Audax Italiano

Chilean football club

Football club

Audax Italiano

Full name| Audax Club Sportivo Italiano, SADP [1]
Nickname(s)| Los Tanos
Los Itálicos
Audinos
Founded| November 30, 1910; 113 years ago (1910-11-30)
Ground| Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
La Florida, Chile
Capacity| 12,000
Chairman| Gonzalo Cilley
Manager| Francisco Arrué
League| Campeonato Nacional
2023| Primera División, 13th of 16
Website| Club website

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Audax Club Sportivo Italiano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈawðaks itaˈljano]) is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Campeonato Nacional and has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four times, joint sixth alongside Magallanes. The club also achieved three Copa Chile runner-up finishes in 1981, 1998 and 2018.

The club had their first major success in 1936, when they won the league title. During the 1940s, Audax won two further titles in 1946 and 1948, and a fourth in 1957.

## History

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The club was founded by Italian residents in Santiago, on November 30, 1910, as Audax Club Ciclista Italiano in Alberto Caffi's hat store, and was originally focused on cycling. As football developed quickly in Santiago, in 1917 the club began participating in that sport, and in 1922, when the popularity of football increased within Audax's supporters, the club changed its name to Audax Club Sportivo Italiano.

In January 2007, the club was transformed into a limited liability corporation, and changed its name to Audax Italiano La Florida, adding the name of the comuna in which it's always been located.

The club has always been a regular protagonist in Chilean football, but had never been able to participate in any major international competition until 2007, when they played in the Copa Libertadores. As a club founded by immigrants, it has a special rivalry with the other immigrant clubs Unión Española (founded by Spaniards) and Palestino (founded by Palestinian Arabs).

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Primera División de Chile
* Winners (4): 1936, 1946, 1948, 1957
* Runner-up (8): 1934, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1951, 2006 C
* Primera B de Chile
* Runner-Up (1): 1995
* Copa Chile
* Runner-up (3): 1981, 1998, 2018
* Campeonato de Apertura
* Winners (1): 1941
* Campeonato de Campeones
* Runners-up (1): 1943

## Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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* Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances

2007: Group stage
2008: Group stage
2022: Second stage

* Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances

2007: Second preliminary round
2018: First round
2020: Second round
2023: Knockout round play-offs

* Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance

1998: First round

## Records

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* Largest margin of victory:

In Primera División matches: 9–2 vs. Universidad Católica in 1945
In Copa Chile matches: 13–0 vs. Juventud Varsovia in 2010
In international matches: 3–1 Alianza Lima in 2007

* Largest margin of defeat:

In Primera División matches: 1–7 vs. Colo-Colo in 1939 & 0–6 vs. Santiago Wanderers in 1993
In international matches: 1–4 vs. Sportivo Luqueño in 2008

* Longest win streak: 24 games in 2007
* Most goals scored in international play: Rodolfo Moya & Carlos Villanueva (3 goals)
* Most goals scored in Primera División: Carlos Tello (101 goals)
* Most goals scored in one season in Primera División: José Luis Díaz (23 goals in 1999)
* Most goals scored in two short tournaments: Carlos Villanueva (30 goals in 2007)

## Players

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### Current squad

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Current squad of Audax Italiano as of 29 May 2022 (edit)
Sources: Audax Official Web Site

