Colo Colo Football Club Profile and History

Colo Colo

Founded in 1925, Colo Colo is one of Chile’s defining football institutions, rooted in Macul, Santiago, and identified with white-and-black colors. Its home, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, anchors a club culture shaped by national reach, continental ambition and a strong sense of tradition. The name carries historic weight in Chilean football, while the badge and mourning band preserve links to the club’s origins. This team page brings together a clear snapshot of Colo Colo’s identity and football setting.

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Xtra rating
1610
Conservative: 1092
Rank club
401
Updated: 13 September 2026

Colo Colo Upcoming matches by league

Primera División

  • - Regular Season - 24
    Coquimbo Unido
    No H2H
    Colo Colo
  • - Regular Season - 25
    Palestino
    No H2H
    Colo Colo
    Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna
  • - Regular Season - 26
    Colo Colo
    No H2H
    Universidad de Concepcion
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano
  • - Regular Season - 27
    Nublense
    No H2H
    Colo Colo

Copa Chile

  • - Round of 16
    A. Italiano
    No H2H
    Colo Colo
  • - Round of 16
    Colo Colo
    No H2H
    A. Italiano
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Colo Colo Last matches by league

Primera División

  • - Regular Season - 23
    Colo Colo
    Concepción
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano
  • - Regular Season - 22
    Huachipato
    Colo Colo
  • - Regular Season - 21
    Colo Colo
    A. Italiano
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano
  • - Regular Season - 20
    Universidad de Chile
    Colo Colo

Copa Chile

  • - Group Stage - 6
    Colo Colo
    Union Espanola
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano
  • - Group Stage - 5
    Colo Colo
    Recoleta
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano
  • - Group Stage - 2
    O'Higgins
    Colo Colo
    Estadio El Teniente
  • - Group Stage - 4
    Union Espanola
    Colo Colo
    Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Millonarios
    Colo Colo
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Colo Colo
    Valladolid
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Colo Colo
    Valladolid
  • - Club Friendlies 3
    Colo Colo
    Racing Club
    Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Super Cup

  • - Final
    Colo Colo
    Universidad de Chile
    Estadio Santa Laura-Universidad SEK
  • - Final
    Huachipato
    Colo Colo
    Estadio El Teniente

CONMEBOL Libertadores

  • - Group Stage - 6
    Colo Colo
    Bucaramanga
  • - Group Stage - 5
    Racing Club
    Colo Colo
    Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón
  • - Group Stage - 4
    Fortaleza EC
    Colo Colo
    Estádio Governador Plácido Aderaldo Castelo
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Colo Colo
    Racing Club

Colo Colo Team Roster

Colo Colo’s recorded squad contains 35 players: 12 attackers, 10 defenders, eight midfielders and five goalkeepers. The listed group includes J. Correa, L. Pastrán and M. Romero among the attacking options, while A. Vidal, J. Sosa and É. Wiemberg appear in defence. C. Aquino, T. Alarcón and J. Méndez are listed in midfield, with F. De Paul and Vózinha among the goalkeepers. Shirt numbers are recorded for most players, although not every roster entry carries one. This snapshot is recorded and may change with later registration updates.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

position Attacker

Last Colo Colo Coachs

Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana is the most recent recorded appointment in Colo Colo’s coaching timeline, beginning on 1 January 2024. The recorded chronology does not establish him as the current holder of the role, so the timeline is presented without a current-role designation. Gustavo Quinteros Desábato led the club from October 2020 to December 2023, following Gualberto Jara Vera’s shorter spell from February to October 2020. Mario Salas Saieg was recorded from December 2018 to February 2020, with Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez listed briefly in April 2018.

Coach since 1 August 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
1 August 2025
Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana Argentina 1 January 2024
Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato Argentina 1 October 2020 1 December 2023
Gualberto Ramón Jara Vera Paraguay 1 February 2020 1 October 2020
Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg Chile 1 December 2018 1 February 2020
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez Chile 20 April 2018 24 April 2018
Agustín Salvatierra Chile 19 April 2018
Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile Chile 1 April 2018 1 December 2018
Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero Argentina 1 July 2016 1 April 2018
Jose Luis Sierra Pando Chile 1 May 2015 1 July 2016
Jose Luis Sierra Pando Chile 1 May 2015 1 July 2016
Héctor Santiago Tapia Urdile Chile 1 October 2013 1 May 2015
Omar Raúl Labruna Argentina 1 July 2012 1 March 2013
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez Chile 12 April 2012 27 June 2012
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez Chile 18 August 2011 29 August 2011
Ivo Alexie Basay Hatibović Chile 1 August 2011 1 April 2012
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez Chile 13 February 2011 24 February 2011
Américo Rubén Gallego Argentina 1 February 2011 1 August 2011
Diego Sebastián Cagna Argentina 1 January 2011 1 February 2011

