# 2008 Colo-Colo season

The 2008 Colo-Colo season players and competition. "Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo" (Spanish pronunciation:) is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago, founded in 1925.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Cristián Muñoz |
| 2 | DF | CHI | Jorge Carrasco |
| 3 | DF | CHI | Luis Mena |
| 4 | MF | CHI | Roberto Cereceda |
| 5 | DF | CHI | Miguel Riffo |
| 6 | FW | CHI | José Luis Cabión |
| 7 | FW | CHI | Eduardo Rubio |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Lucas Barrios |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Rodolfo Moya |
| 10 | MF | CHI | Daniel González |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Gonzalo Fierro |
| 12 | GK | CHI | Rainer Wirth |
| 14 | MF | CHI | Rodrigo Millar |
| 15 | MF | CHI | Moises Villarroel |
| 16 | DF | CHI | Ricardo Rojas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | CHI | Arturo Sanhueza (captain) |
| 18 | MF | CHI | Rodrigo Meléndez |
| 19 | MF | CHI | Cristobal Jorquera |
| 20 | MF | COL | Carlos Salazar |
| 21 | DF | CHI | Bastián Arce |
| 22 | FW | CHI | José Pedro Fuenzalida |
| 23 | MF | CHI | Fernando Meneses |
| 24 | MF | PAR | Domingo Salcedo |
| 25 | GK | CHI | Raúl Olivares |
| 26 | FW | COL | John Jairo Castillo |
| 27 | DF | CHI | Gonzalo Jara |
| 30 | FW | CHI | Johan González |
| 31 | DF | CHI | Bruno Romo |
| 33 | MF | CHI | Mauro Silva |
| 35 | MF | CHI | Boris Sagredo |

## Transfers
### Apertura

In
* Lucas Barrios from Atlas (On Loan)
* Ricardo Rojas from América
* Daniel González from O'Higgins
* José Domingo Salcedo from Racing Club de Avellaneda
* Cristobal Jorquera from Unión Española (Loan return)
* Fernando Meneses from Cobreloa (Loan return)
* Raúl Olivares from Santiago Morning (Loan return)
* José Pedro Fuenzalida from Universidad Católica
* John Jairo Castillo from Guaros FC
* Carlos Eduardo Salazar from Deportes Tolima
Out
* Giovanni Hernandez to Atlético Junior
* David Henriquez to Dorados de Sinaloa
* Miguel Aceval to Defensor Sporting
* Rodrigo Millar to Once Caldas
* Claudio Bieler to LDU Quito
* David Henriquez to Dorados de Sinaloa
* Boris González to Universidad Católica
* Richard Leyton to Puerto Montt (Loaned)
* Ariel Salinas to Unión San Felipe (Loaned)
* Juan Pablo Arenas to Deportes Melipilla (Loaned)

### Clausura

In
* Macnelly Torres from Cúcuta Deportivo
* Daud Gazale from Deportes Concepción
* Gerardo Cortés from Deportes Concepción
* Juan Gonzalo Lorca from Vitesse Arnhem
* Luis Pedro Figueroa from Cobreloa
* Rodrigo Millar from Once Caldas
Out
* José Luis Cabión to Everton
* John Jairo Castillo to Everton
* Eduardo Rubio to FC Basel
* Carlos Eduardo Salazar to Deportivo Pereira
* Gerardo Cortés from Deportes Concepción
* Gustavo Biscayzacu to Club Necaxa
* José Pedro Fuenzalida to O'Higgins
* Rafael Caroca to O'Higgins
* Daniel González to Cobreloa (loan)
* Fernando Meneses to Universidad de Concepción (loan)
* Boris Sagredo to Palestino (loan)
* Gonzalo Fierro to Flamengo

## Competitions
### Torneo Apertura
#### Regular season table
##### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colo-Colo | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 27 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Cobreloa | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | Repechage |
| 3 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 17 | |
| 4 | Provincial Osorno | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 16 | |
| 5 | Deportes Melipilla | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | |

#### Play-offs
##### Quarter-finals
##### Finals
### Torneo Clausura
#### Regular season table
##### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Colo-Colo | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 33 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Unión Española | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 4 | Ñublense | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
| 5 | Deportes Concepción (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to Primera B |

#### Play-offs
##### Quarter-finals
##### Finals
### Copa Chile

Source: RSSSF

### Copa Libertadores

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | BOC | CC | MAR |
| 1 | Club Atlas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Knockout stage | 3–0 | — | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Colo-Colo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | U.A. Maracaibo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |