2021_Club_Deportivo_Universidad_Católica_season
2021 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season
81th season in existence of Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
The 2021 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica season is the 81st season and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Chilean football. In addition to the domestic league, Universidad Católica are participating in this season's editions of the Copa Chile, the Supercopa de Chile, and the Copa Libertadores.
Quick Facts season, President ...
| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Juan Tagle | |||
| Head coach | Gustavo Poyet (until 30 August) Cristian Paulucci (interim, from 31 August, until 15 September) Cristian Paulucci (from 15 September) | |||
| Stadium | San Carlos de Apoquindo | |||
| League | 1st | |||
| Copa Chile | Round of 16 | |||
| Supercopa | Winners | |||
| Libertadores | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Fernando Zampedri (23) All: Fernando Zampedri (27) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 9454 vs Santiago Wanderers (20 October 2021) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1460 vs Everton (22 August 2021) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 5834 | |||
| Biggest win | Universidad Católica 4–0 Deportes Melipilla Universidad Católica 4–0 Antofagasta | |||
| Biggest defeat | Universidad Católica 0–3 Palestino | |||
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- As of December 2021[1]
More information No., Player ...
| No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Year signed | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 25 | Sebastián Pérez |  |
GK | (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 33) | 2021 | Deportes Iquique |
| 28 | Vicente Bernedo | |
GK | (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23) | 2020 | Academy |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Germán Lanaro |  |
CB | (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 38) | 2015 | Palestino |
| 3 | Cristóbal Finch | |
CB | (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 21) | 2020 | Academy |
| 4 | Carlos Salomón | |
CB | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | Academy |
| 5 | Valber Huerta | |
CB | (1993-08-26) August 26, 1993 (age 30) | 2019 | Huachipato |
| 7 | Tomás Asta-Buruaga | |
RB / CB | (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 27) | 2020 | Deportes Antofagasta |
| 14 | Juan Fuentes | |
CB / DM | (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29) | 2020 | Estudiantes |
| 17 | Branco Ampuero | |
CB | (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 30) | 2021 | Deportes Antofagasta |
| 19 | José Pedro Fuenzalida (captain)[2] | |
RB / RWB / RW | (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39) | 2016 | Boca Juniors |
| 21 | Raimundo Rebolledo | |
RB / RWB | (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) | 2015 | Academy |
| 23 | Juan Cornejo | |
LB / RB | (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | León |
| 24 | Alfonso Parot | |
LB / RB | (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 34) | 2019 | Rosario Central |
| 32 | Benjamín Gómez | |
CB | (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | Academy |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 8 | Ignacio Saavedra | |
CM / DM | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | Academy |
| 11 | Luciano Aued | |
CM / DM | (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 37) | 2017 | Racing |
| 13 | Felipe Gutiérrez | |
AM / CM | (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33) | 2021 | Kansas City |
| 18 | Diego Buonanotte | |
AM | (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36) | 2016 | AEK |
| 22 | Juan Leiva | |
AM / CM | (1993-11-11) November 11, 1993 (age 30) | 2021 | Unión La Calera |
| 26 | Marcelino Núñez | |
AM / CM | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) | 2020 | Academy |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Fernando Zampedri | |
ST | (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | Rosario Central |
| 10 | Edson Puch | |
LW | (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | Querétaro |
| 15 | Gastón Lezcano | |
RW | (1986-11-21) 21 November 1986 (age 37) | 2020 | Morelia |
| 16 | Clemente Montes | |
LW | (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) | 2020 | Academy |
| 20 | Gonzalo Tapia | |
RW | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | Academy |
| 27 | Alexander Aravena | |
ST | (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21) | 2020 | Academy |
| 30 | Diego Valencia | |
ST / RW | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | Academy |
| 32 | Fabián Orellana | |
RW / LW | (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38) | 2021 | Real Valladolid |
| 35 | Nicolás Sepúlveda | |
RW | (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 21) | 2021 | Academy |
| Player(s) on transfers during this season | ||||||
| 1 | Matías Dituro | |
GK | (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37) | 2018 | Bolívar |
| Player(s) on retirated during this season | ||||||
| 6 | Francisco Silva | |
CM / DM | (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | Independiente |
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In
More information Date, Pos. ...
