The 2019 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season was the 79th season and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football. In addition to the domestic league, Universidad Católica participated in the season's editions of the Copa Chile, the Supercopa de Chile, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana
Squad No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Year signedSigned fromGoalkeepers1Matías DituroGK (age 32)2018Bolívar12Marcelo SuárezGK (age 19)2018Academy17Cristopher ToselliGK (age 31)2007AcademyDefenders2Germán LanaroCB (age 33)2015Palestino5Valber HuertaCB (age 26)2019Huachipato13Benjamín KuscevicCB (age 23)2014Academy15Yerco OyanedelLB / RB (age 19)2019Academy21Raimundo RebolledoRB / RWB (age 22)2015Academy23Juan CornejoLB / RB (age 29)2019León24Alfonso ParotLB / RB (age 30)2019Rosario Central29Stefano MagnascoRB / RWB (age 27)2014FC GroningenMidfielders6César FuentesCM / DM (age 26)2015O'Higgins8Jaime CarreñoCM / DM (age 22)2015Academy11Luciano AuedAM / CM (age 32)2017Racing14César PinaresAM / CM (age 28)2019Colo-Colo18Diego BuonanotteAM (age 31)2016AEK20Carlos LobosCM / DM (age 22)2014Academy24Ignacio SaavedraCM / DM (age 20)2018Academy33Francisco SilvaCM / DM (age 33)2019IndependienteForwards7Sebastián SáezST (age 34)2018Emirates9Duvier RiascosST (age 33)2019Dalian Yifang10Edson PuchLW / RW (age 33)2019Querétaro16Jeisson VargasLW / RW (age 22)2019Montreal Impact19José Pedro Fuenzalida (captain)RB / RWB / RW (age 34)2016Boca Juniors27César MunderRW (age 19)2018Academy30Diego ValenciaST / RW (age 19)2018Academy33David HenríquezST (age 20)2017AcademyPlayer(s) on transfers/loan during this season4Vicente FernándezLB / RB (age 20)2018Academy
Transfers In DatePos.NameFromType1 January 2019GK Matías Dituro Bolivar€875.000GK Cristopher ToselliEvertonEnd of loan15 January 2019MF César PinaresColo-ColoFree transfer31 January 2019DF Valber HuertaHuachipato€440.00027 February 2019FW Duvier Riascos Dalian YifangFree transfer1 August 2019DF Alfonso Parot Rosario Central€405.0002 August 2019MF Francisco Silva IndependienteFree transfer
Out DatePos.NameToType29 December 2018MF Fabián ManzanoUnión La CaleraContract terminated3 December 2018DF Cristián Álvarez -Retirated31 December 2018DF Branco AmpueroDeportes AntofagastaEnd of loan31 December 2018FW Marcos BoladosColo-ColoEnd of loan31 December 2018FW Andrés VilchesColo-ColoEnd of loan14 February 2018MF Lukas SozaDeportes CopiapóContract terminated22 February 2018MF Gonzalo JaraMagallanesContract terminated3 January 2019FW David LlanosUnión EspañolaContract terminated10 January 2019FW José Luis MuñozO'HigginsContract terminated11 February 2019DF Germán VoborilUniversidad de ConcepciónContract terminated1 March 2019GK Álvaro OgaldeLautaro de BuinContract terminated7 March 2019MF Manuel ReyesLautaro de BuinContract terminated
Loans in DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.27 December 2018DF Juan Cornejo LeónEnd of season11 January 2019FW Edson Puch QuerétaroEnd of season8 February 2019FW Jeisson Vargas Montreal ImpactEnd of season
Loans out DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.1 January 2019FW Matías RosasDeportes Puerto MonttEnd of season4 January 2019MF Andrés SouperDeportes Puerto MonttEnd of season11 January 2019GK Miguel VargasCobresalEnd of season15 January 2019FW Sebastián PérezÑublenseEnd of season31 January 2019FW Diego VallejosCuricó UnidoEnd of season14 March 2019MF Kevin MedelDeportes La SerenaEnd of season1 July 2019DF Benjamin VidalCoquimbo UnidoEnd of season1 July 2019MF Diego RojasUnión La CaleraEnd of season26 August 2019DF Vicente FernándezSantiago MorningEnd of season3 September 2019MF Juan Carlos EspinozaAudax ItalianoEnd of season
New contracts DatePos.NameContract lengthContract ends1 January 2019GK Matías Dituro3-year20228 October 2019GK Vicente Bernedo3-year2022DF Cristóbal Finch3-year2022DF Patricio Flores3-year2022DF Marcelino Núñez3-year2022FW Gonzalo Tapia3-year2022FW Clemente Montes3-year2022
Competitions Overview
Primera Division
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa Chile
Second round
Knockout phase Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals With the ANFP's Council of Presidents voting to conclude the 2019 season on 29 November 2019, it was decided that both the semifinals and final would be single-legged series to be played in January 2020.
Supercopa de Chile
Copa Libertadores
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.
Copa Sudamericana
Second stage
Statistics Squad statistics
† Player left Universidad Católica during the season
Goals PlayerLeagueCopa ChileSupercopaCopaLibertadoresCopaSudamericanaTotal17MFSebastián Sáez4412011219DFJosé Pedro Fuenzalida10000010311MFLuciano Aued520209410FWEdson Puch510208516MFCésar Pinares501006630FWDiego Valencia401005718MFDiego Buonanotte21100489FWDuvier Riascos300003920FWCarlos Lobos2000022DFGermán Lanaro1000125DFValber Huerta11000215DFBenjamín Kuscevic0110021314FWJeisson Vargas0100016MFCésar Fuentes00010116FWCésar Munder1000018DFJaime Carreño10000123MFJuan Cornejo000011 Own goal100001Total441157370
Last updated: December 2019 Source: Soccerway
Assists PlayerLeagueCopaChileSupercopaCopaLibertadoresCopaSudamericanatotal119DFJosé Pedro Fuenzalida600028211MFLuciano Aued501107319DFJuan Cornejo401005416MFCésar Pinares40000457FWSebastián Sáez20000210FWEdson Puch20000230FWDiego Valencia20000220MFCarlos Lobos20000229DFStefano Magnasco0101021018MFDiego Buonanotte0010019FWDuvier Riascos1000012DFGermán Lanaro10000114FWJeisson Vargas1000016MFCésar Fuentes100001Total31132239
Last updated: December 2019 Source: Soccerway
Clean sheets Rank Name League Copa Chile Supercopa CopaLibertadores CopaSudamericana Total11GKMatías Dituro9211013217GKCristopher Toselli200002Total11211015 *Last updated: December 2019 Source: Soccerway
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