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Coquimbo Unido, is a Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club based in the city of Coquimbo

Coquimbo

Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...

. The club was founded August 15, 1957 and plays in the second division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso

Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso

Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is a multi-purpose stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Coquimbo Unido. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and hold 17,750 people....

stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 18,750 seats.

History

Seasons in First Division
Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the top level of Chilean football, and main component of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and is currently ranked 9th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking...

: 23 (1963–65), (1978–80), (1984), (1991–07)
Seasons in Second Division: 28 (1959–62), (1966–77), (1981–83), (1985–90), (2008- )
Copa Libertadores Appearances: 1 (1992)
Largest Margin of Victory: 6-0 (vs. Cobresal in 1999)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 9-1 (vs. Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on January 7, 1977 and play in the Chilean top flight, the Primera División, where they have played...

in 1999)
Best Finish in First Division
Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the top level of Chilean football, and main component of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and is currently ranked 9th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking...

: 2nd place (1991 & Apertura 2005)

Stadium

The home stadium of Coquimbo Unido its Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, the stadium is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

in Coquimbo

Coquimbo

, Chile

Chile

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

matches. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and hold 17,750 people.

In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was held in Chile between November 19 and December 7, 2008. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Chile had a guaranteed place as the host nation....

. In order to comply with FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

standards, a completely new stadium was built. Its capacity was increased from 15,000 to 18,750. The new stadium has the shape of ship so as to homage Coquimbo's oceanic tradition. The city has been famous due to its port and pirate lore. The stadium was inaugurated on November 9, 2008.

National honours

Second Division: 3

1962, 1977, 1990

First Division
Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División
The Primera División del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the top level of Chilean football, and main component of the Chilean football league system. It is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional and is currently ranked 9th in the IFFHS' Best Leagues of the World ranking...

: 0

Runner-up: 1991, Apertura 2005

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

Copa Libertadores: 1 appearance

Best: First Round in 1992

1992: First Round

Notable players

Víctor Hugo Amatti

Víctor Hugo Amatti is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Chile.-External links:* Profile at...

Juan Ramón Fleita

Juan Ramón Fleita is a former Argentine footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela and Guatemala....

Juan Grabowski

Juan Grabowski is a Argentine footballer currently playing for Coquimbo Unido of the Primera B Chilena....

Pablo Lenci

Pablo Javier Lenci is a former Argentine football defender. He was born on December 27, 1972, in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He played for most of his career in the Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División....

Norberto Ortega Sánchez

Norberto Ortega Sánchez is a former footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, Spain, Chile and Colombia....

José Daniel Ponce

José Daniel Ponce is a former Argentine football player, who was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won two back-to-back championships in 1982 and 1983....

Miguel Angel Romero

Miguel Ángel Romero

Miguel Ángel Romero is an Argentine footballer, who currently plays for Chilean club Curicó Unido. Even though he was born in Argentina he has never played in Argentina's First Division. He began with Argentino de Rosario of the third division and then moved Club Atlético Tigre of the second...

Rubén Tanucci

Rubén Tanucci is a former Argentine footballer currently played for clubs of Argentina, Chile and Peru....

Antoine Helha

Antoine Helha is a Cameroonian footballer currently playing for El Tanque Sisley of the Primera Division Uruguaya....

Carlos Carmona

Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello is a professional Chilean footballer who started his career as a centre midfielder in Coquimbo Unido and has already captained Chile's U-20 and U-23 sides...

Marcelo Corrales

Marcelo Enrique Corrales García is a Chilean international footballer who currently plays professionally as a striker for Coquimbo Unido.-Professional career:...

Nicolás Corvetto Pascual de Gregorio

Javier di Gregorio

Javier di Gregorio is a Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born in the city of Mendoza in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. He plays for Deportes Melipilla.Javier di Gregorio was born in Argentina to Chilean parents...

Óscar Fabbiani

Oscar Fabbiani

Oscar Fabbiani was an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who played international football for the Chile national team...

Luis Fuentes

Luis Alberto Fuentes Rodríguez is a Chilean defender, who currently plays for the Chilean club Deportes Iquique. Fuentes is also known as "flaco," which means "skinny" in Spanish. He began his professional career with another Chilean club Coquimbo Unido in 1993. He made 156 appearances and...

Patricio Galaz

Patricio Sebastián Galaz Sepúlveda is a Chilean football forward. He last played for Ñublense in the Chilean Primera División....

Gamadiel García

Gamadiel Adrián García Sánchez , commonly known as Gamadiel García or sometimes Gamagol, is a Chilean footballer...

Cristián Gómez

Cristián Alejandro Gómez Chandía , is a Chilean football defender who is currently for Curicó Unido.He's played once for the Chile national football team. It was during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, when the national team played against Ecuador.-External links:...

Pedro González Vera

Pedro Alejandro González Vera is a Chilean football player nicknamed "Heidi". With 212 goals, he is the second highest scorer in the history of Chilean football after Francisco "Chamaco" Valdés, who has 215 official goals....

Alí Manouchehri

Alí Manuel Manouchehri Moghadam Kashan Lobos is an Iranian-Chilean football player born to an Iranian father and Chilean mother, who currently plays for Ñublense in the Primera División de Chile.-Club career:Manouchehri played for Coquimbo Unido before transferring to Levante UD on January 30, 2007...

Juan Quiroga

Juan Quiroga (footballer)

Juan Quiroga is a Chilean footballer.-Club de Deportes La Serena:Quiroga debuted at Club de Deportes La Serena in 1992. He score his first goal in the following season in a game against Club de Deportes Temuco on 6 August 1993, winning the game 1–0...

Héctor Robles

Héctor Robles is a Chilean Coach and former footballer.He currently manages Santiago Wanderers of the Primera División in Chile....

Carlos Tejas

Carlos Tejas Pastén is a Chilean footballer, also called "el cuchillo", currently plays for Club Deportivo O'Higgins. His position is Goalkeeper. He currently plays for Coquimbo Unido. Tejas was in Chile's squad for the 1997 Copa América and 1998 FIFA World Cup.-References:...

Jorge Vargas

Jorge Vargas may refer to:*Jorge B. Vargas , Filipino lawyer and youth advocate*Jorge Vargas González, Chilean politician, mayor of Pichilemu 1997-2007*Jorge Alberto Vargas, Ecuadorian football player*Jorge Francisco Vargas, Chilean footballer...

Bruno Pesce

Bruno Pietro Pesce Rojas is a naturalized Palestinean football who plays for Olympia Agnonese in the Italian Serie D .-Career:...

Derlis Soto

Derlis Francisco Soto is a Paraguayan international footballer who plays in Argentina for Crucero del Norte, as a striker.-Career:...

Manuel "Manolo" Abreu

Manuel Abreu is a Uruguayan footballer currently played for clubs of Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and El Salvador....

Current squad

External links

Coquimbo Unido Official Website

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