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Club Deportivo Universidad Católica:
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is one of Chile's most popular football clubs, based in the country's capital, Santiago. It is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams". Apart from having a team on the first division, the club has a third division team, called Universidad Católica "B" team in which under-20 players compete. Católica won the last Chilean football's international cup: Interamerican Cup 1994.
Its traditional rival is Universidad de Chile. They contest the "Clásico Universitario".

C.F. Universidad de Chile:
Club de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.
The club was founded on May 24, 1927, as Club Deportivo Universitario. Universidad de Chile are the second most successful club in the Chilean first division, having won the league title 13 times. In the last 10 years, the team has been crowned champion three times.
The team has been throughout its history associated with the color blue, also present on the logo, which was officially adopted in 1943.
Universidad de Chile does not have a stadium, the club usually plays its home games at the Estadio Nacional de Chile, located in the commune of Ñuñoa in Santiago. The Estadio Nacional's modernization process, which includes a roof, has forced the team to play home games in various stadiums across Chile. Universidad de Chile made a return at the Estadio Nacional at August 2010 for his loss versus Club Deportivo Guadalajara at the 2010 Copa Libertadores Semifinals.
Universidad de Chile has a large fan base and many rivalries against other teams in the first division. The most notable of these are their rivalries are with Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica, with whom they regularly contest the Santiago derbies known as Clásicos .
Since 2008, the club has also a women's team that plays in the first division of women's football in Chile.


 
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