{{Short description|Chilean football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Concón National | image = File:Concón National.png | fullname = Club de Deportes Concón National | nickname = | founded = May 8, 1914 | ground = Estadio Atlético Municipal<br/>Concón, Chile | capacity = 3.000 | chairman = | manager = Orlando Gutiérrez | league = Segunda División Profesional | season = 2025 | position = 6th | pattern_la1 =_black stripes | pattern_b1 =_blackstripes | pattern_ra1 =_black stripes | leftarm1 = FFDE00 | body1 = FFDE00 | rightarm1 = FFDE00 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = FFDE00 | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_yellowstripes3|pattern_ra2=|pattern_sh2= | pattern_so2=|leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFDF00 | current = 2025 Segunda División Profesional de Chile }} '''Concón National''', officially known as '''Club de Deportes Concón National''', is a Chilean football club based in the city of Concón, Valparaíso Region. It was founded on 8 May 1914 and is one of the oldest clubs in the area.<ref name="Al Aire Libre">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/historia/el-historico-con-con-national-celebra-106-anos-y-busca-fortalecer-su/2020-05-08/154641.html|title=El histórico Con Con National celebra 106 años y busca fortalecer su rama femenina|work=Radio Cooperativa|date=8 May 2020|accessdate=3 January 2021}}</ref> The team currently competes in the Segunda División Profesional, the professional third tier of the Chilean football league system.
The club's colours—black and yellow vertical stripes—were established at its founding assembly, along with its first board of directors. Initially participating in local amateur leagues, Concón National joined the Concón Football Association in the 1950s and made its national debut in then-amateur third tier, Tercera A, in 1982.
After fluctuating between amateur and semi-professional levels, the team won the Tercera B (fourth tier) title in 2001, earning promotion back to the third tier. However, it was relegated in 2005 and returned to regional competition. In 2023, the club re-entered the national scene via the Tercera B (now the fifth level), where it finished as runner-up and earned promotion to Tercera A.
The following season, it achieved a second consecutive promotion, reaching the Segunda División Profesional, its first professional league in its history. Concón National plays its home matches at the Estadio Atlético Municipal, a 3,000-seat venue that hosted its first professional match in October 2024.
==History== Concón National was founded in 1914 by prominent local figures and the mayor, Daniel Navarro, who were strongly influenced by the English—commonly cited as the inventors of football and who had long arrived in Chilean coastal territories via the Strait of Magellan.
The intention was to establish a sporting institution that represented Concón, promoted local athletics, and encouraged broad civic participation. Early efforts included football events to publicise the new club and the formation of a board led by Navarro. Its members agreed upon a yellow-and-black kit with vertical stripes, and registrations were opened to all interested residents.
A women’s football section was created in 1946,<ref name="DOSS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/historia/presidente-de-con-con-national-queremos-nuevamente-hacer-grande-al-equipo/2020-05-08/213308.html|title=Presidente de Con Con National: Queremos nuevamente hacer grande al equipo|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|accessdate=21 February 2021}}</ref> later falling inactive before its reactivation in 2018.<ref name=DOSS/> The men's team began in the Concón League and later affiliated with the Viña del Mar Association, eventually joining the Concón Football Association. Its sporting peak came in the 1980s with entry into national competition in the 1982 Tercera División de Chile,<ref>Eduardo Espina (22 January 2006). [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chile82.html Chile 1982] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Accessdate 6 February 2021.</ref> followed by more than 20 consecutive seasons across Tercera División and Tercera División B de Chile, winning the latter in 2001.
