Tag: Universidad de Chile

• Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:00 UTC

  One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago

  

  At least one football fan was killed and another was injured on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, during a confrontation between supporter groups linked to Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile, hours before the country’s 199th Superclásico at the Monumental stadium, according to police and medical information carried by EFE.

• Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Copa Sudamericana match in Argentina halted amid fan violence

  

  The Copa Sudamericana round of 16 football match between Independiente of Argentina and Universidad de Chile, tied at 1-1, was suspended 20 minutes into the second half due to violent clashes in Avellaneda on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires.

• Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 01:07 UTC

  Rioting Chile forced to cancel the football season and motor rally activities

  

  The football federation in Chile has announced it is to cancel the rest of the season due to security concerns following weeks of anti-government protests. All matches were suspended when the violence began six weeks ago.

• Friday, February 5th 2016 - 06:27 UTC

  Chilean government condemns vandalism by fans at Malvinas Memorial in Rosario

  

  The Chilean ambassador in Buenos Aires met with Malvinas war veterans and the head of the National Monument to the Flag in the city of Rosario, and delivered an official letter condemning the violent actions and destruction by fans from the University of Chile football team against a Memorial to the Malvinas fallen.

• Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 - 07:10 UTC

  Chilean football fans vandalize Malvinas memorial in Rosario: 46 arrests

  

  Two of the 46 Chileans arrested on Monday for vandalism against a Malvinas Fallen Monument in Argentina's second largest city, Rosario, were still waiting on Tuesday for the prosecutors' charges before going before a federal judge. During the first hearing, advised by a government supplied lawyer, the Chileans abstained from making any statement while demanding to be set free.

• Wednesday, December 28th 2011 - 03:28 UTC

  Chilean students end some school occupations but pledge to continue protests

  

  Students have voted to end occupations at two of the most symbolic institutes of Chile’s public education system, but have vowed to continue demonstrations after months of protests have failed to achieve significant reforms to the country highly privatized, class based education system.