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Chile
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) La Roja
(The red one)
Association Federación de Fútbol de Chile
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Flag of Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
Captain Claudio Bravo
Most caps Leonel Sánchez (84)
Top scorer Marcelo Salas (37)
Home stadium Estadio Nacional
FIFA code CHI
FIFA ranking 27
Highest FIFA ranking 6 (April 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking 84 (December 2002)
Elo ranking 16
Highest Elo ranking 9 (February 1956)
Lowest Elo ranking 60 (2003)
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away colours
First international
 Argentina 3 - 1 Chile Flag of Chile
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May 1910)
Biggest win
Flag of Chile Chile 7 - 0 Venezuela 
(Santiago, Chile; 29 August 1979)
Flag of Chile Chile 7 - 0 Armenia 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 1 April 1997)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 7 - 0 Chile Flag of Chile
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September 1959)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1930)
Best result Third place, 1962
Copa América
Appearances 35 (First in 1916)
Best result Second place, 1955, 1956,
1979, 1987
Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Bronze 2000 Sydney[2] Team
Medal record
Men’s Pre-Olympic Football
Silver 1984 Ecuador NA
Silver 2000 Brazil[2] NA
Medal record
Men’s Pan American Games
Bronze 1951 Argentina NA
Bronze 1963 Brazil NA
Silver 1987 USA NA

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in seven World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 World Cup finishing in third place.

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[edit] History

The Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation, with 113 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to 19 June 1895 in the port city of Valparaiso. Its first President was David Scott.[3]

Chile is one of the four founding member nations of CONMEBOL which include Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The members established the South American footballing organization on 9 July 1916.[4] The four associations enacted and participated in the first held South American Championship which would later be re-named the Copa America.

Chile is one of the original thirteen national teams that competed in the inaugural 1930 World Cup. They started off well beating Mexico and France without conceding a goal. A 3-1 loss to Argentina in their final game left them in second place within the group, eliminating them from the tournament. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile was eliminated in the first round but defeated the United States 5-2.

Their best World Cup result was a third place finish in 1962, when Chile was the host nation. Chile lost 4-2 to eventual champions Brazil in a semifinals match. Chile went on to defeat Yugoslavia 1-0 for third place.

Many historical incidences have occurred while Chile has been involved in World Cup competition. The first player to miss a World Cup penalty kick was Guillermo Subiabre in a 1930 FIFA World Cup match against France.[5] Carlos Caszely of Chile became the first player to be officially sent off with a red card in a 1974 World Cup game, during their match against West Germany. Red cards were formally introduced in World Cup play in 1970, but no players were sent off in that tournament.

In Olympic tournament play, Chile's best result was the Bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, with striker Ivan Zamorano the competition's top scorer.[2]

Chile has also attained bronze medals in both the U-17 World Cup held in Japan and the U-20 World Cup in Canada. The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted in Chile had the national team finishing in fourth place.

Notable past Chilean players include Guillermo Subiabre, Sergio Livingstone, George Robledo, Enrique Hormazabal, Leonel Sánchez, Elías Figueroa, Carlos Caszely, Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano.

[edit] World Cup history

[edit] 1930 World Cup

The Chilean national team during the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

At the first ever FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay 1930, Chile was to be among the first of thirteen nations invited to participate in the inaugural tournament.[5]

The manager in charge of the Chilean national team was the young Hungarian György Orth. Chile was part of Group 1 that included national teams such as Argentina, Mexico, and France.

Chile had an impressive start defeating the Mexican national team by a score of 3-0 on 16 July, then beating France 1-0 on 19 July. Sharing the same amount of points, the decisive game was against the neighboring country of Argentina. The game was played on 22 July at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The game ended 3-1 in Argentina's favor, and the scoreline prevented Chile from qualifying onto the second round.

[edit] 1950 World Cup

The 1950 edition of the FIFA World Cup was held in the South American country of Brazil. The Chilean national team manager at the tournament was Alberto Bucciardi, while the team captain was the starting goal keeper Sergio Livingstone. "La Roja" were located in group 2 and Chile eventually lost their first two games against Spain and England by the similar score of 2-0. The last match was played with the United States where Chile went on to win by a score of 5-2, even though it was not to be enough for Chile in advancing onto the next round of the tournament.

