Deportes Temuco

Deportes Temuco

Full name	Club de Deportes Temuco S.A.D.P.
Nickname(s)	El cuadro de la Cruz de Malta,[1] El Pije,[2] León de Ñielol[3]
Founded	1960
Ground	Estadio Municipal Germán Becker
Capacity	18,100
Chairman	Marcelo Salas
Manager	Esteban Valencia
League	Primera B
2024	12th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club de Deportes Temuco is a Chilean football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new Estadio Municipal Germán Becker.

The club was founded on February 22, 1960, as Deportes Temuco and again on March 20, 1965, after a merger with Green Cross. Until 1984, the club was known as Green Cross – Temuco, and, in 2007, changed its name to Deportivo Temuco, only on that season.

In 2013, the club merged with Unión Temuco, but the name of Deportes Temuco was kept, along with the logo and traditional white and green colors, making it seem as Deportes Temuco absorbing Unión rather than a fusion. Thanks to the fusion though, Deportes Temuco left the Segunda División and returned to Primera B for season 2013–14, using Unión Temuco's place in that league.

Deportes Temuco's current stadium is the Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, a renovated 18,500 football stadium located at the "Pablo Neruda" street in Temuco, leased from Temuco City Municipality since 1965.

Deportes Temuco have also used other grounds during their history;

The Estadio Liceo de Hombres de Temuco, was Deportes Temuco's home from 1963 until the end of the 1964 season.

The club had also played their official home games at the Estadio Municipal de Gorbea & Estadio Municipal de Lautaro when the G. Becker Stadium was re-built, in 2008.

In 2011 due to the poor condition of the G. Becker Stadium, the club had look again for an alternative stadium to play their home matches; this time D. Temuco played at the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo de Temuco

In 2015 the G. Becker Stadium went on to repairs again, in this occasion, in order to receive the Copa America's games in perfect condition. This time the Estadio Municipal de Villarrica and the Estadio Municipal de Victoria, were the "albi-verdes" choice to play their home matches. They also played one Copa Chile 2015 home game at the Estadio Alberto Larraguibel de Angol.

• Primera B: 3

1991, 2001, 2015–16

• Copa Apertura Segunda División: 1

1987

• 1 Participation in Copa Sudamericana (2018)
• 31 seasons in First Level (Primera División) (1965–1980, 1983–1984, 1992–1998, 2002–2005, 2016/17–2018)
• 18 seasons in Second Level (Primera B) (1963–1964, 1981–1982, 1986–1991, 2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2013/14-2015/16, 2019–)
• 6 seasons in Third Level (Segunda & Tercera) (2008–2011) & (2012–2013)

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Away	Home	Aggregate
2018	Copa Sudamericana	First	Estudiantes de Mérida	1–1	2–0	3–1
		Second	San Lorenzo	0–3^	1–0	1–3

^ CONMEBOL awarded San Lorenzo a 3–0 win as a result of D. Temuco fielding an ineligible player. Originally, D. Temuco won the match 1–2.

• Record Primera División victory — 8–0 v. Santiago Morning (1969)
• Record Primera División defeat — 0–9 v. Palestino (1998)
• Record Copa Chile victory — 9–1 v. Fernández Vial (1993)
• Most goals scored (Primera División matches) — 50, Víctor González (1969–72, 1974–78)
• Most goals scored in a league season (Primera División matches) — 25, Luis Ramos (1978)
• Highest home attendance  — 32,551 v. Colo-Colo (3 December 1972)
• Primera División Best Position  — 3rd (1969)
• Copa Chile Best Season  — Semifinals (1984, 1998)

Current squad of Deportes Temuco as of 28 february 2025 (edit)
Sources: ANFP Official Site

No. Position Player 1 CHI GK Juan José Garrido 2 CHI MF Agustín Peñailillo 4 ARG DF Federico Pereyra 5 ARG DF Enzo Lettieri 6 CHI MF Paulo Contreras 7 CHI FW Julio Castro 8 CHI MF Brayan Troncoso 9 URU FW Luis Acevedo 10 CHI FW Fabián Espinoza 11 CHI FW Emilio Moreno 12 CHI MF Vicente Aros 13 CHI GK Yerko Urra 14 CHI MF Nicolás Orrego 15 CHI FW Bastián Escobar 16 CHI FW Roberto Riveros 17 CHI DF Gonzalo Villegas

