Audax Italiano
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| Full name | Audax Italiano La Florida, S.A.D.P[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Tanos | ||
| Founded | November 30, 1910 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal de La Florida La Florida, Chile (Capacity: 12,000) |
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| Chairman |  Valentín Cantergiani |
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| Manager |  Pablo Marini |
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| League | Primera División de Chile | ||
| 2009 Apertura | 7th | ||
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Audax Italiano La Florida, S.A.D.P, known simply as Audax Italiano, is an Chilean football club based in the La Florida and plays in the Primera División de Chile. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal de La Florida, which has a capacity of approximately 12,000.
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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 Club Deportivo Audax Italiano de 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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- (1933-1971, 1977-1986, 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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- (1972-1976, 1987-1995)
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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:
- In Primera División matches: 9-2 vs. Universidad Católica in 1945 & 7-1 vs. Santiago Wanderers
- In international matches: 3-1 Alianza Lima in 2007
- Largest margin of defeat:
- 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] Notable Players
[edit] Current squad
[edit] Apertura 2009 squad
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[edit] Squad changes for Clausura 2009
In:
- Cristián Canío Transferred from San Martín de Tucumán
- Mauro Olivi Transferred from Olimpo de Bahía Blanca
- Sebastian Pinto Transferred from Godoy Cruz
Roberval Transferred from San Martin de San Juan
Out:
- Fabian Orellana Transferred to
Udinese - Patricio Gutiérrez Transferred to Curicó Unido
- Rubén Darío Gigena Transferred to
LDU Portoviejo - Mauricio Salazar Transferred to Deportes La Serena
- Lucas Suarez released
- Omar Enrique Mallea Transferred to Deportivo Maipú
- Ricardinho released
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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