Chile Lindo was a

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based in

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. The club was founded in 1975 and originally played in the Liga Hispanoamerica de Football Amateur (LHFA). After several successes' at the amateur level, the club was granted a franchise in the

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(NSL) in 1987. Lindo played in the NSL for two seasons from 1987 till 1988. The club's franchise was revoked in 1988 after a series of on-field incidents. The club played their home matches at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.

History

Toronto Chile Lindo was formed in 1975 and represented the

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community in the

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. The club competed in the Liga Hispanoamerica de Football Amateur (LHFA). In 1985, Chile secured the league title and repeated its success the following season. Lindo along with two other Latin American-based clubs Nacional Latino and Toronto International were given franchises in the

(NSL) in 1987. The club recruited former Chilean international Carlos Rivas as their head coach. Chile's debut season in the NSL was unfortunately plagued with many controversies as many of their matches were disrupted because of fan violence, and disruptive behavior from the players. One notable incident occurred during an NSL Cup match against

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where the match was abandoned after a fan invasion which resulted in a brawl. It was later reported that Chile Lindo received a league record fine of $5000 for previous on-field incidents, and their league representative was fined and suspended for two years for enticing their supporters to riot. In regards to the match against Windsor harsh measures were placed on Chile with four players receiving lengthy suspensions. The suspensions caused a change in the team management as head coach Rivas was suspended from the league for four years. Rivas replacement was former head coach Modesto Juárez. Despite Chile's problems from the previous season, they returned for the 1988 season. In their second season in the NSL the club finished in seventh place. The following season Chile's franchise was revoked due to continuing behavioral problems.

Head Coach history

* Luis Montenegro (1981) * Modesto Juárez (1985-1986) * Carlos Rivas (1987) * Modesto Juárez (1987)

Seasons

References

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