| Full name | Club de Deportes Cobresal | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Cuadro Minero | ||
| Founded | May 5, 1979 | ||
| Ground | Estadio El Cobre El Salvador, Chile (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Chairman | Manuel Urbina Marchant | ||
| Manager | Luis Musrri | ||
| League | Liga Chilena de Fútbol: Primera División | ||
| 2010 | 10th | ||
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Club de Deportes Cobresal is a Chilean football club, based in El Salvador, Atacama Region which is a mining region. The club was founded May 5, 1979 and plays in the first division of the Chilean football league. Their home games are played at the Estadio El Cobre stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 20,000 seats.
The name comes from the local copper mine establishment. With fellow copper mining team Cobreloa they play the Clásico del Cobre (Copper Derby).
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The Club de Deportes Cobresal was officially founded on May 5, being its first president Luis Sugarret. On June 14 of the seam year, the team's played its first match versus the Incabus team of Diego de Almagro, with victory of Cobresal for 3-2. In August the team played its first match versus a professional team, that ended in a draw 3-3 aganist Coquimbo Unido.
In december 14 of 1979 Cobresal nominated to Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile to enter to the second division of the Chilean professional football. For this, it was necessary for the Club Deportivo Hospital of the El Salvador is offered for membership in the National Amateur Football Association (ANFA).
On 26 February 1980 formalized entry's of Cobresal of professional football and the Second Division. In his first game in the professionalism, Cobresal lost 2-1 against debutant also Regional Atacama in Copiapo. At the end of his first season the club finished in 14th position.
In 1982 Cobresal finished 5th, which earned him a playoff spot for classifying to the Promotion where is it in last place, not getting up. However, the following year, under the hand of Manuel Rodriguez, the team reached Second Division championship, finishing the year with a 12 points lead against his closest challenger, San Luis Quillota.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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