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2020 | FW | Fernando Zampedri |
Rosario Central |
€1,590,000 | [3] |
| 1 January 2021 | DF | Juan Cornejo |
 León |
Free transfer | [4][5] |
| 28 February 2021 | Coach |  Gustavo Poyet |
- | Free transfer | [6] |
| 2 March 2021 | DF | Tomás Asta-Buruaga |
Deportes Antofagasta | €409.000 | [7] |
| 4 March 2021 | MF | Juan Leiva |
Unión La Calera | €455.000 | [8] |
| 5 March 2021 | GK | Sebastián Pérez |
Deportes Iquique | €318.000 | [9] |
| 18 March 2021 | DF | Branco Ampuero |
Deportes Antofagasta | €273.000 | [10] |
| 19 March 2021 | MF | Felipe Gutiérrez |
 Kansas City |
Free transfer | [11] |
| 31 August 2021 | Coach | Cristian Paulucci |
- | Free transfer | [12] |
| 6 September 2021 | FW | Fabián Orellana |
 Real Valladolid |
Free transfer | [13] |
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Out
More information Date, Pos. ...
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 2020 | MF | Andrés Souper |
Deportes Antofagasta | €250.000 | [14] |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Benjamín Vidal |
Coquimbo Unido | Contract terminated | [15] |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Diego Vallejos |
Coquimbo Unido | Contract terminated | [16] |
| 1 January 2021 | FW | Brian Leiva |
Deportes Melipilla | Contract terminated | [17] |
| 18 February 2021 | Coach | Ariel Holan |
 Santos |
Contract terminated | [18] |
| 28 February 2021 | DF | Vicente Fernández |
Palestino | €250.000 | [19] |
| 9 March 2021 | MF | Jaime Carreño |
Deportes La Serena | Contract terminated | [20] |
| 11 March 2021 | MF | Kevin Medel |
Universidad de Concepción | Contract terminated | [21] |
| 30 August 2021 | Coach | Gustavo Poyet |
- | Contract terminated | [22] |
| 3 September 2021 | MF | Francisco Silva |
- | Retired | [23] |
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Loans out
More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February 2021 | GK | Cristopher Toselli |
Palestino | End of season | [24] |
| 21 February 2021 | DF | Enzo Ferrario |
Deportes La Serena | End of season | [25] |
| DF | Yerco Oyanedel |
Unión La Calera | End of season | [25] | |
| 4 March 2021 | FW | César Munder |
Deportes La Serena | End of season | [26] |
| 5 March 2021 | DF |  Aaron Astudillo |
Deportes Melipilla | End of season | [27] |
| 11 March 2021 | FW | Bruno Barticciotto |
Palestino | End of season | [28] |
| 8 July 2021 | GK | Matías Dituro |
Celta de Vigo |
30 June 2022 | [29] |
| 1 May 2021 | MF | Ian Toro |
Deportes Copiapó | 30 December 2022 | [30] |
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New contracts
More information Date, Pos. ...
