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Club Deportivo Palestino, is a professional football

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club based in the city of Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, 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

Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna

Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna is a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches for Club Deportivo Palestino. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built in 1988....

stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 12,000 seats.

History

The club was founded on August 20, 1920, when they participated in a colonial competition in Osorno

Osorno, Chile

Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census...

. It was founded by a group of Palestinian immigrants, the name of the club reflects the origin in Chile's Palestinian community.
In 1952 the Federación de Fútbol de Chile

Federación de Fútbol de Chile

The Chilean Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Chile. It was founded June 19, 1895, making it the second oldest South American federation, and is a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916...

set up the first professional leagues. Palestino was accepted into the Second Division, which they won to ascertain promotion to the Primera División.

In 1955 the club won their first national championship under the coaching of Argentine captain Guillermo Coll, in that era the club became known by the nickname millonario (Millionaire) because of their ability to attract top class footballers.

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

Elías Figueroa

Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander is a former football player from Chile. He is considered the best Chilean footballer of all time, as well as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game....

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

Copa Chile

The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...

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 playoff 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

Primera División Chilena 2008

The 2008 Primera División de Chile is the 77th season of top-flight football in Chile, and the 7th under its current format.-Torneo Apertura:The Torneo Apertura "Copa BancoEstado" opened the 2008 season on January 25. The 20 teams were organized into four groups, but played each other in a single...

, where they lost to champions Colo Colo. Following this success, the club intends to float on the Chilean and Palestinian stock exchanges.

National honors

Primera División: 2

1955, 1978

Runners-Up (4): 1953, 1974, 1986, 2008

Copa Chile
Copa Chile
The Copa Chile is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008...

: 2

1975, 1977

Primera B
Primera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....

: 2

1952, 1972

Dates and Records

Seasons in Primera División: 53
Seasons in Primera B
Primera B (Chile)
Primera División B del Fútbol Profesional Chileno is the second level of Chilean football in the Chilean football league system, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional....

: 4
Copa Libertadores Appearances: 3
Largest Margin of Victory: 9-0 vs. Deportivo Temuco (1999)
Largest Margin of Defeat: 1-10 vs. Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a professional football club based in Santiago, Chile, which plays in the Primera División.Universidad Católica is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile and considered one of the three "big teams"...

(1994)
Best Finish in Primera División: 1st place (1955, 1978)

Current Squad

Notable players

Leonardo Cauteruchi

Leonardo Cauteruchi is an Argentine former football goalkeeper who played for clubs in Argentina and Chile....

Roberto Coll

Roberto Coll is a former Argentine footballer currently played for River Plate in Argentina, Deportivo Cali in Colombia and Palestino in Chile....

Cristian Fabbiani Juan Falcón

Juan Falcón

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Pablo Lenci

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Gerardo Reinoso

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Diego Rivarola

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Enrique Vidallé

Enrique Bernardo Vidallé is a former Argentine football goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Palestino in Chile....

Leonardo Fernández

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Clarence Acuña

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Manuel Araya Rodrigo Barrera Mario Esteban Berríos

Mario Esteban Berrios

Mario Esteban Berrios Jara is a Chilean football defender who plays for Unión La Calera. He previously played for a club in his homeland - Club Deportivo Palestino - before moving to Serbian SuperLiga club OFK Beograd.On November 9, 2007, Malaysian media reported that Perak FA had secured...

Nicolás Canales

Nicolas Canales

Nicolás Canales is a Chilean international footballer and he currently plays for Palestino. Canales was part of Benfica B's...

Alejandro Carrasco

Alejandro Carrasco is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Chilean side C.D. Palestino.-Club career:Born in Santiago, Carrasco began playing professional football with Audax Italiano. He helped the club earn promotion from the Chilean second division during the 1995 season...

Cristián Castañeda Víctor Hugo Castañeda

Víctor Hugo Castañeda

Víctor Hugo Castañeda is Chilean football manager.-Player:Castañeda played for Palestino most of his career.Arrives to Universidad de Chile in 1992, and obtained 2 National Titles ....

Jorge Contreras

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Marcelo Corrales

Marcelo Enrique Corrales García is a Chilean international footballer who currently plays professionally as a striker for Coquimbo Unido.-Professional career:...

Yerko Darlic Rodolfo Dubó

Rodolfo Dubó

Rodolfo Dubó Segovia is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number six jersey. He played for Club Deportivo Palestino and Universidad de Chile.He played 46 matches for his country scoring 3 goals between 1977 and...