[edit] 1962 World Cup

Chile national team in 1962

The 1962 World Cup in Chile was to be the third World Cup hosted on South American soil. In 1960 the Great Chilean Earthquake would strike the country with the highest recorded magnitude in world history of 9.5 on the Richter scale.[6] Despite the natural disaster plans went as followed for Chile to be the host nation of this World Cup tournament.

The host country won their first match against Switzerland by 3-1. The second match against Italy (2-0) became known as the Battle of Santiago. Although only two players were sent off by the English referee Ken Aston, the match saw repeated, deliberate attempts from players on both sides to harm opponents, and the teams needed police protection to leave the field in safety. Years later Ken Aston went on to invent the yellow and red cards used in football.[7]

Chile defeated European champions USSR that included Lev Yashin to land themselves a semi-final game against the defending World Champions Brazil but a capacity crowd of 76,600 watched Brazil beat the hosts 4-2. This game saw Garrincha sent off for Brazil and Landa sent off for Chile. Chile eventually went on to take third place in a 1-0 victory over Yugoslavia in the playoff.

Joint top scorer of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Leonel Sanchez holds the record for appearances with the Chilean national team

The team is said to have eaten Swiss cheese before beating Switzerland, spaghetti before beating Italy, and drank vodka before beating the USSR. They also drank coffee before the match against Brazil, although they did not win that match. This was Chile's best performance in a World Cup.[8]

[edit] 1966 World Cup

England was the stage for the eighth World Cup. It was also to be the first European World Cup that Chile would participate in. Qualifying for the 1966 edition ended with a play-off between Ecuador in Lima, Peru on 12 October 1965. The current Chilean manager at the time Francisco Hormazabal decided to resign from that position. Chile immediately needed a replacement, and Luis Alamos would take the reins of the national team. The match against Ecuador finished 2-1 in Chile's favor, both goals scored by Leonel Sanchez and Ruben Marcos, and the result secured Chile's World Cup berth.

Chile was unable to repeat the same success found in the previous World Cup of 1962. Among the nations congregated in group 4 which included the Soviet Union, Italy, and North Korea, Chile was only able to gain 1 point with a 1-1 draw against North Korea. Chile scored two goals in the 1966 World Cup both coming from Ruben Marcos.

[edit] 1974 World Cup

Chile qualified for Deutschland 74 after a controversial play-off with the USSR. Following a drawn first leg in Moscow, the Soviets refused to play the second leg at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, which had been used as a concentration camp by the military dictatorship of Pinochet. However, FIFA refused to switch the match to a neutral venue, and the Soviets refused to fly to Santiago. The Chilean players kicked off on an otherwise empty pitch, scored into the unguarded USSR net, and because there was no opposition to restart the game, the referee awarded the match to Chile, ensuring they qualified for the 1974 finals.

At the tournament itself, Chile lost their opening game 1-0 to West Germany in Berlin, thanks to a long-range shot from Paul Breitner. Striker Carlos Caszely was controversially sent off in the second half.

Guided by coach Luis Alamos, Chile then fought out a 1-1 draw with East Germany, again in Berlin. Martin Hoffmann put the GDR ahead, but Sergio Ahumada equalised with 20 minutes left. Finally, they got another draw, this time a goalless one, against Australia, which eliminated both teams.

[edit] 1982 World Cup

At España 82, the Chileans performed poorly with an aging team in which Carlos Caszely and the 35-year-old central defender Elias Figueroa were still the main men. Guided by coach Luis Santibañez they lost their first game 1-0 to Austria in Oviedo, Walter Schachner scoring the only goal midway through the first half. Caszely missed a penalty soon afterwards.[9]

Chile were then beaten 4-1 in Gijón by a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge-inspired West Germany, with goalkeeper Mario Osbén making a couple of costly errors; Gustavo Moscoso grabbed a late consolation goal. Finally, against Algeria, Chile were overrun in the first half and went in at half-time 3-0 behind, but managed to save some face with second-half goals from Miguel Neira and Juan Carlos Letelier. [10][11]

[edit] Disqualification and banishment from the 1990 & 1994 World Cups

La Roja's most infamous moment known as The Roberto Rojas Scandal (also known in Chile as the "Maracanazo") occurred on 3 September 1989. During a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Rio De Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, Brazil led Chile 1-0. A defeat for Chile would eliminate them from the tournament. Around the 67-minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosemary de Mello, was smouldering about a yard away. After carrying Rojas off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches refused to return claiming conditions were not safe. The match went unfinished.

