2012 O'Higgins F.C. season

O'Higgins F.C.
2012 season
Chairman Chile Ricardo Abumohor
Manager Argentina Eduardo Berizzo
Stadium Estadio El Teniente
Apertura Runners-up
Clausura 14th
Copa Chile Quarterfinals
Copa Sudamericana 1st Stage
Top goalscorer League: Enzo Gutiérrez and
Ramón Fernández (11 goals each)
All: Ramón Fernández (13 goals)
Biggest win 9–2 vs Deportes Rengo
(Friendly, 7 January 2012)
7–0 vs San Antonio Unido
(Copa Chile, 10 October 2012)
Biggest defeat 0–4 vs Cerro Porteño
(Copa Sudamericana, 8 August 2012)
1–5 vs Audax Italiano
(Torneo Clausura, 3 November 2012)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012 O'Higgins F.C. season is O'Higgins F.C.'s 49th season in the Primera División and their sixth consecutive season in Primera División. The club plays in three tournaments: The Primera División de Chile, Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Chile.

The odissey of Eduardo Berizzo

For the 2012 season, the year started of abrupt form with Fernando De la Fuente's departure after a strong discussion with Eduardo Berizzo and also with the goalkeeper's coach Roberto Bonano, being confirmed then that the player will be loaned to Deportes La Serena, losing of this form to one of the best defensive midfielders of the Chilean football for face the Torneo de Apertura.[1] However, the club's board surprised to Rancagua with the signings of the Argentine talented attacking midfielder Ramón Fernández, former footballer of Unión La Calera, who was tempted by country's powerhouse clubs: Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile, after a very well year,[2] the Paraguayan footballer Rodrigo Rojas, who played for teams like River Plate, and finally to Julio Barroso, defender champion of the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup with Argentina that played for Boca Juniors.

On 27 January 2012, the club achieved his first triumph in the Torneo de Apertura against Antofagasta at the Estadio Parque El Teniente with a goal of Ramón Fernández in the 42nd minute,[3][4] losing at the capital 1–0 with Colo-Colo, the next match.[5] On 25 February, the team achieved his most important victory against Universidad de Chile at Rancagua, with goals of Enzo Gutiérrez, Guillermo Suárez and Fernández, in where Luis Marín saved a penalty to Marcelo Díaz, earning of this form the first place,[6] that lost when Universidad Católica in March defeated 2–1 to the team at El Teniente,[7] then achieving with Julio Barroso and Rodrigo Rojas as the key players, the team achieved four consecutive wins, that finished when Huachipato defeated 2–1 to the club with goals of the striker Manuel Villalobos and the left back José Contreras,[8] but despite of the defeat at the city of Talcahuano, the team led by Eduardo Berizzo, after of beat 5–0 to Palestino at Rancagua,[9] on 28 April, more than of one hundred fans traveled for view the qualification of his team to the Copa Sudamericana, after of a 1–0 away victory over Santiago Wanderers with a goal of the midfielder Enzo Gutiérrez at Valparaíso.[10]

On 23 June 2012, after a successful regular phase in the second place under Universidad de Chile at the top of the table,[11] in the playoffs faced to Unión La Calera in the quarterfinals.[12] The first match at La Calera, the team won 1–0 with a free kick goal of Ramón Fernández, who played the last season in that club, not celebrating the goal,[13] in Rancagua for the second match, the club again won, now for a 3–2 victory, thanks to Enzo Gutiérrez, who scored a peace of goal after an incredible bicycle kick that defeated to the keeper Lucas Giovini.[14] The next key, the club faced to Unión Española in the semifinals at Santiago, in where with a goal of the playmaker Emiliano Vecchio the club was defeated at the Estadio Santa Laura,[15] finally winning 2–1 at the second match with goals of Luis Pedro Figueroa and Rodrigo Rojas, whilst for the club of Independencia, scored the striker Sebastián Jaime.[16] The next game, now for the finals against the club Universidad de Chile, O'Higgins beat for the same scored of the last match to the team of the University, with goals of Rojas and the Argentine full back Alejandro López, whilst for the blues scored Guillermo Marino.[17] O'Higgins was the Primera División champion of the Torneo de Apertura, until the 92nd minute of game in the Estadio Nacional, because with annotations of Charles Aránguiz and the same Marino, the club equalized the key, winning 2–0 in the penalties thanks to the blues' keeper Jhonny Herrera, who saved three penalties to Rodrigo Rojas, Yerson Opazo and Enzo Gutiérrez.[18] However, the match was not exempt of polemics, because the referee Enrique Osses conceded a non–existent penalty to Marino, that was scored by Aránguiz, and unfairly red-carded to the centre back Julio Barroso, after an aggression of the right back José Rojas of Universidad de Chile.[19]

