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==History==
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=== Foundation and amateur era (1925-1933) ===
At the beginning of 1925, football club [[Club Deportivo Magallanes|Magallanes]] were undergoing an internal institutional crisis, stemming from problems between administrators and a few of the players who wanted to turn the club into a professional entity. A breakdown in negotiations provoked a few of the younger players to resign from the team after encountering opposition from the club's directors, established players, and fans.
After a series of reunions the former club Magallanes players led by [[David Arellano]] decided to establish their new club creating Colo-Colo on April 19, 1925. Colo-Colo was named after a Chilean [[Mapuche]] [[Colocolo (tribal chief)|chief]]. The individuals involved included, the Arellano brothers, David and Francisco; Juan Quiñones (who designed the team uniform and colors); Luis Contreras (who came up with the name); Rubén and Nicolás Arroyo; Clemente Acuña; Guillermo Garcés; Rubén Sepúlveda; Eduardo Stavelton; and Luis Mancilla.<ref> {{es icon}} Salinas, Sebastián: «De rebeldes a invencibles», en Por Empuje Y Coraje. Los Albos en la época amateur 1925-1933. Santiago: Central de Estadísticas Deportivas (CEDEP), 2004. 9562991253
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The club were victorious upon winning the (Primera División de la Liga Metropolitana) through an unbeaten fashion. This was also the first tournament that Colo-Colo entered and successfully completed. The year 1927 had Colo-Colo as being the first Chilean club team to go on tour across [[Europe]] to participate in a round of friendly games. Tragedy struck on the tour when on May 2, 1927, in an exhibition match against [[Real Valladolid]] of [[Spain]] team captain and founder David Arellano was critically injured after suffering a collision with an opposing player that caused [[Peritonitis]]. The inflammation would lead to his death the next day.<ref>http://www.memoriachilena.cl/archivos2/pdfs/MC0006536.pdf</ref> Despite the huge loss, the club carried on and won the (Primera División de la Liga Central de Football) championships the following three years in 1928, 1929, and 1930.
During the years 1931-32 the club experienced their first institutional crisis when the directors wanted to invest a large amount of money in newer players. The new acquisitions did not render the team any positive results, therefore creating a decrease in salaries throughout the rest of the squad.
On December 8, 1932 Colo-Colo returned to play another championship final against Santiago based club [[Audax Italiano]]. As Colo-Colo was winning 2-1, a platform in the Audax Italiano stadium collapsed as fans were trying to rush the field of play. The match was canceled and the champion for that year remained vacant. The tragedy resulted in 130 injuries and 3 deaths.<ref> {{es icon}} Salinas, Sebastián: «Crisis adentro, crisis afuera», en Por Empuje Y Coraje. Los Albos en la época amateur 1925-1933. Santiago: Central de Estadísticas Deportivas (CEDEP), 2004. 9562991253
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=== Professional era (1933-1979) ===
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