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.

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Deportes Copiapó

Full name	Club de Deportes Copiapó
Nickname(s)	El León de Atacama, Albirrojos
Founded	9 March 1999
Ground	Estadio Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla, Copiapó, Chile
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Luis Galdames
Manager	Ivo Basay
League	Chilean Primera División
2023	Primera División, 14th of 16
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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.

• Tercera División: 1

2002

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

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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

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Manager: Ivo Basay

2023 Summer Transfers

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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)

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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)

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• Wilson Piñones And Rubén Sánchez (1999)
• Jorge Rodríguez (2000)
• Hernán Castro (2000-2001)
• Gerardo Silva (2002-2003)
• Rubén Sánchez (2004)
• Manuel Soto (2004-2005)
• Nelson Cossío (2006-2008)
• Víctor Palma (2008)
• Nelson Cossío (2009-2010)
• Orlando Mondaca (2010)
• Nelson Cossío (2010)
• Cristián Castañeda (2011)
• Hernán Ibarra (2011)
• Gerardo Silva (2012-2013)
• Rubén Sánchez (2013)
• Marcelo Miranda (2013)
• Rubén Sánchez (2013-2016)
• Francisco Michea (2016)
• Rubén Sánchez (2016-2017)
• Erwin Durán (2017-2018)
• Héctor Almandoz (2018-2020)
• Emiliano Astorga (2020-2021)
• Erwin Durán (2021)
• Rubén Sánchez (2021)
• Héctor Almandoz (2022-2023)
• Ivo Basay (2023-Act.)

• Regional Atacama
• Chilean football league system

• Official website (in Spanish)

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