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, but eliminated notable teams like Atlético Junior and Sport Huancayo on their way to this stage.
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: 1 (2020) 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: Runner-up (1991 & 2005–A) 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
Domestic
Primera División de Chile
Runner-up (2): 1991, 2005 Apertura
Segunda División de Chile/Primera B de Chile
Winners (4): 1962, 1977, 2018, 2021
Winners (no promotion to Primera División) (1): 2014 Clausura
Runner-up (2): 1966, 1990
Copa Apertura Segunda División
Runner-up (1): 1970 Copa Isidro Corbinos
Coquimbo Unido in South American football
Current squad
2023 Winter Transfers
In
Out
Notable players
Víctor Hugo Amatti
Matías Cano
Jorge Cerino
Jorge Díaz
Alejandro Glaría
Juan Grabowski
Rodrigo Holgado
Pablo Lenci
Juan Manuel Lucero
Norberto Ortega Sánchez
Mario Pierani
José Daniel Ponce
Miguel Ángel Romero
Rubén Tanucci
Benê
Carioca
Liminha
Ronaldo Moraes
Torino
Ziquita
Antoine Helha
Jean Denis Wanga
Axel Ahumada
Francisco Arrué
Carlos Barraza
Juan Carlos Barraza
Jean Beausejour
Héctor Cabello
Carlos Carmona
Diego Carrasco
Juan Carreño
Wilson Contreras
Marcelo Corrales
Nicolás Crovetto
Javier di Gregorio
Mauricio Donoso
Óscar Fabbiani
Ismael Fuentes
Luis Fuentes
Gamadiel García
Pedro González
Gonzalo Jara
Eugenio Julio
Cristian Leiva
Daniel López
Alí Manouchehri
Rodrigo Millar
Paco Molina
Orlando Mondaca
Leonardo Monje
Cristián Muñoz
Germán Navea
Cristián Olguín
Raúl Palacios
Esteban Paredes
Mauricio Pinilla
Héctor Robles
Juan Rodríguez Vega
Mario Rodríguez
José Sulantay
Carlos Tejas
Patricio Toledo
Jorge Vargas
Richard Zambrano
Derlis Soto
Modou Jadama
Leandro Reymúndez
Manuel Abreu
Manuel Sanhouse
Managers
Interim managers are shown in cursive.