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Once Caldas

Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Palogrande stadium.

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://www.oncecaldas.com.co/

The club was founded in 1961[1] after the merger of Deportes Caldas and Deportivo Manizales (also known as Once Deportivo).[3] In 2004, they won their first international title after winning the 2004 Copa Libertadores.

History

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In 1950, Deportes Caldas won the Campeonato 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 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. 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 as 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, of Paraguay, Universidad Católica, of Chile, and Flamengo, of Brazil were 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 beating 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. This would be the last edition of the Intercontinental Cup, being replaced the following year with the FIFA 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), and San 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 by Tigres UANL 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 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 against Atletico Junior. Once Caldas won the final by an aggregate score of 5-2, having won 2-1 in Manizales and 3-1 in Barranquilla. During the 2010 Finalización championship, Once Caldas disputed the final against Deportes Tolima, winning by an aggregate score of 3-1. A year later, during the 2011 Finalización championship, Once Caldas ended up in 2nd place against Atletico Junior, having lost 2-4 on penalties at Palogrande stadium. In 2012, following financial turmoil, American truck manufacturer Kenworth acquired 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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In 2004, 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 Bogota FSS and go to the German brand Adidas.[4] After concluding its contract with Adidas, Once Caldas switches to Peruvian company Walon Sport, since the 2008 season.[5] until 2016 where they left Walon Sport for Errea. In the 2019 season Once Caldas left Errea to dress the local brand Sheffy. 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 at Estadio Palogrande, located in Manizales. 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 under FIFA 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 from Cúcuta 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 from Cúcuta 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 from Bogotá)
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 the FIFA World Cup while 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. ^ a b "Colombia – Foundation Dates of Clubs". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ FIFA.com
  3. ^ (in Spanish) History of Once Caldas Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ bestiariodelbalon.com. "Once Caldas FSS-Adidas". Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Cambio de auspicio – En la Jugada". enlajugada.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Football stadiums of the world – Stadium List South America – Football stadiums of the world". fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Once Caldas". Dimayor. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "EQUIPO PROFESIONAL LIGA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2 2021 – Once Caldas S.A." 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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