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| 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Juan Tagle | |||
| Head coach | Beñat San José | |||
| Stadium | San Carlos de Apoquindo | |||
| League | 1st | |||
| Copa Chile | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Diego Buonanotte (7) All: Diego Buonanotte (7) | |||
| Biggest win | Universidad Católica 3–1 Huachipato Universidad Católica 3–1 Unión Española Universidad Católica 3–1 Curicó Unido | |||
| Biggest defeat | Universidad Católica 0–3 Huachipato | |||
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The 2018 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season was the 78th season and the club's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football. In addition to the domestic league, Universidad Católica participated in the season's edition of the Copa Chile.
| No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Year signed | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Matías Dituro | GK | 8 May 1987 | 2018 | Bolívar | |
| 12 | Marcelo Suárez | GK | 21 August 2000 | 2018 | Academy | |
| 17 | Miguel Vargas | GK | 15 June 1996 | 2015 | Academy | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Germán Lanaro | CB | 21 March 1986 | 2015 | Palestino | |
| 3 | Germán Voboril | LB / RB | May 5, 1987 | 2017 | Racing | |
| 4 | Cristián Álvarez (captain)[1] | RB / RWB | 20 January 1980 | 2011 | Universitario | |
| 5 | Branco Ampuero | CB | 19 July 1993 | 2017 | Deportes Antofagasta | |
| 13 | Benjamín Kuscevic | CB | 2 May 1996 | 2014 | Academy | |
| 15 | Yerco Oyanedel | LB / RB | 19 September 2000 | 2019 | Academy | |
| 21 | Raimundo Rebolledo | RB / RWB | 14 May 1997 | 2015 | Academy | |
| 29 | Stefano Magnasco | RB / RWB | 28 September 1992 | 2014 | FC Groningen | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | César Fuentes | CM / DM | 12 April 1993 | 2015 | O'Higgins | |
| 8 | Jaime Carreño | CM / DM | 3 March 1997 | 2015 | Academy | |
| 10 | Diego Rojas | AM / CM | 15 February 1995 | 2012 | Academy | |
| 11 | Luciano Aued | AM / CM | 1 March 1987 | 2017 | Racing | |
| 18 | Diego Buonanotte | AM | 19 April 1988 | 2016 | AEK | |
| 20 | Carlos Lobos | CM / DM | 21 February 1997 | 2014 | Academy | |
| 24 | Ignacio Saavedra | CM / DM | 12 January 1999 | 2018 | Academy | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Sebastián Sáez | ST | 24 January 1985 | 2018 | Emirates | |
| 9 | David Llanos | ST | 27 July 1989 | 2014 | Huachipato | |
| 14 | Andrés Vilches | ST | 14 January 1992 | 2018 | Colo-Colo | |
| 16 | Marcos Bolados | RW | 28 February 1996 | 2018 | Colo-Colo | |
| 19 | José Pedro Fuenzalida | RB / RWB / RW | 22 February 1985 | 2016 | Boca Juniors | |
| 23 | Brian Leiva | RW | 21 February 1998 | 2017 | Academy | |
| 27 | César Munder | RW | 7 January 2000 | 2018 | Academy | |
| 30 | Diego Valencia | ST / RW | 14 January 2000 | 2018 | Academy | |
| 33 | David Henríquez | ST | 21 February 1999 | 2017 | Academy | |
| Player(s) on transfers/loan during this season | ||||||
| 4 | Fernando Cordero | LB / RB | 26 August 1987 | 2012 | Unión Española | |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2017 | MF | Everton | End of loan | [2] | |
| MF | Palestino | End of loan | [2] | ||
| DF | Curicó Unido | End of loan | [2] | ||
| GK | Deportes Santa Cruz | End of loan | [2] | ||
| 29 May 2018 | FW | Free transfer | [3] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 December 2017 | GK | - | Retirated | [4] | |
| 15 December 2017 | FW | Contract terminated | [5] | ||
| 31 December 2017 | FW | End of loan | [6] | ||
| 1 January 2018 | DF | Deportes Recoleta | Contract terminated | [7] | |
| 3 January 2018 | DF | Contract terminated | [8] | ||
| 19 February 2018 | MF | Curicó Unido | Contract terminated | [9] | |
| 25 June 2018 | FW | Transfer | [10] | ||
| 4 July 2018 | DF | Contract terminated | [11] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2018 | FW | Colo-Colo | End of season | [12] | |
| 12 January 2018 | FW | Colo-Colo | End of season | [13] | |
| 14 January 2018 | GK | End of season | [14] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2017 | GK | End of season | [15] | ||
| 5 January 2018 | MF | Palestino | End of season | [16] | |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Rangers | End of season | [17] | |
| 1 January 2018 | FW | Rangers | End of season | [18] | |
| 8 January 2018 | DF | O'Higgins | End of season | [19] | |
| 11 January 2018 | FW | Palestino | End of season | [20] | |
| 18 January 2018 | GK | Deportes Melipilla | End of season | [21] | |
| 29 January 2018 | DF | Palestino | End of season | [22] | |
| 14 February 2018 | MF | Deportes Copiapó | End of season | [23] | |
| 20 February 2018 | MF | Unión La Calera | 30 June 2018 | [24] | |
| 22 February 2018 | FW | Palestino | End of season | [25] | |
| 1 March 2018 | FW | Deportes Puerto Montt | End of season | [26] | |
| 22 June 2018 | GK | Deportes Limache | End of season | [27] | |
| 17 July 2018 | MF | Deportes Valdivia | End of season | [28] | |
| 19 July 2018 | MF | Barnechea | End of season | [29] | |
| 9 August 2018 | DF | Unión La Calera | End of season | [30] |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League | 2 February 2018 | 2 December 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 56.67 |