Fabián Estay

Óscar Fabbiani

Oscar Fabbiani

Oscar Fabbiani was an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who played international football for the Chile national team...

Junior Fernandez
Elías Figueroa

Elías Figueroa

Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander is a former football player from Chile. He is considered the best Chilean footballer of all time, as well as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game....

Patricio Galaz

Patricio Sebastián Galaz Sepúlveda is a Chilean football forward. He last played for Ñublense in the Chilean Primera División....

Aníbal González

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Marcos González

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Renato González

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Fabián Guevara Luis Jiménez Rodolfo Madrid

Rodolfo Madrid

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Rubén Marcos

Rubén Marcos Peralta was a Chilean football player.During his career, Marcos played for Universidad de Chile, Palestino and the Chile national football team, and took part in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the South American Championship 1967...

Sergio Messen Jorge Antonio Muñoz

Jorge Antonio Muñoz

Jorge Antonio Muñoz Abarca is a Chilean football midfielder, who currently plays for Santiago Morning in the Chilean Primera División...

Alfredo Núñez Felipe Núñez

Felipe Núñez

Felipe Alejandro Núñez Becerra - nicknamed Felipao - is a Chilean-Venezuelan football goalkeeper who currently plays for Palestino of Primera División Chilena....

Marco Opazo Luis Oyarzún

Luis Oyarzún

Luis Esteban Oyarzún Rebolledo is a footballer, who plays as a Defender for Chilean side C.D. Palestino.- External links :*...

Luis Pavez

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Eros Pérez

Eros Roque Pérez Salas is a Chilean Defender.He started playing football in the lower divisions of Palestino....

Jean Paul Pineda

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Rodrigo Ríos

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Jaime Riveros

Jaime Eduardo Riveros Valenzuela is a Chilean footballer, who currently is Palestino. Riveros has many nicknames which are "la Liebre", "la Zurdita", "el Mono", and "el 10." He has played for seven different clubs and has been called up to the national team. He made his national team debut on...

Héctor Robles

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Adrián Rojas

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Manuel Antonio Rojas Bruno Romo

Bruno Romo

Bruno Romo is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Palestino of the Primera Division in Chile. He played for the Chile under-20 in the South American Youth Championship Venezuela 2009.-External links:* Profile at...

Nélson Saavedra

Nélson Alejandro Saavedra Sánchez is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Unión San Felipe, as a right back.-Club career:...

Agustín Salvatierra

Agustín Salvatierra is a former Chilean footballer currently played for Colo Colo, Palestino and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile and Veracruz in Mexico....

Leonel Sánchez

Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros is a former professional football player.Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, Sánchez holds the record for most games played for Chile with 84 games and 23 goals between 1955 and 1968...

Álvaro Sarabia

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Mauricio Segovia

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Héctor Tapia

Hector Tapia

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Juan Pablo Úbeda

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Jaime Valdés

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José Luis Villanueva

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Josimar Quiñonez

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Carlos Luis Morales

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Dwight Pezzarossi

Edgardo Abdala

Edgardo Abdala is a Chilean-born Palestinian football midfielder. He currently plays for Santiago Morning. So far, he has 19 caps for Palestinian national team and 1 goal.-External links:*...

Roberto Bishara

Roberto Bishara is a naturalized Palestinian football defender. He currently plays for Palestino in the Chilean First Division. In the national team, he usually plays left back although he can also play central back.Bishara is a Palestinian Christian .- External links :*...

Roberto Kettlun

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Ernesto Sinclair

Ernesto Sinclair is a Panamanian footballer currently playing for Sporting San Miguelito of the Primera Division in Panama.-Teams: Estudiantes de La Plata 2008 Palestino 2008-2009 Sporting San Miguelito 2010-present...

Víctor Aquino

Víctor Marcelino Aquino Romero is a Paraguayan football forward who played for Club Sportivo San Lorenzo of Paraguay and Chilean side Palestino. He currently plays for Portuguese Liga team Marítimo, having signed for the club in January 2009...

Pablo Caballero

Pablo Caballero Cáceres

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Rodrigo Riquelme

Rodrigo Riquelme is a Paraguayan defender, who plays for Chilean club Palestino.Riquelme's professional debut came for Paraguayan side Sol de América in 2003...

Jorge da Silva Silvio Fernández Dos Santos

Silvio Fernández Dos Santos

Silvio Fernández is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Cerro Largo of the Segunda División Uruguaya....

Darío Flores

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Edison Suárez

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Javier Zeoli

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External links

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