2024 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season

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The 2024 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season was the 84th season and the club's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football. In addition to the domestic league, Universidad Católica also competed in the Copa Chile and the Copa Sudamericana.

PresidentJuan Tagle
Head coachNicolás Núñez
(until 7 March)[1]
Rodrigo Valenzuela
(interim, 8 to 22 March)[2]
Tiago Nunes (from 22 March)[3]
StadiumEstadio Santa Laura
League5th
Quick facts season, President ...
Universidad Católica
2024 season
PresidentJuan Tagle
Head coachNicolás Núñez
(until 7 March)[1]
Rodrigo Valenzuela
(interim, 8 to 22 March)[2]
Tiago Nunes (from 22 March)[3]
StadiumEstadio Santa Laura
League5th
Copa ChileRegional stage
SudamericanaFirst stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Zampedri (19)
All:
Fernando Zampedri (19)
Highest home attendance14,091 v. Universidad de Chile
League, 19 October 2024
Lowest home attendance6,520 v. Audax Italiano
League, 17 March 2024
Average home league attendance9,667
Biggest win4–0 v. Huachipato (H)
League, 25 August 2024
Biggest defeat2–4 v. Everton (H)
League, 11 March 2024
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All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.
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Squad

As of December 2024[4]
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Year signed Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Vicente Bernedo Chile GK (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (age 23) 2024 Cobreloa
14 Thomas Gillier Chile GK (2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (age 20) 2025 Academy
25 Sebastián Pérez Chile GK (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (age 34) 2024 Unión Española
Defenders
3 Eugenio Mena Chile LB (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (age 36) 2024 Racing Club
12 Guillermo Soto Chile LB / RB (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (age 30) 2026 Baltika Kaliningrad
5 Daniel González Chile CB (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (age 22) 2025 Santiago Wanderers
8 Valber Huerta Chile CB (1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (age 31) 2026 Deportivo Toluca
15 Cristián Cuevas Chile AM / CM / RB (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (age 29) 2023 Huachipato
17 Branco Ampuero Chile CB (1993-07-19)19 July 1993 (age 31) 2023 Deportes Antofagasta
22 Gary Kagelmacher Uruguay CB (1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (age 36) 2024 León
24 Alfonso Parot Chile LB / RB (1989-10-15)15 October 1989 (age 35) 2024 Rosario Central
34 Ignacio Pérez Chile CB (2006-06-06)6 June 2006 (age 18) 2027 Academy
Midfielders
6 Alfred Canales Chile AM (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (age 24) 2026 Magallanes
7 Joaquín Torres Argentina AM (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (age 27) 2024 Philadelphia Union
10 César Pinares Chile AM / CM (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (age 33) 2024 Colo-Colo
14 Agustín Farías ArgentinaChile CM (1987-12-25)25 December 1987 (age 37) 2025 Palestino
18 Fernando Zuqui Argentina CM (1991-11-27)27 November 1991 (age 33) 2026 Estudiantes
19 Bryan González Chile AM / CM (2003-02-23)23 February 2003 (age 21) 2025 Academy
21 Diego Corral Chile RW (2005-03-09)9 March 2005 (age 19) 2026 Academy
27 Jorge Ortiz Chile AM / CM (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (age 20) 2026 Academy
32 Leenhan Romero Venezuela AM (2006-11-01)1 November 2006 (age 19) 2026 Academy
35 Juan Francisco Rossel Chile RW / LW (2005-03-17)17 March 2005 (age 19) 2026 Academy
Forwards
9 Fernando Zampedri (captain)[5] ArgentinaChile ST (1988-02-14)14 February 1988 (age 36) 2025 Rosario Central
11 Clemente Montes Chile RW / LW (2001-04-25)25 April 2001 (age 23) 2024 Celta de Vigo B
13 Axel Cerda Chile ST (2006-04-13)13 April 2006 (age 18) 2025 Academy
20 Gonzalo Tapia Chile RW (2002-02-18)18 February 2002 (age 22) 2024 Academy
30 Nicolás Castillo Chile ST (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (age 22) 2024 Necaxa
31 Milan Tudor Chile ST (2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (age 21) 2026 Academy
42 Bastián Gómez Chile ST (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (age 18) 2026 Academy
43 Francisco Arancibia Chile RW / LW (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 (age 28) 2025 Cobreloa
44 Jader Gentil Brazil ST (2003-07-24)24 July 2003 (age 21) 2025 Athletico Paranaense
Player(s) transferred out during this season
8 Lucas Menossi Argentina ST (1992-07-11)11 July 1992 (age 31) 2024 Tigre
18 Alexander Aravena Chile ST (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (age 21) 2025 Ñublense
Player(s) on loan during this season
45 Ousman Touray United States ST (2003-02-08)8 February 2003 (age 21) 2025 Academy
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Contracts and transfers

