A.C. Barnechea
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| Full name | Athletic Club Barnechea | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Huaicocheros, Barne | ||
| Founded | December 23, 1929 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Lo Barnechea | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mario Cordero | ||
| Manager | Jorge Contreras | ||
| League | Primera B | ||
| 2014–15 | Primera División, 18th | ||
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Athletic Club Barnechea is a Chilean Football club based in the Lo Barnechea commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently play in the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B.
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History
Early Years (1929 - 1983)
The club was founded on December 23, 1929 as Club Deportivo Santa Rosa Lo Barnechea. Its name was changed to Deportivo Lo Barnechea in 1943.[1]
Cuarta División (1983 - 1988)
Barnechea was part of the first season of the Chilean Cuarta División in 1983, where it played until 1988. A second-place finish behind Municipal Las Condes that season saw Barnechea promoted to the Chilean Tercera División.
Tercera División (1988 - 2011)
In the 2009–10 season the team played the Liguilla de Ascenso, finishing in 3rd place behind Trasandino and Magallanes.
The next season saw Barnechea win the Third Division, finishing 1st in the Liguilla de Ascenso, above Arturo Fernández Vial, Iberia Los Ángeles and Municipal Mejillones.
Primera División B (2011 - 2014)
In 2011–12 it played the Chilean Primera División B, finishing in 2nd place with 66 points. It won a place to play the two-legged promotion final against the third-placed Ñublense. After both the first leg (1–1) and second leg (2–2) finished in draws, the play-off went to penalties, where Barnechea lost 7–6.
The club had a final chance at promotion in the relegation play-off against the 16th-placed team of the Chilean Primera División, Cobresal. Barnechea won the first leg 3–1 at the Estadio Santa Laura with goals from Ignacio Caroca and Francisco Ibañez adding to an Eduardo Farías own goal. Agustín Vuletich scored for Cobresal. However, it lost the return leg 3–0 at Estadio El Cobre with a goal from Eduardo Martinez and two from Jose Miguel Cuéllar.
In the season 2013–14, AC Barnechea finished in 4th place with 59 points and won a place in the Play-off for the Second Promotion to the First Division. They defeated Santiago Morning in the semi-finals, winning 2–1 over two legs. In the finals against San Luis, Barnechea won the first leg 1–0 but lost the return fixture by the same score. Their captain and goalkeeper Jorge Manduca scored the decisive penalty in the resulting shoot-out to send Barnechea through to the Chilean Primera División 2014–15 by a 4–3 margin.
Primera Division (2014 - 2015)
On August 3, 2014, Nicolas Maturana scored Barnechea's first-ever goal in the top flight against Audax Italiano. A week later, Barnechea won their first match in the First Division, with Francisco Ibañez scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against San Marcos de Arica.
The club were relegated to Chilean Primera Division B at the end of the 2014–15 season after finishing 18th.
Primera División B (2015 - )
In the 2015 Apertura, Barnechea finished in 15th position.
Titles
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- 2011
Seasons played
- 3 season in Primera División B
- 23 seasons in Tercera División A
- 6 seasons in Tercera División B
Current Squad
Current squad of A.C. Barnechea as of 16 January 2016 ()
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
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Manager: Jorge Miranda
Managers
Nelson Soto (2010)- Mario Salas (2010–12)
- Francisco Bozán (2014–15)
- Jorge Contreras (2016–)
