C.D. Cobreloa
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| Full name | Club de Deportes Cobreloa | ||
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Zorros del desierto (desert foxes) Loínos Mineros (Miners) Naranjas (Oranges) | ||
| Founded | 7 January 1977; 37 years ago | ||
| Ground | Estadio Zorros del Desierto | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman | Duncan Araya | ||
| Manager | Rodrigo Meléndez (Interim) | ||
| League | Primera B | ||
| 2015-16 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Club de Deportes Cobreloa is a Chilean football club from the Atacama Desert mining city of Calama which has established itself as one of the country's most competitive clubs. The club was founded on 7 January 1977 and plays in the Chilean second-tier league, the Primera B de Chile. Cobreloa plays at the Estadio Zorros del Desierto, which has a capacity of 12,000. Their main rivals are Colo-Colo, O'Higgins, Deportes Antofagasta and Cobresal. They wear an all-orange home kit.
History
Cobreloa is a relatively new club, having been founded on 7 January 1977. The name Cobreloa comes from combining the Spanish word for copper (Cobre), and Loa, after the province and the Loa River, the longest river in Chile, which is located near Calama and Chuquicamata, the world's largest open pit copper mining|mine.
The club was able to establish itself in Chile's top flight very quickly, earning promotion after its first season, where they have stayed ever since. Only four years after their foundation, Cobreloa reached the finals of the Copa Libertadores in 1981, losing in a third match to Brazilian club Flamengo. Cobreloa reached the Copa Libertadores final the following year, losing to Peñarol of Uruguay. The club also reached the semi-final of the Copa Libertadores in 1987.
They have competed in the Copa Libertadores de América 13 times, 3 times in the Copa Sudamericana and twice in the Copa CONMEBOL. In 1995 they reached the quarter-finals and the following year were eliminated in the first round. Cobreloa have 8 Primera División titles and 1 Copa Chile title making them the most successful side outside Santiago in Chile and one of the four biggest clubs of the country.
Honours
National honours
- 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2003-A, 2003-C, 2004-C
- Copa Chile: 1
- 1986
International honours
Records
- Club records
- Largest victory: 10–0 (v. O'Higgins B in the Copa Chile, 1979)
- Largest Primera División victory: 9–0 (v. Regional Atacama in 1983)
- Heaviest Primera División defeat: 1–6 (v. Huachipato in 1998)
- Individual records
- Most league goals in a single season: 42 (Patricio Galaz in 2004)
- Most league goals in total: 104 (Juan Covarrubias)
- Most goals in total: 144 (Juan Covarrubias)
- Most Primera División appearances: 446 (Héctor Puebla from 1980 to 1996)
- Most appearances in total: 662 (Héctor Puebla from 1980 to 1996)
Primera División Top scorers
| Year | Player | Goals |
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| 1982 | Jorge Luis Siviero | 18 |
| 1983 | Washington Olivera | 29 |
| 1993 | Marco Antonio Figueroa | 18 |
| Apertura 2004 | Patricio Galaz | 23 |
| Clausura 2004 | Patricio Galaz | 19 |
Copa Chile Top scorers
| Year | Player | Goals |
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| 1982 | Jorge Luis Siviero | 8 |
| 1986 | Juan Carlos Letelier | 11 |
| 1990 | Adrián Czornomaz | 13 |
| 1994 | Alejandro Glaría | 12 |
Players
Current squad
Current squad of Cobreloa as of 26 June 2015
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Sources: ANFP Official Web Site
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Manager: Rodrigo Meléndez
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References
Sources
- (Spanish) Libro Oficial Cobreloa Un Impacto en el Desierto (2007), Carlos Gómez/Cedep, Chile
External links
- (Spanish) Official site
- (Spanish) Huracan Naranja
- (Spanish) Mundo Loíno
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