Once Caldas

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Once Caldas
Full name	Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas
Nickname(s)	El blanco, blanco
Founded	March 17, 1959
Ground	Estadio Palogrande, Manizales, Caldas (Capacity 36,553)
Chairman	Javier Germán Mejía
Manager	Santiago Escobar
League	Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
2006	Mustang Cup, eliminated in the second stage (Apertura) and in the second stage (Finalización)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Corporación Deportiva Once Caldas, usually known simply as Once Caldas, is a Colombian football (soccer) team, based in Manizales. They were the surprise winners of Copa Libertadores in 2004, mainly due to the performances of Juan Carlos Henao and Jhon Viáfara. The club was founded in 1959 after the fusion of the old well known clubs from the 30's. ^[1].

[edit] History

In 1950, Deportes Caldas won the Mustang Cup (which is the name of the Colombian first division).

Once Caldas 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 40's, however both teams, for various reasons, went defunct. Carlos Gómez Escobar was in favor of reviving Deportes Caldas, however the idea of Eduardo Gómez Arrubla 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 club debuted in the Mustang Cup. The club finished in the 7th position of the competition.

In 1998, Once Caldas was the first division's runner-up. Deportivo Cali defeated the club in the final. In the first leg, in Cali, the home team won 4-0. The second leg, in Manizales, ended in a 0-0 draw. In that year, the club also disputed its first international competition, the Copa CONMEBOL. Once Caldas was eliminated in the first round, by Santos, of Brazil. In the first leg, in Santos, 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 the Copa Libertadores de América for the first time. Once Caldas was in the same group of Deportivo Cali, and two Argentine clubs, Vélez Sársfield and River 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 Asunción, of Paraguay, Universidad Católica, of Chile, and Flamengo, of Brazil were in Once Calda's 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, after beating Atlético Junior in the final. In Barranquilla, 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 beating Boca Juniors in the penalty shootout, the side, managed by Luis Fernando Montoya, won the competition for the first time. As the Copa Libertadores champions, the club played the Intercontinental Cup against UEFA Champions League champions Porto, of Portugal, in Yokohama, Japan. After a 0-0 draw, the club was defeated 8-7 in the penalty shootout.

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), and San Lorenzo (Argentina) were in Once Calda's group. The club finished in the second place, two points behind Chivas. In the second stage, the side was eliminated by UANL Tigres of Mexico. In that year, the club also participated in the Recopa Sudamericana, having played against Boca Juniors. In the first leg, in Buenos Aires, Boca Juniors won 3-1. In the second leg, in Manizales, Once Caldas won 2-1 but Boca won 4-3 in the aggregate score.

[edit] Honours

[edit] National honours

• Fútbol Profesional Colombiano
  • Winners (2): 1950, 2003 (Apertura)

[edit] International honours

• Copa Libertadores de América
  • Winners (1): 2004

[edit] Current Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Julián Mesa 2 DF Miguel Rojas 3 DF Alexis Henriquez 5 DF Harnol Palacios 6 DF Jimmy Estacio 7 DF Sergio Gúzman 8 MF Rodrigo Millar 9 FW Johan Fano 10 MF Edinson Chara 14 MF Carlos Rodas 18 MF Silvio Arango 19 DF Mauricio Ferney Casierra 20 MF Sebastain Ramirez 22 FW Gustavo Canales 23 MF Nilson Cortes 24 DF Samuel Vanegas

No. Position Player 30 GK Héctor Landazuri 34 FW Wilson Mena -- MF Julián Díaz -- DF Yonny Hinestroza -- MF Diego Arango -- DF Jimmy Asprilla -- MF Michael Rada -- MF Marco Canchila -- MF Edinson Chará -- MF Javier Araujo

[edit] Squad Changes

In

• Johan Fano from Universitario
• Edison Chara return to Sporting Cristal
• Marco Antonio Canchila from Real Cartagena
• Javier Araujo from Boyacá Chicó
• Luis Alberto Nuñez return to Boyacá Chicó
• Jimmy Asprilla Signed from Bucaramanga
• Rodrigo Millar Transferred from Colo-Colo
• Dayron Perez Comes from Boyacá Chicó

Out

• Dario Gigena out to Everton

[edit] 2004 Copa Libertadores campaign

In 2004, Once Caldas won the Copa Libertadores. The matches played by the club are listed below:

Home	Score	Away
First stage
Once Caldas	3 - 0	Fénix
UA Maracaibo	1 - 2	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	2 - 0	Vélez Sársfield
Vélez Sársfield	2 - 0	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	2 - 1	UA Maracaibo
Fénix	2 - 2	Once Caldas
Second stage(1)
Barcelona	0 - 0	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	1 - 1 (4-2py)	Barcelona
Quarterfinals
Santos	1 - 1	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	1 - 0	Santos
Semifinals
São Paulo	0 - 0	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	2 - 1	São Paulo
Final
Boca Juniors	0 - 0	Once Caldas
Once Caldas	1 - 1 (2-0py)	Boca Juniors

⁽¹⁾ The 2004 Copa Libertadores was the last in which the away goals rule was not used. If it had been used, and the same scorelines had occurred under these different circumstances, Once Caldas would have been eliminated here.

[edit] Copa Libertadores 2004 team

[edit] Nacional Lineup Libertadores 2004

Coach: Luis Fernando Montoya

[edit] Other Notable players

• Sergio Galván Rey
• Antonio de Nigris
• Dayro Moreno
• Leopoldo Jimenez
• Leonel Vielma

[edit] Famous coaches

• Luis Fernando Montoya

[edit] Stadium

Once Caldas plays its home matches at Estadio Palogrande, located in Manizales. The stadium was inaugurated in 1936, and had its maximum capacity expanded to its current 36,553 ^[2] spectators in 1994.

[edit] References

• Copa CONMEBOL 1998 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 1999 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 2002 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 2004 at RSSSF
• Copa Libertadores 2005 at RSSSF

[edit] External links

• (English) (Spanish) Official website
• Holocausto Norte
• Fidelidad Blanca
• Palogrande Stadium - World Stadiums

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