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Club Deportivo Palestino, is a Chilean football club based in the city of Santiago. The club play in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Santa Laura stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 28,500 seats.
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The club were founded on August 20, 1920, when they participated in a colonial competition in Osorno. In 1952 the Federación de Fútbol de Chile set up the first proffessional leagues Palestino were accepted into the Second Division, which they won to ascertain promotion to the Primera Division.
In 1955 the club won their first national championship under the control of Argentine captain Gillermo 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 2nd league title, this time led by Chilean captain Elías Figueroa, In this campeign they set a Chilean record for the number of games unbeaten and 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 playoff against Fernandez Vial to keep their place in the top flight.
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