After studying video footage of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, FIFA awarded Brazil a 2-0 win (eliminating Chile from the 1990 World Cup). The team was banned from the qualifiers of the 1994 Football World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life[12] (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).

[edit] 1998 World Cup

Chile qualified for the World Cup in France in 1998 having been banned from entering the 1994 tournament. They were drawn in Group B, along with Italy, Cameroon and Austria. With much expected of their strike partnership of Marcelo Salas and Iván Zamorano, Chile drew impressively with Italy in Bordeaux in their opening match, 2-2, with Salas scoring both goals in reply to Christian Vieri's opener.[13] The game was most noted for Roberto Baggio's late equalizer for Italy with an extremely controversial penalty, banishing memories of his fatal miss in the 1994 final against Brazil in Los Angeles. But due to this bad performance, the referee Lucien Bouchardeau from Niger was dismissed from further matches during the WC.

Chile drew their next two matches 1-1. The first was a cagey game with Austria in St-Étienne. Salas opened the scoring with a disputed goal scored from close range (the Austrians protested his shot never crossed the line), but Austria, as they had in their first match against Cameroon, equalised in the last minute, Ivica Vastic scoring a spectacular long-range effort.[14]

Against Cameroon in Nantes five days later, José Luis Sierra's free-kick gave Chile the lead, but the Africans fought back strongly and equalised with a header from Patrick Mboma. Despite having Rigobert Song and Lauren Etame Mayer sent off[15], Cameroon played a good second half, and were only denied a victory when Hungarian referee László Vagner disallowed a goal by François Omam-Biyik.

Italy had been the only team to win in the group, so Chile's unbeaten record took them into the last 16, and a tie with South American rivals Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The Brazilians took Chile to pieces in the first half, despite Zamorano's superb performance (the footage of him passionately singing the national anthem prior to kick-off was one of the most enduring images of the tournament). César Sampaio scored twice early on, and a Ronaldo penalty made it 3-0 before half-time. Chile courageously kept fighting, and Salas got his fourth goal of the competition, heading in a rebound after Claudio Taffarel had saved from Zamorano, but Ronaldo scored again quickly and Chile were out of the tournament.[16] Despite the loss finishing among the top 16 of the tournament was perceived as a prosperous campaign amid the disappointments with controversy and scandal that had disqualified Chile in previous World Cup tournaments.

[edit] 2010 World Cup

In the qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Chile is currently in second place with 26 points in the tournament, behind Brazil by one point. Their latest game was a win against Bolivia in Santiago, Chile.

[edit] Current status

Chile finished with a record of 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses in the matches played in 2006. It all started with the friendlies preparing teams for the 2006 World Cup. The tour included many of the players who started in Copa America 2007 as well as the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. They beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Dublin, drew with the Cote d'Ivoire 1-1 in Paris, France and drew with Sweden 1-1 in the Råsunda Stadium Stockholm. Chile lost to Colombia 2-1 in Santiago de Chile but beat Peru twice, 3-2 in a home game in Viña del Mar and 1-0 in an away game in Tacna, Peru, a few days later. The team then beat Paraguay 3-2 in Viña del Mar, Chile. The year ended with a 1-0 loss to Aragón in Zaragoza, Spain with Elías Figueroa as a guest coach and a "B" team. In 2007 in February, they earned a 1-0 victory over Venezuela, but in March, in the return to Sweden (this time in Gothenburg), the team lost against Brazil 4-0. The next week,in Talca, the team drew 1-1 against Costa Rica. Chile then drew 0-0 against Argentina, in Mendoza, Argentina.