In 2005 the club rebranded as Deportes Concón S.A., a project led by former footballer Elías Figueroa and former tennis player Álvaro Fillol, with the backing of the Municipality of Concón.<ref name="EF">Juan Carlos Riveras (23 de febrero de 2005). [https://www.mercuriovalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20050222/pags/20050222235534.html El gran salto de Concón] Newspaper ''El Mercurio de Valparaíso''. Accessdate 16 February 2021.</ref> Aiming to reach the top tiers of Chilean football within five years, the project included plans for a modern multi-sport complex. The team debuted as Deportes Concón S.A. on 29 March 2005 in a friendly against Santiago Wanderers,<ref>[https://www.estrellavalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20050329/pags/20050329170422.html#arriba Con bastante público debutó Concón S.A.] Newspaper ''La Estrella de Valparaíso''. Consultado el 16 de febrero de 2021.</ref> then entered the 2005 Tercera División de Chile season,<ref>Juan Pablo Andrés (18 de enero de 2006). [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chile05.html Chile 2005] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Consultado el 16 de febrero de 2021.</ref> but financial difficulties—such as sustaining a squad valued at 4 million pesos—led to the project’s collapse. As a result, the club lost its rights to remain in the division and was disaffiliated.
By mid-2007 Concón National recovered its original legal identity and resumed sport-related projects.<ref name=ESDOS/> Its stadium was remodelled with support from local personalities, the Municipality of Concón, and the Instituto Nacional de Deportes de Chile (IND), with an investment of 18 million pesos for improvements and the construction of a multi-use hall.<ref name="ESDOS">Erika Rojas S. (15 de mayo de 2007). [https://www.estrellavalpo.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20070515/pags/20070515012509.html Concón National volverá a competir en la 3ª división] Newspaper ''La Estrella de Valparaíso''. Accessdate 8 February 2021.</ref>
===Professional football=== In 2023, the club reached the promotion to the third level of Chilean football<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/10/29/1111336/concon-national-ascenso-segunda-division.html|title=Concón National consigue un histórico ascenso al fútbol profesional|publisher=Emol|date=29 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2023/12/01/1114556/concon-national-historia-segunda-division.html|title=La historia del Concón National, el club que por primera vez jugará en el fútbol profesional chileno|publisher=Emol|date=3 December 2023|accessdate=27 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soychile.cl/valparaiso/deportes/2023/10/30/833733/concon-national-club-profesional-segunda.html|title=Luego de 109 años: Concón National es club profesional tras ascender a Segunda División|publisher=Soy Chile|date=30 October 2023|accessdate=27 January 2024}}</ref> after beating to Deportes Colchagua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elrancaguino.cl/2023/10/23/colchagua-dijo-adios-al-ascenso-tras-caida-frente-a-concon-national/|title=Colchagua dijo adiós al ascenso tras caída frente a Concón National|publisher=El Rancaguino|date=23 October 2023|accessdate=27 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chile.as.com/futbol/se-retiro-a-los-28-anos-y-hoy-brilla-como-dt-nunca-me-levante-sin-saber-que-hacer-n/|title=Concón National afronta una temporada histórica|date=3 January 2024|accessdate=24 January 2024}}</ref>
In its first professional season, Concón finished in the 9th place of the 2024 Segunda División Profesional de Chile.<ref name="Pasión">{{Cite web|url=https://pasiondehincha.cl/concon-national-un-debut-de-dulce-y-agraz-en-el-profesionalismo/|title=Concón National: Un debut de dulce y agraz en el profesionalismo|publisher=Pasión de Hincha|date=23 November 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> Nevertheless, the club began the tournament with six consecutive defeats under the command of the young coach Agustín Parra,<ref name="Pasión"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soychile.cl/valparaiso/deportes/2024/04/02/854195/agustin-parra-concon-national.html|title=Agustín Parra dejó de ser el entrenador de Concón National|publisher=Soy Chile|date=2 April 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> a former Santiago Wanderers player who asked to sign his former teammates Ezequiel Luna<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2024/01/30/ezequiel-luna-consigue-nuevo-club-jugara-en-segunda-division-profesional/|title=Ezequiel Luna consigue nuevo club: jugará en Segunda División Profesional|date=30 January 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> and