CF Rapa Nui
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CF Rapa Nui is an association football team from Chile which represents the territory of Easter Island
at association football. Their home games are played at the Estadio de Hanga Roa
, which has a capacity of approximately 2,500 people.
The team played two unofficial games against a team from the Juan Fernández Islands
in 1996 and 2000., before playing its first official match on 5 August 2009, in the first round of the Copa Chile 2009; CF Rapa Nui lost 4-0 against Colo-Colo
.
For its game against Colo-Colo the team was coached by former Chilean international Miguel Angel Gamboa
, who spent several weeks honing the skills of the local players, as well as teaching them the basics of heading, shooting, and positioning.
Easter Island
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
at association football. Their home games are played at the Estadio de Hanga Roa
Estadio de Hanga Roa
Estadio de Hanga Roa is a football stadium in Hanga Roa, Easter Island. It is the home ground of the Seleccion Rapa Nui, the Easter Island national football team. The stadium holds about 2,500 people....
, which has a capacity of approximately 2,500 people.
The team played two unofficial games against a team from the Juan Fernández Islands
Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about off the coast of Chile, and is composed of three main volcanic islands; Robinson Crusoe Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island and Santa Clara Island, the first...
in 1996 and 2000., before playing its first official match on 5 August 2009, in the first round of the Copa Chile 2009; CF Rapa Nui lost 4-0 against Colo-Colo
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
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For its game against Colo-Colo the team was coached by former Chilean international Miguel Angel Gamboa
Miguel Ángel Gamboa
Miguel Ángel Luis Gamboa Pedemonte is a retired football striker from Chile. He represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number 21 jersey...
, who spent several weeks honing the skills of the local players, as well as teaching them the basics of heading, shooting, and positioning.