Unión La Calera

1954–1970: Beginnings

The club was founded on 15 April 1955. It was following the merger between five local clubs: Tifón, Minas Navío, Cóndor, Cemento Melón and Calera Comercio. Nevertheless, the club's foundation was recorded on 26 January 1954.

2011–2016: Primera División de Chile

The successful 2011 season

2011 Torneo Apertura

Unión La Calera began the 2011 season hiring eight players: Jonathan Domínguez (forward from Unión San Felipe), Rodrigo Flores (goalkeeper from O'Higgins), Ángel Carreño (midfielder from Deportes La Serena), Jorge Ampuero (defender from Unión Española), Ramón Ignacio Fernández (from Argentinian powerhouse Estudiantes de La Plata), Braian Rodríguez (from Peru's top-tier Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres), Claudio Muñoz (from Universidad de Concepción) and Luis Jiménez Barrera (from Deportes Melipilla).

Regular Phase

They debuted in the 2011 Torneo Apertura on 30 January with a 1–1 draw with Santiago Morning. In this match the scores were from Paraguayan striker Ever Cantero for Santiago Morning and an own-goal from Edgardo Abdala. The next week on 6 February, the Uruguayan Braian Rodríguez (the striker from San Martín de Porres) scored Calera's first goal in top-tier in a 1–0 home win over Unión San Felipe. Besides, it was the club's first goal scored by a team's player after its 24 year-absence in Primera from 1987 season (considering Abdala's own goal). On 12 February, for…

National

Primera B de Chile Winners: 1961, 1984, 2017 Tercera División de Chile Winners (1): 1990, 2000