▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁they ▁beat ▁Club ▁Glad i ador ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁comp ete ▁professional . ▁They ▁then ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁professional ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Inter ande an ▁Professional ▁Championship ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁& ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Universidad ▁Cat ó lica ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁championship . ▁As ▁a ▁results , ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Copa ▁Libert adores ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁( 1 9 7 4 ▁& ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁Although ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Category ▁( Prim era ▁A ▁& ▁Primera ▁B ) ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁history , ▁they ▁desc ended ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Category ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁Primera ▁B ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁asc ended ▁briefly ▁to ▁Primera ▁A ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Regional ▁Campeonato ▁Professional ▁Inter and ino ▁( 1 ): ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁National ▁Serie ▁A ▁Run ner - up ▁( 2 ): ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Serie ▁B ▁W inner ▁( 3 ): ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁E 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Run ner - up ▁( 6 ): ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁E 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁E 1 , ▁