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Once Caldas
Full nameOnce Caldas S.A.
Nickname(s)El Blanco (The White);
El Blanco Blanco de Manizales (Manizales's White-White);
Los Albos (the Albos);
El Equipo Albo (The Albo Team)
Founded16 April 1947 (1947-04-16) (Foundation of Deportes Caldas)
15 January 1961; 63 years ago (1961-01-15) (Merger with Once Deportivo)[1]
GroundEstadio Palogrande
Capacity28,678[2]
ChairmanTulio Mario Castrillón
CoachHernán Darío Herrera
LeagueCategoría Primera A
2024Primera A, 5th of 20
Websitehttp://www.oncecaldas.com.co/

Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club plays its home games at Estadio Palogrande.

The club was founded in 1961 after the merger of Deportes Caldas and Deportivo Manizales (also known as Once Deportivo).[1][3]

The club has won the Categoría Primera A four times, but is mainly known for its 2004 Copa Libertadores title.

History

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In 1950, Deportes Caldas won their first league title in the Campeonato Profesional, as the Colombian professional football league was named at the time. In total they played 30 matches, winning 20 matches, drawing 5, and losing 5, scoring 91 goals and conceding 48. In the 1951 Colombian championship, the team finished 10th out of 18 teams.

Once Caldas ("Caldas Eleven") was founded in 1959 after the fusion of Once Deportivo and Deportes Caldas. Once Deportivo was founded in 1930 while Deportes Caldas was founded at the end of the 1940s. However, both teams, for various reasons, went defunct. Carlos Gómez Escobar was in favor of reviving Deportes Caldas, but Eduardo Gómez Arrubla's idea was to bring back Once Deportivo. Thanks to the mediation of Dr. Hermán Bueno Ramirez, the three co-founders arrived at the compromise to fuse the existing teams into an entirely new entity named Once Caldas.

The merged club's first match was on 12 March 1961, losing 3-2 to Deportivo Pereira. In the 1961 league season, the club finished 7th in the league table.

The club had a good campaign in 1983. The season was divided into two tournaments, Copa de La Paz (Apertura) and Torneo Nacional (Clausura). In the Copa de La Paz, the club finished first in their group with 20 points, which automatically qualified them for the Octogonal final held at the end of the year to decide the season's champion; in that tournament, Caldas finished fifth with 14 points.

In 1998, Once Caldas had a great season. In the Torneo Apertura, they were the leader with 77 points. In the Finalizacion they also finished first. They won their playoff group to set up a final with Deportivo Cali, where Caldas was going in as the favorite. However, Caldas had a poor performance in the first leg and suffered one of its heaviest defeats of the season, losing 4–0 in the first leg in Cali. In the second leg at home, the match ended in a 0–0 draw and Caldas finished as runner-up.

That year the club also disputed its first international competition, the Copa CONMEBOL.[1] The club was eliminated in the first round by Santos. Santos won the first leg in Brazil 2–1, and in the second leg, in Manizales, Once Caldas won 2–1, but was defeated 3–2 in the penalty shootout. This was a respectable performance, since Santos went on to win the competition.

In 1999, the club participated in the Copa Libertadores for the first time, with their group consisting of Deportivo Cali, Vélez Sársfield and River Plate. The club's first match was on 24 February 1999, a 1–0 loss to Deportivo Cali. Their next match was the club's first win in the competition, a 4–1 home win against River Plate. The side finished in the last position, but only two points behind Vélez Sársfield, which was the group's leader.

In the 2001 season, the club finished third in the Apertura, and first in the Finalizacion, and was the best team in the aggregate table. Going into the playoffs, the club was a heavy favorite for the title. Once Caldas went into the last match of the playoffs only needing a win against América de Cali to qualify for the finals; however, the match ended 2-2 and the club missed out on the finals.

The club's aggregate table position gave it a berth into the 2002 Copa Libertadores, where the club finished third in the group stage and was eliminated.

In June 2003, the club won the Apertura title, 53 years after their last title, after beating Junior in the finals 1–0 on aggregate. The 2003 title gave the club a berth in the 2004 Copa Libertadores. After a great campaign where Once Caldas had eliminated defending finalists Santos and two time champions São Paulo on their path to the finals, where they were paired up with none other than five-time champion Boca Juniors. The first leg in La Bombonera ended in a 0-0 draw. The second leg in Manizales began with a goal by Jhon Viáfara to put Once Caldas up 1-0; Nicolás Burdisso leveled the score in the second half to send the match into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, the club won 2–0, and Once Caldas, managed by Luis Fernando Montoya, won the competition for the first time ever, and became the second Colombian team after Atlético Nacional to win the Copa Libertadores.

In 2004 league play, Once Caldas finished third in the Apertura and seventh in the Finalizacion, and made the playoffs in both campaigns, but were not able to make it to the finals; in the Apertura the club was just one point away from making the finals.

As the Copa Libertadores champions, the club played the Intercontinental Cup against UEFA Champions League champions Porto. After a 0–0 draw, the club was defeated 8–7 in the penalty shootout.

In 2005, as the previous year's champion, Once Caldas tried to defend its title in the Copa Libertadores, but were eliminated by Tigres 3-2 on aggregate. That year the club also participated in the Recopa Sudamericana, which was a rematch against Boca Juniors. In the first leg, in Buenos Aires, Boca Juniors won 3–1. In the second leg, in Manizales, Once Caldas won 2–1 but Boca won 4–3 on aggregate score.

