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 |
González, RobertoRoberto González |
 Chile
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| 25 |
Goalkeeper |
Eduardo Miranda |
Chile
|
| 31 |
Goalkeeper |
Marín, LuisLuis Marín (captain) |
Chile
|
| 2 |
Defender |
Bugueño, RenéRené Bugueño |
Chile
|
| 3 |
Defender |
Saavedra, NelsonNelson Saavedra |
Chile
|
| 4 |
Defender |
Vidal, BenjamínBenjamín Vidal |
Chile
|
| 5 |
Defender |
Barroso, JulioJulio Barroso |
 Argentina
|
| 8 |
Defender |
Opazo, YersonYerson Opazo |
Chile
|
| 13 |
Defender |
Rebolledo, NelsonNelson Rebolledo (on loan from Universidad de Chile) |
Chile
|
| 17 |
Defender |
Casanova, LuisLuis Casanova |
Chile
|
| 24 |
Defender |
López, Eduardo AlejandroEduardo Alejandro López |
Argentina
|
| 10 |
Midfielder |
Fernández, RamónRamón Fernández |
Argentina
|
| 11 |
Midfielder |
Figueroa, Luis PedroLuis Pedro Figueroa |
Chile
|
| 15 |
Midfielder |
Fuentes, CésarCésar Fuentes |
Chile
|
| 16 |
Midfielder |
Meneses, ClaudioClaudio Meneses |
Chile
|
| 18 |
Midfielder |
Silva, José LuisJosé Luis Silva (on loan from Universidad de Chile) |
Chile
|
| 20 |
Midfielder |
Rojas, RodrigoRodrigo Rojas |
 Paraguay
|
| 21 |
Midfielder |
Sagredo, BorisBoris Sagredo |
Chile
|
| 26 |
Midfielder |
González, DiegoDiego González |
Chile
|
| 27 |
Midfielder |
Vargas, NicolásNicolás Vargas |
Chile
|
| 28 |
Midfielder |
Céspedes, SebastiánSebastián Céspedes |
Chile
|
| 7 |
Forward |
Pérez, MarcoMarco Pérez |
 Colombia
|
| 9 |
Forward |
Blanco, RichardRichard Blanco |
 Venezuela
|
| 14 |
Forward |
Ross, CarlosCarlos Ross (on loan from Audax Italiano) |
Chile
|
| 19 |
Forward |
Escobar, CarlosCarlos Escobar |
Chile
|
| 22 |
Forward |
Calderón, HenryHenry Calderón |
Chile
|
| 33 |
Forward |
Carrasco, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Carrasco |
Chile |
Transfers
Apertura 2012
Actualized as February 17, 2012
In
Out
Club
Technical staff
| Position |
Staff |
|---|
| Head coach |
Eduardo Berizzo |
| Assistant coach |
Roberto Bonano |
| Goalkeeper coach |
Carlos Kisluk |
| Trainer |
Ernesto Marcucci |
| Trainer |
Pablo Fernández |
| Physiotherapist |
Marcelo Sepúlveda |
| Paramedic |
Luis Salazar |
| Physician |
Eduardo Urrutia |
| Stagehand |
Raúl Venegas |
| Stagehand |
Andrés Rojas |
| Field Assistant |
Pablo Pinto |
| Coordinator |
Juan Camilla |
Kit
Supplier: 
Diadora
Sponsor(s): Agrosuper
Last updated: 27 January 2012.
Source: O'Higgins F.C.
Other information
| Chairman |
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
2012 Primera División de Chile Table
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
| Overall | Home | Away |
|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
Last updated: 3 March 2012.
Source: ANFP - Primera División
Clausura 2012
Classification
2012 Primera División de Chile Table
Updated to games played on 4 January 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
| Overall | Home | Away |
|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Last updated: 4 January 2012.
Source: ANFP - Primera División
Competitive
Pre-season
Noche Celeste
Apertura 2012
Play-offs
Quarterfinals
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd classification phase position.
Semifinals
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
| Qualification or relegation
|
|---|
| 1 |
O'Higgins |
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.
Final
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd penalty shootout.
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
Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.
Copa Chile
Group 3
References
- ↑ "Fernando De La Fuente: "La obligación es sumar"". Granate.inet.cl. Deportes La Serena blog. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ramón Fernández llegó a acuerdo para convertirse en refuerzo de O´Higgins". Cooperativa.cl. 30 December 2011.
- ↑ "O'Higgins vence a Antofagasta en el primer duelo del torneo". Terra Chile. 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ivo Basay y victoria de Colo Colo ante O'Higgins: "Era fundamental ganar"". La Tercera. 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Universidad de Chile cae sin apelación 3-0 ante O'Higgins". Radio Universidad de Chile. 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Universidad Católica derrotó al sorprendente O'Higgins de Eduardo Berizzo". El Gráfico. 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Huachipato logra valioso triunfo en casa ante O'Higgins". La Tercera. 11 April 2012.
- ↑ "O'Higgins aplastó a Palestino, recuperó la senda del triunfo y sigue soñando con la Sudamericana". Emol. 21 April 2012.
- ↑ "O´Higgins venció como visita a Wanderers y clasificó a la Copa Sudamericana". Radio Cooperativa. 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "U. de Chile fue el mejor de la fase regular del Torneo de Apertura". Cooperativa.cl. 21 May 2012.
- ↑ "Así quedaron las parejas de los playoffs del Torneo de Apertura". Redgol.cl. 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Fútbol: O'Higgins derrotó 1-0 a Calera y tiene gran ventaja para la revancha". Terra Chile. 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Unión Española doblegó a O´Higgins y dio el primer golpe en las semifinales". Cooperativa.cl. 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "O'Higgins vence a Unión Española por 2-1 y avanza a la final". Terra Chile. 23 June 2012.
- ↑ "O'Higgins se impuso 2-1 a la "U" en la primera final del Torneo de Apertura". The Clinic.cl. 28 June 2012.
- ↑ "U. de Chile tricampeón tras batir por penales a O'Higgins en un infartante partido". El mostrador.cl. 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Las cinco polémicas del arbitraje de Enrique Osses". El Gráfico. 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "First Team". O'Higgins F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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