Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional

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club based in the city of

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, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the

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. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 8,000 seats.

History

The club was founded on 20 August 1920, when they participated in a colonial competition in Osorno. It was founded by a group of Palestinian immigrants; the name of the club reflects the origin in Chile's Palestinian community. According to

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historian

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, "Leaders of the Arab immigrant community who hoped to find a niche within popular culture for their organizations decided to participate in football once again in 1940s".

Beginnings in professional football

In 1952 the

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set up the first professional leagues. Palestino was accepted into the

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, which they won to attain promotion to the Primera División.

1955 title

In 1955 the club won their first national championship under the coaching of Argentine captain

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, in that era the club became known by the nickname ''millonario'' (Millionaire) because of their ability to attract top class footballers.

1978−present

In 1978 the club won their second league title, this time the team was led by Chilean captain

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. In this campaign they set a new record in the domestic tournament, for the number of games unbeaten and soon won the

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to claim the league and cup double. In 2004 the club became a registered company, but the change of status did not bring the expected improvement in results. In 2006 they finished in 18th place out of 20 teams, forcing them to face a play-off against Fernandez Vial to keep their place in the top flight. Ultimately the club would triumph thus preserving their spot within the Chilean first division. The club made a surprising run to the final of the Clausura 2008 tournament, where they lost to champions

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. Following this success, the club intends to float on the Chilean and Palestinian stock exchanges. In January 2014, Palestino was fined the equivalent of $1,300 for using a new team jersey in the club's traditional colors, red, green and black, but with the number one in the squad numbers on the back shaped as the map of Palestine prior to the creation of

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in 1948. Chilean Jewish groups complained about the political significance of this, with a formal complaint to their national Federation being made by Patrick Kiblisky, owner of first-division club

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. The jerseys were said to have been first used in December 2013, although the club said they were used in the prior season. The federation banned the club from using the map on the back of the shirts and imposed a fine on the club on the grounds that the Federation is opposed to "any form of political, religious, sexual, ethnic, social or racial discrimination". On its Facebook page, the club stated: "For us, free Palestine will always be historical Palestine, nothing less."

Honours

Primera División * Champions (2):

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* Runners-up (4):

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

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, 2008 Clausura

* Champions (3):

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

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Primera B * Champions (2):

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

Players

Current squad

2023 Summer Transfers

In

Out

Former coaches

* Luis Tirado (1952) * Antonio Ciraolo (1953) * Boris Stefanović (1955–57) * Antonio de Mare (1958–59) *

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(1960) * Hugo Tassara (1961–62) * José Della Torre (1963) * Ladislao Pakozdy (1963) * Miguel Mocciola (1964) * José Valdebenito (1964) *

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(1964) * Enrique Fernández (1965) *

(1966) *

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(1967) * Julio Baldovinos (1967) * Adolfo Rodríguez (1968–69) * J. Lecea (1969) * Isaac Carrasco (1970) *

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(1970) * Dante Pesce (1971) *

(1971) * Adolfo Rodríguez (1972) * Humberto Diaz (1972) * Nestor Isella (1973) * Humberto Diaz (1973) * Caupolicán Peña (1974–76) *

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(1977) * Caupolicán Peña (1977–80) * Gustavo Cortés (1980) * Mario Tuane (1980–81) * Gustavo Cortés (1981–83) * Sacha Mitzjaew (1984) * Elson Beiruth (1984) * Gustavo Cortés (1984–85) * Victor Manuel Castañeda (1986) *

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(1986–87) * Victor Manuel Castañeda (1988) * Luis Ibarra (1988) * Eugenio Jara (1988–89) *

(1989) * Victor Manuel Castañeda (1989) * Guillermo Duarte (1990) * Manuel Pellegrini (1990) * Jorge Zelada (1991) * Manuel Pellegrini (1991–92) *

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(1992) * Gustavo Cortés (1992–93) *

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(1993) * José Sulantay (1994) *

(1994–95) * Germán Cornejo (1995–96) *

(1996) *

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(1996–97) * Manuel Pellegrini (1998) * Juan Carlos Carotti (1998) *

(1998–01) * Fernando Carvallo (2002) * Daniel Salvador (2003) * Nicola Hadwa (2004) * Ricardo Toro ''(interim)'' (2004) * Horacio Rivas (2004–05) * Fernando Carvallo (2005) * Daniel Salvador (2006) *

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(2006–07) *

(2007) *

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(2007–09) *

(2009–10) * Jaime Escobar ''(interim)'' (2010) * Gustavo Benítez (2010–11) *

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(2012–14) * Jaime Escobar ''(interim)'' (2014) * Pablo Guede (2014–16) * Nicolas Cordova (2016–2017) * Omar Toloza ''(interim)'' (2017) * German Cavalieri (2017–18) * Sebastian Mendez (2018) * Ivo Basay (2018–)

Women's team

The Palestino women's team plays in the Campeonato Nacional Primera División de Fútbol Femenino, the top women's football competition in Chile. In 2015 they won the Clausura tournament, thus ending a ten-season title streak by Colo-Colo. The captain, Ashraf Khatib, lifted the title. She was quoted as saying it was a pleasure to be the first actual Palestinian woman to lift the title in Chile. Former Palestino forward María José Urrutia was a member of the

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for the

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. With a header against Thailand in Chile's 2–0 win in the group stage, she became the first Chilean player to score a goal in the

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. Former Palestino defender Javiera Toro was also a member of the Chilean team at the 2019 tournament.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Palestino Diaspora sports clubs Football clubs in Chile Association football clubs established in 1920

Club Deportivo Palestino Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional football club based in the city of Santiago, Chile. The club was founded in 1920 and plays in the Primera División de Chile. They play their home games at the Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna stadium ...