On 11 July 2007, the Chilean Football Federation banned six of the national team players, because of "internal indiscipline" during the Copa America tournament, for 20 international matches each and none of the players will ever be allowed to captain the national team. The players banned were captain Jorge Valdivia, defenders Álvaro Ormeño, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas and Pablo Contreras and striker Reinaldo Navia.[17] Nelson Acosta's resignation as manager came after Chile were knocked out of the 2007 Copa America. Chile had qualified to the quarter-finals after a win against Ecuador 3-2, and a draw against Mexico 0-0. But, two losses against Brazil sealed Acosta's fate. Former Argentina manager Marcelo Bielsa was given the task of becoming the current Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[18] In 16 October 2008, Chile beat Argentina 1-0 for the first time in a qualifying competition, making history. Marcelo Bielsa was acclaimed for this defeat from both Chilean and Argentinian people, and this was one of the reasons that ended in the resigning of Alfio Basile from the Argentinian bench.

[edit] Latest results

Date Opposition Result Score Venue Competition
7 September 2007  Switzerland L 1–2 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna,  Austria International Friendly
11 September 2007  Austria W 2–0 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna,  Austria International Friendly
13 October 2007  Argentina L 0–2 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires,  Argentina FIFA World Cup qualifier
17 October 2007  Peru W 2–0 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
18 November 2007  Uruguay D 2–2 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo,  Uruguay FIFA World Cup qualifier
21 November 2007  Paraguay L 0–3 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
26 January 2008  Japan D 0–0 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo,  Japan International Friendly
30 January 2008  Korea Republic W 1–0 Sang-am Stadium, Seoul,  Korea Republic International Friendly
26 March 2008  Israel L 0–1 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan,  Israel International Friendly
4 June 2008  Guatemala W 2–0 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Flag of Chile Chile International Friendly
7 June 2008  Panama D 0–0 Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Flag of Chile Chile International Friendly
15 June 2008  Bolivia W 2–0 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz,  Bolivia FIFA World Cup qualifier
19 June 2008  Venezuela W 3–2 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz,  Venezuela FIFA World Cup qualifier
20 August 2008  Turkey L 0–1 Ismet Pasa Stadium, Kocaeli,  Turkey International Friendly
7 September 2008  Brazil L 0–3 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
10 September 2008  Colombia W 4–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
24 September 2008  Mexico W 1–0 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California,  United States International Friendly
12 October 2008  Ecuador L 0–1 Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito,  Ecuador FIFA World Cup qualifier
16 October 2008  Argentina W 1–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
19 November 2008  Spain L 0–3 Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal,  Spain International Friendly
18 January 2009  Honduras L 0–2 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale,  United States International Friendly
11 February 2009  South Africa W 2–0 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane,  South Africa International Friendly
28 March 2009  Peru W 3–1 Estadio Monumental, Lima,  Peru FIFA World Cup qualifier
01 April 2009  Uruguay D 0–0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
27 May 2009  Japan L 0–4 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Flag of Japan Japan Kirin Cup
29 May 2009  Belgium D 1–1 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Flag of Japan Japan Kirin Cup
06 June 2009  Paraguay W 2–0 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Flag of Paraguay Paraguay FIFA World Cup qualifier
10 June 2009  Bolivia W 4–0 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Flag of Chile Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier

[edit] Upcoming fixtures

Date Venue Opponent Type of game
12 August, 2009 TBD
Copenhague, Denmark
 Denmark International Friendly
5 September, 2009 Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Santiago, Chile
 Venezuela FIFA World Cup qualifier
8 September, 2009 Roberto Santos Metropolitano
Salvador de Bahía, Brasil
 Brazil FIFA World Cup qualifier
10 October, 2009 TBD
TBD, Colombia
 Colombia FIFA World Cup qualifier
13 October, 2009 Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Santiago, Chile
 Ecuador FIFA World Cup qualifier
3 March 2010 Estadio Nacional de Chile
Chile
 South Africa International Friendly