| Copa Chile | 10 June 2018 | 17 June 2018 | Second round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 56.25 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Católica (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 61 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Universidad de Concepción | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 58 | |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 57 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Deportes Antofagasta | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 53 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Colo-Colo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 43 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Source: Primera Division
| 2 February 2018 1 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Deportes Temuco | Las Condes |
| 20:00 | Hauche Aued |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 9.756 Referee: César Deischler |
| 11 February 2018 2 | Curicó Unido | 1:3 | Universidad Católica | Curicó |
| 18:00 | Cortés |
Report | Aued Llanos Lanaro |
Stadium: La Granja Attendance: 4.329 Referee: Héctor Jona |
| 17 February 2018 3 | Everton | 0:1 | Universidad Católica | Viña del Mar |
| 12:00 | Report | Llanos |
Stadium: Sausalito Attendance: 6.524 Referee: Cristián Andaur |
| 24 February 2018 4 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | Unión La Calera | Las Condes |
| 20:30 | Buonanotte |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 9.406 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 4 March 2018 5 | Deportes Iquique | 0:1 | Universidad Católica | Calama |
| 18:00 | Report | Fuentes |
Stadium: Zorros del Desierto Attendance: 1.940 Referee: Felipe González |
| 18 March 2018 6 | Universidad Católica | 3:1 | Unión Española | Las Condes |
| 20:30 | Fuenzalida Henríquez Llanos |
Report | Figueroa |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 11.314 Referee: César Deischler |
| 31 March 2018 7 | Colo-Colo | 1:0 | Universidad Católica | Macul |
| 12:30 | Valdés |
Report | Stadium: Monumental Attendance: 29.004 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
| 8 April 2018 8 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Palestino | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Buonanotte Lobos |
Report | Gutiérrez |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 10.637 Referee: César Deischler |
| 14 April 201 9 | O'Higgins F.C. | 0:1 | Universidad Católica | Rancagua |
| 15:00 | Report | Aued |
Stadium: El Teniente Attendance: 8.664 Referee: Francisco Gilabert |
| 22 April 2018 10 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | Audax Italiano | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Llanos |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 11.055 Referee: Felipe González |
| 29 April 2018 11 | San Luis | 1:1 | Universidad Católica | Quillota |
| 20:00 | Caballero |
Report | Lobos |
Stadium: Lucio Fariña Fernández Attendance: 4.812 Referee: Christian Rojas |
| 5 May 2018 12 | Universidad Católica | 3:1 | C.D. Huachipato | Las Condes |
| 20:00 | Fuenzalida Buonanotte Llanos |
Report | Torres |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 10.696 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 13 May 2018 13 | Universidad Católica | 1:1 | Universidad de Chile | Las Condes |
| 12:00 | Buonanotte |
Report | Pinilla |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 12.282 Referee: Roberto Tobar |
| 20 May 2018 14 | Universidad de Concepción | 0:0 | Universidad Católica | Concepción |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Ester Roa Attendance: 17.715 Referee: Francisco Gilabert |
| 26 May 2018 15 | Universidad Católica | 0:0 | Deportes Antofagasta | Las Condes |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 10.572 Referee: Felipe González |
| 21 July 2018 16 | Universidad Católica | 2:2 | Deportes Iquique | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Buonanotte Fuenzalida |
Report | Salinas Bustamante |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 8.133 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 28 July 2018 17 | Palestino | 2:2 | Universidad Católica | La Cisterna |
| 12:00 | Campos López |
Report | Buonanotte Sáez |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 3.478 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
| 4 August 2018 18 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Everton | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Sáez |
Report | Suárez |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 9.570 Referee: Felípe González |
| 11 August 2018 19 | Unión La Calera | 2:2 | Universidad Católica | Viña del Mar |
| 15:00 | Núñez Abán |
Report | Aued Lanaro |
Stadium: Sausalito Attendance: 5.675 Referee: Roberto Tobar |
| 19 August 2018 20 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Curicó Unido | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Munder Sáez |
Report | Vargas |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 10.739 Referee: Francisco Gilabert |
| 26 August 2018 21 | Audax Italiano | 0:0 | Universidad Católica | La Florida |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7.642 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 1 September 2018 22 | Unión Española | 1:1 | Universidad Católica | Independencia |
| 17:30 | Tello |
Report | Lobos |
Stadium: Santa Laura Attendance: 8.058 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 22 September 2018 23 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | San Luis | Las Condes |
| 20:00 | Fuenzalida Buonanotte |
Report | Rodríguez |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 9.877 Referee: Christian Rojas |
| 30 September 2018 24 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | Colo-Colo | Las Condes |
| 12:00 | Aued |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 12.196 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 6 October 2018 25 | C.D. Huachipato | 3:0 | Universidad Católica | Talcahuano |
