Arca de Noé
The Arca de Noé (Noah's Ark) is an independent supporters group of O'Higgins, a football club in the Primera División de Chile.[2]
| Arca de Noé | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1996 [1] |
| Type | Supporters' group |
| Team | O'Higgins |
| Location | Rancagua, Chile |
| Colors | |
History
The barra was founded on July 1996, having today 32 members that travel around Chile following the club in all their matches.[3]
On February 9, 2013; the barra suffered a bus accident in Tomé, where died 16 persons, and 21 results with injuries.[4][5]
Tomé Tragedy
After the match between the club and Huachipato, a group of fans traveled in a bus to Tomé, where in the Cuesta Caracol fell into a ravine, causing the death of 16 fans. The event marked the Chilean football, the city of Rancagua and Tomé, so that a date of mourning decreed in the different leagues of the ANFP, and a days in Rancagua and Tomé. The fact affected to all the supporters of the club.
External links
- (in Spanish) Arca de Noé on Facebook
References
- http://www.rancagua.cl/index.php?modulo=view_noticia&id=1014
- http://www.capodeprovincia.cl/2011/07/la-barra-oficial-de-ohiggins-cumplio-15.html
- http://eltipografo.cl/2011/07/el-%E2%80%9Carca-de-noe%E2%80%9D-cumplio-un-nuevo-aniversario-de-alegrias-y-penas/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.lasegunda.com/Noticias/Nacional/2013/02/821287/A-15-aumentan-las-victimas-fatales-por-accidente-de-bus-en-Tome