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification standings

Chile is currently participating in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 14 7 6 1 25 6 +19 27
 Chile 14 8 2 4 23 14 +9 26
 Paraguay 14 7 3 4 20 13 +7 24
 Argentina 14 6 4 4 19 15 +4 22
 Ecuador 14 5 5 4 18 20 −2 20
 Uruguay 14 4 6 4 23 16 +7 18
 Colombia 14 4 5 5 7 11 −4 17
 Venezuela 14 5 2 7 17 24 −7 17
 Bolivia 14 3 3 8 19 30 −11 12
 Peru 14 1 4 9 7 29 −22 7
  Flag of Argentina Flag of Bolivia Flag of Brazil Flag of Chile Flag of Colombia Flag of Ecuador Flag of Paraguay Flag of Peru Flag of Uruguay Flag of Venezuela
Argentina  3–0 5 Sep 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 10 Oct 2–1 4–0
Bolivia  6–1 10 Oct 0–2 0–0 9 Sep 4–2 3–0 2–2 0–1
Brazil  0–0 0–0 9 Sep 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 14 Oct
Chile  1–0 4–0 0–3 4–0 14 Oct 0–3 2–0 0–0 5 Sep
Colombia  2–1 2–0 0–0 10 Oct 5 Sep 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Ecuador  2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 10 Oct 0–1
Paraguay  9 Sep 5 Sep 2–0 0–2 14 Oct 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Peru  1–1 14 Oct 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 5 Sep 1–0
Uruguay  14 Oct 5–0 0–4 2–2 9 Sep 0–0 2–0 6–0 1–1
Venezuela  0–2 5–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 3–1 10 Oct 9 Sep 2–2

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

  • Colombia and Venezuela are ranked by their overall goal difference.

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Paraguay in Asunción on June 6, 2009 and Bolivia in Santiago on June 10, 2009.

# Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Claudio Bravo 13 April 1983 (age 25) Flag of Spain Real Sociedad 35 (0)
12 Miguel Pinto 4 July 1983 (age 25) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 12 (0)
22 Nery Veloso 1 March 1987 (age 22) Flag of Chile Huachipato 0 (0)
Defenders
3 Waldo Ponce 4 December 1982 (age 26) Flag of Argentina Vélez Sársfield 20 (1)
5 Pablo Contreras 11 September 1978 (age 30) Flag of Greece PAOK 47 (1)
6 Mauricio Isla 12 June 1988 (age 20) Flag of Italy Udinese 7 (0)
17 Gary Medel 3 August 1987 (age 21) Flag of Chile Universidad Católica 16 (3)
18 Gonzalo Jara 29 August 1985 (age 23) Flag of Chile Colo Colo 23 (2)
20 Ismael Fuentes 4 August 1981 (age 27) Flag of Mexico F.C. Atlas A.C. 24 (1)
Midfielders
2 Roberto Cereceda 10 October 1984 (age 24) Flag of Chile Colo Colo 16 (0)
4 Rodrigo Millar 3 November 1981 (age 27) Flag of Chile Colo Colo 9 (0)
10 Jorge Valdivia 19 October 1983 (age 25) Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC 31 (2)
13 Marco Estrada 28 May 1983 (age 26) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 19 (1)
14 Matías Fernández 15 May 1986 (age 23) Flag of Portugal Sporting Clube Portugal 29 (7)
19 Carlos Carmona 21 February 1987 (age 22) Flag of Italy Reggina 13 (0)
21 Rodrigo Tello 14 October 1979 (age 28) Flag of Turkey Besiktas JK 30 (2)
23 Arturo Vidal 22 May 1987 (age 22) Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen 15 (0)
Strikers
7 Alexis Sánchez 19 December 1988 (age 20) Flag of Italy Udinese 22 (7)
8 Héctor Mancilla 1 November 1980 (age 28) Flag of Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C. 5 (0)
9 Humberto Suazo 10 May 1981 (age 28) Flag of Mexico Monterrey 36 (13)
11 Mark González 14 September 1984 (age 24) Flag of Spain Real Betis 43 (6)
15 Jean Beausejour 1 June 1984 (age 24) Flag of Mexico Club América 17 (1)
16 Fabián Orellana 27 January 1986 (age 21) Flag of Italy Udinese 9 (1)

[edit] Recent call ups

The following players have been called up for the team in all 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and Kirin Cup

# Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Cristopher Toselli 15 June 1988 (age 20) Flag of Chile Universidad Católica 0 (0)
Eduardo Lobos 30 July 1981 (age 27) Flag of Russia Krylia Sovetov 2 (0)
Nicolás Peric 19 October 1978 (age 30) Flag of Chile Everton 5 (0)
Defenders
Cristián Álvarez 20 January 1980(age 29) Flag of Israel Beitar Jerusalem 22 (0)
Hans Martínez 4 January 1987 (age 22) Flag of Chile Universidad Católica 5 (0)
Miguel Riffo 21 June 1981 (age 27) Flag of Chile Colo-Colo 9 (0)
Osvaldo González 10 August 1984 (age 24) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 9 (0)
José Manuel Rojas 23 June 1983 (age 25) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 4 (1)
Midfielders
Hugo Droguett 2 September 1982 (age 26) Flag of Mexico Morelia 13 (1)
Gonzalo Fierro 21 March 1983 (age 26) Flag of Brazil Flamengo 14 (1)
Claudio Maldonado 3 January 1980 (age 29) Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe 40 (1)
José Pedro Fuenzalida 22 Febreuary 1985 (age 24) Flag of Chile O'Higgins 6 (0)
Milovan Mirosevic 20 June 1980 (age 28) Flag of Chile Universidad Católica 23 (3)
Manuel Iturra 2 June 1984 (age 24) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 31 (1)
Luis Jiménez 17 June 1984 (age 24) Flag of England West Ham United 19 (2)
Pedro Morales 25 May 1985 (age 23) Flag of Croatia NK Dinamo Zagreb 8 (0)
Braulio Leal 2 November 1981 (age 27) Flag of Chile Union Española 1 (0)
Strikers
Eduardo Rubio 7 November 1983 (age 25) Flag of Switzerland Basel 14 (3)
Carlos Villanueva 5 February 1986 (age 23) Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 12 (1)
Rodolfo Moya 27 July 1979 (age 29) Flag of Chile Colo Colo 6 (0)
Emilio Hernández 14 September 1984 (age 24) Flag of Chile Universidad de Chile 2 (0)
Daud Gazale 10 August 1984 (age 24) Flag of Chile Colo Colo 4 (0)
Esteban Paredes 1 August 1980 (age 28) Flag of Chile Santiago Morning 6 (0)
Edson Puch 4 September 1986 (age 22) Flag of Chile Municipal Iquique 2 (0)

[edit] Stadium

Estadio Nacional at night.

The Chilean national team plays their qualifying matches at the Estadio Nacional de Chile located in Santiago, Chile and can be found at the commune of Ñuñoa. The construction of the stadium began in February 1937, and opened on 3 December 1938. The official registered capacity is of 62,000 spectators, but has surpassed the 75,000 mark on many occasions when the match is of high demand.[19] An example would be the 1962 FIFA World Cup Semi-final match Chile vs. Brazil, where over 76,000 spectators viewed the game. The maximum attendance ever was 85.262 on December 26 1962 for a game between Universidad Catolica and Universidad de Chile

It has hosted four Copa America finals, The final of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, the final to the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and the final of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

[edit] Players

[edit] Most appearances

# Name Career Caps Goals
1. Leonel Sanchez 1955 - 1967 84 23
2. Nelson Tapia 1994 - 2005 75 0
3. Marcelo Salas 1994 - 2007 70 37
4. Alberto Fouilloux 1960 - 1972 70 12
5. Iván Zamorano 1987 - 2001 69 34
6. Fabián Estay 1990 - 2001 69 5
7. Javier Margas 1990 - 2000 63 6
8. Miguel Ramírez 1991 - 2003 62 1
9. Clarence Acuña * 1995 - 2004 60 3
10. Juan Carlos Letelier 1979 - 1989 56 18
11. José Luis Sierra 1991 - 2000 54 8
12. Pedro Reyes 1994 - 2001 54 4
13. Jaime Pizarro 1986 - 1993 53 3
14. Sergio Livingstone 1941 - 1954 52 0
15. Pedro Araya 1964 - 1971 51 11
16. Nelson Parraguez 1991 - 2001 51 0
17. Ronald Fuentes 1991 - 2000 50 1
18. Carlos Caszely 1969 - 1985 49 29
19. Francisco Valdés 1962 - 1974 49 9
20. Roberto Rojas 1983 - 1989 51 0
  • (*) in activity.