2004 Libertadores Lineup

Once Caldas would go on to find sporadic success throughout the following years, qualifying for the semifinals in Apertura 2006 and Finalización 2007. In Apertura 2009, Once Caldas had qualified to the semifinals and gone on to the finals against Atletico Junior. Once Caldas won the title by an aggregate score of 5-2, having won 2-1 in Manizales and 3-1 in Barranquilla. During the 2010 Finalización championship, Once Caldas disputed the final against Deportes Tolima, winning by an aggregate score of 3-1. A year later, during the 2011 Finalización championship, Once Caldas finished runner-up to against Atletico Junior, having lost 2-4 on penalties in Manizales. In 2012, following financial turmoil, American truck manufacturer Kenworth acquired an 80% share of the club.

From 2011 onward, Once Caldas qualified during a multitude of years; however, they have not won any more championships since Finalización 2010. The team qualified for both the Apertura and Finalización championships during the 2013 and 2014 editions of the tournament. From then on, it would only qualify for Finalización 2015, Apertura 2018, and Finalización 2018. In 2018, the club finished runner-up in the Copa Colombia to Atletico Nacional 4–3 on aggregate.

From 2018 onwards, Once Caldas would not reach the playoffs for 6 years, but with the return of club legend Dayro Moreno, his goalscoring helped the club qualify for the 2024 Apertura playoffs, where the club finished the regular phase in 8th place at 29 points before being knocked out; in the Finalizacion tournament the club also made the playoffs but were knocked out, finishing seventh in the regular phase.

Uniform

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In early 2005, Once Caldas decided to leave behind the brand Bogota FSS and go to the German brand Adidas.[4] After concluding its contract with Adidas, Once Caldas switches to Peruvian company Walon Sport, since the 2008 season.[5] until 2016 where they left Walon Sport for Errea. In the 2019 season Once Caldas left Errea to dress the local brand Sheffy. In the 2023 season, they left Sheffy and joined local brand Hillside.


  • Home: White shirt, white shorts and white socks.
  • Away: Black shirt, black shorts and black socks.

Stadium

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Further information: Estadio Palogrande

Once Caldas plays its home matches at Estadio Palogrande, located in Manizales and inaugurated in 1936

Honours

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Domestic

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International

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024[6][7]

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
1 GK Argentina ARG Ezequiel Mastrolía
2 MF Colombia COL Juan Camilo Garcia
3 DF Ecuador ECU Stalin Valencia
4 DF Colombia COL Leyder Morán
5 MF Colombia COL Iván Rojas
6 MF Colombia COL Álvaro Montaño
7 FW Colombia COL Michael Barrios
8 MF Colombia COL Esteban Beltrán
9 FW Venezuela VEN Jesús Hernández
10 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Ríos (on loan from Cúcuta Deportivo)
12 GK Colombia COL James Aguirre
13 DF Colombia COL Daniel Quiñones
14 FW Colombia COL Robert Mejía
16 FW Colombia COL Joel Contreras
17 FW Colombia COL Dayro Moreno (captain)
18 DF Colombia COL Jáider Riquett
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Colombia COL Mateo García
20 MF Colombia COL Alejandro García
21 FW Colombia COL John Deiby Araujo
22 DF Colombia COL Juan Cuesta
24 FW Colombia COL Luis Palacios
27 FW Colombia COL Felipe Cifuentes
28 FW Colombia COL Jefry Zapata (on loan from Cúcuta Deportivo)
29 DF Colombia COL Yonatan Murillo
30 MF Colombia COL Róger Torres
31 MF Colombia COL Manuel Arteaga
32 MF Colombia COL Juan Betancur
33 DF Colombia COL Juan Patiño (on loan from Bogotá)
34 MF Colombia COL Jorge Cardona
— GK Colombia COL Camilo Páez
— FW Colombia COL Santiago Cubides

World Cup players

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The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Once Caldas.

Records

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Most appearances

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Rank Name Matches
1 Colombia Juan Carlos Henao 605
2 Colombia Arnulfo Valentierra 481
3 Colombia Robeiro Fernando Moreno 451
4 Argentina Sergio Galván Rey 377
5 Colombia Rodrigo Gómez 373

Top goalscorers

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As of 26 August 2024
Rank Name Goals
1 Argentina Sergio Galván Rey 185
2 Colombia Arnulfo Valentierra 138
3 Colombia Dayro Moreno 128
4 Argentina Roberto Mirabelli 66
5 Colombia Nicolás Lobatón 59

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Colombia – Foundation Dates of Clubs". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ FIFA.com
  3. ^ "Historia". Oncecaldas.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ bestiariodelbalon.com. "Once Caldas FSS-Adidas". Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Cambio de auspicio – En la Jugada". enlajugada.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Once Caldas". Dimayor. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "EQUIPO PROFESIONAL LIGA BETPLAY DIMAYOR 2 2021 – Once Caldas S.A." 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

Notes

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^ Millonarios had won the first leg 2-1, and Once Caldas had won the second leg 3-0, but the system was based on points, not aggregate, and each team had 3 points. Millonarios had accumulated bonus points throughout the season and got the berth; however, Millonarios ceded their spot because they were going to dispute the 1998 Copa Merconorte, which had a schedule that interfered with the Copa CONMEBOL.

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