| No. |  | Position | Player

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1 |  CHI | GK | Tomás Ahumada
2 |  CHI | MF | Óliver Rojas
3 |  CHI | DF | Cristóbal Muñoz
4 |  CHI | DF | Daniel Piña
5 |  CHI | DF | Fabián Torres
6 |  ARG | DF | Germán Guiffrey
7 |  CHI | DF | Nicolás Fernández
8 |  CHI | MF | Marco Collao
9 |  ARG | FW | Lautaro Palacios
10 |  CHI | MF | Carlos Villanueva
12 |  CHI | GK | Cristobal Piña
14 |  CHI | FW | Gonzalo Álvarez
15 |  ARG | MF | Emanuel Cecchini
16 |  ARG | MF | Gastón Gil Romero
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17 |  CHI | FW | Paolo Guajardo
18 |  CHI | MF | Nicolas Aedo
19 |  CHI | MF | Santiago Dittborn
20 |  CHI | FW | Ignacio Jeraldino
21 |  CHI | FW | Thomas Rodríguez
22 |  CHI | MF | Alessandro Riep
23 |  CHI | DF | Esteban Matus
24 |  CHI | FW | Nicolás Orellana
25 |  CHI | GK | Gonzalo Collao
26 |  ARG | DF | Guillermo Ortiz
27 |  CHI | DF | Diego Monreal
28 |  CHI | FW | Javier Quiñones
31 |  CHI | GK | Omar Carabalí
32 |  CHI | FW | Luciano Arriagada

Manager: Francisco Arrué

### 2024 Summer Transfers

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#### In

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

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23  | DF |  CHI | Esteban Matus (back from Unión La Calera)
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#### Out

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

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23  | GK |  ARG | Oscar Ustari (Released)
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## Notable players

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* Claudio Borghi
* Franco Di Santo
* Félix Corte
* Carlos Villanueva
* Marcelo Zunino [es]
* Bruno Iacoponi [es]
* Gino Iacoponi
* Salvador Cabañas

## Managers

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Interim coaches appear in italics.

* Carlos Giudice (1936-1937, 1939)
* Raúl Marchant (1938, 1941-1943)
* José Luis Boffi (1944-1945)
* Raúl Marchant (1945-1946)
* Bruno Iacoponi (1946)
* Salvador Nocetti (1947-1948)
* Ladislao Pakozdi (1951)
* Mario Pretto (1953-1954)
* Roberto Scarone (1955)
* Ladislao Pakozdi (1956-1957)
* Luis Tirado (1959)
* Enrique Sorrel (1959-1960)
* Janos Schwanner (1961)
* Martín García (1962)
* Hernán Carrasco (1963)
* Ladislao Pakozdi (1964)
* Sergio Cruzat (1965)
* Salvador Biondi (1966)
* Luis Álamos (1967-1969)
* Ramiro Cortés (1969)
* Salvador Biondi (1970)
* José Santos Arias (1971)
* Claudio Ramírez (1971)
* Donato Hernández (1972)
* Jorge Venegas (1972)
* Julio Menadier (1973)
* José Cárdenas (1974)
* Dante Pesce (1975)
* Hernán Godoy (1975-1976)
* Adolfo Rodríguez (1976)
* Hernán Godoy (1976-1977)
* Orlando Aravena (1977)
* Armando Tobar (1978)
* Néstor Isella (1978-1979)
* Vicente Cantatore (1979)
* Aurelio Valenzuela (1979)
* Salvador Biondi (1979)
* Néstor Isella (1979-1980)
* Hernán Godoy (1980-1981)
* Hugo Berly (1981-1982)
* Pedro Morales (1982)
* Sasha Mitjaew (1983)
* Caupolican Peña (1983)
* Roque Mercury (1983)
* Jorge Venegas (1984)
* Jaime Campos (1984)
* Hernán Godoy (1985)
* Francisco Hormazábal (1985-1986)
* Isaac Carrasco (1986)
* Rosauro Parra (1986)
* Leonel Herrera (1987-1988)
* Victoriano Álvarez (1988)
* Ramón Climent (1988)
* Hernán Godoy (1988-1990)
* Rosauro Parra (1990)
* Sasha Mitjaew (1990-1991)
* Victoriano Álvarez (1991)
* José González V. (1992)
* Miguel Hermosilla (1993)
* Óscar Meneses (1993-1994)
* Jorge Aravena (1995)
* Roberto Hernández (1996-1997)
* Oscar Malbernat (1997-1999)
* Óscar del Solar (2000-2001)
* Hernán Godoy (2001-2002)
* Claudio Borghi (2002-2003)
* Roberto Hernández (2003-2005)
* Jaime Pizarro (2005)
* Óscar Meneses (2005)
* Eduardo Ahumada (2005)[2]
* Raúl Toro (2006-2008)
* Pablo Marini (2009-2010)
* Marcelo Barticciotto (2010)
* Omar Labruna (2010-2012)
* Pablo Marini (2012-2013)
* Jorge Ghiso (2013)
* Jaime Rubilar (2013-2014)
* Jorge Pellicer (2014-2016)
* Hugo Vilches (2016-2018)
* Juan José Ribera (2018-2019)
* Francisco Meneghini (2020)
* José Calderón (2020)
* Pablo Sánchez (2020-2021)
* Ronald Fuentes (2022)
* Juan José Ribera (2022)
* Manuel Fernández (2023)
* José Calderón (2023)
* Luca Marcogiuseppe (2023)
* Francisco Arrué (2023)
* Walter Erviti (2024)
* Nelson Tapia (2024)
* Francisco Arrué (2024-)