[edit] Top goalscorers

# Name Career Goals Caps
1. Marcelo Salas 1994 - 2009 37 70
2. Ivan Zamorano 1987 - 2001 34 69
3. Carlos Caszely 1969 - 1985 29 49
4. Leonel Sanchez 1955 - 1968 23 84
5. Jorge Aravena 1983 - 1989 22 36
6. Juan Carlos Letelier 1979 - 1989 18 57
7. Enrique Hormazabal 1950 - 1963 17 42
8. Humberto Suazo 2005 - activity 13 35
9. Jaime Ramirez Banda 1954 - 1966 12 46
10. Alberto Fouilloux 1960 - 1972 12 70
  • (*) in activity.

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] FIFA World Cup record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of Uruguay 1930 Round 1 3 2 0 1 5 3
Flag of Italy 1934 Withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of France 1938 Withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 1950 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6
Flag of Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Sweden 1958 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Chile 1962 Third place 6 4 0 2 10 8
Flag of England 1966 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 5
Flag of Mexico 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of West Germany 1974 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2
Flag of Argentina 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Spain 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 3 8
Flag of Mexico 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Italy 1990 Disqualified - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1994 Banned - - - - - -
Flag of France 1998 Round 2 4 0 3 1 5 8
Flag of South KoreaFlag of Japan 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Flag of Germany 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 7/18 25 7 6 12 27 40
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

[edit] Copa America record

Copa America / South American Championship
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Flag of Argentina 1916 Fourth place Flag of Peru 1939 Fourth place Flag of Uruguay 1967 Third place
Flag of Uruguay 1917 Fourth place Flag of Chile 1941 Third place 1975 Round 1
Flag of Brazil 1919 Fourth place Flag of Uruguay 1942 Sixth place 1979 Second place
Flag of Chile 1920 Fourth place Flag of Chile 1945 Third place 1983 Round 1
Flag of Argentina 1921 Withdrew Flag of Argentina 1946 Fifth place Flag of Argentina 1987 Second place
Flag of Brazil 1922 Fifth place Flag of Ecuador 1947 Fourth place Flag of Brazil 1989 Round 1
Flag of Uruguay 1923 Withdrew Flag of Brazil 1949 Fifth place Flag of Chile 1991 Third place
Flag of Uruguay 1924 Fourth place Flag of Peru 1953 Fourth place Flag of Ecuador 1993 Round 1
Flag of Argentina 1925 Withdrew Flag of Chile 1955 Second place Flag of Uruguay 1995 Round 1
Flag of Chile 1926 Third place Flag of Uruguay 1956 Second place Flag of Bolivia 1997 Round 1
Flag of Peru 1927 Withdrew Flag of Peru 1957 Sixth place Flag of Paraguay 1999 Fourth place
Flag of Argentina 1929 Withdrew Flag of Argentina 1959 Fifth place Flag of Colombia 2001 Quarter-Finals
Flag of Peru 1935 Fourth place Flag of Ecuador 1959 Withdrew Flag of Peru 2004 Round 1
Flag of Argentina 1937 Fifth place Flag of Bolivia 1963 Withdrew Flag of Venezuela 2007 Quarter-Finals
  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

[edit] American Games record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Flag of Argentina 1951 Third place 4 1 2 1 8 6
Flag of Mexico 1955 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of the United States 1959 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 1963 Third place 4 2 1 1 12 6
Flag of Canada 1967 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Colombia 1971 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Mexico 1975 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Puerto Rico 1979 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Venezuela 1983 Round 1 3 1 2 0 3 2
Flag of the United States 1987 Second place 5 2 2 1 6 6
Flag of Cuba 1991 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Argentina 1995 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 3 6
Flag of Canada 1999 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of the Dominican Republic 2003 Did not participate - - - - - -
Flag of Brazil 2007 Did not participate - - - - - -
Total 5/15 20 7 8 5 32 26
  • Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

[edit] Kit Evolution

The Official Team Kit representing Chile is characterized by the red jersey, the blue shorts, and white socks. The away jersey features a white jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. The color schematics of red, white, and blue were featured in the 1947 edition of Copa America and has remained as such ever since.

