Coquimbo Unido

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.

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

Coquimbo Unido in South American football

Notes

Current squad

2026 Summer Transfers

In

Out

Notable players

• Argentina Bruno Cabrera (2025)
• Argentina Chile Alejandro Camargo (2025)
• Argentina Matías Cano
• Argentina Jorge Cerino
• Argentina Jorge Díaz
• Argentina Nicolás Johansen (2025)
• Argentina Pablo Lenci
• Argentina Chile Juan Manuel Lucero
• Argentina Norberto Ortega Sánchez
• Argentina Matías Palavecino (2025)
• Argentina Mario Pierani
• Argentina Chile José Daniel Ponce
• Argentina Chile Miguel Ángel Romero
• Brazil Benê
• Brazil Bozzo
• Brazil Liminha
• Brazil Ronaldo Moraes
• Brazil Torino
• Chile Axel Ahumada
• Chile Juan Carlos Barraza
• Chile Jean Beausejour
• Chile Héctor Cabello
• Chile Sebastián Cabrera (2025)
• Chile Carlos Carmona
• Chile Diego Carrasco
• Chile Juan Carreño
• Chile Benjamín Chandía (2025)
• Chile Juan Cornejo (2025)
• Chile Marcelo Corrales
• Chile Nicolás Crovetto
• Chile Argentina Javier di Gregorio
• Chile Arturo Díaz
• Chile Mauricio Donoso
• Chile Argentina Óscar Fabbiani
• Chile Ismael Fuentes
• Chile Luis Fuentes
• Chile Sebastián Galani (2025)
• Chile Gamadiel García
• Chile Pedro González
• Chile Gonzalo Jara
• Chile Eugenio Julio
• Chile Cristian Leiva
• Chile Daniel López
• Chile Austria Alí Manouchehri
• Chile Rodrigo Millar
• Chile Spain Paco Molina
• Chile Orlando Mondaca
• Chile Alfonso Morales
• Chile Martín Mundaca (2025)
• Chile Cristián Olguín
• Chile Raúl Palacios
• Chile Esteban Paredes
• Chile Mauricio Pinilla
• Chile Héctor Robles
• Chile Juan Rodríguez Vega
• Chile Mario Rodríguez
• Chile Francisco Salinas (2025)
• Chile Diego Sánchez (2025)
• Chile José Sulantay
• Chile Carlos Tejas
• Chile Patricio Toledo
• Chile Jorge Vargas
• Chile Richard Zambrano
• Chile Cristián Zavala (2025)
• Malaysia Argentina Rodrigo Holgado
• Panama Cecilio Waterman (2025)
• Paraguay Derlis Soto
• Uruguay Chile Manuel Fernández (2025)

Managers

• CHI Óscar Olivares (1958)
• CHI Santiago Salfate (1959)
• CHI Gustavo Pizarro (1960–1961)
• CHI Lincoyán Neira (1961)
• CHI Fidel Cuiña (1962)
• CHI Óscar Olivares (1962)
• ESPCHI Francisco Molina (1963–1964)
• CHI Óscar Olivares (1965)
• CHI Raúl Pino (1965)
• ARG Ramón Guiñazú (1965)
• CHI Raúl Pino (1966–1968)
• CHI Luis Santibáñez (1969)
• CHI Eduardo Novoa (1970)
• CHI Dante Pesce (1970)
• CHI Jorge Venegas (1971)
• CHI Óscar Olivares (1976)
• CHI Pedro Cruces (1976)
• CHI Enrique Hormazábal + PAR Eladio Zárate (1976)
• CHI Ramón Climent (1977)
• CHI Sasha Mitjaew (1978)
• CHI Luis Álamos (1978)
• CHI José Sulantay (1978)
• CHI Luis Ibarra (1978–1979)
• CHI Ramón Climent (1979)
• CHI Víctor Seura (1979)
• CHI Héctor Novoa (1980)
• ARGCHI Néstor Isella (1980)
• CHI José Sulantay (1980–1983)
• CHI Antonio Vargas (1984)
• CHI Víctor Seura (1984)
• CHI Juan Rodríguez (1984)
• CHI José Sulantay (1985)
• CHI Mario Chirino (1988)
• CHI Andrés Prieto (1988)
• CHI Víctor Zelada (1988–1989)
• CHI Francisco Valdés (1989)
• CHI Ramón Climent (1990)
• CHI José Sulantay (1990–1991)
• URU Jorge Luis Siviero (1992)
• CHI Hugo Valdivia (1992)
• CHI VÍctor Seura (1993)
• CHI Luis Santibáñez (1993)
• CHI Sasha Mitjaew (1994)
• CHI Freddy Delgado (1994)
• CHI Dagoberto Olivares (1994)
• CHI José Sulantay (1994–1995)
• CHI Manuel Rodríguez (1995–1996)
• ARG Víctor Milanese Comisso (1996–1997)
• CHI Miguel Hermosilla (1997–1998)
• CHI José Sulantay (1998)
• ARG Ángel Celoria (1999)
• CHI Sergio Cortés (1999)
• CHI Manuel Rodríguez (1999)
• ARGCHI Fernando Cavalleri (1999–2000)
• CHI José Sulantay (2001–2003)
• CHI Raúl Toro (2004–2005)
• CHI Mario Chirino (2005)
• ARG Jorge Díaz (2006)
• CHI Sergio Cortés + Francisco Varela (2006–2007)
• ARG Oscar Malbernat (2007)
• CHI Dagoberto Olivares (2007)
• CRO Andrija Perčić (2007)
• CHI Nelson Cossio (2008)
• CHI Mario Chirino (2008)
• ARG Víctor Milanese Comisso (2008–2009)
• CHI Gustavo Huerta (2009)
• CHI Orlando Mondaca (2009–2010)
• CHI José Sulantay (2010)
• ARG (2011)
• CHI Jaime Muñoz (2011)
• ARG Roberto Mariani (2011–2012)
• CHI Jaime Muñoz (2012)
• CHI Luis Musrri (2012–2013)
• CHI Dagoberto Olivares (2013)
• CHI Carlos Rojas (2013–2014)
• CHI Jaime Muñoz (2014)
• CHI Víctor Hugo Castañeda (2014–2015)
• ARG Jorge Cerino + CHI Marcelo Corrales (2015)
• CHI Juan José Ribera (2015–2017)
• ARG Patricio Graff (2017–2019)
• ARG Germán Corengia (2020)
• CHI Rafael Celedón (2020)
• CHI Juan José Ribera (2020–2021)
• CHI Héctor Tapia (2021)
• ARG Patricio Graff (2022)
• CHI Fernando Díaz (2022–2024)
• CHI Esteban González (2024–2025)
• ARGCHI Hernán Caputto (2026–)

References

References

1. (2 November 2025). "¡“Los Piratas” alzan la corona! Coquimbo Unido se consagra campeón del fútbol chileno". El Periodista.