Club de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile is a football club based in Santiago Chile.
Known by their nickname "La U", the club was founded on the 24th of may of 1927 as Club Deportivo Universitario and currently plays in the Primera División de Chile. The club is administrated by Azul Azul S.A.
The team has been throughout its history associated with the color blue, also present on the team’s logo which features an owl. The current lo...
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Club de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile is a football club based in Santiago Chile.
Known by their nickname "La U", the club was founded on the 24th of may of 1927 as Club Deportivo Universitario and currently plays in the Primera División de Chile. The club is administrated by Azul Azul S.A.
The team has been throughout its history associated with the color blue, also present on the team’s logo which features an owl. The current logo was officially adopted by the team in 1943.
As of today, they are the second most successful team in the Chilean first division with 13 cups. .
"La U" plays in the Estadio Nacional de Chile, located in the commune of Ñuñoa in Santiago, the stadium has an official capacity of 65,127 and is currently undergoing a complete modernization.
The team’s most notorious rivalry is with Colo-Colo, against whom they compete in the Chilean Football Derby (known in Chile as Clásico del Fútbol Chileno). Universidad de Chile's second biggest rivalry is...
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