Due to a relationship between the Football Federation of Chile and the company that represents Brooks Sports in that country, the national football team’s clothes, the referee's clothes and the balls of the national championship are supplied by Brooks.[20]

Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1910−1941
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1941−1947
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1947−present[21]

[edit] Managers

Manager Year(s)
Flag of Chile Carlos Fanta 1916
Flag of Uruguay Julián Bertola 1917
Flag of Chile Hector Parra 1918-1919
Flag of Uruguay Juan Carlos Bertone 1920-1922
Flag of Chile Carlos Acuna 1924
Flag of Italy José Rosetti 1926
Flag of England Frank Powell 1928
Flag of Hungary György Orth 1930
Flag of Uruguay Pedro Mazullo 1936-1939
Flag of Hungary Maximum Garay 1941
Flag of Hungary Franz Platko 1941-1945
Flag of Chile Luis Tirado 1946-1956
Flag of Argentina José Salerno 1956-1957
Flag of Hungary Ladislao Pakozdi 1957
Flag of Chile Fernando Riera 1962-1966
Flag of Chile Luis Alamos 1966
Flag of Argentina Alejandro Scopelli 1966-1967
Flag of Chile Salvador Nocetti 1968-1969
Flag of Chile Francisco Hormazábal 1970
Flag of Chile Fernando Riera 1970
Flag of Chile Luis Vera 1971
Flag of Chile Raúl Pino 1971-1972
Flag of Germany Rudi Gutendorf 1972
Flag of Chile Luis Alamos 1973-1974
Flag of Chile Pedro Morales 1974-1975
Flag of Chile Caupolicán Peña 1976-1977
Flag of Chile Luis Santibanez 1977-1982
Flag of Chile Luis Ibarra 1983
Flag of Chile Isaac Carrasco 1984
Flag of Argentina Vicente Cantatore 1984
Flag of Chile Pedro Morales 1985
Flag of Chile Luis Ibarra 1986
Flag of Chile Orlando Aravena 1987
Flag of Chile Manuel Rodríguez 1987
Flag of Chile Orlando Aravena 1988-1989
Flag of Chile Arturo Salah 1990-1993
Flag of ChileFlag of Uruguay Nelson Acosta[22] 1993
Flag of Croatia Mirko Jozić 1994
Flag of Spain Xabier Azkargorta 1995-1996
Flag of ChileFlag of Uruguay Nelson Acosta 1996-2000
Flag of Chile Pedro García 2001
Flag of Chile Jorge Garcés 2001
Flag of Chile César Vaccia 2002
Flag of Chile Juvenal Olmos 2003-2005
Flag of ChileFlag of Uruguay Nelson Acosta 2005-2007
Flag of Argentina Marcelo Bielsa[23] 2007-present

[edit] Notes

  • 12 October 1926 was to mark the first corner-kick goal in Copa America history in a Chile match against Bolivia.
  • Along with Ecuador and Venezuela, they are one of three South American nations who have never won the Copa America competition.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ a b c Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.
  3. ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
  4. ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
  5. ^ a b (Spanish) http://revista.guachacas.cl/Epi_mundial30.html
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey (7 March 2006). Historic Earthquakes - Chile - 1960 22 May 19:11:14 UTC - Magnitude 9.5: The Largest Earthquake in the World. Retrieved on 2007-01-09
  7. ^ FIFA.com - Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards
  8. ^ World Cup Knowledge: part four | Football | guardian.co.uk
  9. ^ FIFA.com
  10. ^ FIFA.com
  11. ^ FIFA.com
  12. ^ Goal.com - Editorial/Comment - Own Goal: Faking Being Hit By Objects
  13. ^ FIFA.com
  14. ^ FIFA.com
  15. ^ FIFA.com
  16. ^ FIFA.com
  17. ^ "Chile blacklist six Copa players". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6294098.stm. Retrieved on 2007-07-12. 
  18. ^ News - Chile name Bielsa as new coach - Soccerway
  19. ^ The Stadium Guide - Estadio Nacional
  20. ^ (Spanish)http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=251738
  21. ^ See discussion page. The inner layout of the t-shirt has changed several times, although the colors have remained the same.
  22. ^ Acosta, born in Uruguay, was given Chilean nationality on 1984
  23. ^ Source: Conmebol News Article

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