Colo Colo Transfers

The latest recorded arrivals include I. Román on loan from Atletico-MG and Vózinha as a free agent from Chaves. Javier Rojas and J. Reyes are listed as returns from loan, from Concepción and San Antonio Unido respectively. Earlier in 2026, Á. Madrid, L. Pastrán and M. Romero arrived on loan, while J. Méndez joined in a transfer and J. Sosa on loan. M. Fernández was recorded as a free agent arrival, and several further entries are marked as loan returns from Chilean clubs. These movements describe the recent recorded arrivals, not a complete transfer total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
I. Román
Atletico-MG
Loan 7 August 2026
Vózinha
Chaves
Free agent 2 August 2026
Vózinha
Chaves
Free agent 23 July 2026
Javier Rojas
Concepción
Return from loan 30 June 2026
Vózinha
Chaves
Free agent 29 June 2026
J. Reyes
San Antonio Unido
Return from loan 26 April 2026
Á. Madrid
Everton de Vina
Loan 3 February 2026
L. Pastrán
Belgrano Cordoba
Loan 28 January 2026
M. Romero
Argentinos JRS
Loan 15 January 2026
J. Méndez
Penarol
Transfer 8 January 2026
J. Sosa
Bologna
Loan 1 January 2026
M. Fernández
Independiente del Valle
Free agent 31 December 2025
E. Espinoza
Santiago Wanderers
Return from loan 30 December 2025
E. Espinoza
Santiago Wanderers
Return from loan 30 December 2025
Bastian Silva
Deportes Limache
Return from loan 30 December 2025

The latest recorded departures include V. Campos on loan to Cobresal, M. Moya as a free agent to 2 de Mayo, and C. Riquelme and Javier Rojas on loan to Concepción and Deportes Limache. Other 2026 entries record S. Bravo as a free agent, E. Pavez and L. Cepeda in transfers, and several loans to clubs including Santiago Wanderers, Coquimbo Unido and Deportes Copiapo. E. Amor also left as a free agent for Defensa Y Justicia. The recent entries indicate varied movement types rather than a complete departure total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
V. Campos
Cobresal
Loan 27 July 2026
M. Moya
2 de Mayo
Free agent 23 July 2026
M. Moya
2 de Mayo
Free agent 3 July 2026
Javier Rojas
Deportes Limache
Loan 30 June 2026
C. Riquelme
Concepción
Loan 30 June 2026
S. Bravo
Trasandino
Free agent 7 May 2026
S. Bravo
Trasandino
Free agent 6 May 2026
J. Reyes
Lota Schwager
- 27 April 2026
F. Rivera
Deportes Rengo
- 14 April 2026
Cristian Alarcon
Colina
Loan 13 March 2026
D. Portilla
Santiago Wanderers
Loan 6 March 2026
Ó. Opazo
Everton de Vina
Free agent 17 February 2026
Provincial Ovalle
Loan 17 February 2026
C. Zavala
Coquimbo Unido
Loan 13 February 2026
B. Soto
A. Italiano
Free agent 11 February 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Colo Colo’s recent recorded movement shows a mixed pattern of loans, free-agent arrivals, permanent transfers and players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. The incoming activity includes several loans from clubs in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Uruguay, alongside free-agent additions from Chaves and Independiente del Valle. Outgoing activity is similarly varied, with loans to Chilean sides, free-agent exits and transfers involving Alianza Lima and Elche. Some players appear in both directions across the period, reflecting the changing status of loaned or returning players rather than a single uninterrupted move. The entries therefore illustrate an active cycle of registration changes and squad redistribution, but they do not establish a complete window balance or a net-spend figure. With no recorded amounts attached to these movements, the clearest supported reading is the diversity of transaction types and the prominence of temporary moves in the recent activity.

Leagues Colo Colo has participated in

Through the latest recorded 2025 season, Colo Colo is listed in the Primera División, CONMEBOL Libertadores, Copa Chile, Super Cup and club friendlies, all marked as recently active in the competition record. The Libertadores entry runs from 2020 to 2025, while Primera División spans 2018 to 2025 and Copa Chile 2019 to 2025. Super Cup is recorded from 2017 to 2025, with club friendlies listed from 2022 to 2025. CONMEBOL Sudamericana, recorded through 2023, is historical in this view, as is the 2015 Serie D entry. The competition profile combines domestic league and cup football with continental participation.

More about Colo Colo

Colo Colo, officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, was founded in 1925 and is based in Macul, Santiago, Chile. The club’s identity is expressed through its white-and-black colors and the name of the Mapuche leader Colocolo, whose portrait features inside the badge. A permanent black mourning band commemorates David Arellano, the founder and first captain whose death became a lasting part of the institution’s visual and emotional tradition. The club plays at Estadio Monumental David Arellano in Macul, a venue closely associated with its national profile and home support. Colo Colo is woven into Chile’s football culture through the Superclásico rivalry with Universidad de Chile, one of the country’s defining fixtures. Its historical reach also extends beyond domestic football: the club is the only Chilean winner of the Copa Libertadores, lifting the South American title in 1991. It has also retained a continuous presence in Chile’s professional top flight since that competition began. Colo Colo’s football tradition is commonly associated with an aggressive, proactive and attacking approach. Its teams have historically balanced experienced Chilean internationals, domestic prospects and selected reinforcements from elsewhere in South America. That blend links the first team to a wider national football ecosystem while preserving a strong local identity. Institutionally, Colo Colo operates through a hybrid structure. The historic Club Social y Deportivo represents the member-based social and sporting tradition, while corporate administrative frameworks manage the professional football operation. This arrangement reflects the club’s dual character as both a community institution and a major modern sporting enterprise. Together, its founding story, distinctive symbols, Monumental home, continental achievement and enduring domestic presence explain Colo Colo’s standing in Chilean football.

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Colo Colo vs Concepción
Primera División 2026 - 1505525
Huachipato vs Colo Colo
Primera División 2026 - 1505517
Colo Colo vs A. Italiano
Primera División 2026 - 1505508
Universidad de Chile vs Colo Colo
Primera División 2026 - 1505506
Colo Colo vs O'Higgins
Primera División 2026 - 1505492
Union La Calera vs Colo Colo
Primera División 2026 - 1505490
1st
2021

1st shirt

2nd
2021

2nd shirt

1st
2020

1st shirt