Club Deportes Concepción

Deportes Concepción
Full name Club de Deportes Concepción
Nickname(s) El Conce, El León de Collao, Barneys
Founded February 29, 1966
Ground Estadio Municipal de Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Ground Capacity 30,448
Chairman Adolfo Sabondo
Manager Ariel Pereyra[1]
League Primera B
2014–15 4th

Club Deportes Concepción is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concepción.

The club was founded in 1966, by the organizations 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 Arturo Fernández Vial and Huachipato. The club plays their home games at Estadio Municipal de Concepción in Concepción, Chile, which seats 30,448 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.

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 and made it all the way to the semifinals but lost against Talleres de Córdoba from Argentina. 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 from Bolivia. Once again they made it into the round of sixteen but lost this time to Vasco da Gama from Brazil who had top class players like Romário 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

National Honors

1967, 1994

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

1991: Second Round
2001: Second Round
1999: Semi-finals

Current squad

Current squad of Deportes Concepción as of 16 July 2015 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1  CHI GK Jonathan Salvador
2  CHI DF Patricio Ramirez
3  URY DF Manuel Fernández
4  CHI MF Brandon Muñoz
5  CHI DF Jaime Gaete
7  ARG FW Marcos Benavídez
8  CHI FW Francisco Ibáñez
9  VEN FW Daniel Arismendi
10  CHI MF Juan Leiva
11  CHI MF Alexis Delgado
12  CHI MF Gamadiel García
15  CHI DF Rodrigo Jara
16  CHI MF Franco Solar
17  CHI MF Matías Sánchez
18  CHI GK Ricardo Cárcamo
19  CHI MF Camilo Gainza
No. Position Player
20  URY MF Sergio Pérez
25  PAR GK Cristián Limenza
26  CHI DF Cegy Durán
27  CHI DF Alejandro Gaete
28  CHI MF Carlos Leiton
29  CHI DF Luis Alegría
30  CHI MF Felipe Elgueta
33  CHI GK Angelo Giolito
-  CHI DF Matías Godoy
-  URY DF Enzo Ruíz
-  CHI DF Matías Muñoz
-  CHI MF Kevin Martínez
-  ARG MF Gonzalo Ucha
-  CHI FW Francisco Yáñez

Manager: Juan José Ribera

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- Chile GK Jonathan Salvador (back from Unión Española)
-- Chile DF Rodrigo Jara (from Santiago Morning)
-- Chile DF Jaime Gaete (from Santiago Morning)
-- Chile MF Felipe Elgueta (from Huachipato)
-- Chile MF Camilo Gainza (Loan from Universidad Católica)
No. Position Player
-- Chile MF Alexis Delgado (from Audax Italiano)
-- Chile FW Matías Sánchez (from Huachipato)
-- Chile FW José Torres (from Malleco Unido)
-- Chile FW Francisco Ibáñez (from Barnechea)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Chile GK José Lafrentz (back to Santiago Wanderers)
2 Chile MF Gerson Valle (loan to Unión San Felipe)
3 Chile DF Leonel Mena (Released)
8 Argentina FW Matías Sarraute (Released)
9 Uruguay FW Brian Lugo (Released)
No. Position Player
15 Chile MF Luis Pacheco (to Magallanes)
19 Chile MF Piero Gárate (to Trasandino)
23 Argentina MF Agustín Briones (to Mushuc Runa)
21 Chile FW Joel Estay (to Trasandino)

Managers

References

  1. , biobiochile.cl

External links

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