Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean

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club based in the city of

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port List of cities in Chile, city, Communes of Chile, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, Chile, La S ...

. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the

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since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the

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

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

History

The club was founded on 30 August 1958. In 2005, the club was runner up of the Primera Division Apertura tournament, losing the final to

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. However, the club had a dismal Clausura tournament, and were one spot away from being relegated. Coquimbo won the 2018 Primera B and returned to the Primera Division for the

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after 14 years of absence. The club has a great return in the 2019 season, finishing fifth in the league table and qualifying to continental competitions for the first time in 28 years. In 2020, the club had a poor season in the Primera Division, and were eventually relegated. However they had an excellent

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campaign, where they reached the semi-finals and were eliminated by the champions,

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, and eliminated notable teams like

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and

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on their way to this stage.

Statistics

*Seasons in Primera División: 27 (1963–65), (1978–80), (1984), (1991–2007), (2019–2020), (

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–) *Seasons in Primera B: 36 (1959–62), (1966–74), (1976–77), (1981–83), (1985–90), (2008–2018), (2021) *

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Appearances: 1 (

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) *

Appearances: 1 (

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) *Largest Margin of Victory: 6–0 v. Cobresal in (

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) *Largest Margin of Defeat: 1–9 v.

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in (

) *Highest home attendance: 14,935 v.

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, ''Copa Libertadores'', (17 March 1992) *Most goals scored (Primera División matches): 56, Marcelo Corrales (2004-2007) *Best Finish in Primera División: Runner-up (

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& 2005–A) *Best Finish in

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: Semifinals (

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)

Stadium

The home stadium of Coquimbo Unido is

, located in Coquimbo, Chile. The stadium has a running track but it is used mostly for

matches. The former stadium was inaugurated on 1 July 1970 and held 17,750 people. In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the

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. In order to comply with

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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 9 November 2008.

Honours

National

* Segunda División de Chile/Primera B de Chile **Winners (5):

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, 2014-C,

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Women's team

* Primera B: **Winners (1): 2022

Coquimbo Unido in South American football

Notes

Current squad

2025 Summer Transfers

In

Out

Notable players

* Matías Cano * Jorge Cerino * Jorge Díaz * Juan Grabowski * Rodrigo Holgado * Pablo Lenci * Juan Manuel Lucero * Norberto Ortega Sánchez * Mario Pierani * José Daniel Ponce * Miguel Ángel Romero * Benê * Bozzo * Liminha * Ronaldo Moraes *

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* Axel Ahumada * Francisco Arrué * Carlos Barraza * Juan Carlos Barraza * Jean Beausejour * * Carlos Carmona * Diego Carrasco * Juan Carreño * Marcelo Corrales * Nicolás Crovetto * Javier di Gregorio * Arturo Díaz * Mauricio Donoso *

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* Ismael Fuentes * Luis Fuentes * Gamadiel García * Pedro González * Gonzalo Jara * *

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* Daniel López * Alí Manouchehri * Rodrigo Millar * Paco Molina * * Leonardo Monje * Alfonso Morales * Cristián Muñoz * * * Raúl Palacios * Esteban Paredes * Mauricio Pinilla * Héctor Robles * Juan Rodríguez Vega * Mario Rodríguez * José Sulantay * Carlos Tejas * Patricio Toledo * Jorge Vargas *

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* Derlis Soto

Managers

* Óscar Olivares (1958) * Santiago Salfate (1959) * Gustavo Pizarro (1960-1961) * Lincoyán Neira (1961) * Fidel Cuiña (1962) * Óscar Olivares (1962) * Francisco Molina (1963-1964) * Raúl Pino (1965) * Ramón Guiñazu (1965) *

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(1969) * Jorge Venegas (1971) * Enrique Hormazábal (1976) * Óscar Olivares (1976) * Pedro Cruces (1976) * Ramón Climent (1977) * Sasha Mitjaew (1978) * Luis Álamos (1978) * José Sulantay (1978) * Luis Ibarra (1978-1979) * Ramón Climent (1979) * Néstor Isella (1979) * José Sulantay (1980-1983) * Antonio Vargas (1984) * Víctor Seura (1984) * Juan Rodríguez (1984) * José Sulantay (1985) * Mauro Chirinos (1988) * Andrés prieto (1988) * Víctor Zelada (1988-1989) * Francisco Valdés (1989) * José Sulantay (1990-1991) * Jorge Luis Siviero (1992) * Hugo Valdivia (1992) * Víctor Seura (1993) *

(1993) * Sasha Mitjaew (1994) * Freddy Delgado (1994) * Dagoberto Olivares (1994) * José Sulantay (1994-1995) * Manuel Rodríguez Araneda (1995-1996) * Víctor Milanese comisso (1996-1997) * Miguel Hermosilla (1997-1998) * José Sulantay (1998) * Ángel Celoria (1999) * Sergio Cortés (1999) * Manuel Rodríguez Araneda (1999) * Fernando Cavalleri (1999-2000) * José Sulantay (2001-2003) * Raúl Toro (2004-2005) * Mario Chirino (2005) * Jorge Díaz (2006) * Francisco Varela (2006) * Sergio Cortés (2006-2007) * Óscar Malbernat (2007) * Dagoberto Olivares (2007) * Andrija Perčić (2007) * Nelson Cossío (2008) * Mario Chirino (2008) * Víctor milanese comisso (2008-2009) * Gustavo Huerta (2009) * Orlando Mondaca (2009-2010) * José Sulantay (2010) * Diego Torrente (2011) * Jaime Muñoz (2011) * Roberto Mariani (2011-2012) * Jaime Muñoz (2012) * Luis Mussri (2012-2013) * Dagoberto Olivares (2013) * Carlos Rojas Muñoz (2013-2014) * Jaime Muñoz (2014) * Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2014-2015) * Jorge Cerino (2015) *

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(2016-2017) *

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(2017-2019) *

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(2020) * Rafael Celedón (2020) *

(2020-2021) *

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(2021) *

(2022) * Fernando Díaz (2022-Act.)

References

External links

* {{Primera División de Chile Football clubs in Chile Association football clubs established in 1958 Sport in Coquimbo Region 1958 establishments in Chile