Club Deportivo Palestino
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Club Deportivo Palestino is a professional
History
The club was founded on 20 August 1920, when they participated in a colonial competition in
According to American historian Brenda Elsey, "Leaders of the Arab immigrant community who hoped to find a niche within popular culture for their organizations decided to participate in football once again in 1940s".[1]
Beginnings in professional football
In 1952, the
In 1955, the club won their first national championship under the coaching of Argentine captain Roberto Coll.
1978−present
In 1978, the club won their second league title, this time the team was led by Chilean captain Elías Figueroa. In this campaign they won the Copa Chile 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 play-off against
The club made a surprising run to the final of the
In January 2014, Palestino was fined the equivalent of $1,300 for using a new team jersey in the club's traditional colors, red, green and black, but with the number one in the squad numbers on the back shaped as the map of Palestine prior to the creation of Israel in 1948. Chilean Jewish groups complained about the political significance of this, with a formal complaint to their national Federation being made by Patrick Kiblisky, owner of first-division club Ñublense. The federation banned the club from using the map on the back of the shirts and imposed a fine on the club on the grounds that the Federation is opposed to "any form of political, religious, sexual, ethnic, social or racial discrimination". On its Facebook page, the club stated: "For us, free Palestine will always be historical Palestine, nothing less."[3]
Honours
- Primera División
- Copa Chile
- Primera B
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
- Copa Libertadores: 7 appearances
- Copa Sudamericana: 5 appearances
Players
Current squad
Current squad of Palestino as of 8 July 2022
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Sources: ANFP Official Web Site Palestino Official Web Site
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Manager: Vitamina Sánchez
2024 Summer Transfers
In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former coaches
- Luis Tirado (1952)
- Antonio Ciraolo (1953)
- Boris Stefanović (1955–57)
- Antonio de Mare(1958–59)
- Alejandro Scopelli (1960)
- Hugo Tassara (1961–62)
- José Della Torre (1963)
- Ladislao Pakozdi (1963)
- Miguel Mocciola (1964)
- José Valdebenito (1964)
- Zezé Moreira (1964)
- Enrique Fernández(1965)
- Alejandro Scopelli (1966)
- Óscar Andrade (1967)
- Julio Baldovinos (1967)
- Adolfo Rodríguez (1968–69)
- Sergio Lecea (1969)
- Isaac Carrasco (1970)
- Héctor Ortega (1970)
- Dante Pesce (1971)
- Alejandro Scopelli (1971)
- Adolfo Rodríguez (1972)
- Humberto Díaz (1972)
- Néstor Isella (1973)
- Humberto Díaz (1973)
- Caupolicán Peña (1974–76)
- Fernando Riera (1977)
- Caupolicán Peña (1977–80)
- Gustavo Cortés (1980)
- Mario Tuane (1980–81)
- Gustavo Cortés (1981–83)
- Sasha Mitjaew (1984)
- Elson Beiruth (1984)
- Gustavo Cortés (1984–85)
- Víctor Manuel Castañeda (1986)
- Orlando Aravena (1986–87)
- Víctor Manuel Castañeda (1988)
- Luis Ibarra(1988)
- Eugenio Jara (1988–89)
- Orlando Aravena (1989)
- Víctor Manuel Castañeda (1989)
- Guillermo Duarte (1990)
- Manuel Pellegrini (1990)
- Jorge Zelada (1991)
- Manuel Pellegrini (1991–92)
- Fernando Cavalleri(1992)
- Gustavo Cortés (1992–93)
- Ricardo Dabrowski (1993)
- José Sulantay (1994)
- Elías Figueroa (1994–95)
- Germán Cornejo (1995–96)
- Orlando Aravena (1996)
- Jorge Aravena (1996–97)
- Manuel Pellegrini (1998)
- Juan Carlos Carotti (1998)
- Ricardo Dabrowski (1998–01)
- Fernando Carvallo (2002)
- Daniel Salvador (2003)
- Nicola Hadwa (2004)
- Ricardo Toro (interim) (2004)
- Horacio Rivas (2004–05)
- Fernando Carvallo (2005)
- Daniel Salvador (2006)
- Jaime Pizarro (2006–07)
- Jorge Aravena (2007)
- Luis Musrri (2007–09)
- Jorge Aravena(2009–10)
- Jaime Escobar (interim) (2010)
- Gustavo Benítez (2010–11)
- José Daniel Carreño (2012)
- Emiliano Astorga (2012–14)
- Jaime Escobar (interim) (2014)
- Pablo Guede (2014–16)
- Nicolás Córdova (2016–2017)
- Omar Toloza (interim) (2017)
- Germán Cavalieri (2017–18)
- Sebastián Méndez (2018)
- Ivo Basay (2018–2020)
- José Luis Sierra (2020-2021)
- Patricio Graff (2021)
- Gustavo Costas (2022)
Women's team
The Palestino women's team plays in the
Former Palestino forward María José Urrutia was a member of the Chile women's national football team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. With a header against Thailand in Chile's 2–0 win in the group stage, she became the first Chilean player to score a goal in the FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
See also
- Palestinian community in Chile
References
- ISBN 978-0-292-72630-7.
- ^ Cerda, Claudio (17 August 2009). "Chile's Palestino tapping roots to go public". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chile bans Palestino football club 'anti-Israel' shirt". BBC News. 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Sorpresa en Quilín: Palestino Femenino gritó campeón en la cara de Colo Colo" (in Spanish). elgraficochile.cl. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Palestino acaba con hegemonía de Colo Colo y se corona campeón nacional femenino" (in Spanish). t13.cl. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Cup: Chile penalty miss costs them last-16 tie against England". 20 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)