| "> | | | | Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte, one of the |
| History | | | | greatest anti-Communist leaders in Latin America. |
| 1889 Valparaiso F.C. was founded in Chile. It was the | | | | Weeks ago, Chile draw with the USSR in Moscow. |
| first football club in Chile. | | | | Chile was declared winner and qualified for the World |
| 1916 Chile placed fourth in the South American | | | | Cup in Germany...Colo Colo was runner-up at the Copa |
| Tournament in Buenos Aires (Argentina). It was one of | | | | Libertadores de America. |
| the four nations to participate in the First South | | | | 1974 Before the World Cup, Chile played nine |
| American Championship. | | | | matches-Haitian team, Santa Fe, Atletico Nacional de |
| 1920 Valparaiso hosted the South American | | | | Colombia, Saprissa de Costa Rica, Municipal de |
| Tournament. Uruguay was the champion.... | | | | Guatemala, River Plate and Irish team. Chile placed 13th |
| 1922 The Chilean men's soccer squad finished third at | | | | in the World Championships in Munich, West Germany. |
| the Football South American Cup in Rio de Janeiro, | | | | 1974-1976 Elias Figueroa was one of the most |
| behind Brazil (host country) Paraguay, Uruguay and | | | | valuable players in Latin America. |
| Argentina. | | | | 1975 Universidad Española (Chile) was runner-up |
| 1926 Santiago de Chile hosted the South American | | | | at the Copa Libertadores de America. In the final |
| Cup. Uruguay was the winner. | | | | match, Independiente (Argentina) beat Universidad |
| 1927 Chile did not participate at the South American | | | | Española. |
| Championship in Lima, Peru. | | | | 1982 Chile placed 22nd in the World Cup in Spain...Colo |
| 1928 The Chilean Olympic Committee sent a national | | | | Colo won the Copa Libertadores de America. It |
| team to the Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam, | | | | defeated Olimpia (Paraguay) in the finals. Colo Colo |
| Holland. | | | | became the first Chilean club to win the Copa |
| 1930 Chile accepted an invitation to play in the First | | | | Libertadores- a traditional tournament in South |
| World Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay. The | | | | America. |
| Chilean men's football squad was one of 13 national | | | | 1984 The Chilean men's soccer squad was runner-up |
| teams to make its international debut in the World Cup. | | | | at the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Quito, Ecuador, and |
| In Uruguay, the Chilean team placed 5th, behind host | | | | qualified for the XXIII Olympiad in the United States. |
| country, Argentina, Yugoslavia and the United States. In | | | | Chile placed sixth in the Olympic Games in Los |
| the first round, Chile defeated France (1-0) and Mexico | | | | Angeles, California-it finished behind France (gold |
| (3-0). | | | | medal), Brazil (silver medal), Yugoslavia (bronze medal), |
| 1941 The South American Tournament was held in | | | | Italy and Canada. |
| Santiago de Chile. The host country earned the bronze | | | | 1985 For unknown reasons, the FIFA canceled the |
| medal. | | | | World Youth Cup in Santiago de Chile. The tournament |
| 1945 For the fourth time, Chile hosted the South | | | | was held in Moscow (USSR). |
| American Tournament. | | | | 1986 Santiago de Chile made a bid for the 1994 FIFA |
| 1950 Chile sent a national team for the World Cup in | | | | World Cup. |
| Brazil. Unfortunately, they were beaten by England | | | | 1987 Santiago de Chile hosted the FIFA Under-20 |
| (0-2) and Spain (0-3). However, they won a match at | | | | World Cup. The host country placed fourth. The |
| the FIFA World Cup. It upset the United States 5-2. | | | | Chilean government, an anti-Communist regime from |
| 1951 The Chilean team earned the bronze medal at | | | | 1973 to 1990, did not refuse to issue visas to Bulgarian |
| the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | | | | and East German delegations...The national team was |
| 1952 The National Olympic Committee sent a national | | | | runner-up at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, |
| squad to the Summer Games in Scandinavia. | | | | USA. |
| 1955 The South American Cup was held in Chile. The | | | | 1989 During the 1990 World Cup Qualification, between |
| Chilean team was runner-up. | | | | Chilean and Brazilians teams, Roberto Rojas (Chile's |
| 1962 The World Championships were scheduled for | | | | goalkeeper) pretended to be a victim of an attack. |
| Chile. The Latin American territory hosted the global | | | | Chile was suspended by FIFA. For this reason, Chile |
| tournament for the third time. There were 16 national | | | | could not participate in the Pre-World Championships in |
| teams: Switzerland, Bulgaria, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, | | | | the late 80s and early 90s. |
| Mexico, Argentina, Italy, England, USSR, West | | | | 1993 The Chilean men's football squad placed third at |
| Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Brazil | | | | the FIFA Under-17 World Championships in Tokyo, |
| and Chile. Surprisingly, Chile finished third in the global | | | | Japan. |
| competition. The Chilean men's soccer team won four | | | | 1998 Chile placed 16th in the World Championships in |
| of its six matches-Switzerland, Italy, Russia and | | | | Paris (France), behind France, Brazil, Croatia, Holland, |
| Yugoslavia. They only lost against West Germany | | | | Argentina, Italy, Germany, Denmark, England, |
| -which was runner-up at the 1958 World Cup in | | | | Yugoslavia, Romania, Nigeria, Mexico, Paraguay and |
| Stockholm (Sweden)- and Brazil -World champion and | | | | Norway. The 1998 World Tournament was the 7th |
| under the leadership of Pelè. For the first time | | | | World Cup in which Chile has participated. |
| at the FIFA global championship, Chile qualified for the | | | | 2000 Chile was runner-up at the 2000 South American |
| semi-finals. In the second round, Chile made history | | | | Pre-Olympic Tournament in Brazil. Ivan Zamorano led |
| when it upset the USSR, which had gained the global | | | | the Chilean men's football team to the bronze medal at |
| title at the 1956 Summer Games and the 1960 | | | | the Summer Olympics in Australia. This became the |
| European Cup, 2-1. This South American nation had | | | | fourth Latin American soccer team to win an Olympic |
| also defeated Yugoslavia, which was runner-up at the | | | | medal. |
| European Tournament, 1-0. | | | | 2004 Chile hosted the South American Pre-Olympic |
| 1963 The national team earned the bronze medal at | | | | Tournament. |
| the Pan American Games in Brazil. | | | | 2007 The Chilean men's soccer squad placed third at |
| 1966 At the FIFA World Cup in London, England, Chile | | | | the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Toronto (Canada), |
| placed 13th... | | | | behind Argentina and the Czech Republic. It was a |
| 1973 During the 1974 World Cup Qualification, the | | | | date historic for Chile and South America. |
| USSR did not want to play with Chile-both states | | | | 2007-2008 Chile placed fourth in the South American |
| severed diplomatic ties. The Union Soviet did not send | | | | Qualifying Group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, behind |
| a national team to protest against the president | | | | Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. |