Key Events

Current squad

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of 28 July 2012.[20]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Roberto González  Chile
25 Goalkeeper Eduardo Miranda  Chile
31 Goalkeeper Luis Marín (captain)  Chile
2 Defender René Bugueño  Chile
3 Defender Nelson Saavedra  Chile
4 Defender Benjamín Vidal  Chile
5 Defender Julio Barroso  Argentina
8 Defender Yerson Opazo  Chile
13 Defender Nelson Rebolledo (on loan from Universidad de Chile)  Chile
17 Defender Luis Casanova  Chile
24 Defender Eduardo Alejandro López  Argentina
10 Midfielder Ramón Fernández  Argentina
11 Midfielder Luis Pedro Figueroa  Chile
15 Midfielder César Fuentes  Chile
16 Midfielder Claudio Meneses  Chile
18 Midfielder José Luis Silva (on loan from Universidad de Chile)  Chile
20 Midfielder Rodrigo Rojas  Paraguay
21 Midfielder Boris Sagredo  Chile
26 Midfielder Diego González  Chile
27 Midfielder Nicolás Vargas  Chile
28 Midfielder Sebastián Céspedes  Chile
7 Forward Marco Pérez  Colombia
9 Forward Richard Blanco  Venezuela
14 Forward Carlos Ross (on loan from Audax Italiano)  Chile
19 Forward Carlos Escobar  Chile
22 Forward Henry Calderón  Chile
33 Forward Juan Pablo Carrasco  Chile

Transfers

Apertura 2012

Actualized as February 17, 2012

In

# Pos Player From Type
MAN
 Argentina Eduardo Berizzo Free Agent Free
FW
 Argentina Juan Ignacio Molinelli Argentina UAI Urquiza Trial
26
MF
 Chile Diego González Reyes Chile Deportes Puerto Montt Loan Return
4
DF
 Chile Benjamín Vidal Chile Deportes Puerto Montt Loan Return
GK
 Chile Rodrigo Flores Chile Unión La Calera Loan Return
14
MF
 Argentina Ramón Fernández Chile Unión La Calera Transfer
5
DF
 Argentina Julio Barroso Chile Ñublense Loan
11
MF
 Chile Luis Pedro Figueroa Portugal S.C. Olhanense Transfer
19
FW
 Chile Carlos Escobar Chile Coquimbo Unido Transfer
3
DF
 Chile Nélson Saavedra Chile Unión San Felipe Transfer
13
MF
 Chile Nelson Rebolledo Chile Universidad de Chile Loan
20
MF
 Paraguay Rodrigo Rojas Belgium Beerschot AC Transfer
16
MF
 Chile Claudio Meneses Chile Deportes La Serena Transfer
22
FW
 Venezuela Richard Blanco Venezuela Deportivo Petare Transfer

Out

# Pos Player To Type
2
MF
 Chile Juan Luis González Chile Deportes Antofagasta Transfer
MAN
 Chile José Cantillana Free Agent Contract Terminated
3
DF
 Chile Cristián Oviedo Chile Audax Italiano Transfer
4
DF
 Chile Nicolás Larrondo Chile Rangers de Talca Transfer
6
DF
 Chile Mauricio Arias Chile Audax Italiano Loan from Universidad de Chile
8
MF
 Argentina Miguel Ángel González Chile Colo-Colo Loan from Unión San Felipe
11
FW
 Chile Juan Gonzalo Lorca Chile Santiago Wanderers Loan from US Boulogne
28
MF
 Argentina Federico Sardella Chile Deportes Puerto Montt Transfer
15
MF
 Chile Esteban Carvajal Chile Unión San Felipe Loan Return
14
FW
 Chile Juan Pablo Carrasco Chile Deportes Puerto Montt Loan
19
FW
 Chile Sebastián Pinto Turkey Bursaspor Transfer
27
MF
 Argentina Ezequiel Lazo Argentina Defensores de Belgrano Loan Return
22
MF
 Argentina Fernando de la Fuente Chile Deportes La Serena Loan
32
FW
 Argentina Milton Alegre Chile Deportes Concepción Loan
GK
 Chile Rodrigo Flores Chile Unión Temuco Loan
MF
 Chile Braulio Baeza Chile Unión Temuco Loan
MF
 Chile Leonardo Saavedra Chile Deportes Antofagasta Loan

Club

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Argentina Eduardo Berizzo
Assistant coach Argentina Roberto Bonano
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Carlos Kisluk
Trainer Argentina Ernesto Marcucci
Trainer Argentina Pablo Fernández
Physiotherapist Chile Marcelo Sepúlveda
Paramedic Chile Luis Salazar
Physician Chile Eduardo Urrutia
Stagehand Chile Raúl Venegas
Stagehand Chile Andrés Rojas
Field Assistant Chile Pablo Pinto
Coordinator Chile Juan Camilla

Source:

Kit

Supplier: Italy Diadora
Sponsor(s): Chile Agrosuper, Chile Codelco, Chile Entel, Chile Essbio (back), Chile Clínica Integral (sleeves), Chile Sodimac (shorts), Chile Clos de Pirque (socks)

Last updated: 20 January 2012.
Source: O'Higgins F.C.

Other information

Chairman Chile Ricardo Abumohor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Estadio El Teniente (14,450 / 105x68 metres)

Last updated: 20 January 2012
Source:O'Higgins F.C.

Season Results

Apertura 2012

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile (Q) 17 13 1 3 44 14 +30 40 Playoffs
2 O'Higgins (Q) 17 11 2 4 31 15 +16 35
3 Iquique (Q) 17 10 5 2 30 14 +16 35
4 Universidad Católica (Q) 17 8 6 3 31 17 +14 30
5 Unión Española (Q) 17 8 3 6 38 28 +10 27

Updated to games played on 20 May 2012.
Source: Fixture
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 11 2 4 31 15  +16 35 6 1 1 19 7  +12 5 1 3 12 8  +4

Last updated: 3 March 2012.
Source: ANFP - Primera División

Clausura 2012

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
12 Cobreloa 17 6 2 9 23 24 −1 20
13 Deportes Antofagasta 17 6 2 9 26 29 −3 20
14 O'Higgins 17 5 5 7 22 27 −5 20
15 Santiago Wanderers 17 4 7 6 27 28 −1 19
16 Universidad de Concepción 17 3 6 8 17 28 −11 15

Updated to games played on 14 November 2012.
Source: Fixture
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 5 5 7 22 27  −5 20 3 2 4 13 14  −1 2 3 3 9 13  −4

Last updated: 14 November 2012.
Source: ANFP - Primera División

Competitive

Pre-season

Noche Celeste

Apertura 2012

Play-offs
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
1 Universidad de Chile 2 2 4  
8 Cobreloa 0 1 1  
  1 Universidad de Chile 0 4 4  
  6 Colo-Colo 2 0 2  
3 Iquique 3 1 4
6 Colo-Colo 3 2 5  
  1 Universidad de Chile (p) 1 2 3 (2)
  3 O'Higgins 2 1 3 (0)
4 Universidad Católica 0 1 1  
5 Unión Española 3 1 4  
  5 Unión Española 1 1 2
  2 O'Higgins 0 2 2  
2 O'Higgins 1 3 4
7 Unión La Calera 0 2 2  
Quarterfinals
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 O'Higgins (A) 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Advanced to the Semifinals
2 Unión La Calera 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

Unión La Calera 0–1 O'Higgins
Report Fernández  74'
Attendance: 2.790
Referee: Jorge Osorio
O'Higgins 3–2 Unión La Calera
Gutiérrez  52', 56', 83' Report Valencia  53'
Bahamondes  89'
Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa

O'Higgins won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 O'Higgins (A) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Advanced to the Final
2 Unión Española 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.

Unión Española 1–0 O'Higgins
Vecchio  36' Report
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: Jorge Osorio
O'Higgins 2–1 Unión Española
Figueroa  13'
Rojas  59'		 Report Jaime  50'
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: Patricio Polic

2–2 on aggregate. O'Higgins won due to its position at the regular season (O'Higgins: 2nd, Unión Española: 5th)

Final
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Universidad de Chile (C) 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 O'Higgins 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shootout.

O'Higgins 2–1 Universidad de Chile
Rojas  1'
López  71'		 Report Marino  28'
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Jorge Osorio

3–3 on aggregate. Universidad de Chile won 2–0 on penalties.