| 17:30 | Parraguez Torres |
Report | Stadium: Estadio CAP Attendance: 6.460 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
| 20 October 2018 26 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | Universidad de Concepción | Las Condes |
| 20:00 | Vilches |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 12.249 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 27 October 2018 27 | Universidad de Chile | 2:0 | Universidad Católica | Ñuñoa |
| 12:00 | Vaz Soteldo |
Report | Stadium: Nacional Attendance: 44.102 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 4 November 2018 28 | Deportes Antofagasta | 1:1 | Universidad Católica | Antofagasta |
| 15:30 | Becker |
Report | Sáez |
Stadium: Calvo y Bascuñán Attendance: 8.201 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
| 25 November 2018 29 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | O'Higgins F.C. | Las Condes |
| 17:30 | Fuenzalida |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 12.687 Referee: Roberto Tobar |
| 2 December 2018 30 | Deportes Temuco | 1:2 | Universidad Católica | Temuco |
| 17:30 | Aceval |
Report | Carreño Vilches |
Stadium: Germán Becker Attendance: 14.874 Referee: Piero Maza |
| 10 June 2018 | Cobreloa | 1–2 | Universidad Católica | Calama |
| 17:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Attendance: 4,293 Referee: Fabián Aracena |
| 17 June 2018 | Universidad Católica | 0–2 | Cobreloa | Las Condes, Santiago |
| 16:15 | Report | Stadium: Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Copa Chile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Matías Dituro | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Germán Lanaro | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Germán Voboril | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Cristián Álvarez | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | César Fuentes | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | FW | Sebastián Sáez | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jaime Carreño | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Ignacio Saavedra | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | David Llanos | 21 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Diego Rojas | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | DF | Fernando Cordero | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Luciano Aued | 30 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | Benjamín Kuscevic | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Andrés Vilches | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Marcos Bolados | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Branco Ampuero | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Diego Buonanotte | 27 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 31 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | César Munder | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Carlos Lobos | 13 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Raimundo Rebolledo | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Stefano Magnasco | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW | Diego Valencia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | David Henríquez | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Last updated: December 2018
Source: Soccerway
† Player left Universidad Católica during the season
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | Copa Chile | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | MF | Diego Buonanotte | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 9 | MF | David Llanos | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | MF | Luciano Aued | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 19 | DF | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | Sebastián Sáez | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 20 | FW | Carlos Lobos | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | FW | Andrés Vilches | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF | Germán Lanaro | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 6 | MF | César Fuentes | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | FW | César Munder | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 33 | FW | David Henríquez | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | Jaime Carreño | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 41 | ||||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | Copa Chile | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | MF | David Llanos | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Diego Rojas | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 18 | MF | Diego Buonanotte | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | DF | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 21 | DF | Raimundo Rebolledo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | FW | Marcos Bolados | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 11 | MF | Luciano Aued | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | FW | Andrés Vilches | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | FW | César Munder | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | DF | Germán Voboril | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF | Cristián Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | DF | Stefano Magnasco | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | FW | Diego Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Copa Chile | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | Matías Dituro | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||