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Audax Italiano

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Audax Italiano
Full nameAudax Club Sportivo Italiano, SADP [1]
NicknamesLos Tanos
Los Itálicos
Audinos
FoundedNovember 30, 1910; 115 years ago (1910-11-30)
GroundEstadio Bicentenario de La Florida
La Florida, Chile
Capacity12,000
ChairmanGonzalo Cilley
ManagerGustavo Lema
LeagueLiga de Primera
2025Liga de Primera, 5th of 16
Websitewww.audaxitaliano.cl

Audax Club Sportivo Italiano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈawðaks itaˈljano]) is a Chilean football club based in La Florida playing in the Campeonato Nacional, having has spent most of its history in the top tier of Chilean football.

History

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The club was founded by Italian residents in Santiago, on November 30, 1910, as Audax Club Ciclista Italiano in Alberto Caffi's hat store, and was originally focused on cycling.

As football developed quickly in Santiago, in 1917 the club began 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 commune in which it has 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.

Rivalries

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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).

These games are known as the "Diaspora Derby" (Spanish: Clásico de Colonias).

Honours

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Audax has been national champions four times, joint sixth alongside Magallanes. The club also achieved three Copa Chile runner-up finishes in 1981, 1998 and 2018.

The club had their first major success in 1936, when they won the league title. During the 1940s, Audax won two further titles in 1946 and 1948, and a fourth in 1957.

National

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Regional

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  • Primera División (Asociación de Football de Santiago)
    • Winners (3): 1922,​ 1931, 1932
  • Primera División (Liga Metropolitana)
    • Winners (1): 1924
  • Copa Chile de la Asociación de Football de Santiago
    • Winners (1): 1922
  • Copa Joaquín Prieto Concha
    • Winners (1): 1924
  • Campeonato de Apertura de la Liga Metropolitana de Deportes
    • Winners (1): 1925
  • Campeonato de Apertura de la Asociación de Football de Santiago
    • Winners (1): 1932
  • Sección Argentina de la Copa Chile de la Asociación de Football de Santiago
    • Winners (1): 1922
  • Copa Luis A. Poblete
    • Winners (1): 1922

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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2007: Group stage
2008: Group stage
2022: Second stage
2007: Second preliminary round
2018: First round
2020: Second round
2023: Knockout round play-offs
1998: First round

Records

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  • Largest margin of victory:
In Primera División matches: 9–2 vs. Universidad Católica in 1945
In Copa Chile matches: 13–0 vs. Juventud Varsovia in 2010
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 Primera División: Carlos Tello (101 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)

Players

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Current squad

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Current squad of Audax Italiano as of 19 February 2026 (edit)
Sources: Audax Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1 CHI GK Tomás Ahumada
2 CHI MF Vicente Zenteno
3 CHI DF Martín González
4 CHI DF Daniel Piña
5 CHI DF Cristóbal Muñoz
6 CHI MF Mario Sandoval
7 CHI FW Paolo Guajardo
8 CHI MF Marco Collao (captain)
9 URU FW Diego Coelho
10 ARG FW Rodrigo Cabral (loan from Huracán)
11 ARG FW Franco Troyansky
12 CHI GK Cristóbal Piña
13 USA DF Enzo Ferrario
14 CHI DF Diego Monreal
15 CHI DF Tomás Cayuqueo
16 CHI DF Óliver Rojas
No. Position Player
17 CHI MF Favian Loyola
18 CHI MF Nicolás Aedo
19 CHI MF Tomás Leyton
20 CHI DF Martín Jiménez
21 ARG FW Giovani Chiaverano (loan from Newell's Old Boys)
22 CHI MF Martín Valdés
23 CHI DF Esteban Matus
24 CHI MF Nicolás Orellana
25 CHI GK Pedro Garrido
27 CHI FW Michael Vadulli
28 ARG MF Federico Mateos
29 ARG DF Marcelo Ortiz
30 CHI FW Joel Ahumada
31 CHI GK Martín Ballesteros
35 CHI DF Raimundo Rebolledo
– CHI MF Bryan Soto (loan from Colo-Colo)

Manager: Gustavo Lema

2024 Summer Transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF  CHI Enzo Ferrario (from Unión La Calera)
-- DF  CHI Jorge Espejo (from Cobreloa)
-- MF  CHI Leonardo Valencia (from Cobresal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW  CHI Michael Fuentes (back from Palestino)
-- FW  PAR Luis Riveros (back from Tacuary)

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  CHI Fabián Torres (Released)
7 DF  CHI Nicolás Fernández (Released)
10 MF  CHI Carlos Villanueva (Retired)
14 MF  CHI Gonzalo Álvarez (Released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ARG Emanuel Cecchini (to San Lorenzo)
31 GK  CHI Omar Carabalí (back to Colo-Colo)
32 FW  CHI Luciano Arriagada (back to Paranaense)

Notable players

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Managers

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Interim coaches appear in italics.

References

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  1. ^ "Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional - Chile". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  2. ^ "Técnico de las divisiones menores asumirá interinamente en Audax". alairelibre. 2005-11-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24.
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