| Date | Pos. | Name | Contract length | Contract ends | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2020 | FW | Fernando Zampedri |
3-year | 2023 | [3] |
| 26 December 2020 | MF | Luciano Aued |
1-year | 2021 | [31] |
| MF | Diego Buonanotte |
1-year | 2021 | [32] | |
| DF | Juan Cornejo |
1-year | 2021 | [4] | |
| FW | Gastón Lezcano |
1-year | 2021 | [4] | |
| 2 March 2021 | DF | Tomás Asta-Buruaga |
4-year | 2024 | [7] |
| 17 Juny 2021 | DF | Juan Fuentes |
1-year | 2022 | [33] |
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League | 28 March 2021 | 4 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 068.75 |
| Copa Chile | 22 June 2021 | 3 July 2021 | Second round | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Supercopa de Chile | 18 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 | - | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 22 April 2021 | 24 July 2021 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 055.56 | ||||
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Last updated: December 2021
Source: Soccerway
Primera Division
Main article: 2021 Chilean Primera División
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Católica (C) | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 68 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 62 | |
| 3 | Audax Italiano | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Unión La Calera | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Unión Española | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 48 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
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Source: Primera Division
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | F | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | F | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | F | L | W | L | W | W | E | W | L | L | W | L | W | E | L | W | W | F | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Matches
Ñublense v Universidad Católica
| 28 March 2021 1 | Ñublense | 0:1 | Universidad Católica | Chillán |
| Report |  27' (a.g.) Fontanini |
Stadium: Nelson Oyarzún Attendance: 0 Referee: Rodrigo Carvajal |
Universidad Católica v Palestino
| 4 April 2021 2 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Palestino | Las Condes |
| Zampedri 28' (pen.) Valencia 50' |
Report | 81' (pen.) Jiménez |
Stadium: San Carlos Referee: Fernando Véjar |
Audax Italiano v Universidad Católica
| 10 April 2021 3 | Audax Italiano | 1:0 | Universidad Católica | Rancagua |
| Torres 67' |
Report | Stadium: El Teniente Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Universidad Católica v Curicó Unido
| 16 April 2021 4 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Curicó Unido | Las Condes |
| Buonanotte 12' Zampedri 45+2' |
Report | 53' Benegas |
Stadium: San Carlos Referee: José Cabero |
Round 5 - Free
Deportes Melipilla v Universidad Católica
| 2 May 2021 6 | Deportes Melipilla | 2:0 | Universidad Católica | La Calera |
| Vidangossy 65' Sosa 75' |
Report | Stadium: Nicolás Chahuán Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Universidad Católica v Unión La Calera
| 8 May 2021 7 | Universidad Católica | 3:0 | Unión La Calera | Las Condes |
| Huerta 1' Valencia 51' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Referee: Christian Rojas |
Unión Española v Universidad Católica
| 23 May 2021 8 | Unión Española | 3:2 | Universidad Católica | Independencia |
| Farfán 24' Núñez 52'Palacios 63' |
Report | 47' Zampedri 76' Valencia |
Stadium: Santa Laura Referee: Cristian Garay |
Universidad Católica v Cobresal
| 30 May 2021 9 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Cobresal | Las Condes |
| Zampedri 73' (pen.), 90+5' |
Report | 9' Varas |
Stadium: San Carlos Referee: César Deischler |
Santiago Wanderers v Universidad Católica
| 5 June 2021 10 | Santiago Wanderers | 0:1 | Universidad Católica | Valparaíso |
| Report | 49' Cornejo |
Stadium: Elías Figueroa Referee: Christian Rojas |
Universidad Católica v Colo-Colo
| 18 July 2021 11 | Universidad Católica | 0:0 | Colo-Colo | Las Condes |
| Report | Stadium: San Carlos Referee: José Cabero |
Universidad Católica v O'Higgins
| 25 July 2021 12 | Universidad Católica | 3:0 | O'Higgins | Las Condes |
| Lanaro 50' Cahais 78' (a.g.)Gutiérrez 86' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Referee: Cristian Droguett |
Deportes Antofagasta v Universidad Católica
| 29 July 2021 13 | Deportes Antofagasta | 3:2 | Universidad Católica | Antofagasta |
| Demartini 2' Flores 52'Figueroa 69' |
Report | 63' (pen.) Zampedri 79' Huerta |
Stadium: Calvo y Bascuñán Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Universidad de Chile v Universidad Católica
| 1 August 2021 14 | Universidad de Chile | 2:1 | Universidad Católica | Rancagua |
| Larrivey 62', 89' |
Report | 69' Zampedri |
Stadium: El Teniente Referee: Roberto Tobar |
Universidad Católica v Deportes La Serena
| 7 August 2021 15 | Universidad Católica | 4:3 | Deportes La Serena | Las Condes |
| Valencia 31' Zampedri 33', 74'Núñez 39' |
Report | 11' Martínez 80' Paredes 88' Munder |
Stadium: San Carlos Referee: Christian Rojas |
Huachipato v Universidad Católica
| 15 August 2021 16 | Huachipato | 2:1 | Universidad Católica | Talcahuano |
| Gazzolo 17' Martínez 23' |
Report | 45+7' Huerta |
Stadium: Huachipato-CAP Attendance: 971 Referee: Manuel Vergara |
Universidad Católica v Everton
