Coquimbo Unido
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| Full name | Club de Deportes Coquimbo Unido | |||
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| Nicknames | Piratas (Pirates) Aurinegros (Gold and Black) El Barbón (The Beardy Man) | |||
| Founded | 30 August 1958 | |||
| Ground | Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Coquimbo, Chile | |||
| Capacity | 18,750 | |||
| Chairman | Jorge Contador | |||
| Manager | Hernán Caputto | |||
| League | Liga de Primera | |||
| 2025 | Liga de Primera, 1st of 16 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded in 1958 and has played in the Chilean Primera División since being promoted in 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, 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 Unión Española. 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 2019 season 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 Copa Sudamericana campaign, where they reached the semi-finals and were eliminated by the champions, Defensa y Justicia, and eliminated notable teams like Atlético Junior and Sport Huancayo on their way to this stage.
In 2025, the club secured their first-ever Primera División title with four matches remaining, after a 2–0 victory over Unión La Calera.[1]
Statistics
- Seasons in Primera División: 27 (1963–65), (1978–80), (1984), (1991–2007), (2019–2020), (2022–)
- Seasons in Primera B: 36 (1959–62), (1966–74), (1976–77), (1981–83), (1985–90), (2008–2018), (2021)
- Copa Libertadores Appearances: 1 (1992)
- Copa Sudamericana Appearances: 2 (2020 & 2024)
- Largest Margin of Victory: 6–0 v. Cobresal in (1999)
- Largest Margin of Defeat: 1–9 v. Cobreloa in (1999)
- Highest home attendance: 14,935 v. Colo-Colo, Copa Libertadores, (17 March 1992)
- Most goals scored (Primera División matches): 56, Marcelo Corrales (2004-2007)
- Best Finish in Primera División: Winners (2025)
- Best Finish in Copa Chile: Semifinals (2021)
Stadium
The home stadium of Coquimbo Unido is Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, located in Coquimbo, Chile. The stadium has a running track but it is used mostly for football 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 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In order to comply with FIFA 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
- Primera División
- Champions (1): 2025
- Segunda División de Chile/Primera B de Chile
- Winners (5): 1962, 1977, 2014-C, 2018, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile
- Champions (1): 2026
Women's team
- Primera B:
- Winners (1): 2022
South American cups history
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away[a] | Aggregate |
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| 1992 | Copa Libertadores | Group Stage Group 1 |
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Colo-Colo | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5th Place |
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Universidad Católica | 3–2 | 1–5 | ||||
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Newell's Old Boys | 1–2 | 0–3 | ||||
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San Lorenzo | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||||
| 2020 | Copa Sudamericana | First Stage | 
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Aragua | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
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Estudiantes de Mérida | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| Round of 16 | 
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Sport Huancayo | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 
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Junior | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| Semi-finals |
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Defensa y Justicia | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | ||
| 2024 | Copa Sudamericana | First Stage |
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Universidad Católica | — | 2–0 | 2–0[b] |
| Group Stage Group H |
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Racing | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3rd Place | ||
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Sportivo Luqueño | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||
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Red Bull Bragantino | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2026 | Copa Libertadores | Group Stage Group B |