Primera Division
2012 Apertura Champion

Chile
Universidad de Chile
16th title

Clausura 2012

Copa Sudamericana

O'Higgins play against Cerro Porteño of Paraguay. In the first match the team draw 3-3, but with a negative point for the away goals rule. In the second match, played in Paraguay, the club lose 4-0, Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1, and O'Higgins is eliminated of the tournament.

Match G8
1st Leg
O'Higgins Chile 3–3 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
Blanco  10', 90'
Barroso Yellow card 21'
Fernández  78'		 Report Bonet  25'
dos Santos Yellow card 31'
López Yellow card 40'  86'
Oviedo Yellow card 45'
Benítez Yellow card 55'
Fabbro  71'
Da Silva Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 10,367
2nd Leg
Cerro Porteño Paraguay 4–0 Chile O'Higgins
Fabbro  14'
Oviedo  15'
Salcedo  73'
Da Silva  90'		 Report Fernández Yellow card 10'
Opazo Yellow card 34'
Figueroa Yellow card 36'
Saavedra Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 56', 63'
Sagredo Yellow card 62'
Rojas Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 34,680

Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.

Copa Chile

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
O'Higgins 6411154+1113
Rangers 631287+110
Deportes Colchagua 623175+29
San Antonio Unido 6015317−141
 RANGDCOLOHIGSANU
Rangers 1–1 1–3 3–1
D. Colchagua 2–0 0–2 2–0
O'Higgins 0–1 1–1 7–0
San Antonio U. 0–2 1–1 1–2

References

  1. ↑ "Fernando De La Fuente: "La obligación es sumar"". Granate.inet.cl. Deportes La Serena blog. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ramón Fernández llegó a acuerdo para convertirse en refuerzo de O´Higgins". Cooperativa.cl. 30 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "O'Higgins vence a Antofagasta en el primer duelo del torneo". Terra Chile. 27 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "El conjunto dirigido por Eduardo Berizzo logró sus primeras tres unidades al vencer a Antofagasta por 1-0 con un golazo de Ramón Fernández a los 42' en el inicio del torneo nacional". La Tercera. 27 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ivo Basay y victoria de Colo Colo ante O'Higgins: "Era fundamental ganar"". La Tercera. 5 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Universidad de Chile cae sin apelación 3-0 ante O'Higgins". Radio Universidad de Chile. 25 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Universidad Católica derrotó al sorprendente O'Higgins de Eduardo Berizzo". El Gráfico. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Huachipato logra valioso triunfo en casa ante O'Higgins". La Tercera. 11 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "O'Higgins aplastó a Palestino, recuperó la senda del triunfo y sigue soñando con la Sudamericana". Emol. 21 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "O´Higgins venció como visita a Wanderers y clasificó a la Copa Sudamericana". Radio Cooperativa. 28 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "U. de Chile fue el mejor de la fase regular del Torneo de Apertura". Cooperativa.cl. 21 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Así quedaron las parejas de los playoffs del Torneo de Apertura". Redgol.cl. 20 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Fútbol: O'Higgins derrotó 1-0 a Calera y tiene gran ventaja para la revancha". Terra Chile. 24 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "O'Higgins venció por 3 a 2 a Unión La Calera en Rancagua y se instaló en semifinales del Apertura". Biobiochile.cl. 27 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  15. ↑ "Unión Española doblegó a O´Higgins y dio el primer golpe en las semifinales". Cooperativa.cl. 16 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "O'Higgins vence a Unión Española por 2-1 y avanza a la final". Terra Chile. 23 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "O'Higgins se impuso 2-1 a la "U" en la primera final del Torneo de Apertura". The Clinic.cl. 28 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "U. de Chile tricampeón tras batir por penales a O'Higgins en un infartante partido". El mostrador.cl. 2 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Las cinco polémicas del arbitraje de Enrique Osses". El Gráfico. 2 July 2012.
  20. ↑ "First Team". O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "O'Higgins enfrenta a Colo-Colo, en un duelo de Alto Voltaje" [O'Higgins will face Colo-Colo in a high voltage match] (in Spanish). ANFP. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018. The team coached by Eduardo Berizzo will debut in this tournament after reaching the Apertura final.
  22. ↑ "O'Higgins quiere hacer historia en Paraguay" [O'Higgins wants to make history in Paraguay] (in Spanish). 7 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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