Universidad de Chile

Universidad de Chile are one of the giants of Chilean football, a Santiago club that has shaped the country's game since 1927. Known as La U or El Bulla, they have won 18 Primera Division titles and claimed the 2011 Copa Sudamericana unbeaten, cementing their place in South American football history. Their swashbuckling sides of the late 1950s and 1960s earned the club the nickname El Ballet Azul, a tradition of beautiful football that still defines the club's identity.

Founded in 1927, Universidad de Chile play their home matches at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago. They compete in the Primera Division de Chile, the top tier of Chilean football. Their major honours include 18 league titles and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana. The club is known by supporters as La U and El Bulla, and wear a distinctive dark blue home strip.

The dark blue home shirt is the beating heart of Universidad de Chile's identity. The club's association with blue runs deep, and the deep navy jersey has been worn through every major era in Chilean football. The famous sides of the 1960s that gave the club its Ballet Azul nickname wore those blue shirts to league title after league title. More recently, Adidas-manufactured kits have kept the bold, clean blue aesthetic alive, making La U's shirt one of the most recognisable in South American football.