New contracts

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name Contract
length		 Contract
ends		 Ref.
29 November 2023 DF Chile Alfonso Parot 1-year 2024 [6]
12 December 2023 DF Chile Cristián Cuevas 1-year 2024 [7]
DF Chile Branco Ampuero 1-year 2024 [7]
2 February 2024 DF Chile Ignacio Pérez 3-year 2026 [8]
5 February 2024 MF Chile Joan Orellana 3-year 2026 [9]
24 August 2024 GK Chile Martín Contreras 3-year 2026 [10]
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Transfers in

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name From Type Ref.
12 December 2023 GK Chile Sebastián Pérez Unión Española End of loan [11]
25 December 2023 MF Chile Alfred Canales Audax Italiano Transfer [12]
29 December 2023 MF Argentina Agustín Farías Palestino Free transfer [13]
31 December 2023 MF Chile Ian Toro Deportes Copiapó End of loan [14]
1 January 2024 DF Venezuela Aaron Astudillo Deportes Recoleta End of loan [15]
4 January 2024 FW Chile Nicolás Castillo Free transfer [16]
13 January 2024 MF Argentina Lucas Menossi Argentina Tigre Free transfer [17]
DF Chile Guillermo Soto Russia Baltika Kaliningrad Transfer [18]
11 June 2024 DF Chile Valber Huerta Mexico Deportivo Toluca Free transfer [19]
17 July 2024 MF Argentina Fernando Zuqui Argentina Estudiantes Free transfer [20]
26 July 2024 FW Chile Francisco Arancibia Cobreloa Transfer [21]
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Transfers out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name From Type Ref.
27 November 2023 MF Colombia Bryan Rovira Colombia Atlético Nacional End of loan [22]
10 December 2023 DF Argentina Guillermo Burdisso Argentina Huracán Contract terminated [23]
11 December 2023 GK Argentina Nicolás Peranic O'Higgins Contract terminated [24]
DF Chile Byron Nieto Deportes Antofagasta End of loan [25]
FW Argentina Franco Di Santo Argentina Rivadavia Buyout clause [26]
22 December 2023 MF Chile Ignacio Saavedra Russia Sochi Contract terminated [27]
31 December 2023 DF Chile Cristóbal Finch Croatia Omladinac Gornja Contract terminated [28]
7 January 2024 DF Chile Ignacio Novoa Lautaro de Buin Contract terminated [29]
MF Chile Benjamín Iglesias Lautaro de Buin Contract terminated [29]
26 January 2024 DF Argentina Nehuén Paz Argentina Rivadavia Buyout clause [30]
3 February 2024 FW Chile Diego Ossa United States SLCC Bruins Buyout clause [31]
17 June 2024 MF Argentina Lucas Menossi Argentina Belgrano Buyout clause [32]
14 July 2024 FW Chile Alexander Aravena Brazil Grêmio Transfer [33]
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Loans in

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name From End date Ref.
22 February 2024 MF Argentina Joaquín Torres United States Philadelphia Union End of season [34]
9 August 2024 FW Brazil Jader Gentil Portugal Santa Clara End of season [35]
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Loans out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Name From End date Ref.
7 January 2024 MF Chile Juan Leiva Cobreloa End of season [36]
8 January 2024 FW Chile Luis Hernández Deportes Copiapó End of season [37]
DF Chile Tomás Asta-Buruaga Everton End of season [38]
31 January 2024 DF Chile Luis Muñoz Fernández Vial End of season [39]
3 February 2024 DF Chile Carlos Navarrete Cobresal End of season [31]
DF Chile Carlos Arancibia Trasandino End of season [31]
MF Chile Sergio Cabello San Antonio Unido End of season [31]
MF Chile Marcelo Pérez San Antonio Unido End of season [31]
5 February 2024 MF Chile Joan Orellana Brazil Flamengo Sub-20 End of season [9]
18 March 2024 DF Chile Carlos Salomón Barnechea End of season [40]
12 July 2024 FW United States Ousman Touray Panama Herrera FC End of season [41]
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Competitions

Overview

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League 23 February 2024 9 November 2024 Matchday 1 5th 30 13 7 10 44 34 +10 043.33
Copa Chile 20 June 2024 29 June 2024 Regional stage Regional stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
Copa Sudamericana 5 March 2024 5 March 2024 First stage First stage 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 34 14 8 12 48 39 +9 041.18
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Last updated: December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Primera Division

Main article: 2024 Chilean Primera División

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Deportes Iquique 30 14 6 10 53 48 +5 48 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Palestino 30 13 7 10 46 33 +13 46 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Universidad Católica 30 13 7 10 44 34 +10 46
6 Unión Española 30 13 6 11 53 45 +8 45
7 Everton 30 12 9 9 47 41 +6 45
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Source: ANFP, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Playoff game (only if needed to decide championship between two teams), 3) Goal difference, 4) Matches won, 5) Goals for, 6) Away goals for, 7) Red cards, 8) Yellow cards, 9) Drawing of lots.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 13 7 10 44 34  +10 46 6 3 6 26 19  +7 7 4 4 18 15  +3
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Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDLWLDDWWLWWWWWLWWDDLWLDLWLWLDD
Position12141012121211710755433333233333333435
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Updated to match(es) played on incomplete. Source: Primera Division
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 March 2024 1 Unión La Calera 0:0 Universidad Católica La Calera
Report Stadium: Nicolás Chahuán
Attendance: 2.341
Referee: Juan Lara
23 February 2024 2 Universidad Católica 0:1 Ñublense Independencia
Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 7.328
Referee: Diego Flores
2 March 2024 3 Palestino 0:2 Universidad Católica La Cisterna
Report
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2.449
Referee: Miguel Araos
11 March 2024 4 Universidad Católica 2:4 Everton Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 7.293
Referee: Benjamín Saravia
17 March 2024 5 Universidad Católica 0:0 Audax Italiano Independencia
Report Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 6.520
Referee: Piero Maza
30 March 2024 6 Huachipato 0:0 Universidad Católica Talcahuano
Report Stadium: Huachipato
Attendance: 4.116
Referee: Rodrigo Carvajal
6 April 2024 7 Universidad Católica 2:0 Cobresal Independencia
 Report Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 8.276
Referee: Héctor Jona
13 April 2024 8 Deportes Iquique 2:3 Universidad Católica Iquique
 Report
Stadium: Tierra de Campeones
Attendance: 11.208
Referee: Mario Salvo
20 April 2024 9 Universidad Católica 0:1 Colo-Colo Independencia
Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 12.008
Referee: Héctor Jona
27 April 2024 10 Deportes Copiapó 0:1 Universidad Católica Copiapó
Report
Stadium: Luis Valenzuela
Attendance: 3.599
Referee: José Cabero
4 May 2024 11 Unión Española 1:2 Universidad Católica Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Referee: Francisco Gilabert
11 May 2024 12 Universidad Católica 3:2 O'Higgins Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 7.465
Referee: Mathías Riquelme
18 May 2024 13 Universidad de Chile 1:2 Universidad Católica Ñuñoa
 Report
Stadium: Nacional
Attendance: 45.000
Referee: Cristián Garay
25 May 2024 14 Universidad Católica 4:1 Cobreloa Independencia
 Report
  • García 13'
 Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 11.597
Referee: Benjamín Saravia
2 June 2024 15 Coquimbo Unido 2:0 Universidad Católica Coquimbo
 Report Stadium: Francisco Sánchez
Referee: Rodrigo Carvajal
20 July 2024 16 Universidad Católica 2:0 Unión La Calera Independencia
 Report Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 7.563
Referee: Cristián Garay
28 July 2024 17 Ñublense 1:2 Universidad Católica Chillán
 Report
Stadium: Nelson Oyarzún
Referee: Juan Lara
3 August 2024 18 Universidad Católica 1:1 Palestino Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 9.196
Referee: Mathías Riquelme
11 August 2024 19 Everton 0:0 Universidad Católica Viña del Mar
Report Stadium: Sausalito
Attendance: 7.824
Referee: José Cabero
18 August 2024 20 Audax Italiano 2:1 Universidad Católica Rancagua
 Report
Stadium: El Teniente
Attendance: 2.735
Referee: Manuel Vergara
25 August 2024 21 Universidad Católica 4:0 Huachipato Independencia
 Report Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 8.371
Referee: Juan Lara
28 August 2024 22 Cobresal 3:1 Universidad Católica El Salvador
 Report
Stadium: El Cobre
Referee: Héctor Jona
31 August 2024 23 Universidad Católica 2:2 Deportes Iquique Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 9 143
Referee: Felipe González Alveal
3 October 2024 24 Colo-Colo 1:0 Universidad Católica Macul
 Report Stadium: Monumental
Referee: José Cabero
25 September 2024 25 Universidad Católica 4:1 Deportes Copiapó La Florida
 Report
Stadium: Bicentenario
Attendance: 6.507
Referee: Héctor Jona
29 September 2024 26 Universidad Católica 0:2 Unión Española La Florida
Report
Stadium: Bicentenario
Attendance: 9.522
Referee: Fernando Véjar
6 October 2024 27 O'Higgins 0:2 Universidad Católica Rancagua
Report
Stadium: El Teniente
Attendance: 6.273
Referee: Gastón Philippe
19 October 2024 28 Universidad Católica 1:2 Universidad de Chile Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 14.091
Referee: Cristián Garay
2 November 2024 29 Cobreloa 2:2 Universidad Católica Calama, Chile
 Report
Stadium: Zorros del Desierto
Attendance: 6.875
Referee: Francisco Gilabert
9 November 2024 30 Universidad Católica 1:2 Coquimbo Unido Independencia
 Report
Stadium: Santa Laura
Attendance: 10.458
Referee: Juan Lara

