Audax Italiano

History

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

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" ().

Honours

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

• Primera División de Chile
  • Winners (4): 1936, 1946, 1948, 1957
• Campeonato de Apertura
  • Winners (1): 1941

Regional

• 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

• Copa Libertadores: 3 appearances ::2007: Group stage ::2008: Group stage ::2022: Second stage

• Copa Sudamericana: 4 appearances ::2007: Second preliminary round ::2018: First round ::2020: Second round ::2023: Knockout round play-offs

• Copa CONMEBOL: 1 appearance ::1998: First round

Records

• Largest margin of victory:

• Largest margin of defeat:

• 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

Current squad

2024 Summer Transfers

In

Out

Notable players

• ARG Claudio Borghi
• ARG Franco Di Santo
• CHI ITA Félix Corte
• CHI Carlos Villanueva
• CHI Marcelo Zunino
• ITA Bruno Iacoponi
• ITA CHI Gino Iacoponi
• PAR Salvador Cabañas

Managers

Interim coaches appear in italics.

• CHI Carlos Giudice (1936-1937, 1939)
• CHI Raúl Marchant (1938, 1941-1943)
• ARG José Luis Boffi (1944-1945)
• CHI Raúl Marchant (1945-1946)
• Italia Bruno Iacoponi (1946)
• ARG Salvador Nocetti (1947-1948)
• Hungary Ladislao Pakozdi (1951)
• Italia Mario Pretto (1953-1954)
• ARG Roberto Scarone (1955)
• Hungary Ladislao Pakozdi (1956-1957)
• CHI Luis Tirado (1959)
• CHI Enrique Sorrel (1959-1960)
• Hungary CHI Janos Schwanner (1960-1961)
• ARG Martín García (1962)
• CHI Hernán Carrasco (1963)
• Hungary Ladislao Pakozdi (1964)
• CHI Sergio Cruzat (1965)
• ARG Salvador Biondi (1965–1966)
• CHI Luis Álamos (1967-1969)
• CHI Ramiro Cortés (1969)
• ARG Salvador Biondi (1969–1970)
• CHI José Santos Arias (1971)
• CHI Claudio Ramírez (1971)
• ARG Donato Hernández (1972)
• CHI Jorge Venegas (1972)
• CHI Julio Menadier (1973)
• CHI José Cárdenas (1974)
• CHI Dante Pesce (1975)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (1975-1976)
• URU Adolfo Rodríguez (1976)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (1976-1977)
• CHI Orlando Aravena (1977)
• CHI Armando Tobar (1978)
• ARG CHI Néstor Isella (1978-1979)
• ARG CHI Vicente Cantatore (1979)
• CHI Aurelio Valenzuela (1979)
• ARG CHI Salvador Biondi (1979)
• ARG CHI Néstor Isella (1979-1980)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (1980-1981)
• CHI Hugo Berly (1981-1982)
• CHI Pedro Morales (1982)
• CHI Sasha Mitjaew (1983)
• CHI Caupolican Peña (1983)
• CHI Roque Mercury (1983)
• CHI Jorge Venegas (1984)
• CHI Jaime Campos (1984)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (1985)
• CHI Francisco Hormazábal (1985-1986)
• CHI Isaac Carrasco (1986)
• CHI Rosauro Parra (1986)
• CHI Leonel Herrera (1987-1988)
• CHI Victoriano Álvarez (1988)
• CHI Ramón Climent (1988)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (1988-1990)
• CHI Rosauro Parra (1990)
• CHI Sasha Mitjaew (1990-1991)
• CHI Victoriano Álvarez (1991)
• CHI José González V. (1992)
• CHI Miguel Hermosilla (1993)
• CHI Óscar Meneses (1993-1994)
• CHI Jorge Aravena (1995)
• CHI Roberto Hernández (1996-1997)
• ARG Oscar Malbernat (1997-1999)
• CHI Óscar del Solar (2000-2001)
• CHI Hernán Godoy (2001-2002)
• ARG Claudio Borghi (2002-2003)
• CHI Roberto Hernández (2003-2005)
• CHI Jaime Pizarro (2005)
• CHI Óscar Meneses (2005)
• CHI Eduardo Ahumada (2005)
• CHI Raúl Toro (2006-2008)
• ARG Pablo Marini (2009-2010)
• ARG CHI Marcelo Barticciotto (2010)
• ARG Omar Labruna (2010-2012)
• ARG Pablo Marini (2012-2013)
• ARG Jorge Ghiso (2013)
• CHI Jaime Rubilar (2013-2014)
• CHI Jorge Pellicer (2014-2016)
• CHI Hugo Vilches (2016-2018)
• CHI Juan José Ribera (2018-2019)
• ARG Francisco Meneghini (2020)
• CHI José Calderón (2020)
• ARG Pablo Sánchez (2020-2021)
• CHI Ronald Fuentes (2022)
• CHI Juan José Ribera (2022)
• ARG Manuel Fernández (2023)
• CHI José Calderón (2023)
• ARG Luca Marcogiuseppe (2023)
• CHI Francisco Arrué (2023)
• ARG Walter Erviti (2024)
• CHI Nelson Tapia (2024)
• CHI Francisco Arrué (2024)
• CHI Juan José Ribera (2024-Act.)

References

References

1. "Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional - Chile".
2. (2005-11-08). "Técnico de las divisiones menores asumirá interinamente en Audax".