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Once Caldas

Once Caldas S.A.,simply known asOnce Caldas,is a professional Colombianfootballteam based inManizales,that currently plays in theCategoría Primera A.They play their home games at thePalograndestadium.

Once Caldas
Full nameOnce Caldas S.A.
Nickname(s)El Blanco(The White);
El Blanco Blanco de Manizales(Manizales's White-White);
Los Albos(the Albos);
El Equipo Albo(The Albo Team)
Founded16 April 1947(1947-04-16)(Foundation of Deportes Caldas)
15 January 1961;63 years ago(1961-01-15)(Merger with Once Deportivo)[1]
GroundEstadio Palogrande
Capacity28,678[2]
ChairmanTulio Mario Castrillón
CoachHernán Darío Herrera
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2023Primera A, 16th of 20
Websitehttp:// oncecaldas.co/

The club was founded in 1961[1]after the merger ofDeportes CaldasandDeportivo Manizales(also known asOnce Deportivo).[3]In 2004, they won their first international title after winning the2004 Copa Libertadores.

History

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In 1950, Deportes Caldas won theCampeonato Profesional,as the Colombian professional football league was named at the time.

Once Caldas ("Caldas Eleven") was founded in 1959 after the fusion of Once Deportivo and Deportes Caldas. Once Deportivo was founded in 1930 while Deportes Caldas was founded at the end of the 1940s. However, both teams, for various reasons, went defunct. Carlos Gómez Escobar was in favor of reviving Deportes Caldas, but Eduardo Gómez Arrubla's idea was to bring back Once Deportivo. Thanks to the mediation of Dr. Hermán Bueno Ramirez, the three co-founders arrived at the compromise to fuse the existing teams into an entirely new entity, Once Caldas.

In 1961, the merged club debuted in the Campeonato Profesional. The club finished in the 7th position of the competition.

In 1998, Once Caldas was the first division's runner-up.Deportivo Calidefeated the club in the final. In the first leg, inCali,the home team won 4–0. The second leg, in Manizales, ended in a 0–0 draw. That year the club also disputed its first international competition, theCopa CONMEBOL.Once Caldas was eliminated in the first round bySantos,ofBrazil.In the first leg, inSantos,Santos won 2–1. In the second leg, in Manizales, Once Caldas won 2–1, but was defeated 3–2 in the penalty shootout.

In 1999, the club participated in theCopa Libertadores de Américafor the first time. Once Caldas was in the same group as Deportivo Cali and twoArgentineclubs,Vélez SársfieldandRiver Plate.The side finished in the last position, but only two points behind Vélez Sársfield, which was the group's leader.

In 2002, Once Caldas played in the Copa Libertadores again.Olimpia,ofParaguay,Universidad Católica,ofChile,andFlamengo,ofBrazilwere in Once Caldas' group. After finishing in the third position, only ahead of Flamengo, the club was eliminated.

In 2003, the side won the first division's Apertura championship, after beatingJuniorin the final. InBarranquilla,the match ended in a 0–0 draw. In the second leg, Once Caldas won 1–0 in Manizales.

In 2004, the club again played in the Copa Libertadores. After beatingBoca Juniorsin the penalty shootout, the side, managed byLuis Fernando Montoya,won the competition for the first time. As the Copa Libertadores champions, the club played theIntercontinental CupagainstUEFA Champions LeaguechampionsPorto,ofPortugal,inYokohama,Japan. After a 0–0 draw, the club was defeated 8–7 in the penalty shootout. This would be the last edition of the Intercontinental Cup, being replaced the following year with theFIFA Club World Cup.

In 2005, as the previous year's champion, Once Caldas tried to defend its title in the Copa Libertadores.Chivas de Guadalajara(Mexico),Cobreloa(Chile), andSan Lorenzo(Argentina) were in Once Caldas' group. The club finished in second place, two points behind Chivas. In the second stage, the side was eliminated byTigres UANLof Mexico. In that year, the club also participated in theRecopa Sudamericana,having played against Boca Juniors. In the first leg, inBuenos Aires,Boca Juniors won 3–1. In the second leg, in Manizales, Once Caldas won 2–1 but Boca won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Once Caldas would go on to find sporadic success throughout the following years, qualifying for the semifinals in Apertura 2006 and Finalización 2007. In Apertura 2009, Once Caldas had qualified to the semifinals and gone on to a final match againstAtletico Junior.Once Caldas won the final by an aggregate score of 5-2, having won 2-1 inManizalesand 3-1 inBarranquilla.During the 2010 Finalización championship, Once Caldas disputed the final againstDeportes Tolima,winning by an aggregate score of 3-1. A year later, during the 2011 Finalización championship, Once Caldas ended up in 2nd place againstAtletico Junior,having lost 2-4 on penalties atPalograndestadium. In 2012, following financial turmoil, American truck manufacturerKenworthacquired an 80% share of the club.