## References

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1. ^ "Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional - Chile". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
2. ^ "Técnico de las divisiones menores asumirá interinamente en Audax". alairelibre. 2005-11-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24.

## External links

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* Official website

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Primera División de Chile

2024 clubs|

* Audax Italiano
* Cobreloa
* Cobresal
* Colo-Colo
* Copiapó
* Coquimbo Unido
* Everton
* Huachipato
* Iquique
* Ñublense
* O'Higgins
* Palestino
* Unión Española
* Unión La Calera
* Universidad Católica
* Universidad de Chile

Former teams|

* Alemán
* Antofagasta
* Atacama
* Aviación
* Badminton
* Barnechea
* Carlos Walker
* Concepción
* Curicó Unido
* Fernández Vial
* Ferroviarios
* Green Cross
* Iberia
* Lota Schwager
* La Serena
* Magallanes
* Melipilla
* Metropolitano
* Morning Star
* Naval
* Osorno
* Ovalle
* Puerto Montt
* Rangers
* San Felipe
* San Luis
* San Marcos de Arica
* Santiago Morning
* Santiago National
* Santiago Wanderers
* Temuco
* Trasandino
* Universidad de Concepción
* Valdivia

Tournaments|

| As
Primera División|

* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997–A
* 1997–C
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002–A
* 2002–C
* 2003–A
* 2003–C
* 2004–A
* 2004–C
* 2005–A
* 2005–C
* 2006–A
* 2006–C
* 2007–A
* 2007–C
* 2008–A
* 2008–C
* 2009–A
* 2009–C
* 2010
* 2011–A
* 2011–C
* 2012–A
* 2012–C
* 2013–T
* 2013–A
* 2014–C
* 2014–A
* 2015–C
* 2015–A
* 2016–C
* 2016–A
* 2017–C
* 2017–T
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* (A): Apertura, (C): Clausura, (T): Transición

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Seasons|

* 1997
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17

* It covers the Apertura and Clausura tournaments (short tournaments) into a single-year season.

Venues|

* Bicentenario de La Florida
* El Cobre
* El Teniente
* Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
* Huachipato-CAP Acero
* Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
* Monumental David Arellano
* Municipal de La Cisterna
* Nacional
* Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
* Nicolás Chahuán Nazar
* San Carlos de Apoquindo
* Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
* Sausalito
* Tierra de Campeones
* Zorros del Desierto

Associated competitions|

* Copa Chile
* Supercopa de Chile
* Copa Libertadores
* Copa Sudamericana
* Women's League

ANFP

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Original Primera División clubs, 1933

* Audax Italiano
* Bádminton
* Colo-Colo
* Green Cross
* Magallanes
* Morning Star
* Santiago National
* Unión Española

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