Club de Deportes Copiapó — or simply Deportes Copiapó — is a Chilean football club based in Copiapó, Atacama Region. Founded in 1999 after Regional Atacama's folding, it currently plays in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system, and holds its home games at Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.

Deportes Copiapó
Full nameClub de Deportes Copiapó
Nickname(s)El León de Atacama, Albirrojos
Founded9 March 1999
GroundEstadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla, Copiapó, Chile
Capacity8,000
ChairmanLuis Galdames
ManagerIvo Basay
LeagueChilean Primera División
2023Primera División, 14th of 16

The club has spent the most of its history playing in the Primera B, reaching its promotion to top-level (Primera División) for the first time in 2022. Its only one honour was the Tercera División title in 2002.

It has a rivalry with Cobresal.

Titles edit

2002

Current squad edit

Current squad of Deportes Copiapó as of 15 April 2024 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Web Site

No. Position Player
1   CHI GK Richard Leyton
2   ARG DF Álvaro Cazula
5   CHI MF Fabián Manzano
6   CHI DF Francisco Calisto
7   URU MF Leonardo Pais
8   CHI DF Nicolás Vargas
9   ARG FW Tobías Figueroa
10   ARG MF Jorge Luna
11   CHI FW Felipe Reynero
12   CHI GK Matías Zamora
14   CHI FW Luis Hernández
15   CHI DF Diego García
17   CHI DF Byron Nieto
No. Position Player
18   CHI FW Juan Carlos Gaete
20   CHI DF Yerko González
21   CHI MF Marco Medel
22   CHI GK Nelson Espinoza
23   ARG MF Juan Jaime
26   ARG FW Franco Torres
27   CHI MF Franco Kepec
28   CHI DF Yerco Oyanedel
29   ARG FW Maximiliano Quinteros
30   CHI DF Diego Carrasco
31   CHI FW Isaac Díaz
32   CHI MF Bryan Soto
35   CHI MF Sergio León

Manager: Ivo Basay

2023 Summer Transfers edit

In edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   CHI Diego Carrasco (from Coquimbo Unido)
-- DF   CHI Francisco Calisto (Loan from Deportes Puerto Montt)
-- DF   CHI Byron Nieto (Loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
-- MF   CHI Fabián Manzano (from Deportes Puerto Montt)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   URU Leonardo Pais (from Montevideo Wanderers)
-- FW   CHI Luis Hernández (Loan to Universidad Católica)
-- DF   CHI Juan Carlos Gaete (Loan from Colo-Colo)
-- FW   ARG Tobías Figueroa (Loan from Deportes Antofagasta)

Out edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF   CHI Axl Ríos (to Everton)
3 DF   CHI Bruno Romo (to Deportes Antofagasta)
4 DF   CHI Agustín Ortíz (to A.C. Barnechea)
5 MF   CHI Luis Cabrera (to Deportes Limache)
7 FW   VEN Reiner Castro (to U. de Concepción)
9 FW   CHI Luca Pontigo (to A.C. Barnechea)
14 MF   CHI Iván Rozas (back to Ñublense)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   CHI Ian Toro (back to Universidad Católica)
19 DF   ARG Juan Ignacio Sills (Released)
20 DF   CHI David Tati (Released)
22 FW   CHI John Valladares (back to Santiago Wanderers)
26 DF   CHI Juan José Contreras (Released)
27 FW   ARG Manuel López (back to Deportes Antofagasta)
30 DF   CHI Wilson Piñones (to Provincial Ovalle)

Managers: edit

See also edit

External links edit