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Nacional | 1–1 | ||
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Universitario | 2–0 | |||||
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Notes
- ^ The first number indicates goals scored by Coquimbo Unido
- ^ tie played on a single-leg basis, home team (Universidad Católica) by drawing
Current squad
Current squad of Coquimbo Unido as of 14 February 2026
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Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
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Manager: Hernán Caputto
2026 Summer Transfers
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Notable players
- Bruno Cabrera (2025)
- Alejandro Camargo (2025)
- Matías Cano
- Jorge Cerino
- Jorge Díaz
- Nicolás Johansen (2025)
- Pablo Lenci
- Juan Manuel Lucero
- Norberto Ortega Sánchez
- Matías Palavecino (2025)
- Mario Pierani
- José Daniel Ponce
- Miguel Ángel Romero
- Benê
- Bozzo
- Liminha
- Ronaldo Moraes
- Torino
- Axel Ahumada
- Juan Carlos Barraza
- Jean Beausejour
- Héctor Cabello
- Sebastián Cabrera (2025)
- Carlos Carmona
- Diego Carrasco
- Juan Carreño
- Benjamín Chandía (2025)
- Juan Cornejo (2025)
- Marcelo Corrales
- Nicolás Crovetto
- Javier di Gregorio
- Arturo Díaz
- Mauricio Donoso
- Óscar Fabbiani
- Ismael Fuentes
- Luis Fuentes
- Sebastián Galani (2025)
- Gamadiel García
- Pedro González
- Gonzalo Jara
- Eugenio Julio
- Cristian Leiva
- Daniel López
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Alí Manouchehri - Rodrigo Millar
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Paco Molina - Orlando Mondaca
- Alfonso Morales
- Martín Mundaca (2025)
- Cristián Olguín
- Raúl Palacios
- Esteban Paredes
- Mauricio Pinilla
- Héctor Robles
- Juan Rodríguez Vega
- Mario Rodríguez
- Francisco Salinas (2025)
- Diego Sánchez (2025)
- José Sulantay
- Carlos Tejas
- Patricio Toledo
- Jorge Vargas
- Richard Zambrano
- Cristián Zavala (2025)
Rodrigo Holgado
Cecilio Waterman (2025)- Derlis Soto
- Manuel Fernández (2025)
Managers
- Óscar Olivares (1958)
- Santiago Salfate (1959)
- Gustavo Pizarro (1960–1961)
- Lincoyán Neira (1961)
- Fidel Cuiña (1962)
- Óscar Olivares (1962)
- Francisco Molina (1963–1964)
- Óscar Olivares (1965)
- Raúl Pino (1965)
- Ramón Guiñazú (1965)
- Raúl Pino (1966–1968)
- Luis Santibáñez (1969)
- Eduardo Novoa (1970)
- Dante Pesce (1970)
- Jorge Venegas (1971)
- Óscar Olivares (1976)
- Pedro Cruces (1976)
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Eladio Zárate (1976) - Ramón Climent (1977)
- Sasha Mitjaew (1978)
- Luis Álamos (1978)
- José Sulantay (1978)
- Luis Ibarra (1978–1979)
- Ramón Climent (1979)
- Víctor Seura (1979)
- Héctor Novoa (1980)
- Néstor Isella (1980)
- José Sulantay (1980–1983)
- Antonio Vargas (1984)
- Víctor Seura (1984)
- Juan Rodríguez (1984)
- José Sulantay (1985)
- Mario Chirino (1988)
- Andrés Prieto (1988)
- Víctor Zelada (1988–1989)
- Francisco Valdés (1989)
- Ramón Climent (1990)
- José Sulantay (1990–1991)
- Jorge Luis Siviero (1992)
- Hugo Valdivia (1992)
- VÍctor Seura (1993)
- Luis Santibáñez (1993)
- Sasha Mitjaew (1994)
- Freddy Delgado (1994)
- Dagoberto Olivares (1994)
- José Sulantay (1994–1995)
- Manuel Rodríguez (1995–1996)
- Víctor Milanese Comisso (1996–1997)
- Miguel Hermosilla (1997–1998)
- José Sulantay (1998)
- Ángel Celoria (1999)
- Sergio Cortés (1999)
- Manuel Rodríguez (1999)
- Fernando Cavalleri (1999–2000)
- José Sulantay (2001–2003)
- Raúl Toro (2004–2005)
- Mario Chirino (2005)
- Jorge Díaz (2006)
- Sergio Cortés + Francisco Varela (2006–2007)
- Oscar Malbernat (2007)
- Dagoberto Olivares (2007)
Andrija Perčić (2007)- Nelson Cossio (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 Musrri (2012–2013)
- Dagoberto Olivares (2013)
- Carlos Rojas (2013–2014)
- Jaime Muñoz (2014)
- Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2014–2015)
- Jorge Cerino + Marcelo Corrales (2015)
- Juan José Ribera (2015–2017)
- Patricio Graff (2017–2019)
- Germán Corengia (2020)
- Rafael Celedón (2020)
- Juan José Ribera (2020–2021)
- Héctor Tapia (2021)
- Patricio Graff (2022)
- Fernando Díaz (2022–2024)
- Esteban González (2024–2025)
- Hernán Caputto (2026–)
References
- ^ "¡"Los Piratas" alzan la corona! Coquimbo Unido se consagra campeón del fútbol chileno" (in Spanish). El Periodista. 2 November 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)