| 22 August 2021 17 | Universidad Católica | 2:0 | Everton | Las Condes |
| Núñez 45', 54' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 1.460 Referee: Nicolás Gamboa |
Universidad Católica v Ñublense
| 25 August 2021 18 | Universidad Católica | 2:2 | Ñublense | Las Condes |
| Asta-Buruaga 80' Valencia 87' |
Report | 42' Cerezo 67' Mateos |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 1.634 Referee: Héctor Jona |
Palestino v Universidad Católica
| 28 August 2021 19 | Palestino | 3:0 | Universidad Católica | La Cisterna |
| Carrasco 84' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Dávila 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 750 Referee: Piero Maza |
Universidad Católica v Audax Italiano
| 7 September 2021 20 | Universidad Católica | 3:1 | Audax Italiano | Las Condes |
| Zampedri 28' (pen.) Leiva 47'Parot 90+1' |
83' Palacios |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 3.102 Referee: Francisco Gilabert |
Curicó Unido v Universidad Católica
| 12 September 2021 21 | Curicó Unido | 2:4 | Universidad Católica | Curicó |
| Benegas 33' Fritz 45' |
Report | 23', 32' Zampedri 73' Valencia 87' Fuenzalida |
Stadium: La Granja Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Round 22 - Free
Universidad Católica v Deportes Melipilla
| 29 September 2021 23 | Universidad Católica | 4:0 | Deportes Melipilla | Las Condes |
| 40' Gutiérrez 71' Zampedri 90' Valencia 90+6' Buonanotte |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 3.211 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
Unión La Calera v Universidad Católica
| 2 October 2021 24 | Unión La Calera | 0:2 | Universidad Católica | La Calera |
| Report | 45' Valencia 71' Zampedri |
Stadium: Nicolás Chahuán Referee: Roberto Tobar |
Universidad Católica v Unión Española
| 6 October 2021 25 | Universidad Católica | 2:1 | Unión Española | Las Condes |
| 29' Fuenzalida 75' Zampedri |
Report | 90+3' Víctor Méndez |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 8863 Referee: Ángelo Hermosilla |
Cobresal v Universidad Católica
| 16 October 2021 26 | Cobresal | 1:3 | Universidad Católica | El Salvador |
| Pardo 14' |
Report | 21', 53' Núñez 87' Valencia |
Stadium: El Cobre Referee: Cristian Garay |
Universidad Católica v Santiago Wanderers
| 20 October 2021 27 | Universidad Católica | 3:2 | Santiago Wanderers | Las Condes |
| Zampedri 20' (pen.), 39' Puch 31' |
Report | 26' Soto 85' Arce |
Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 9.454 Referee: Roberto Tobar |
Colo-Colo v Universidad Católica
| 24 October 2021 28 | Colo-Colo | 2:1 | Universidad Católica | Macul |
| Solari 74' Parraguez 90+4' |
Report | 37' Valencia |
Stadium: Monumental Attendance: 27.090 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
O'Higgins v Universidad Católica
| 31 October 2021 29 | O'Higgins | 1:3 | Universidad Católica | Rancagua |
| Fernández 27' |
Report | 80' (pen.), 87' Zampedri 90+1' Valencia |
Stadium: El Teniente Attendance: 5.370 Referee: Fernando Véjar |
Universidad Católica v Deportes Antofagasta
| 4 November 2021 30 | Universidad Católica | 4:0 | Deportes Antofagasta | Las Condes |
| Valencia 13' Zampedri 67', 90+1' Núñez 70' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 7.931 Referee: Cristian Garay |
Universidad Católica v Universidad de Chile
| 7 November 2021 31 | Universidad Católica | 1:0 | Universidad de Chile | Las Condes |
| Zampedri 47' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 8.506 Referee: Julio Bascuñán |
Deportes La Serena v Universidad Católica
| 13 November 2021 32 | Deportes La Serena | 0:2 | Universidad Católica | La Serena |
| Report | 25' Montes 70' Parot |
Stadium: La Portada Referee: José Cabero |
Universidad Católica v Huachipato
| 28 November 2021 33 | Universidad Católica | 2:0 | Huachipato | Las Condes |
| Valencia 7' Zampedri 37' |
Report | Stadium: San Carlos Attendance: 8.348 Referee: Felipe González |
Supercopa de Chile
Main article: 2021 Supercopa de Chile
Universidad Católica v Ñublense
| 18 November 2021 (2021-11-18) | Universidad Católica | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Ñublense | Estadio Ester Roa, Concepción |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Francisco Gilabert[34] | |
| Penalties | ||||
Copa Chile
Main article: 2021 Copa Chile
Second round
Deportes Iquique v Universidad Católica
| 22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) | Deportes Iquique | 1–1 | Universidad Católica | Iquique |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tierra de Campeones Attendance: 0 Referee: Felipe González |
Universidad Católica v Deportes Iquique
| 26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) | Universidad Católica | 4–4 (5–5 agg.) (9–8 p) | Deportes Iquique | Las Condes, Santiago |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco Gilabert | |
| Penalties | ||||
Round of 16
Everton v Universidad Católica
| 30 June 2021 (2021-06-30) | Everton | 0–0 | Universidad Católica | Viña del Mar |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Sausalito Attendance: 0 Referee: José Cabero |
Universidad Católica v Everton
| 3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) | Universidad Católica | 0–2 (0–2 agg.) | Everton | Las Condes, Santiago |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo Attendance: 0 Referee: Eduardo Gamboa |
Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores
Group stage
Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores § Group F