No. Position Player 18 CHI DF Lukas Neculhueque 19 URU FW Damián González 20 CHI DF Vicente Lavín 22 CHI MF Mathiias Ithal 23 ARG DF Juan Jaime 24 ARG GK Gabriel Degenhardt 25 CHI FW Nelson Peñaloza 26 CHI DF Gabriel Pinochet 27 URU MF Camilo Núñez 28 CHI FW Maximiliano Torrealba 29 CHI FW Julio César Velásquez 30 ARG MF Diego Buonanotte 31 CHI DF Stefano Magnasco -- CHI GK Benajamín Quintun -- CHI MF Nicolás Pérez -- CHI MF Vicente Valdés

Manager: Esteban Valencia

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  ARG Federico Pereyra (from San Luis) 5 DF  ARG Enzo Lettieri (from Agropecuario) 8 MF  CHI Brayan Troncoso (from Deportes Puerto Montt) 14 MF  CHI Nicolás Orrego (from Cobreloa) 16 FW  CHI Roberto Riveros (from Deportes Recoleta)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  ARG Juan Jaime (from Deportes Copiapó) 28 DF  CHI Maximiliano Torrealba (from Ñublense) 30 MF  ARG Diego Buonanotte (from O'Higgins F.C.) 31 DF  CHI Stefano Magnasco (from Unión Española)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  CHI Vicente Concha (to Ponte Preta) 6 DF  CHI Diego Sobarzo (to Malleco Unido) 11 MF  URU Matías Abisab (to Blooming) 14 MF  CHI Matías Andrades (released) 15 FW  CHI Camilo Melivilú (to San Marcos de Arica) 20 MF  CHI Franco Cortés (to Santiago Morning)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  CHI Joaquin Lopez (to Concón National) 23 DF  CHI Víctor González (to Santiago Wanderers) 29 FW  CHI Zederick Vega (to Santiago City FC) 30 MF  CHI Byron Bustamante (to Cobreloa) 32 FW  CHI Gustavo Castro (to Provincial Osorno) 34 FW  URU Diego Sánchez (to Albion F.C.)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  CHI Frank Valenzuela (at Provincial Osorno until 31 December 2025) — DF  CHI Lukas Neculhueque (at Brujas de Salamanca until 31 December 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARG Félix Triñanes (at Cobresal until 31 December 2025) — FW  CHI Nelson Peñaloza (at Deportes Linares until 31 December 2025)

• Álvaro Peña
• Franz Arancibia
• Juan Castillo
• Carlos Hoffmann
• Miguel Latín
• Honorino Landa
• Cristián Montecinos
• Gustavo Poirrier
• Nelson Sandoval
• Marcelo Fracchia

List of Kit Manufacturers

• Kappa (1987)
• Adidas (1990–96)
• Diadora (1996–97)
• Le Coq Sportif (1998)
• Adidas (2000–03)
• Training (2004–06)
• Kappa (2007)
• Lotto (2007–09)
• Training (2010)
• Joma (2011)
• Penalty (2012–13)
• Warrior Sports (2013–14)
• M11 Sports (2014–16)
• Joma (2016–19)
• Capelli Sport (2019-20)
• KS7 (2020-22)
• M11 Sports (2023-)

List of Shirt Sponsors

• Herman Gastellu (1978)
• Igi-Llaima (1979–80)
• El Diario Austral (1981–82)
• UFRO (1985)
• Doble ZZ (1985–87)
• Feria Bernedo (1987)
• Ripley (1990)
• Cerveza Cristal (1991)
• Rosen (1992–94)
• Cerveza Cristal (1994–08)
• Gejman (2009–10)
• Frigorífico Temuco (2011–2013)
• Rosen (2013–)

• Green Cross

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Deportes Temuco on Twitter
• Deportes Temuco on Instagram