From 2011 onward, Once Caldas qualified during a multitude of years; however, they have not won any more championships since Finalización 2010. The team qualified for both the Apertura and Finalización championships during the 2013 and 2014 editions of the tournament. From then on, it would only qualify for Finalización 2015, Apertura 2018, and Finalización 2018. From 2018 onwards, Once Caldas would not qualify for 6 years. During the Apertura 2024 championship, Once Caldas finished in 8th place at 29 points before being knocked out in the semifinal stage.

2004 Copa Libertadores campaign

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In2004,Once Caldas won the Copa Libertadores. The matches played by the club are listed below:

2004 Libertadores Lineup

Coach

Players

Position Player Notes
GK Juan Carlos Henao
GK Juan Carlos González
DF Miguel Rojas
DF Samuel Vanegas
DF Édgar Cataño
DF Edwin García
DF Jefrey Díaz
MF Jonathan Fabbro
MF Jhon Viáfara
MF Rubén Darío Velázquez
MF Diego Arango
MF Elkin Soto
MF Arnulfo Valentierra
MF Herly Alcázar
MF Raúl Marín
FW Jorge Agudelo
FW Javier Araujo
FW Dayro Moreno
FW Wilmer Ortegón

Uniform

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In early 2005, Once Caldas decided to leave behind the brand BogotaFSSand go to the German brandAdidas.[4]After concluding its contract withAdidas,Once Caldas switches to Peruvian companyWalon Sport,since the 2008 season.[5]until 2016 where they left Walon Sport forErrea.In the 2019 season Once Caldas left Errea to dress the local brandSheffy.In the 2023 season, they left Sheffy and joined local brand Hillside.


  • Home:White shirt, white shorts and white socks.
  • Away:Black shirt, black shorts and black socks.

Stadium

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Further information:Estadio Palogrande

Once Caldas plays its home matches atEstadio Palogrande,located inManizales.The stadium was inaugurated in 1936, and had its maximum capacity expanded to its current 43,553[6]spectators in 2010.

Honours

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Domestic

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International

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ARG Ezequiel Mastrolía
2 MF COL Juan Camilo Garcia
3 DF ECU Stalin Valencia
4 DF COL Leyder Morán
5 MF COL Iván Rojas
6 MF COL Álvaro Montaño
7 FW COL Michael Barrios
8 MF COL Esteban Beltrán
9 FW VEN Jesús Hernández
10 MF ARG Lucas Ríos(on loan fromCúcuta Deportivo)
12 GK COL James Aguirre
13 DF COL Daniel Quiñones
14 FW COL Robert Mejía
16 FW COL Joel Contreras
17 FW COL Dayro Moreno(captain)
18 DF COL Jáider Riquett
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF COL Mateo García
20 MF COL Alejandro García
21 FW COL John Deiby Araujo
22 DF COL Juan Cuesta
24 FW COL Luis Palacios
27 FW COL Felipe Cifuentes
28 FW COL Jefry Zapata(on loan fromCúcuta Deportivo)
29 DF COL Yonatan Murillo
30 MF COL Róger Torres
31 MF COL Manuel Arteaga
32 MF COL Juan Betancur
33 DF COL Juan Patiño(on loan fromBogotá)
34 MF COL Jorge Cardona
— GK COL Camilo Páez
— FW COL Santiago Cubides

World Cup players

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The following players were chosen to represent their country at theFIFA World Cupwhile contracted to Once Caldas.

Records

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Most appearances

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Rank Name Matches
1 Juan Carlos Henao 605
2 Arnulfo Valentierra 481
3 Robeiro Fernando Moreno 451
4 Sergio Galván Rey 377
5 Rodrigo Gómez 373

Top goalscorers

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As of 26 August 2024
Rank Name Goals
1 Sergio Galván Rey 185
2 Arnulfo Valentierra 138
3 Dayro Moreno 128
4 Roberto Mirabelli 66
5 Nicolás Lobatón 59

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ab"Colombia – Foundation Dates of Clubs".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2022.Retrieved6 April2018.
  2. ^FIFA
  3. ^(in Spanish)History of Once CaldasArchived4 March 2016 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^bestiariodelbalon."Once Caldas FSS-Adidas".Archivedfrom the original on 3 July 2011.Retrieved2 February2011.
  5. ^"Cambio de auspicio – En la Jugada".enlajugada.Archived fromthe originalon 9 June 2009.Retrieved6 April2018.
  6. ^"Football stadiums of the world – Stadium List South America – Football stadiums of the world".fussballtempel.net.Archivedfrom the original on 22 June 2017.Retrieved6 April2018.
  7. ^"Once Caldas".Dimayor.Archivedfrom the original on 14 July 2019.Retrieved21 July2019.
  8. ^"EQUIPO PROFESIONAL LIGA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2 2021 – Once Caldas S.A."4 March 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 12 April 2023.Retrieved5 April2021.
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