The group stage draw was held on 15 April 2021.[35]
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARG | UCA | NAC | ATN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Universidad Católica |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Nacional |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | Copa Sudamericana | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–4 | |
| 4 |  Atlético Nacional |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |
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Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.
Atlético Nacional 
v 
Universidad Católica
v Universidad Católica
| 22 April 2021 (2021-04-22) 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2–0 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira[note 1] |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
Universidad Católica v 
Argentinos Juniors
v Argentinos Juniors
| 29 April 2021 (2021-04-29)[note 2] 2 | Universidad Católica | 0–2 | Argentinos Juniors | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) |
Universidad Católica v 
Nacional
v Nacional
| 5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) 3 | Universidad Católica | 3–1 | Nacional | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago |
| 22:00 UTC−4 | Report |
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Attendance: 0 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil) |
Argentinos Juniors v Universidad Católica
v Universidad Católica
| 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) 4 | Argentinos Juniors | 0–1 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Buenos Aires |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
|
Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
Nacional v Universidad Católica
v Universidad Católica
| 18 May 2021 (2021-05-18) 5 | Nacional | 1–0 | Universidad Católica | Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo |
| 19:15 UTC−3 |
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Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
Universidad Católica v Atlético Nacional
v Atlético Nacional
| 26 May 2021 (2021-05-26) 6 | Universidad Católica | 2–0 | Atlético Nacional | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago |
| 22:00 UTC−4 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores final stages
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 June 2021.[39]
Universidad Católica v 
Palmeiras
v Palmeiras
| 14 July 2021 (2021-07-14) First leg | Universidad Católica | 0–1 | Palmeiras | Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Santiago[note 3] |
| 18:15 UTC−4 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
Palmeiras v Universidad Católica
v Universidad Católica
| 21 July 2021 (2021-07-21) Second leg | Palmeiras | 1–0 | Universidad Católica | Allianz Parque, São Paulo |
| 19:15 UTC−3 |
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Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
Squad statistics
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League | Copa Chile | Supercopa de Chile | Copa Libertadores | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Matías Dituro † | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Germán Lanaro | 22 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Cristóbal Finch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Carlos Salomón | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Valber Huerta | 43 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Francisco Silva † | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | |
Tomás Asta-Buruaga | 33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ignacio Saavedra | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Fernando Zampedri | 41 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | |
Edson Puch | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Luciano Aued | 27 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | |
Felipe Gutiérrez | 31 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Juan Fuentes | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Gastón Lezcano | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | |
Clemente Montes | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | |
Branco Ampuero | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Diego Buonanotte | 27 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
José Pedro Fuenzalida | 34 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | |
Gonzalo Tapia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Raimundo Rebolledo | 29 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Juan Leiva | 39 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | |
Juan Cornejo | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Alfonso Parot | 38 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | |
Sebastián Pérez | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Marcelino Núñez | 36 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Alexander Aravena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | |
Vicente Bernedo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | |
Diego Valencia | 42 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | |
Fabián Orellana | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | |
Benjamín Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | |
Nicolás Sepúlveda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Last updated: 26 February 2022
Source: Soccerway
† Player left Universidad Católica during the season
