Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a

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based in

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 ...

that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the

Estadio Tierra de Campeones Estadio Tierra de Campeones is an athletics and football stadium in Iquique, Tarapaca Region, Chile. It is the home stadium of Deportes Iquique. The stadium which was built in 1993, was demolished in 2016, and re-opened in 2020. In 1997 the s ...

, which has a 13,171 capacity. Iquique has spent 19 seasons in the Primera División, its longest spell lasting ten years (1980–90). The team has spent 13 seasons in Primera B and four in the third-tier

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. Among its titles, Iquique has won three

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titles (

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and 2013–14). They have a local rivalry with

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, disputing the derby since early 1980s.

History

The team was founded on 21 May 1978 by the merger of Cavancha and Estrella de Chile. The following year Iquique competed in the

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, winning it and securing promotion to the Campeonato Nacional. In its first season at top level, the club finished in 14th place out of eighteen teams and won the Copa Polla Gol, beating

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in the final at the Estadio Nacional. Between 1981 and 1987, Iquique remained in mid-table positions. In 1988, they reached the qualifying stages of the 1989 Copa Libertadores after finishing in third place in the league. However, they lost to Colo-Colo in the final of the qualification tournament. That season,

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was the tournament's leading goalscorer with eighteen goals. In 1991, following a poor campaign where the team finished in the bottom of the table, they were relegated to the second division. They returned to the top flight for one season in 1993, and again for two seasons in 1997. However, in 2002, the club was relegated to the third division and then declared bankruptcy. It was relaunched as Municipal Iquique. During its four-year presence in the third division, the club saw the rise of Chilean international

Edson Puch Edson Raúl Puch Cortez (; born 9 April 1986) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Iquique, Puch began his career at hometown Deportes Iquique youth ranks, then moving to Huachipato reserve ...

, a key player in their title win of 2006. Two years later, Iquique reached its fourth promotion to the top division, beating

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in the promotion playoffs. During the 2009 Apertura, Puch was transferred to

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and

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to Colo-Colo. The club only obtained nine points during the second half of the season, and finished bottom of the table to be relegated to the second division. In 2010, Iquique won its third second division title and its second

title, securing qualification for the

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. In their first ever continental tournament, the club was eliminated in the preliminary stage by Universidad Católica. The team finished eleventh in the league. In 2012, Iquique participated in the Copa Sudamericana for the second consecutive time, qualifying with third place in the 2012 Apertura which saw the return of Puch and Bogado, signings including Rodrigo Díaz and the emergence of Álvaro Ramos as a strong player. However, once again the team were eliminated at the preliminary stage, this time by Uruguay's

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after a 4–2 aggregate loss. That season, the club qualified for the Copa Libertadores after finishing third in the league. After beating Mexican side León in the first stage, Iquique finished bottom of their group in the next stage. In 2014, Iquique won its third

, qualifying again for the Copa Sudamericana. For the third time, it was eliminated at the preliminary stage, with a loss to

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from Bolivia. In the 2014–15 season, Católica lost the title to

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on the final matchday after drawing 3–3 with Iquique, after Iquique had been losing 3–0 at half time. During the 2015–16 season they finished tenth in the annual table.

Stadium

The Estadio Municipal de Cavancha is currently the home stadium of the club. The stadium holds 3,300 spectators and was built in 1933. It has been home to Deportes Iquique since the club's founding, in 1978, until 1993, and from 2016 until at least 2019. The club played at the

between 1994 and 2016, but this stadium is currently undergoing a complete reconstruction.

Players

Current squad

* The teams of the

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are limited to five players without Chilean nationality and also the same number of foreign players in the field.

2021 Winter transfers

In

Out

Managers

* Ramón Estay (1979–1980) * Ramón Estay (1987–1988) * Ramón Estay (1990) * Ramón Estay (1992) * Mario Maldonado (1993) * Ramón Estay (1994) * Juan Páez (1995) *

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(1996–97) *

Jorge Garcés Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas (born 13 May 1954) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Manager Garcés was born in Talca. He started his managerial career in 1989 with RFC Arquennes. In 1992, he won the Prim ...

(1998–99) * Ramón Estay (2001) * Ramón Estay (2003) * Gustavo Huerta (2009–10) *

José Cantillana José Miguel Cantillana Galea (, 1 October 1966) is a Chilean former footballer and coach. Career In 2005 he graduated as a football manager at the (National Football Institute) alongside former players such as Fernando Astengo, Eduardo Na ...

(2010–11) *

Fernando Vergara Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland (born 13 May 1970), known as Fernando Vergara, is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed ''El Zamorano de los Pobres'' during his career. He is currently coaching Universidad de Concepción in the P ...

(2011) *

Jorge Pellicer Jorge Alberto Pellicer Barceló (born 7 February 1966) is a Chilean football manager and former footballer. In the past, he also coached Universidad Católica. Other works Pellicer has worked as a football commentator and analyst for TV medi ...

(2011–12) *

Christian Díaz Christian Lionel Díaz (born 12 May 1976) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a left back. He is the current manager of Bolivian club Jorge Wilstermann. Playing career Born in Florencio Varela Partido, Buenos Ai ...

(2013) *

Jaime Vera Jaime Andrés Vera Rodríguez (born 25 March 1963) is a former Chilean association football, footballer and current manager. Club career Vera began his professional career in Chile with Colo-Colo, before spending five seasons with OFI Crete F.C ...

(2013–14) *

Héctor Pinto Héctor Hernán Pinto Lara (born 12 June 1951) is a Chilean former footballer and manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is ...

(2014) *

Nelson Acosta Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, nicknamed ''Pelado Acosta'' (''Bald'' Acosta), (born 12 June 1944 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan-born Chilean football manager and footballer. He became a naturalized Chilean citizen in 1984 ...

(2014–2015) *

(2015–2017) * Erick Guerrero (2017–2018) *

Miguel Riffo Miguel Augusto Riffo Garay (born 21 June 1981) is a Chilean former professional football player and the current assistant manager of Coquimbo Unido. Club career Product of Colo-Colo youth ranks, he won eight titles in his career with that clu ...

(2018) *

Luis Musrri Luis Eduardo Musrri Saravia (born 24 December 1969 in Mallarauco) is a former Chilean footballer and current coach of San Antonio Unido. Club career Musrri played mostly for Universidad de Chile as well as one season in Yunnan Hongta. He was ca ...

(2018) * Pablo Sánchez (2018-) CopaChile2010

Honours

Domestic

: 3 ::

, 2013–14 *

/ Primera B: 3 ::

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, 1997-C,

: 1 ::2006

South American cups history

References

External links

Iquique at ANFP official website

Official club website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iquique Football clubs in Chile Iquique Sport in Tarapacá Region Association football clubs established in 1978 1978 establishments in Chile