Audax Italiano
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| Full name | Audax Italiano La Florida, SADP [1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Tanos, Los Itálicos, Audinos | ||
| Founded | 30 November 1910 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de La Florida La Florida, Chile (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| Chairman | Ernesto Corona | ||
| Manager | Omar Labruna | ||
| League | Primera División de Chile | ||
| 2011 Apertura | 11th | ||
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Audax Italiano La Florida is a Chilean football club based in La Florida. Founded in 1910, it plays in the Chilean Primera División and has spent most of their history in the top tier of Chilean football. Audax has been national champions four times, being the sixth chilean team with more title alongside Magallanes. The club also achieved two Copa Chile runner-ups in the 1980s, specifically in 1981 and 1988.
The club had their first major success in 1936, when they won the league tournament. During the 1940s, Audax won two leagues in 1946 and 1948. In the 1950s, specifially 1957, the team won his last league championship, being his fourth league title in Audax's history, being very close to winning in the season 2006 and 2007, reached two Copa Libertadores appearances for first time in its history, during 2007 and 2008.
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[edit] History
The club was founded by Italian residents in Santiago, on November 30, 1910 as Audax Club Ciclista Italiano in the Alberto Caffi's hat store, and was originally focused in cycling. As football developed quickly in Santiago, in 1917 the club begun 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).
[edit] National honours
- Seasons in Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División: 62
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- (1933-71), (1977-86), (1996-)
- Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División Championships: 4
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- (1936), (1946), (1948), (1957)
- Seasons in Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera B: 14
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- (1972-76), (1987-95)
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- (1941)
[edit] Performance in conmebol competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances
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- 2007: Group Stage
- 2008: Group Stage
- Copa Sudamericana: 1 appearance
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- 2007: Second Preliminary Round
- Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance
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- 1998: First Round
[edit] Records
- Largest margin of victory:
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- In Primera División matches: 9-2 vs. Universidad Católica[disambiguation needed
] in 1945 & 7-1 vs. Santiago Wanderers - In international matches: 3-1 Alianza Lima in 2007
- In Primera División matches: 9-2 vs. Universidad Católica[disambiguation needed
- Largest margin of defeat:
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- 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 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)
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Out on Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Notable players
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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