals (1962), 21 goals (1966) • Eladio Zárate: 25 goals (1971) • Richart Báez: 10 goals (Clausura 1997) • Pedro González: 23 goals (1998), 26 goals (2000) • Felipe Mora: 13 goals (Clausura 2017) Copa Chile top scorers • Luis Alberto Ramos: 12 goals (1979) • Marcelo Salas: 12 goals (1994) Copa Sudamericana top scorers • Eduardo Vargas: 11 goals (2011) Chilean Footballer of the Year • Sergio Navarro: 1961 • Pedro Araya: 1966 • Alberto Quintano: 1967 • Adolfo Nef: 1969 • Héctor Hoffens: 1989 • Patricio Mardones: 1994 • Pedro González: 1999 • Sergio Vargas: 2000 • Eduardo Vargas: 2011 • Charles Aránguiz: 2012 Primera División Footballer of the Year • Juan Rodríguez: 1969 • Cristian Traverso: 1995 • Pedro González: 1999 • Sergio Vargas: 2000 • Miguel Pinto: 2009 • Eduardo Vargas: 2011 • José Rojas: 2012 America's ideal team • Marcelo Salas: 1996 • Miguel Pinto: 2009 • Mauricio Victorino: 2010 • Eduardo Vargas, Johnny Herrera & Marcos González: 2011 • Matías Rodríguez & Charles Aránguiz: 2012 Most appearances Top scorers ==Managers==

, the most successful coach in the club’s history. During his two years in charge, he won three consecutive domestic titles and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. Current coaching staff List of managers • Luis Tirado (1938-1941) • Alejandro Scopelli (1941-1945) • Luis Tirado (1946-1949) • Salvador Nocetti (1950) • Alejandro Scopelli (1950-1952) • Miguel Busquets (1952) • Jorge Ormos (1953-1954) • Luis Álamos (1954) • Luis Tirado (1955) • Luis Álamos (1956-1966) • Washington Urrutia (1966) • Alejandro Scopelli (1967-1968) • Washington Urrutia (1968) • Ulises Ramos (1969-1974) • Braulio Musso (1974) • Hugo Tassara (1975) • Luis Ibarra (1975-1977) • Nelson Oyarzún (1978) • Ulises Ramos (1978) • Fernando Riera (1978-1980) • Manuel Rodríguez Vega (1981) • Ulises Ramos (1981) • Fernando Riera (1981-1982) • Luis Santibáñez (1983) • Ulises Ramos (1983-1984) • Hernán Carrasco (1984) • Luis Ibarra (1985) • Leonel Sánchez (1985-1986) • Fernando Riera (1987) • Leonel Sánchez (1987) • Alberto Quintano (1987) • Manuel Pellegrini (1988-1989) • Luis Ibarra (1989) • Manuel Rodríguez Vega (1990) • Pedro Morales (1990-1991) • Alberto Quintano (1991) • Arturo Salah (1992-1994) • Jorge Socias (1994-1995) • Miguel Ángel Russo (1996) • Roberto Hernández (1997-1998) • César Vaccia (1999-2001) • Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2002-2003) • Héctor Pinto (2004-2005) • Gustavo Huerta (2006) • Salvador Capitano (2007) • Jorge Socias (2007) • Arturo Salah (2007-2008) • Sergio Markarián (2009) • José Basualdo (2009) • Gerardo Pelusso (2010) • Jorge Sampaoli (2011-2012) • Darío Franco (2013) • Marco Antonio Figueroa (2013-2014) • Cristián Romero (2014) • Martín Lasarte (2014-2015) • Sebastian Beccacece (2016) • Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2016) • Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (2017-2018) • Esteban Valencia (2018) • Frank Darío Kudelka (2018-2019) • Alfredo Arias (2019) • Hernán Caputto (2019-2020) • Marcelo Jara (2020) • Rafael Dudamel (2020-2021) • Esteban Valencia (2021) • Cristián Romero (2021) • Santiago Escobar (2022) • Sebastián Miranda (2022) • Diego López (2022) • Sebastián Miranda (2022) • Mauricio Pellegrino (2023) • Gustavo Álvarez (2024-2025) • Francisco Meneghini (2026-) ==Average home attendances of Universidad de Chile==

:2016–17 Clausura: 33,466 :2016–17 Apertura: 30,041 :2015–16 Clausura: 19,641 :2015–16 Apertura: 12,901 ==See also==