Jefferson Castillo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Deportes/2024/08/27/874359/jefferson-castillo-guillermo-rivera-amateur.html|title=Jefferson Castillo jugará en el fútbol amateur: firmó por el Guillermo Rivera de la Pérez Freire|publisher=Soychile|date=27 August 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> After Parra's departure, the obtained its first professional victory in a 2–1 away victory over Deportes Rengo, a match that Concón won after a penalty score by Luna in the 90th minute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g5noticias.cl/2024/04/21/concon-national-logro-su-primera-victoria-en-el-futbol-profesional-tras-derrotar-como-visitante-a-rengo/|title=Concón National logró su primera victoria en el fútbol profesional tras derrotar como visitante a Rengo|publisher=G5 Noticias|date=21 April 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref>
At Copa Chile level, the team had a remarkable performance in the round of 32 against Wanderers, to whom they lost by a hard-fought 5–3 at the Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander in Valparaíso.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/copa-chile/santiago-wanderers-se-exigio-para-vencer-a-concon-national-y-avanzar-en/2024-06-19/193510.html|title=Santiago Wanderers se exigió para vencer a Concón National y avanzar en la Copa Chile|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|date=19 June 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t13.cl/noticia/deportes13/victoria-de-santiago-wanderers-sobre-concon-national-con-hat-trick-de-andres-vilches|title=Victoria de Santiago Wanderers sobre Concón National con hat-trick de Andrés Vilches|publisher=Canal 13|date=19 June 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref>
After finishing in the last positions of the first round of the 2024 league tournament, during the second round Concón achieved important results, such as its victories against Deportes Melipilla,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g5noticias.cl/2024/07/22/concon-national-derroto-como-local-a-deportes-melipilla/|title=Concón National derrotó como local a Deportes Melipilla|publisher=G5 Noticias|date=22 July 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elcomunicador.cl/deportes-melipilla-no-pudo-ante-concon-national-y-cae-por-2-a-1/|title=Deportes Melipilla no pudo ante Concon National y cae por 2 a 1|publisher=El Comunicador|date=23 July 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> Trasandino,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariovtv.cl/categoria/provincia-los-andes/concon-national-corto-racha-ganadora-trasandino-andes|title=Concón National cortó la racha ganadora de Trasandino de Los Andes|publisher=Canal VTV Los Andes|date=9 September 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> or Lautaro de Buin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g5noticias.cl/2024/10/13/concon-national-derroto-como-local-a-lautaro-de-buin/|title=Concón National derrotó como local a Lautaro de Buin|publisher=G5 Noticias|date=13 October 2024|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> which finally left the team in 9th place.
The 2025 season started with the signing of experienced players such as Rodrigo Gattas and Franco Ragusa,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pasionporlosdeportes.cl/equipo-de-segunda-aseguro-a-ex-rangers-y-va-por-otro-jugador-con-pasos-en-el-club/|title=Equipo de Segunda aseguró a ex Rangers y va por otro jugador con pasos en el Club|publisher=Pasión por los Deportes|date=5 February 2025|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.observador.cl/concon-national-comienza-pretemporada-con-grandes-expectativas/|title=Concón National comienza pretemporada con grandes expectativas|publisher=Observador|date=6 February 2025|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref> the latter having played in the 2013 South American U-20 Championship. By the other hand, the team managed the remodelation of its stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://g5noticias.cl/2025/02/06/concon-national-inicia-su-pretemporada-con-un-renovado-estadio-atletico-y-nuevas-incorporaciones-en-el-plantel/|title=Concon National inicia su pretemporada con un renovado Estadio Atlético y nuevas incorporaciones en el plantel|publisher=G5 Noticias|date=6 February 2025|accessdate=9 March 2025}}</ref>
==Players== {{Concón National squad|format=table}}
==Titles== *'''Cuarta División de Chile''': 1 ('''2001''')
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://www.concon.cl/dideco/deportes/clubes_deportivos Sports clubs in Concón]
{{Segunda División Profesional de Chile}}
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