Copa Chile

Main article: 2024 Copa Chile

Central–North Zone

Round of 16
23 June 2024 (2024-06-23) Santiago Wanderers 1–0 Universidad Católica Valparaíso
15:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Benjamín Saravia
Round of 16
23 June 2024 (2024-06-23) Santiago Wanderers 1–0 Universidad Católica Valparaíso
15:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Benjamín Saravia

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2024 Copa Sudamericana

The draw for the first stage was held on 19 December 2023, 12:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[42][43]

First stage

Main article: 2024 Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 March 2024 (2024-03-05) Universidad Católica Chile 0–2 Chile Coquimbo Unido Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción[note 1]
19:00 UTC−3 Report
Attendance: 9,009[45]
Referee: Bráulio Machado (Brazil)

Statistics

Goals

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Nat. Player League Copa
Chile		 Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
19ArgentinaFernando Zampedri190019
220ChileGonzalo Tapia92011
318ChileAlexander Aravena3003
417ChileBranco Ampuero3003
430ChileNicolás Castillo2002
11ChileClemente Montes2002
6ChileAlfred Canales1102
535ChileJuan Francisco Rossel1001
10ChileCésar Pinares0101
5ChileDaniel González1001
44BrazilJader Gentil1001
15ChileCristián Cuevas1001
8ArgentinaLucas Menossi1001
Total444048
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  • Last updated: December 2024
  • Source: Soccerway

Assists

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Nat. Player League Copa Chile Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
115ChileCristián Cuevas6006
218ArgentinaFernando Zuqui4004
20ChileGonzalo Tapia4004
33ChileEugenio Mena3003
10ChileCésar Pinares3003
4 9ArgentinaFernando Zampedri2002
4ChileGuillermo Soto1102
11ChileClemente Montes1102
5 32VenezuelaLeenhan Romero1001
17ChileBranco Ampuero1001
7ArgentinaJoaquín Torres1001
44BrazilJader Gentil1001
5ChileDaniel González1001
8ArgentinaLucas Menossi1001
18ChileAlexander Aravena1001
Total312033
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*Last updated: December 2024

Clean sheets

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name League C. Chile Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
114GKChileThomas Gillier 6107
2 25GKChileSebastián Pérez 4105
Total 102012
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  • Last updated: December 2024
  • Source: Soccerway

Notes

  1. [1]
    Universidad Católica played their home match at Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción (originally scheduled at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago) instead of their regular stadium Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago which was being rebuilt.[44]

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