Deportes Copiapó
Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system, and holds its home games at Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.
Full name | Club de Deportes Copiapó | ||
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Nickname(s) | El León de Atacama, Albirrojos | ||
Founded | 9 March 1999 | ||
Ground | Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla, Copiapó, Chile | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Chairman | Luis Galdames | ||
Manager | Ivo Basay | ||
League | Chilean Primera División | ||
2022 | Primera B, 3rd (promoted) | ||
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The club has spent the most of its history playing in the Primera B, reaching its promotion to top-level (Primera División) for the first time in 2022. Its only one honour was the Tercera División title in 2002.
It has a rivalry with Cobresal.
Current squad
Current squad of Deportes Copiapó as of 5 October 2021
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Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
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Manager: Héctor Almandoz
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
- Nelson Cossio (2006–08), (2009–10)
- Gerardo Silva (2002–04), (2012–13)