Goals
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| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | C. Chile | Supercopa | Copa Libertadores |
Total |
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| 1 | 9 | FW | | Fernando Zampedri | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | 30 | FW | | Diego Valencia | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 26 | MF | | Marcelino Núñez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 24 | DF | | Alfonso Parot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 19 | DF | | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 13 | MF | | Felipe Gutiérrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 18 | MF | | Diego Buonanotte | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | 5 | DF | | Valber Huerta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 16 | FW | | Clemente Montes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 10 | FW | | Edson Puch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 11 | MF | | Luciano Aued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | 7 | DF | | Tomás Asta-Buruaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 2 | DF | | Germán Lanaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 23 | DF | | Juan Cornejo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 4 | DF | | Carlos Salomón | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | 22 | MF | | Juan Leiva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 77 | ||||
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- Last updated: December 2021
- Source: Soccerway
Assists
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| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | Copa Chile | Supercopa | Copa Libertadores |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | DF | | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 26 | MF | | Marcelino Núñez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | MF | | Felipe Gutiérrez | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 30 | FW | | Diego Valencia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Fernando Zampedri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | | Diego Buonanotte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | FW | | Edson Puch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | MF | | Luciano Aued | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | 24 | DF | | Alfonso Parot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | Tomás Asta-Buruaga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 16 | DF | | Clemente Montes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | Germán Lanaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | FW | | Fabián Orellana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 53 | ||||
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- Last updated: December 2021
- Source: Soccerway
Clean sheets
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| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | C. Chile | Supercopa | Copa Libertadores |
Total |
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| 1 | 25 | GK | | Sebastián Pérez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Matías Dituro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||
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- Last updated: December 2021
- Source: Soccerway
Disciplinary record
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| 14 | MF | | Juan Fuentes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | FW | | Clemente Montes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Germán Lanaro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Fernando Zampedri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | | Diego Valencia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 22 | MF | | Juan Leiva | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | FW | | Edson Puch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Ignacio Saavedra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 26 | MF | | Marcelino Núñez | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | | Valber Huerta | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | | Alfonso Parot | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 21 | DF | | Raimundo Rebolledo | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | DF | | Tomás Asta-Buruaga | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | | Felipe Gutiérrez | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | GK | | Sebastián Pérez | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | | José Pedro Fuenzalida | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Francisco Silva | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | | Luciano Aued | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Diego Buonanotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | | Gonzalo Tapia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Juan Cornejo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
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- Last updated: December 2021
- Source: Soccerway
- Atlético Nacional played their home matches at Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira instead of their regular stadium Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín which temporarily underwent maintenance works ahead of the 2021 Copa América.[36]
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