Colo-Colo’s badge shows a blue shield with the profile of a Mapuche chief and a red horizontal name band reading “Colo-Colo.” The design is built around the club’s name, which refers to Colo Colo, a Mapuche cacique associated with resistance against Spanish rule in the 16th century.

The Mapuche profile is the central symbol of the badge. It represents the Indigenous figure behind the club’s name and gives Colo-Colo one of the most distinctive identities in South American football. The image also explains the club’s famous nickname, “El Cacique.”

The red band makes the club name highly visible, while the dark blue shield gives the badge a traditional football structure. Earlier Colo-Colo badges were simpler and used Chilean national colours, before the Mapuche figure became the lasting centre of the crest in the mid-20th century.

Colo-Colo was founded in 1925 in Santiago by a group led by David Arellano after a split from Magallanes. The badge reflects that origin and identity clearly: the Colo-Colo name, the Mapuche cacique, the “Cacique” nickname and a shield that has become one of the strongest visual symbols in Chilean football.

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