Deportes Temuco

Deportes Temuco
Full nameClub de Deportes Temuco S.A.D.P
Nickname(s)Araucanos, Albiverdes, Pijes
Founded1960
GroundEstadio Municipal Germán Becker
Capacity18,100
ChairmanChile Marcelo Salas
ManagerChile Esteban Valencia
LeaguePrimera B
20234th

Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new Estadio Municipal Germán Becker.

The club was founded on February 22, 1960, as Deportes Temuco and again on March 20, 1965, after a merger with Green Cross. Until 1984, the club was known as Green Cross – Temuco, and, in 2007, changed its name to Deportivo Temuco, only on that season.

In 2013, the club merged with Unión Temuco, but the name of Deportes Temuco was kept, along with the logo and traditional white and green colors, making it seem as Deportes Temuco absorbing Unión rather than a fusion. Thanks to the fusion though, Deportes Temuco left the Segunda División and returned to Primera B for season 2013–14, using Unión Temuco's place in that league.

Stadium

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Deportes Temuco's current stadium is the Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, a renovated 18,500 football stadium located at the "Pablo Neruda" street in Temuco, leased from Temuco City Municipality since 1965.

Deportes Temuco have also used other grounds during their history;

The Estadio Liceo de Hombres de Temuco, was Deportes Temuco's home from 1963 until the end of the 1964 season.[citation needed]

The club had also played their official home games at the Estadio Municipal de Gorbea & Estadio Municipal de Lautaro when the G. Becker Stadium was re-built, in 2008.

In 2011 due to the poor condition of the G. Becker Stadium, the club had look again for an alternative stadium to play their home matches; this time D. Temuco played at the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo de Temuco

In 2015 the G. Becker Stadium went on to repairs again, in this occasion, in order to receive the Copa America's games in perfect condition. This time the Estadio Municipal de Villarrica and the Estadio Municipal de Victoria, were the "albi-verdes" choice to play their home matches. They also played one Copa Chile 2015 home game at the Estadio Alberto Larraguibel de Angol.[citation needed]

Honours

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1991, 2001, 2015–16
1987

Seasons

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  • 1 Participation in Copa Sudamericana (2018)
  • 31 seasons in First Level (Primera División) (1965–1980, 1983–1984, 1992–1998, 2002–2005, 2016/17–2018)
  • 18 seasons in Second Level (Primera B) (1963–1964, 1981–1982, 1986–1991, 2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2013/14-2015/16, 2019–)
  • 6 seasons in Third Level (Segunda & Tercera) (2008–2011) & (2012–2013)

South American cups history

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Season Competition Round Opponent Away Home Aggregate
2018 Copa Sudamericana First Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida 1–1 2–0 3–1
Second Argentina San Lorenzo 0–3^ 1–0 1–3

^ CONMEBOL awarded San Lorenzo a 3–0 win as a result of D. Temuco fielding an ineligible player. Originally, D. Temuco won the match 1–2.

Records

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Current squad

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Current squad of Deportes Temuco as of 12 June 2024 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Site

No. Position Player
1  CHI GK Juan José Garrido
2  CHI MF Agustín Peñailillo
3  URU DF Nicolás Olivera
4  CHI DF Frank Valenzuela
5  CHI DF Vicente Concha
6  CHI MF Diego Sobarzo
7  CHI FW Bastián Escobar
8  CHI FW Vicente Lavín
9  URU FW Luis Acevedo
10  CHI FW Fabián Espinoza
11  URU MF Matías Abisab
12  CHI GK Claudio Álvarez
13  CHI GK Yerko Urra
14  CHI DF Matías Andrades
15  CHI FW Camilo Melivilú
16  CHI MF Vicente Valdés
17  CHI DF Gonzalo Villegas
No. Position Player
18  CHI DF Lukas Neculhueque
19  URU FW Damián González
20  CHI MF Franco Cortés
21  CHI MF Joaquín López
22  CHI FW Julio Castro
23  CHI DF Víctor González
24  CHI FW Julio César Velásquez
25  CHI GK Franco Quijada
26  CHI MF Mathiias Ithal
27  URU MF Camilo Núñez
28  CHI FW Zederick Vega
29  CHI FW Emilio Moreno
30  CHI MF Byron Bustamante
31  CHI MF Vicente Aros
32  CHI FW Gustavo Castro
33  CHI MF Paulo Contreras

Manager: Esteban Valencia

2021 Winter Transfers

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In

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF Argentina ARG Fernando Ponce (loan from Cobresal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 MF Chile CHI Byron Bustamante (loan from Santiago Wanderers)

Out

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Chile CHI Fernando Quiroz (to San Antonio Unido)

Notable players

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Managers

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Shirt sponsors

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List of Kit Manufacturers

List of Shirt Sponsors

  • Herman Gastellu (1978)
  • Igi-Llaima (1979–80)
  • El Diario Austral (1981–82)
  • UFRO (1985)
  • Doble ZZ (1985–87)
  • Feria Bernedo (1987)
  • Ripley (1990)
  • Cerveza Cristal (1991)
  • Rosen (1992–94)
  • Cerveza Cristal (1994–08)
  • Gejman (2009–10)
  • Frigorífico Temuco (2011–2013)
  • Rosen (2013–)

See also

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